Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-03-21
AGRICULTURAL. l..

ii Is the late frost-the frost that
comes at time when spring appears like
summer-that damages the crops Do not
be IN too great hurry to plant seeds.
Wait until the ground is warmed and ali
danger OF frost is over Peas and onions.
as well a. others that can endure slight
frost, may be risked, but it is safer not TO
take the chances of loss with tender plants.
Many young fruit trees are received that
have but few roots 1t is better not to
plant such trees at all, but if they are used
the tops should be cut back severely in
order to give the roots as little work in the
beginning as possible. The larger the top
the less growth, as the roots cannot noGr-
ish but proportion of the buds.
III farmer takes all the advice that is
offered him by agricultural papers lie will
he kept busy. \ farmer in a neighboring
state Is reported to have read in paper of
this kind that a side window in q stable
makes horses eyes weak on that side;
window in front hurts his eyes by the
glare; window behind makes makes him
squnt-eyei; window ON diagonal liHe
makes him shy when he travels and a sta
BILE without windows make him blind. The
farmer is said to have written to the editor
of the agricultural paper asking what eff
feet window without stable wound have
on the horses eyes, and awaits a reply
with considerable interest.
How naur farr,,a,-o Io roaJ +l,,
are violating the provisions of their insur-
anee policy by smoking in around the
barns' We fear there are many When
some one thus violating the agreement be-
tween himself and the company who is
carrying his risk. has fire and the COM
pany refuses payment on account Of yio-
iating the Contract, the necessity for stop
ping this bad practice will be evident, if
too late to the looser. The practice is GER
tainly bad
Before the men and horses are busy
from morning until night on the farm have
the screens for windows aud doors renew
ed or repaired. The ruin that flies bring
into house is worth serious forethought
to prevent In rooms but little used or
used only as bedrooms, very few flies en-
ter, but the few viii ruin any fancy arti-
eles about the room, and destroy all COM
Tort OF the morning hour for sleeper or
would-be sleeper occupying the room.
Straight, fall curtains of scrim, OF finely
woven pattern, are very good substitutes
tof screens IN ouch room and at the
same time, they are very pretty curtains.
Pretty scrim ranges in price from cents
To % cents yard or more, aud washes
when soiled. at
Many OF the best cows are now bred to
drop their calves in the fall, and there is a
general belief among farmers that fall
calves are hard to rear. If q warm stable
Is provided, one wholly or partly under
ground is the best, this need not be the
case. With plenty of the right kind of
feed, and care in giving II at milk warmth,
a fall calf can be got through its first winter
more easily than one dropped last spring,
and which is expected to live on coarse
feed. The fall calf can usually be bred at
an earlier age, and this will increase its
value for dairy purposes. LAX
horseshoe in sections, with elastic
cushions between the rivets connecting the
sections, making shoe which will yield
to the jar of horse while travelling over
rough roads, is the new patent oft Wis
consin men.
There's one advantage about strong hut
ter; you know distinctly which side of your
bread is buttered.