Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-23
free from weeds will find his labor les
sanad when harvesting the crnn

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but swarms of flies. Many cases of ty
! phoid fever may be traced to the pi!
pen.
Carrots are an important crop TO loo
after, and their cultivation should nc
slacken because they are beyond tn
weeds.
Do not plant flowers haphazard. Stud
Horticulture if you intend to grow flower
That is the way to get the most out of th
flower garden.
Test the melons for ripeness very earl
in the morning, before the sun is up, as
is then easier to distinguish the ripe one
than during the heat of the day
When the chickens are large enough t
roost shut them in house and teac
them to stay there every night. The
should never learn to roost in boxes or o
fences.
Everyone of our hens that has had
chance to sit on the ground has done vel
The higher and dryer we have made tn
nests the worse the failure has BEEN
Rural Nea0 Yorker.
There is room on every farm for som
hogs, but the number that can be kept Il
the best advantage must be gagged by tn,
different conditions under which tn,
farmer is working.
Another advantage of sowing rye is tina
the preparation of the land intended fol
it, if done this month, assists in the de
struction Of many weeds, and for that rea
son the work of preparing for rye should
not be delayed.
No matter how clean the utensils may
be, filthy stall will cause the milk to be
more or less filthy. The dried dirt floats
in the air, and though unseen, is present
in proportion to the manner in which the
quarters are kept.
If tomato bushes are too thick the
ripeniDg will be delayed, as the sun and
air will not circulate freely. This is the
cause of rot at times. Tie the bushes to
stakes where they have fallen down and
covered the ground.
There are two objections to using racks
for hay in preference to managers. One is
the liability of the stock getting seeds OF
various kinds in the eyes, and the other is
the danger of injuring them in putting
hay into the racks with fork.
Whenever tree is injured apply COW
ering of rosin and tallow over the wound.
Insects will seek such injured places and
do more damage than a weakly tree can
stand. If an application be made soon
after the injury the wound will readily
heal.
Professor Baily suggests as a remedy for
the curculio that carbolized plaster be
applied profusely to the tree when the dew
is on. To make this powder, stir one pint
of crude carbolic acid into fifty pounds of
land plaster, or quick lime may be Stacked
with the acid.
There is no security to the farmer
against failure Of a crop. He has the
seasons and the insects to combat. But
the farmer can at least grow more than one
kind of a crop and thus save himself from
total loss. 1t is not wise farmer who will
place full reliance in one kind of crop.
The pasture is poor place for COW if
no shade is to be had. The direct rays of
the sun and the attacks of insects will do
more to cause a shrinkage in the yield of
milk than is gained by attempting to
make the pasture provide the food. Cows
should be kept at the barn when occasions
demand.
The annoyances from flies and insects
cause animals to lose flesh rapidly. A
work horse that has done service during
the day requires rest at night, in order to
be refreshed for the next days labor.
Screens should be affixed to the windows
to prevent entrance of flies, and the stables
should be kept clean.
Now, while the weather is warm, the
food should be almost wholly vegetables.
Meat is not necessary as a regular article
of food. 1t is at this season that the adj
vantages of garden are appreciated. II
you have no garden, come to the determi-
nation that you will not overlook that i'm
portant adjunct of the farm next year.
Fully matured bulls are better for breed.
ing purposes that younger ones. If bull
becomes ugly and dangerous as he grows
older he should be kept penned up con-
stantly except when he is taken out for
exercise. If the animal is broken to dc
hauling and other farm work it will take
considerable of the ugliness out of him.
For August the hogs should have more
than usual attention. The hot, dry
weather that is often experienced requires
it, the pastures dry up, and the water is
apt to fail. By all means do not depend
on pond or pool water for the hogs. A
pool that is fed only by rains will nor fur
nish the pure water required for hogs to
thrive on.
1t pays to feed meal to cows giving
milk, and if cow insists on having ii
every time she does good turn by forcing
US to be regular. OF all losses incurred by
American farmers scarcely any one is
greater than that which comes from allow
ing cows to fail in their milk for want Of
sufficient food of kind that answers their
If the hens have a range, and are not
allowed anything except that which they
pick up, they will suffer but little from
bowel disease; but when fed so as TO have
them somewhat fat, they are liable to
bowel disorders. The best remedies are
plenty of sharp grit and to keep lump
of lime in the drinking water, with box
of charcoal where they can at all times
have access to it.
Experience has proven that while trees
on which stable manure was used were
healthy and vigorous, yet they were short
lived, while such as were fertilized by ashe:
were equally vigorous and far more dura-
bic. The conclusions thus forced upon us
were that avyapplications of potash and
bone made healthy trees, while any large
amount of nitrogen led to the yellows and
other Diseases. IL Hale
The future farmer should be given 8
theoretical as well as practical knowledge
of agriculture. "Book-farming" is some,
times an important adjunct to practical
experience. The farmer who studies anC
understands botany, the composition o
fertilizers, the characteristics of the diff
ferent soils. the breeds of animals and tn,
plant food adapted to the many varieties o
plants, has great advantage over one wht
simply understands the mechanical worl
of farm. Practical experience, however
is one of the best teachers.
L. L