Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
All Sorts of Farm Facts.

of food, the outlay of capital required
to make sheep pay is comparatively
small compared with that for dairy
ing; but with more labor devoted to
sheep they can be kept to better adj
vantage and made a special branch of
industry. 1t is claimed that sheep
cannot be profitably kept in large
flocks unless they have an extended
area of ground, but this is shown by
the methods practiced in England to
be delusion. True, sheep in Eng
land are not kept in large flocks, but
large numbers of sheep, divided into
suitable fiocks, are hurdled upon linn
tied spaces, the hurdles removed as
occasion demands, and on farms that
are rented at sums much higher than
some farms can be purchased in this
country the sheep pay well, The NUT
ton breed aloneis kept as wool is given
no attention in England, being class
ed a by-prodnct, the same as hides.
Americans object to the hurdling sys-
TEN as being too laboring and requir-
ing extra help. A comparison of the
labor required in the management of
dairy stock with that which is neces-
sary for sheep under the hurdling sys
TEN will show great advantage in
favor of sheep, while the profits will
be much larger in proportion to CAPT
tai invested and expenses incurred.
With the use of improved breeds and
the hurding system sheep in En-
gland attain the live weight of 300
pounds in twelve months With the
demand for choice mutton which al
ways exists in our markets there is
nothing to prevent the American
farmer from rivaling his brother in
England.
Small breeds of fowls lay as large
eggs as do the large breeds. The
Black Spanish produces the largest
eggs. The Leghorn, which is a small
fowl, lays large white eggs The
Brahma and Cochin, which are the
largest breeds of fowls lay dark eggs.
They are also excellent winter layers,
but are slow in reaching maturity.
Ounce trees are benefited by heavy
manuring more than any other fruit
trees, and if the ground around the
trees is well covered with manure this |
fall the beneficial effects of the ma
nure will be very marked next spring |
Too much manure aroundpeach trees,
however, sometimes does BARN, but |
a light covering of compost will be
beneficial.
The time to apply lime is in the fall
soas to allow it time to act on the soil.
The beneficial effects of lime may not
be apparent until the second season,
much depending upon the condition
of the soil and its composition. 1t
should be applied on the surface to
be carried down by the rains and not |
plowed in.
Peach trees will sometimes partial
ly renew themselves if the dead limbs
and twigs are cut away. lnthlsman-
ner a tree may be induced to bear a
year or two longer; but when the tree
is old and the new wood grows slowly,
it NAV be Of little advantage to at
tempt to prolong its existence.
The longer the corn-fodder remains
stacked in the field the darker it will
become in color from exposure, and
the greater the deterioration in the
quality of the blades. Bright fodder
is more highly relished by stock, as it
is tender, while exposed fodder grad
ually becomes tough.
Free manuring of dwarf pear trees
is absolutely essential, and with some
standards it makes the difference be-
tween large fine and delicious spec
linens and small poor ones.
The points of a good cow are a ro-
bust constitution, a good appetite,
large milking capacity, long milking
tendency, rich milk and an easy milk
err with a good disposition.
Hens roosting in the trees will be
subject to roup when east winds or
dampness reaches them. The fall is
more unfavorable to poultry than the
winter. Shelter of some kind should
always be provided even in summer
This demon of waste is the fiend
that is eating out the profits of our
farmers. Keeping Improbable COWS,
feeding weather beaten fodder, and
doing everything in the most eXpen-
sive manner, and then wasting their
breath, calling themselves practical.
Bone dust, says an American Agri-
culturist writer, should not be mixed
with chicken food 1t is too stimulat-
ing and is liable tolcause enlargement
of the liver in hens that are not lay
ing. Put it where the hens can get
it, and then eat just what they care
for and no more.
Raise horses but do not fit them for
the track. The real character of a
horse, like that of a man, will show
itself. Sell the colt and les others do
the training and take the risk. To go
into the work Of trainer is folly for
a farmer. 1t involves too much time
and trouble and always results I'M
proftably to farming.
Men are often heard saying that
their aspiration are high, but every
time they cough their noses go to-
wards the earth, with indications
that they will follow them soon, I'M
less they are wise enough to take Dr.
Bulls Cough Syrup in time.
Adam, the goodliest man of men