Nevada County picayune., 1888-11-14
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Tomato vines disposed to grow too thick should be cut and trimmed ac. cordingly.
 The gray wolf is still a very live issue In Butte County, Da,5., where he occasionally plays sad havoc among horses and other farm stock.
 -Soap-suds are valuable. For celery there is no liquid manure superior tc it, and as an invigorator for melons, squash and cucumhers 1t is excellent.
 There was general yes at a farmers institute in reply to the ques- ton: Twill milking tubes injure cows upon which they are constantly used|'
 It has beer demonstrated that while the pinching back Of the shoots oi melons will induce ,2o vines to thrc" out larcrals. ;l6 also produce a larger number of meIoas. tho process does not increase the size of the fruit.
 For the amateur there is, perhaps, no fruit more desirable 60 plant than the grape It is inexpensive to get a start with, it bears early, it is produc- tive and easily managed and as food II is delicious and wholesome over long season.
 There is consensus of opinion among good farmers that meadow land should not be grazed. \ little feeding on it in the fall may not do serious harm, but it is more likely to keep free from injurious weeds and yield better crops if not grazed at all.
 Concentrated fertilizers, when used on young and tender plants, should be scattered between the rows, and not around the plants, as damage often results from an overdose of the fertilizer Young strawberry plants are easily killed if strong fertilizers be applied directly or them after they are set out.
 The root crops are sometimes enormous on rich land and can be grown at low cost compared with their value. As many as one thousand bushels of beets have been grown on one acre, and at cost of only four cents per bushel For milch cows they are invaluable, and should be made d special crop on all dairy farms.
 The practice of allowing the weeds to grow up until nearly ready to seed and then cut them down is a waste. The proper mode is to blow them un- der, as they provide the best kind oi green manure Many weeds are rich in nitrogen and become valuable i turned under when in the green and growing condition.
 A breeder can not do better thar make an exhibit at the local fairs neal him, for the very purpose of meeting the farmers of his section, and by con- vincing them of the advantage to be gained by improving their stock secure customers fer his surplus. Ina this plan has been followed with sue cess is attested by the greatly improved character of the stock to be found II many sections of the Western States where formerly only animals of an in feriOr kind were to be secn.-Auttond 1 LtUe- St0ck JOurHai.
 Nothing more surely marks tht slovenly, shiftless farmer than lack oi ample help when threahing. Failure to calculate rightly here is the cause of more bad feeling than any other farm operation. Steam engines re quirc more help to run th"m cconom ically than the old horsepower ma chinery If grain is not furnished in a continuous stream more or less of il is cut and injured by the empty con caves whirling rapidly about. They are built to thoroughly separate a' much grain from the straw as can be put through their throttle, and the farmer misses his own interest if he does not furnish the help needed to dc this.