The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15

Amemher of a famous farmers club says feed onions 10 sheep to kill the ickS
 It Is a good idea to cultivate the young orchard for three years, then Il may h.e seeded down for three years. when 1t should be cultivated again
 A shed with good roof as necessary in every hog pasture. However well hogs may enjoy an abundance of water in warm weather. when he rain comes in torrents for days. they take to g dry shed with evident pleasure
 The advantage in sorting out the fruit before sending fo market not only includes a quicker sale, but re- alizas better profit: and when there is any thing like a fall crop this will he found the most profitable plan with all kinds q fruit whether marketed al home or sent a considerable distance away
 Spraying fruit trees in blossom with arseH1eal pois0ns is strongly con denned by Prof 4 ] Cook. Il poisons bees and the honey they are making. and Prof Cook thinks fl may evan :szva people who eat honey made from the blossoms sprayed He suggests that legislatures shonld enact laws puaishing the spraying or trees iH bloom with fne and imprisonment
 Ground squirrels have become so great a nHlsance in California that the farmers in some counties are organ izing against them II is proposed 10 pay a bounty raised by local taxation of so much per acre 10 every farmer who shall keep his land free from squirrels and 10 appoint squirrel in- speetors, whose duty il shall be 10 de- stroy the pests when the owners of the land neglect to do so. and who shall be paid for their services by the eommu. nity.
 One cent is a small matter, Yes but when added to the receipt for each pound of butter or meat, each quart Of berries or milk. through the year. it is little thing that tells. Added to price 1t is so much gain. SO much net profit The first cost must come out of the price. whether ii be large or small. the cost being covered every cent extra is so much clear. Isn't l. then, wise to pick and pack. and to raise only frst-cLass products. that the extra price may be seeured2
 Ut requires but little experience to discover that the same kinds Of crops can not be grown on the sane ground for many years in succession withou detrimenL Plants of the same family should not be planted to succeed each other Plants which occupy inc ground for a number of years, such as rhHbarb and asparagus. should sue ceed annual plants. Crops grown for heads, such as cabbage. caali8ower. etc, should be succeeded by crops grown for their bulbs or roots.
 Plant strawberries in the spring. Fall plantings are liable to freeze out. and they will not bear a crap the en- suing spring. and summer plautings require more care and skill than the ordinary farmer is likely to basiow. Strawberry plants can be set in April without losing one in a hundred II proper care js taken ia putting them out They should not be allowed to fruit the first spring, as they viii not be sufficiently rooted, and il will reduce their vitality too much; besides the fruit will be inferior and dirt. .-Coan- fry Gentleman.
 Many farmers cling tenaeiously 10 the idea that corn makes tha hog Corn is a very necessary article in the production Of pork, but all inc corn in ] America can not make pork at a profit out of the long-nose5. thin-shouldered, thin -jowled, Aabby, cadaveroas looking little individual found in many of the pig pans on many farms The sooner the farmer gets rid Of these pro6uess l scrubs and breed quick maturing swine, they will learn that there is something else needed besides corn 10 make swine breeding a paying investment The Swineherd.