The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-25
AGRICULTURAL NOTES,
Matters Of Interest to tho Intclllgcnccrs
Farmer Renders.

Farmer tcnuers.
Trim away tho old wood from tn
roses and cut them back. Roses grow
on the new wood OF this year.
Broilers arc now up 10 40 cents pc
pound, with an upper tendency, which
shows that the early chicks pay.
Pansy beds should now DO given
good dressing OF very fine manure. Al
application OF superphospate over tn,
ground will also be Of advantage.
Washing tho trees In strong soap.gudl
and giving them thick coats Of white
wash not only add 10 the appearance O
IN orchard, but is also beneficial TO the
trees.
Early potatoes may 80 in tho ground
In this section. Potatoes ian stand the
frost some, and II the ground is not toe
cold they will make a start and grow
rapidly.
Thistles, daisies, dock weeds, and the
pretty morning glory's are pests tina,
should bs kept down from the start. II
requires unceasing vigilence to got rid Of
thistles.
The soil should DO kept clean around
tho franks Of trees. Piles Of rubbish,
dead grass, stones, or other accumula.
tions, afford harboting places for mice
and insects.
10 reduce muck lot 1t DO exposed to
the air for several months. II It Is well
mixed with air.slaked limo it will DO In
condition sooner than II heaped up and
left undisturbed.
A circle around strong Gamma il a
pretty ornament for the centre OF lawn,
especially II arranged with coleus plants
OF various colors, TO which few geran-
iums may also BIZ added.
As a profitable crop for poultry the
Aailir corn is recommended. It's plant
Cd and grown in tho same manner as
sorghum. Broom corn (for s6ed) and
pop corn are also added to tho list.
A prominent horticultural states that
by placing tomato leaves around the
trunks OF trees, and also by sprinkiinp
roses and cabbaSes with detection pre-.
pared by stepping tomato leaves in water,
insects did not disturb them. This is
worthy trial.
Quantity Of food eaton does not indi.
cate that an animal must necessarily
thrive ind lattcn by reason OF the bulk
consumed. The quality of the food il
more important. 1t is a tar to compel
an animal to digest more food than it
should in order to thrive.
Fat on animals costs less than any.
thing else produced on the farm, so far
as deprlving the land Of fertility is con.
concerned. The carbon really comes
from the air, through the agency OF the
leaves Of plants, and is converted into
fat by process through the body OF the
animal.
Look over the seed corn. There is
but little danger Of any Of it being
ffosen this season, but tho best ears
should be selected. BY carefully select.
ing seed every year the yield OF the corn
crop can DO gradually increased. No
plants arc moro easily improved by So
lection than corn and wheat.
Farmers in this section should try al
falfa in small plots by way of expert
ment. In the West it is considered su-
perior to clover, aud once the land is
covered with it several crops can DO re.
moved in a season. It will last for years
and endures drouth well. 1t has been
tested with success in New York.
When buying an animal, in order to
improve the stock, it will be- Of but little
value unless it is better than the stock
that is 10 be improved. Many animals
are brought into herd or flock that do
more injury than if no attempted i'm
provcment was made. Always aim 10
select something better than the stock
you have.
Dampness in the stables is not easily
avoided. Whom the animals are outside
the Windows and doors should be kept
open to allow currents OF mir to flow
through. As rule, many stables need
more windows, In order to admit the
rays Of the sun, which serve to dry the
interior. In summer the windows can
be shaded.