Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-09-27
No46
Agricultural.


hfrH ttr uu.n- lH f.e barn .aIf ~ sar1e
other dry place When tt- eraa b sar let
t5ela dfs we'll --a1- tlsia flre f-sn f-an
d.rt aad Iaa4.Ir. as tler ha1ld uat h.
piled. bat gttte-ed d. ,dmif th. air.
Erey crop rnauu I'D rhe Grm takes
something from tlr i4nt ana a land 6. to
D. retained in i.-fllty it mut h. I'D wirh
mtauns ~ fertilizer in order thar "a ulaF re-
gain that which s. lo, through srer
$50 plum tree IS free from the sftaeks II
the eurculio. but rl1ns can ie grown sue-
,es ully if weu cultirafcd and TIE trees
kept vigorous Iu the srriu. tow weeks
work VIII greatly avoid iars-v frea The
cur5ulia.
Turkeys houid he able to .apPiy them-
selves with all the f,,ad thu, desire ~ this
season. but it best 20 give them heavy
ration 40 night uot ouiy tn keep then in q
condition ready for market ~ aur tiHfe. bat
also - induce them " COME uP regularly
at .nudoan
Food given a. a youug animal 4 pra,lue
tive 81 greater gain. as growth adds o. che
weight and increase Of si1s The matured
animal doe. not so readily app-a-
pirate the element. ~ growth. a. it, wants
are le.s. The younger an animal the great
er H. increase in proportion o. fsod eaa-
sumed
Ranking the earta around peach trees j.
uo protection against The borer. as mag -
supposed. The only way 60 prevent the
uyagc- &c the intruder o. 20 search around
the trunk. Of the trees and Mil the bnrer.
This j. an excellent time for such work
and the trees should be booked over weekly
until October
4 Tennessee farmer sold the proceeds af
twenty Sis sheep Tor go. 90 nearly - per
sheep. uf this sum only 50 va from
wool. the mutton and lamb bringing siss.
This shows tbat sheep will pay without
producing a single pound Of wool. and that
the farmers should turn their attention 10
the mutton breed rather than % mcrimos
The mistake made b. some farmers D. that
oi raising sheep for wood principally. ia
stead Of Tor mutton. lamb ami wool.
4 correspondent who has uacd stable
manure freely oa young peach, pear and
apple trees (which made four feet growth
this season. complains of no fruit. aud de-
sires 10 know the Kind of mineral fertilizer
10 use. The fact that the trees have made
such excellent growth indicates their
thriil. They need only age to bring them
into bearing. 4 pound Of bone dust. with
half peek Of wood ashes. applied next
spring over the ground around each tree.
7--,,si bee suilieicnt Cease the use Of stable
manure until t'ie tsaes begin 10 bear well.
Aim to supply the market with some
thing that is not usually provided in Sirrs--
cheney. u is not economical to grow the
crops that demand the least labor. II
IS the labor that gives value 10 all crops.
aad the best profits are made on those
crops that require constant attention and
frequent cultivation. An acre Of aspar-
agus or celery will pay larger profit than
ten acres Of corn; but less labor may be re
quired on the corn. L. matters not what
the expense of making a crop may be if the
crop sells at price corrcspondingly. IL
happens sometimes that an easily cultiva-
ted crop does not give any profit Al all
Cows AND SnEEr-Tho hardest work on
the farm is that'o dairying. for such work
never ends there being no holidays or sun
days to afford rest, a. the cows must be
Il T.. 1as~
means to rise very early in the morning.
feed the cows. milk. cool the milk. haul il
to the railroad (in all kinds Of weather..
and if converted INTO butter there is the
setting of the milk for cream, ehurning,
working the butter and cleaning the cans
and other utensils. Then the stables are
to be cleaned, bedding arranged. the COWS
sent to pasture. all ia the forenoon. Late
in the afternoon is more milking. cooling,
feeding and fastening the COWS for the
night a late hour appearing before the
work is finished.
The amount ol labor necessary in con
ducting the dairy business demands an ont
lay of capital which is very large. for it
means shelter for the milkers. and other
accommodations. Buildings and fences.
horses and wagons for hauling. and other
adjnnets. drain the purse. and yet the farm
er may not make any profit at all if the
season is unfavorahc the grass scantv and
the hay crop short Yet dairying pays de-
spite all these drawbacks, rs Q large por-
ton Of the profit is in the manure which
enriches the land and adds 10 the valne Of
the farm.
As the sheep is an active forager and
can subsist on nearly all kinds Of food. the
outlay Of capital required TO make sheep
pay Is comparatively small compared with
that for dairying; but with more labor de
voted TO sheep they can be kept to better
advantage aud made special branch of
industry u IS claimed that sheep cannot
De proGtably kept in large nocks unless
they have am extended area of ground. but
this has been shown by the methods prae-
ticed in England to be- dclusion. True.
sheep in England are not Kept i'm large
hock-, but large numbers Of sheep. divided
into suitable llocks, are hurdled upon linn
AAt1 ~fACtNs inc MAlNAtN AfAA4HNfAA az hAAsA=
sions demands, and on farms that are rent
ed at sums much higher than some farms
can be purchased la this country the sheep
pay well. The mutton breeds alone are
kept, as wool is given no attention in In
gland. being elassed by product, the
same as hides. Americans object 70 the
hurlling system as being too laborious and
recurring extra help. 4 comparison Of the
labor required in the management oi dalFy
stock with that which is necessary far
sheep under the hurdliug system win show
a great advantage IN favor oi sheep. while
the profits win De much larger IN proper
tiou o. capital invested and expenses in
cured. With the uses OF improved breeds
and the hgrlling system sheep in England
attain the live weight % $40 pounds in
twelve months. With the demand far
ehoicc mutton which always exists ia ear
markets there Is nothing To- Prcveut the
American farmer from rivaliug hi- bruther
IN England.
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