Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-09-06
Agricultural.

The New Wilmington Globe says: 1t is
claimed by intelligent farmers in this sec
tion. who have given the different varieties
of seed wheat a thorough test, that the
Foultz wheat year in and year out. is the
best that can be procured for this climate
and ground. 1t rarely ever fails.
They get at the real value ola COW in
Sussex county, n. j., by selling her at so
much quart. The scheme is pronounced
by dairymen as the most equitable yet pro
posed in the sale of milch cows. The pur-
chaser pays $3.50 per quart. Thus, if she
gives 90 quarts daily, she is worth $50. The
purchaser keeps the COW on trial for a
week.
If our farmer friends really want to rid
their ncighborhoods of sheep killing dogs
they might try this plan, devised by q Vir-
ginia farmer for this purpose Having
suffered severely from the depredations of
dogs upon his sheep fold, he built around
number of sheep that dogs had killed, an
inclosure of rails twelve feet high and
about ten feet square at the ground the
sides of the trap sloped inward until an
opening was left about five feet square.
Any dog could easily climb sloping fence
and enter the pen, but not even a grey
hound could jump ont of it. In three
nights the farmer captured fortysix dogs
including fifteen or twenty that had never
been seen in that neighborhood before.
This. after there had been public slaugh
tering of all dogs suspected of sheep-kill-
ing, save one, whose master could not be
convinced of his guilt. The trap was built
for his benefit, and it caught him the first
night
The destruction of fallen apples this sea
son will greatly aid in lesSening the num-
Der of insects next year.
Turkeys should be given full range, as
they destroy thousands of insects at this
season, when foraging.
Kerosene, applied as spray, on the walls,
roosts and floors of poultry houses will kill
the lice instantly, while the work can also
be done in a few minutes.
The cellar should be thoroughly cleaned
and disinfected now The air should be
allowed to circulate freely, and dusting
of freshly slaked lime given the floor.
Whenever the shoulders of work horse
are CALLED the harness should be examined
to remove the cause. \ horse in such con
dition should not be made to work until a
cure is made.
Reports of large yields of corn from GER
tain new kinds should not induce farmers
to discard the old varieties, as the soil, ma
nure and climate are the most important
factors that enter into the yield Of crop.
More butter is injured by keeping the
cream too long before churning than in any
other manner The churning should be
performed as soon as the cream is ripe,
even if there is only small quantity to
churn.
Save the best stalks of corn from which
to procure seed, and when the seed is fully
matured select the best ears. Seed corn
should be allowed to thoroughly dry on the
stalk. and when harvested it should be
stored in a dry. warm place.
The COW soon becomes accustomed to
the mixer, and if treated kindly will cease
giving evidence of vices. To strike her
places her in fear and she will seize
every opportunity to kick or move her po
sltion. Milking should be performed quiet
ly, the COW being given her food just be-
fore beginning to milk.
Dalmatian insect powder, fresh. and kept
in air tight tin canisters, is the safest and
best remedy for the cabbage worm.
Sprinkle it on the cabbage and the worms
will be destroyed 1t very strongly re-
sembles Scotch snuff. In every case kills
the white butterflies seen in the cabbage
fields. as the parents of the cabbage worms.
Next month grass seed may be sown, as it
will grow and become rooted before frost
thus getting an early start in the spring.
For lawns a mixture of equal parts of Ken
lucky blue grass and white clover are ex-
cellcnt, as both varieties endure the
drought well Weeds will be killed by the
lawn-mower next spring if the lawn is
moved frequently.
1t requires only few red raspberry
plants to afford a large supply of fruit and
the plants quickly become very thick in the
rows The wood Of the old canes is cut
out during the winter and new canes top
ped in the spring To have large, well
favored raspberrics use plenty Of manure
around the canes. and once year give
them an application Of wood ashes. An
occasional picking Of fruit may be made |
until frost. as the canes bear for |
a much longer period than the |
longer period of harvesting the fruit. The |
better the cultivation and the richer the |
soil the larger the fruit
HOMEMADE FERTILIZERS. The farm Is, /
10 a certain extent a mandatory. The /
armcr can easily prepare fertilizers on the |
arm at a reduced cost that will be of bet