The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-26
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
SLattsrs Of Interest to the In~tsrigsnssr'
Farmer Readers,

Matters Of Interest to the Intsligsnesr'
Farmer Readers,
You will place yonrsquashes In COO
, dry place. A squash should be place
so that the air can get all around II
squashes should nottouch each other.
There Is one reason, among Others
why the mutton breeds produce bette
mutton than Merinos, Feedingt for NUT
ton isa mnch higher science than feed
ing for wool.
It IL reported that q man In KanHa
made 1000 barrels OF vinegar from TWEEN
ty acres Of wRtermelons, and sold thl
vinegar for $40 q barrel, He has iounf
anew and valuable industry,
Can l grow mutton probably three
hundred miles from the market? asks
correspondent. Well, Kentucky SELL
more than 10000 sheep every year II
the Boston market and gets more pei
pound for them than New England
breeders can get for their sheep,
The Chinese sacred lily Is n9rcisapi
belonging 10 the polyanthub group, II
can be- grown In bowls or shalloW dishes
filed with small pebbles and kept well
supplied with water, Hyacinths can be
also grown In the same way, says the
NV England Farmer,
II we could impress farmers and gar
deners with the Importance Of thor
oughly testing seed before planting we
should remove the cause Of an immense
amount OF failure In crops, Nine-tepths
Of the trouble in growing crops, We be-
lleye, Is TO be found In poor seed.
According to the Rural New Yorker a
salt meadow hay mulch six inches deep
applied every tiYe or six years Is a great
benefit 10 an orchard, The best orchard
the editor ever saw was treated In this
way, the hens being occasionally turned
in to give the hay a good scratching,
The potato crop Of the country Is es,
timAted at 2lS,0 0 900 bushels, an In,
crease OF II, QUO bushels over that Of
last year Estimating the population at
66, 000,0 900 souls II will be seen that there
are over three and one,half bushels for
each man, woman and child In the
United States.
For the great mass Of farmers the
cheapest, safest and best method Of im-
proving their stock is the continued use
Of good and pure bred sires on the best
females o~btainable, but the present low
prices OF pure bred stock makes 1t an es-
pecially good time in which to lay the
foundation for a full bred flock or herd,
After the road tax Is worked out many
farmers think that all they do after that
on the roads Is lost labor, Really, the
making Of good roads is more to the
farmers interest than any other kind Of
tax he pays. Equally soft should seem
is the keeping OF weeds from seeding,
either on his own land or that OF his
neighbors.
The personal qualities Of the animals
to be used III breeding are more impor-
tant than those Of their ancestors; the
qualities OF parents more important
than grandparents, and vastly more Inn
pOrtant than those OF any more remote
ancestors. The offspring resembles the
parent much more frequently than 1t
does some more remote ancestor.
II farmers who have large weeds grow
ing In front OF their farms would take a
ride along those where the weeds are
kept moved down 1t seems to US they
would surely NOV their own weeds.
The trouble Is light and the improved
appearance worth n great deal to the
farm aud the farming reputation.
A poultry yard can properly be the
dumping ground for u great deal Of vege.
table rubbish, TO give the occupants ex-
ercise In scratching and to convert the
rubbish into manure or mulch. a. ton
OF weeds, straw, leaves, salt or bog hay,
seaweed or cornstalks will soon be
scratched fine in a popnlous poultry.
yard. The weather assists, OF course.
II You cannot procure meat for your
fowls, buy them some cottonseed meal.
II fed daily, one pint To a mess OF soft
food for 200 hens ia sufficient. Milk Is
also an excellent substitute for meat,
and, In fact, is considered preferable by
some poultry keepers. No matter how
well balanced their ration may be,
change 1t often. A varietyof food gives
zest 70 the appetite and stimulates dlges.
ton.
Solling crops like fodder corn) are
often necessary even In connection with
psturage. Droughts are too common to
furnish good pasturago all the season
and perhaps II we had a good stiff
drought every simmer 1t might do
something To- break up the wasteful
pasturage system on good tillable lands,
and thus be u blessing in disguise. The
soiling system Is the coming method for
civilized countries.
A feed lot is too small that compels
animals to eat from the filth. A small
lot with a feeding floor will answer the
purpose much better tnan a larger one
without a floor. The soil part OF the
smell lot may be covered with straw or
other litter to the comfort OF the hogs
and the profit Of the owner. Exercise
In working this over Is Of great benefit
to the hogs, and makes q valuable lot OF
manure for the farmers use.
II Is acknowledged that the purpose
for which agricultural colleges were es.
tablished In the several States, and TO
which the government contributed by
liberal grants Of land and money, has
not been realized. The colleges do not
educate men for the farms, but for pro.
LESSONS, and the tendency Of their
teachings has been TO draw young men
from the farms, instead OF fitting them
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