The Grenada gazette., 1889-02-14
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watering the house-plants. The better
results secured will pay well for the
trouble, as chilling the plants will
often prove injurious.
There should be full supply Of
fruit on every farm, If there is not a
good supply growing, plan to have A
supply as soon as possible by setting
out this spring.
Tho warm winter may cause vines
and canes to swell, which renders
them more liable to become winter
killed should the weather suddenly be-
come very cold.
Tobacco growers representing
about one-sixth of the acreage in Scott
County, Ky, have expressed their
Willingness to reduce the acreage this
year twenty-five per cent.
If the fowls have scaly legs take
lard and coal-oil and grease the legs
thoroughly. Repeat in week or ten
days. 1t is caused by small insect
that burcs itself under the skin or
scale OF the lex
Look after your secd-corn now.
See that it is thoroughly dry and in
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depends the success of the next year
crop,
After the ducks begin to lay keep
them confined until nine o'clock in the
morning, or some OF the eggs will be
lost They will usually lay an egg
every twenty-four hours, and they will
lay steadily until their season is past,
There is frequently large vase
In swiac-fecding, much of the fooI
passing off undigested. The farmer
imagincs that because his hogs eat a
large amount of meal or corn that
they must gain accordingly. There
never was u greater mistake,
With good care an asparagus bed
will last an ordinary lifetime. Either
get a start Of plants or sow the seed
early in the spring, Put the bed on
one side, where it will not be in the
way OF the preparation or cultivation
OF the garden.
Nearly all the experiments made
by the experiment stations demonstrate
that hogs make greater gain on whole
corn than on corn meal This is also
tho experience OF nearly all farmers
who have given attention to the COM
parison.
Strawberry vines that are we'll
mulched will not be affected by sud-
den changes OF weather. The mulch
prevents the plants from beginning to
grow too early in the season. Straw
berry plants that bloom out very early
are ones that have their blossoms
killed by late frosts.
Sow some lettuce as early as pos
sible. Often with this a supply OF
green food can be had much earlier
than by waiting until the grass makes
sufficient growth. In the spring
especially green food will be found of
material aid.
One part OF cotton-seed meal 10
four parts bran, or mixed ground grain,
is proper proportion Of each for cows
that are in full flow of milk Should
too much be given it is liable to cause
scours. Should this be the case, sim
ply withhold the cotton-seed meal for
few days and begin its use gradually
1t is important both in the garden
and among the small fruits to give
clean cultivation, using fertilizers that
contain no weed nor grass seeds, clean
ing up and burning II ash of all kinds,
having the soil in good condition. so
that the work of cultivating can be
commenced as soon as possible after
the seed is planted.
If shipping to market, get the
necessary supply Of boxes, crates and
baskets ahead. Waiting until they
are actually needed will often result il
serious disappointment if not actua,
loss. The majority of manufacturers
offer a sufficient inducement to make it
profitable to order in good season.
An acre OF land will produce five
or six times as many strawberries. in
bushels, as it will OF wheat, and the
prices usually obtained for strawber-
ries are more than three times as much
as for wheat. One acre Of strawbrrics
will bring as much profit as fifteen
acres of wheat, while the cost OF grow
Ing the strawberries Is proportionately
but little more than that Of growing
wheat