The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-17
NOTES FOR FARMERS.

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the ground.
Queenless colonies, unless supplied
with queen, will inevitably dwindle
away or be destroyed by boo moth OF
robber bees.
Crab grass is easily destroyed when
young, but it is matter OF hard labor
TO get rid OF it after it shall have become
well rooted.
Over 10000 boxes OF strawberries have
been grown on an acre Of land, which
shows what can be done with good varie-
ties and excellent cultivation.
An experienced breeder Of swine says
that often when hogs arc sluggish and
Indifferent about eating nothing in the
world ails them but the toothache.
Anybody can introduce now varieties
OF fruit by planting the seed, though the
chances are that but one variety in a
thousand will be worthy Of retention.
Tho surface OF the ground around rose
bushes should be kept loose, and il the
weather should become dry an occasional
watering of the young plants would be
OF advantage.
The mechanical condition Of the soil
has much TODD with the growth OF crops.
Lamps, clods and Crusts are drawbacks.
The harrow and Cultivator should be
used wherever needed.
The queen bee usually lays from Feb
ruary to October, but early in the spring
she lays sparingly. When flowers bloom,
and the bees are gathering honey and
pollen, she lays more rapidly.
A prominent packing firm is authority
for the statement that hogs fed for lean
are worth six cents Us against six cents
for those fed for fat. In Germany the
demand is largely in favor OF tho lean
hog.
The Corey sweet corn will mature as
early rs any. The Corey, Pearl and
Marblehead are the iavorite varieties
The small ear kinds are the earliest, but
some OF the later varieties are OF better
quality.
President Sanborn has learned that il
takes II per cent in corn OF the live
weight OF pig Of 100 pounds, and 1t pei
cent OF the whole weight Of hog OF 25$
pounds, to maintain it in its present
condition.
Protect the birds. Put up suitable
boxes for the wrens. Prevent the shoot
ing OF fire arms in the orchards and keel
MS few cats as possible. 1t is n fact thai
cats destroy more birds than all othel
causes put together.
For overtender plants on cool nights
light frame made OF lath, with muslin
covers, will enable the gardener to pu
out egg plants and tomatoes. Thes'
frames can be made Of any desired size o
shape and ut low cost.
Manure is complete plant food becaus!
it contains all the elements required
Commercial fertilizers vary in compost
ton, and the advantages in their use i
that they enable the farmer to selec
special substances that may BIO lackinI
in the soil.
After certain amount OF growth shal
have been reached, each increase OF Gro
will require proportiOnately larger al
plication OF manure. When the price
grain is high larger crops Of grain ca
be grown more profitably than when tn
price is low.
The ashes OF very old wood donot cor
tain SO much potash rs ashes OF wood
younger growth. Ashes generally pa
well on all ordinary crops, but are spt
cially adapted to the wants OF fruit tree
grape vines and all kinds OF vines, clC
yer and peas.
The Scientific american says that copi
varnish applied to the soles Of shoes an
repeated while drying until the pore
shall have been filed and the suriac
shall shine like polished mahogany wi
make the soles waterproof and last
long as the uppers.
Watering n hower-bed causes the gras
to come up MS well as the flower seed
d Pick the young grass out as last as
shall appear until the young howe
plants shall have become well rootet
The hoe may then be used. The fin
= cultivation is the most important.
Peas may be planted now for a succei
sion to those that were planted earl!
The tall growing kinds will furnish
late supply. OF the varieties the Chan
pion OF England is the best favored, BIT
Is not prolific. The Marrow-iats arc e.
cellent for late planting, but require SUI
port.
1t does not appear that Danish butte
, is of any better than that OF the be-
American diaries, says the Toront
. Globe, and yet 100000 pounds OF it a.
taken by the English markets annual,
/, 1t is clearly a case in which "the ,pacl
| age sells the goods"
It has been demonstrated that whel
the "no.ience" law is in operation. IT
: stock has improved, and better systel
Y Of farming has been the result. Bye
: polling the farmers to inclose the stock
saving Of manure and fences not on
. increased the yield Of crops but lessene
the expenses.
Every time crop is removed the SO
losses the amount Of fertility required
/. grow the crop. No soil can therefor
> produce crops unless 1t be provided Wit
food, which should be in the shape
- manure or fertilizers. Keeping up 4
fertility Of the soil is simply feeding Il
future crop.
Both meadows and pastures requi
some looking after in the spring.
little seed. II the pasture has BEE
seeded last spring and the "catch" "
not good it woold be a good plan
again 90 over the whole, giving seed
would seem to be needed.
If the COWS be dried of they will l
quire but little food other than that
j cured from q good pasture. II the &C
= he made too Fat before calying she "
be, liable to milk fever when the g
shall be due. Grain should be 4
her very sparingly. A clover pasture
me excellent for such COWS.
:" 1t is generally conceded that q loan
or even sandy soil is best adapted TO I
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