Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-06-04
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FARM NOTES

Bohemian Oat posse 10 merit over
other kinds. and farme ,i0uld be cau-
tious before paying extra prices for such
seed.
Il is important that the harness fits the
horse. Calls and sores on the horse may
be avoided by giving some attention to
the harness
Small patches Of wheat have been
grown which produ Ell at the rate Of 100
bushels per acre, yet the ayeragg yield OF
wheat in this country does not exceed II
bushels.
The use Of pure bred sire in any
kind OF stock is the easiest way to Inn
prove herd or hocS, and is the surest
method any farmer can adopt to get his
business on a paying basis.
Strictly choice cattle are not in excess
Of the demand at a. time There Is al
ways an extra price ready for an extra
choice article, and is applies TO every
thing that may be produced
When planting corn bear in mind that
the variety known 10 be well adapted 70
your soil and climate is better than any
new variety until you give the new
variety trial on a small plot.
Dry soils should receive fiat cultiva-
ton and damp soils should be ridged.
The object, in the first place, is TO save
rs much Of the moisture as possible and,
in the second, to get rid Of the excess.
The value Of any kind Of fodder is not
in its quantity. but in the amount that
is digesuble. The quality largely de-
pends on the stage of growth when 1t Is
cut and cured
Unless a collie dog is we'll trained he
should not be used FOR driving cattle or
sheep. A dog that does not thoroughly
understand his duty Will keep the ami
mails in perpetual fear Cows giving
milk are quickly effected by excitement
Of any kind
Wood ashes are excellent on all kinds
Of vegetables. The stalks and leaves Of
potatoes abound largely in potash, as do
also the leaves Of b5ets Though ashes
contain no nitrof n, they supply not
only potash but lime and a proportion
of phosphoric acid
Variation Of the food promotes APP
petite. All animals become disguised
with a sameness Of food. When food Is
refused tempt the animal with some
ching else. I'm this manner sickness and
.oss Of flesh may Ice avoided, while tho
cost need not be necessarily increased
While aiming to produce good butter
DO not forget that one Of the most im-
portant essentials Is the purity OF tho
salt. Butter may be injured by salt, and
as no mineral is more difficult to rid of
impurities than salt, extra care should
he exercised i'm securing the best 70 DO
obtained.
To is shown by experiment that ami
mails affected by tuberculosis are I'm
condition to communicate the disease 20
other stock. ana that when slaughtered
and used as beef endanger the health Of
those who consume the meat. one sell
enlist claiming that consumption may DO
communicated in such manner
A correspondent Of the Pittsburg
Stockman gives am important remedy
FOR hog cholera, IL he is not mistaken m
the disease. Finding several hogs dead,
and others dying, he administered kero-
sene and milk, the result being COM
plete recovery Of the sick animals, with
no further spread Of the disease The
cures were immediate.
Bees, according TO Professor A. j. Cook,
are fond of salt For this reason they
are often seen lowering about urinaIs.
This is a sufficient hint forthe beekeeper
10 keep q shallow dish of salt and water
where the bees can get access o lt
Probably clear salt pat near them under
cover would draw moisture enough dur
ing wet weather and dewy nights for all
practical purposes.
When the farmer churns his milk and
sells the butter he les not deprive his
soil Of fertility. Tie butt rmilk may DO
fed 10 his swine and poultry with protlt
hut when meat and eggs are sold tho
fertility of the soil goes also. N0tmng
robs the soil faster than selling milk,
and unless the farmer procures fertiliz-
ers or buys q large proportion Of bran
and linseed meal his farm viii deterior-
ate in quality.
A French scientist states TIA, Fs cx-
neriments show the ColOrs of growing
plants 10 indicate the presence of COM
plete plant food When the soil is lack
ing in nitrogen and the mineral elements
the color Of the leaves of the plants are
yellow. Light-green color shows deh-
cheney Of some particular substance, and
deep-greeu indicates that the plants arc
particularly supplied with nitrogen,
lime. potash. and phosphoric acid
When planting corn for ensilage DO
not derend ON such crop as the eNciu-
sive feed for next season. Ensilaga IS
invaluable TO an who raise cattle, but its
value consists in providing succulent
food alta season when such food issCarce.
Grow grain and roots also IN order To-
provide a variety. Ensilage is the cheap
est Of all foods when properly used IN
connection with grain and hay. Its eff
fects are largely dietary, and 10 mvari-
ably increases the appetite and promotes
Qlgesuon.
In the Southern States no mil6ing is
performed until the udier Of the COW is
washed and wiped dry with @ clean
towel This is an old custom in that sec
ton. and it should be l,.owed elsewhere.
If the North can boast of "a greater num-
Der Of superior animals, she has yet
lesson to- learn from the above. Tho
udder and tcats of q COW are often plas-
tered over with fith from the liquid and
solid manure, much of which is carried
INTO the milk by the hands of the mixer.