The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-13
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
News Of Iutersst to the lnteliigenser'a
Farmer Readers.

News OF Interest TO the lntolligenCor'G
Farmer Readers.
The New York State Grange WINS or
ganized In Syracuse in 1874, and II now
has u membership Of $4,000, There are
500 subordinate oranges in that State.
Each county Is allowed ono delegate for
every 400 members, and one at large to
the State Grange meeting.
Fruit trees cannot thrive on all kinds
OF exhausted soils, Tho trees will make
q growth Of leaves and wood on poor
land, but they require mineral manure
to perfect the fruit. Land that has been
too rough for plowiug may yet have
spaces between the rocks where fruit
trees will thrive, and is better than land
that has been exhausted by long crop
ping.
1t does not pay to delay manuring the
garden until nearly the time for plow-
Ing. The better way Is to manure in
fall and allow the rains and melting
SHOWS to wash the soluble parts into the
soil. II fall-plowed 1t will be still bet
ter, as the surface will be ready for
planting by merely cultivating the ma.
nure under to the depth Of two or three
inches.
No matter what Is done with 1t, the
growing OF clover can hardly fail to be
beneficial to the farm. Those who SOW
clover seed literally can hardly fail to
lind it profitable. Even when tho field
Is to be plowed nextsprirg, what growth
the plant will make in n single season
will pay the cost OF the seed aud putting
It on.
Onions should not DO put in without
making sure that the land Is in first-rate
condition for seed bed, Do not plow
1t or harrow 1t while wet, and make it
fine and mellow before sewing any seed.
Onion seed is not injured by the freez-
Ing OF the ground after 1t Is sown, nor
will 1t do any harm II snow covers the
ground even after the onions are up.
Seed potatoes arc benefited by few
days exposure to the sun before cutting
them to plant, II the field isrich enough
or manure enough Is used to grow good
crop, there can be larger yield obtained
from planting in the drill than from hill
planting. II tho seed is cut to two or
three eyes, they may be put about one
foot apart in the drill. II pieces con-
tanning half.dozen eyes ore put in, they
should be given a greater distance.
The value Of salt to make crops grow
does not mainly depend on the manurial
elements that 1t contains. 1t makes
those in the soil available. 1t Is OF little
value on land poor In vegetable matter.
Wherever manure has been used with
out due result, apply suit and note It's
effect. The best salt Is now very cheap,
and considering its greater ease in dis
tribution, costs less on the land than the
coarse Jumps Of impure salt mixed with
earth that used to be sold for putting on
land.
There is a popular notion that soft
naples grow much more rapidly than
those OF the sugar.bearing kind called
hard or rock maple. The soft maple
naturally grows on low, rich, marshy
ground, which may cause its greater
luxuriance in such conditions. Where
both have been transplanted on high
ground there is little difference In
growth. The hard maple Is o few days
later in putting forth leaves In spring,
but otherwise Is every way as desirable
as the other, and for sugar making Is
much more so.
A leading New York produce receiver
says TINT when Florida fruit has all the
attention that has been given California
fruit In the way oil transportation tacili-
ties, there will be no chance for Callfor-
MIA oranges in the Eastern markets, as
the high freight rates that arc required
for the special service that tho perish.
able nature OF the fruit demands, render
1t impossible for that fruit 10 proiitably
compete In territory that naturally be.
longs to the Florida product.
Potatoes may be planted as early as tho
ground can be made ready. Even II late
frost should cut the tops down TO tho
ground after they have came up, II will
only result in causing them 10 ripen up
a little later. The yield is not apparent
" lessened, and some farmers even claim
that II may be increased by such q cut.
ting back, as the roots continue growing
while the tops are putting out new
sprouts. This Is very doubtful, how
ever. OF course, II the ground freezes
deep enough after planting 10 freeze the
seed Ia the ground, 1t greatly Injuries
the crop, and it Is better 70 plant over 10
that or some other crop at once.
Only fields OF general uniformity in
fertility can, DO proftably manuered by
blowing under green heritage grown on
them. II there are some portions much
richer than Others the tendency Is To
perpetuate and increase the disparity,
Where manure Is applied II may be DIS
tributCd as desired, putting most on the
poor places. The advantage OF this
makes IL preferable to plowing under
| The barnyard manure may also DO made
more effective by being used as top
dressing, while In most cases the green
manure must DO turned under the fur.
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