Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-08

half leaves make the best kind of material
to mix togsther for the purpose. The heat
from the leaves il of slow, lasting nature,
and checks the powerful heat Of the man
ure Just about right.-1he Prairie Former.
A TRAINED FARMER.
A farmer that is thoroughly trained
knows his land and what crops to SOW for
that particular land, and what fertilizer TO
use. and how much of it for each crop.
He docs not use fertilizer that will yield
only part of its nutritious qualities and
the remainder lie dormant for an indef-
mite period No; he uses one that will
give immediate returns, and he sows a
crop best suited to his land. and thus in
sures, as far as possible, against failure.
| The same with his stock. A trained
farmer knows just when and what to buy,
and lust when and what to sell. A trained
farmer rarely fails or gets disconnected;
consequently the surest remedy for the
discomfort of farmers is to preach the con-
tinuous sermon of training-hard, practi-
cal, scientific and common-sense training.
l-Colnsan's Rural World.
FARM NOTES.
1t has been successfully done in trans
planting trees sixty feet high, the trees
being kept in an upright position, plenty
of roots and earth taken, and rollers used
for moving the trees.
An old dairyman who is growing rich
at it saws that he has never lost any COWS
of milk fever since he adopted the plan OF
giving each COW two ounces of sweet spirits
of inter Immediately after calving.
When transplanting grape vines from
one location to another take as much root
as possible, and also layer down all branches
except the one to be left out to grow. In
this manner more roots will be secured.
When setting out the bees on their sum-
mer strands, arrange them SO they will
present neat appearance. Have every
thing about the apiary so that it will look
nice and inviting. Some may say that it
is book Bookkeeping, but it is business.
1t is not woody fiber the animals thrive
upon. Keeping COW where she can
"pick up" a portion of her food in the
winter, she being employed in skinning
cornstalks, will not add much to her gain.
The food that gives results of value Is that
which is rich in nutrition.
Dirty hay is unfit for any animal.
Heaves in horses are always the result Of
dusty hay, and when once horse is at
tackled with heaves it is difficult matter
to cure it. As precaution, however, hay
should be we'll shaken, and then slightly
moistened before feeding it.
If you have ten or twenty COWS in your
dairy treat each one and care for each one
of them as though she was the only one
you had, and see if the dairy don't pay
better than it has. But you say, 81 can't
do it, it takes too much time" Then get
rid of enough of them so you can.
A Virginia fruit-grower sprayed his
plums with Paris green, using one table
spoonful in FIVE gallons OF water, applying
with Whitman force pump. He sprayed
soon after the blossoms fell, and again in a
week or ten days. The result was the
most perfect crop of plums he had ever
grown.
Onions are profitable to grow, but the
crop delights ia rich soil that has been
we'll MANFRED the previous year. The
onion-bed should be spaded or plowed and
well covered with fresh horse manure,
which may remain on the ground until
next season, when it should be well worked
into the soil.
The weather sometimes forces the cab
bages to burst or crack. This is due to
continued growth, caused by the rains. To
prevent the bursting of the heads 60 over
the field and pull each cabbage nearly out
of the ground, but not wholly So in order
to loosen the roots, which will check fur
ther growth and prevent injury to the
heads.
There is enough nutriment in core cobs
to make it profitable to grind the whole
ears. Even the husk may be ground with
the ears, and ia fattening cattle this kind
of food is very economical. Horses will
eat such food with avidity, and as it must
be masticated it is better digested than
even chopped grain is. The use of corn in
this form saves the labor of husking.
Eggs are always salable. Feed the hens
with nourishing food, and give them warm
quarters. The most important matter to
observe in the winter management Of hens
is to have them secure plenty of exercise.
To effect this provide them with an open
shed or roomy house, and scatter seeds and
grain in leaves or other litter, in order
that the hens may scratch and work.
Never allow them to be idle.
Four years ago two farmers, whose
places joined, each set out an orchard. It
was quite dry the first season. One man
kept the soil we'll stirred at all times two
or three inches deep about his trees the
first summer, and each one since. All his
trees are now living and doing well. The
other man did not pay attention to this
matter, and half of his trees are dead and
many of the others unthrifty.-Fdrm Jour
nal.
Breeding wrinkles on merino sheep does
not pay at the present day. The mutton
breeds are coming to the front. The
merino is no doubt ahead of all other
breeds for producing fine wool, and its ex-
cellence is due to the skill of American
breeders; but farmers make mistake
when they raise sheep for wool in prefer
ence to making choice mutton their spec
ialty. Mutton is in demand at all sea-
sons.
Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer Matthews gives
the readers of the St. Louis Republic the
following wise chapter on handling apples:
Gan old-fashioned saying is good one,
usually, and SO we give one for guide in
packing apples: Handle fruits as you
handle eggs, and you will have good luck.
Nowhere but in our wasteful and prolific
West would anyone see the apple trees
shaken and the ripe fruit falling, bruised
and broken to the ground"
HAPPINESS.
isThnn shalt he hannV ~ So told INV hpart