The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-21
AGRICULTURAL NOTES,
Matters Of Interest 70 the IntslllgsnssFa
Farmer Readers.

Farmer Readers.
The average gross product per mill
COW In the United States does not ex
coed sS5 in values 1t probably Is nearel
Ss7,
The PovLry KeepN says that all claim
oil anydiherenGe between chickens hatch
ed in lncpbatoFs or under hens are sheel
nonsense.
Good seed should always be secured
In advance. There Is then time for q
careful test and It's quality can be RsCer
tanned before the whole crop Is planted,
The old idea that young cattle and
colts must winter 1t straw stacks IN open
aelds, 70 make them tough, happily has
gone, much 70 the comfort OF tue young
animals,
Stop up every place in the stable where
Q newly born lamb can crawl, II neg
lsCted, especially, the little things are
apt 70 crawl into places where they will
get fast and chilled,
House plants should have as much sun
and light during the winter months as
possiblei admit air whenever the tenn
perature is not too cold, say 40 degrees
F~arenhelt in the open air,
The leaves Of house plants should be
kept clean, and ireqlenlly sprlnkled
with water, or washed with q plant
SYRINGE this not only keeps OF the In.
scots, but clears tho leaves OF dust and
opens up the breathing pores,
The housewife who makes q practice
Of giving fowls q mixed mess Of warm
mash aud vegetables with scraps oil meat
and crumbs Of bread will quickly dis'
cover that II Is superior TO an exclusive
Of diet Of grain for poultry,
j, f. Moore, Of Eustis, Neb,, shipped
four cars Of broOm-COrn " Amsterdam,
N, Y, realizing from 1t $40 per ton,
From a field OF 100 acres OF new break.
ing Mr., Moore harvested thirty.aye tons,
for which he received S2,450.
Buy your trees aud have them deliv.
cred In the fall aud then heel them In,
This will BIZ found the much better plan,
while the additional cost is very small,
being only the interest on the money
and the work Of heeling them in,
One advantage with currants Is that {
they are kept properly pruned, the old
wood cut out, the weeds kept lown and
the soil rich by the application nj %fertili.
GERS, the plants will grow and b.. fruit
for twenty-five years without replt nish'
ing.
There are at the present time in Ger
many upward Of 600 cooperative cream.
cries, OF this number 3O2 are situated
in the province Of SChlesWig- lOlstein,
where they are chiefly engaged IN pre-
butter for export to the English
market,
As a general rule, for tho Matching OF
kens q days are required for par.
"a day for pheasants, 25 days;
for guinea hens, 25 days; for common
2S days; Tor pea fowls, 2S days;
for turkeys, 2S days; for barbary ducks,
30 days, and for geese, 80 days.
Pigeons are fond Of all theseeds given
10 cage birds, such as millet, canary and
hemp seed, but they are too dear for
use, though they may be profit
given as an occasional treat. Hemp
seed is very stimulating, and should be
given to pigeons ia close contine-
mont.
As soon as the leaves have fallen II
sill pay to go over tho orchard aud look
out for the tent caterpillar. BY picking
lf the clusters Of eggs that usually can
le seen after this tinle and burning, this
lest may In q great measure be gotten rid
So far as possible this work should
De done.
Don't use any hogs for breeding pur.
,oses except those that show evidence
n form, disposition aud breed Of incli-
ration to early maturity. Hogs are rails.
d only for their flesh, and the fewest
lays itltakes a pig u accumulate enough
o be Of any marketable size the more
Profitable ! ia for It's owner.
There is no profit iu rearing or keep.
ny cattle, except through good feeding
n all seasons Of tho year. No argument
s required to prove the truth OF this as
for even the slightest n Election
Ihows that profit comes clearly only
through utilization Of food beyond the
necessity for maintenance.
Chestnuts, walnuts, almonds; butter
nuts and pecans can be grown aud will
live a good variety, aud on many places
IN the farm they can be planted and
grown to advantage as easily as other
varieties Of trees that bear such fruit as
Of a marketable value, while the
wood Of all the nut trees are Of equal
value,