Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-04
Farm Varieties.

The dog tax of France gives the State an
annual revenue of about 81 800 900.
1t requires more than II 900 horses each
year to take the places made vacant by death
and accident in New York city.
Least possible use of the whip for farm
team is far better than free use-better for
the team and its owner,
That there will be summer Thought no
one will doubt. but grea; change mus,
come to permit it happening this summer.
Lands naturally adapted to grass may well
be kept in meadow year after year, or in
pasture, so long az they can be kept reason
ably free from weeds.
There is no reason why a horse Of good
constitution at eight years Old, should not be
able to do good work at thirty barring acci-
dent and abuse.
Trim ont your raspberries by cutting away
all dead wood; clean out every spear of
grass, heavy mulch of straw will keep
down weeds and suckers.
few sods and a little COW manure made
into heap now where you can throw kitchen
sops gill make an excellent compost for
your flower pots next summer
Pitiful indeed is the condition Of that poor
farmer who fancies that he must work with
his hands twelve to fifteen hours a day and
leave no moment TO surrender for expansion
Of mind
Colmsn's Rural World say. our country
will never be 30 prosperous and happy as
when it shall be divided into small farms and
millions of toilers shall literally ait under
their own vine and lg tree
An agricultural and mechanical fair de-
| pendent for its success on balloon ascensions
wrestling matches and other diversions Of
like character may as we'll fail early, for
failure will come sometime a. penalty for
| fraud.
| A hoe for use in the garden requires a.
| much care as scytbe that is used for cnt-
ting grass. II should be sharp enough to
cut off the roots Of all kind. of weeds and
should have so good polish that it can be
moved through the soil without much eIbi-
bition Of strength.
Nov that the berries have been harvested
the strawberry vines will begin to throw out
runners. II the ground is we'll cultivated
between the rows, the runners will take roo,
easily and grow rapidly The weeds IN
among the plants Of the rows must be pulled
ont by hand in order to preven. them from
seeding.
| Many Will be glad to learn that the Con
necticut House Of Representatives has passed
a law which subjects to fines, imprisonmen nt
or both, any person Who shall make, sell or
have in his possession. anv dairy product.
made wholly or in part Of fat oil or oleag
nous substance or compound thereof not
made from milk or cream.
Thin all kinds of garden vegetables ir
cloudy weather. Beets and cabbage. are
better transplanted than otherwise. These
things should be attended to before the
growth gets too large, as too much corn Oh
| too many vegetables in a ror are Just az de-
trimensal to the crop as 40 many weeds, and
their removal when large causes az much
damage.
Two things are necessary 10 order to sell
products to the best advantage, one il good
quality, the other that they shall be present
ed in an attractive form. Good things are
wasted if a would be purchaser is disgustet
By the manner in which they are presented
The very best Of butter, if packed in secont
hand and filthy tnbs, or in rolls or lumpi
bearing the impress of hands and fingers tha
have evidently been unclean, il wholly
spoiled and will rank only With the yer,
worst.