The Russellville Democrat., 1889-11-28
HERE AND THERE.

If you want rhubarb pies early next
spring, work manure from the pig pen
into the soil about the plants this fall.
"A small farm may be made larger
without extending its area, by deepen
ing and enriehing the soil and more
thorough cultivation.
If there is surplus grain or hay it
may pay to buy very poor stock TO fat
ten, but the stock on the farm should
never be allowed to fall off in condition.
AT this season the ewes should be
carefully attended to. They must be in
good condition for providing plenty of
milk to the lambs that come in early
next season.
Fall pigs must be pushed rapidly, so
as to have them well grown before cold
weather overtakes them. The very
young pig, if exposed to severe cold,
will soon become stunted and grow
slowly.
The best way to get rid of willows
or other trees liable to spfout from the
stump is 10 girdie them and let them
stand until they cease to produce leaves.
BY this plan all trouble with sprouts
win be avoided.
Six thousand ducks are annually
marketed from the farm Of prominent
yet transformations farmer in Massa-
chusetts, who comprehends the idea of
handling his stock in way to yield him
return quick, with little expense for
their keeping.
-Gravelly soils, that would not other
wise be suitable for corn-crops, make
excellent locations for grapes, though
the grape win be better on deep, rich
soil Old bones, leather refuse and lit
ter of all kinds may be buried around
the roots of the vines with advantage.
Upward ventilation. or ventilation
at the top OF the hive, is said 10 be
abandoned by the largest bee-keepers,
especially in outdoor wintering. Plenty
Of bottom ventilation for both outdoor
and cellar wintering is considered sufEi-
cient.
1t is curious fact, so announced,
that II cider IS scalded to 125 to 1870 de-
grees, It viii not make vinegar, as this
heat destroys the bacteria that form
vinegar. This same temperature de-
stroys the bacteria in the silo, and this
is perhaps the explanation why it re-
mains comparatively sweet.
-Well-eured hay is nearly as con-
centrated as grain in proportion TO
weight. Corn contains about 10 per
cent Of moisture and hay 10 per cent,
but hay contains three times as much
mineral r,ra.fcr q = corn, ND ,,,a.. ,.fs-.
gen. Hay, however, contains ten times
IS much crude fiber as corn and less fat.
The Farm Journal insists that
calves, colts and an Young animals
should be treated so that they will cone
to you as friend II you feel ugly ard
must kick something, let IL be log ~
a stone wall, or something that sill not
suffer. a few experiments in this line
may cure you Of the habit Of feeling
ugly.
HoaFd's Daisymaa says that, ton for
ton, many farmers are hnding cut that
nnthreshed oats, cut waen the grain Is
in the rather soft dough state, and 1T
line with straw-cpttor. are better than
meadow hay--cGt equally ane--to feed
cattle. especially milch COWS. AS q
rule, good farmers raise far more weight
o. oats 70 tie acre Than hay.
Ono 81 the very best places 70 keep
sweet potatoes during winter il tight
loft on ro0ga over the Kitchen - con
strNeted that the neas iron leio~ car
readily be- utilized ia warming tue loft
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