Nevada County picayune., 1889-10-16
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Good farming means good shelter for stock. Itmeans fair, honest money making by mingliug thought with work.
 The only young farmer whose case Is hopeless is the one who scorns to learn, and is filled with the conceit that he knows it all at the start
 Good fodder is an excellent winter feed for stock. but if left out exposed to all kinds of weather its quality will be considerably lessencd.
 A heavy application Of poultry manure on plac>s infested with Can ada thistlcs is said to be effective, as the manure is too strong for the young plants.
 Many are under the impression that fat hens lay the most eggs. This Is an error. They should be kept in a good condition and no more. If too fat they become lazy and unprolifc.
 For a narrow but eifectual wind break, double row of Scotch or white pine. in rows eight or ten feet apart, and at about the same distance be- tween the trees in the rows. will form in six or eight years in a climate where they can be grown close and etfectual screen.
 A large portion of the corn crop is converted into glucose and the refuse fed to stock Glucose manufactories give employment to a large number oi persons, and enable the farmers b de rive better prices for corn. The proper mode of selling corn, however, is 1T the shape of pork.
 If corn-fodder is cut and steamed or moistcned with boiling water, itwil be found an excellent and agreeable change of diet for the cows. Cows that are given variety of food occasionally will always keep in better condition than those that are fed on a sameness of diet continually.
 Stake all the young trees to pre- vent violent shaking by the winds. On light sandy soils fruit trees are often thrown over to one side by high winds when the ground is soaking wet, If held firmly in place by stakes the trees will be more shapely. as well as start growth earlier in the spring.
 When grain and hay crops are sold off the land they carry away the fer tility of the farm. but when such crops are fed to stock not only is portion of the crops left over as manure, but a higher price is received for such crops in the shape of beef, pork, mutton oi milk, which enables the farmer to re- store any loss of fertility by the in- creased receipts consequent upon the l keeping of stock.
 Green manuriug and use of arti' i ficial fertilizers must be resorted to on large farms in order to keep up the l fertility of the soil. But few farmers l have enough stable manure for spread l ing over large surface, and can, i therefore, apply it on q small area an 1 nually until the whole farm is rotated with the manure, By the turning | under Of green crops and the appllca- tion of fertilizers not only is the farm enriched, but much valuable time is, by increasing the area fertilized, saved in each year.
 When a root is cut off it begins inn mediately to heal by forming granula' tions between the bark and wood; from these granulations spring numerous ! fine fibrous roots. In four or five years the stronger ones of these push off away from the tree, and must be again cut by pruning or transplanting to keep them within bounds. If the trees are carefully dug two or three years after this root-pruning process it will bt seen that all the fibrous roots will be obtained. as they do not extend far from the tree. Then. with care ir after-transplanting success is certain