The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-12-05
HERE AND THERE.

The fruit that is to be kept through
the winter should be put away careful
ly, and then carefully watched all
through the winter that the decayed
ones may be removed.
Calves do not pay, say the dairymen,
yet somebody raises the cows that the
dairymen buy, and it is possible that
some one must make the calves pay, or
there would soon be no cows.
AS soon as fall work is over the tools
should be thoroughly cleaned and well
Amounted with kerosene oil, which will
protect them from rust. Never keep
tools in damp place.
1.-The Farm journal says that we'll
raised pig of from $50 to $50 pounds,
dressed at eight or nine months old, is
the best eating that can grow in that
sort of hide, and that the days of heavy
pigs are numbered.
Manure may fail to give good re-
suits the first year and show we'll next.
Much depends on the condition of the
material. 1t can not afford food to
plants until it decomposes. and its solu-
BILE material can be appropriated.
IF you have nice thoroughbred
calf and turn it out 10 hump itself in
the corner of the fence, in the storms
and cold, next spring you will say:
This talk about thoroughbred being
better than scrub is all bosh."
The question being raised as to
whether it is better to have cows come
in every year, or to have them bred
once in two years, the Rural New
Yorker made inquiries OF number of
dalrymen, and their testimony is in
favor of the former plan.
To get good beds of flowers next
spring Prepare the beds now. Spade
them up, sprinkle lime and ashes on
the earth, rake it over and then cover
well with manure, allowing the manure
10 remain on the surface 10 be turned
under in the spring. ~
On damp days the fowls will some
times look siekly and drawn up, show
ing no disposition TO activity. At such
time they should receive warm feed
ing three times day, into which
little melted tallow has been poured.
Corn makes good feeding ON cold, damp
days.
"A good dressing OF manure around
each raspberry plant at this season win
cause the canes to grow rapidly in the
spring. Only few raspberry bushes are
required in order to supply a small
family and the richer the ground and
more manure used the larger and better
the quality Of the berries.
Every farm should have few grape
vines. They serve as arbors Of shade,
ana can be grown whore they viii not
take up much space, All poultry yards
viii be improved II grape vines arc
grown along the fences, and the fowls
viii find shade under the oyerhanging
branches in summer
Farmers muttons may and should
be the best in the world says the Orange
County Farmer. As soon as the sleeps
head Is cut of hang Up the carcass at
once. slit small hole high up between
the hind legs, insert funnel and pour
in very cold water all the body win
hold. This will prevent the sleepy
taste.
Cabbage stalks should be left in the
ground when tho heads are wanted for
use. as they will throw up sprouts and
give good yield of greens. IN some
sections the stalks lafter the heads have
been cut Off are replanted close together
ana covered with litter, with cornsialks
over the litter Earig II the 4a"ing the.
lister Is removed and tue stalks made =
pToflds ggeeaS.