The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-12
A"GRlCUlTURAL NOTES.
Matters of Interest to the Intelllgencers
Farmer Renders.

Matters OF Interest to the I|ntelllgencer's
Farmer Headers,
Farmers should favor the selling Of all
produce by weight, Instead Of by the
bushel.
Put the manure on your future onion
bed now. Then add more manure early
10 the spring.
Now that the ground is cold you may
safely prune the vines aud bushes.
Young trees may ,be trimmed TO shape
and outdoor work be given the orchard.
Honey should not be kept in the light,
as it 10 liable TO become too thick, 1t
sometimes candies, even in the comb, but
Il may be used for making strip, to be
fed TO bets,
The strawberry patch that is covered
with dead grass aud weeds may be burnt
without danger II the groundi Is frozen.
II clears the ground, kills many seeds
and does not iniure the strawberry
plants
II young pigs have the sCours give
them tresh charcoal. by heating the
milk, aud adding a little salt, feeding II
TO the pigs warm, IL will often correct
disorders Of the bowels without resort
ing to medicine.
1t is claimed that we import over a..
100000 worth ot eggs annually, q gum
which should go into the pockets Of our
farmers, aud shows that more eggs
should DO produced, as We cannot supply
enough for home.
Mineral matter is never lost on tho
farm unless sold Ia the shane oil OroIs or
stock. When material is conSumed by
ARE there Ia q loss Of volatile matter, but
the minerals remain TO. be converted
into Sune other crop,
II the sheep ate sheltered In a shed al
night and the shed lnClosed with a good
fence, the saving from loss by dogs and
by the protection afforded will pay the
cost oil tue shed and fence II the lock is
. moderately largs one.
In making cider the hest apples only
should he used. II Is q mistake 10 sup.
pose that tue inferior ~unsaleAble fruit
should 10 made into cider. The best
cider 10 produced from assorted apples
which are free from the slightest BignE OF
decay 95f
Opinions differ regarding the planting
oil whole potatoes and cut seed, but Il
Is conceded that whole potatoes Of the
same weight az the cut poTtlona arc. bet.
ter, The cost Of seed, when large whole
potatoes are used, is very great, and TN.
less . large crop 10 secured there wilfbe
but little profit. pl salli 81 .tlaalJI'
BY managing tile manure 40 that every
portion y well rotted tho seeds OF weeds
will DO destroyed during the ptoeeUg 81
decomposition, All heahs ehubld' 10 al.
lowed IL heat, hut care must b exercised
10 prevent %ovefheating by frequently
turning tho heap placing the coarse pof.
lions Ia the center.
Above all isttdlEetb potashBtands ftsI
for fruits. Mixed fertilizers should be
used, but potash ID more essential than
anything else For that reason tho wood
ashes sionld DO carefully saved and AZ,
piled Ia the orchard or on the soil oe.
CnpiCd by small fruits. Us effect VII
be noticeable for several sueceBslye va
Level lands may 10 plowed al any Goa
son Of the year, aud are greatly bene
ated when plowed and left unhGtFoWOt
Outing tho late fall, or when the wealth
or permits ID Winter, Such land shoult
10 we'll undOtdmined, Fall OF. white
blowing ID sometimes Injurious 10 hill,
lands by allowing the rains 10 carry oil
fertility, % the lighter ubrtj0ha Aft