The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-04
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
Matters OF Interest to tho Intclli:cncers
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Farmer Readers.
Food in the West is cheaper than in
the East, but the Eastern farmer has a
warmer winter in his favor, and can
carry stock on less food. .E,s Z
Judgment in planning and arranging
the work TO be done will accomplish
more than tho amount Of work itself.
System and regularity save work and
time. 49, KS. ri. sn5-C.,.N. o.
The hens give better results for the
capital aud labor invested than larger
stock. Eggs are cash articles at all sea-
sons, and there is no time when they
are not in demand. E fI
Raspberries arc very partial 10 ma.
nure, and no crop responds better to a
free application OF manure and fertili.
zers. Size aud quality largely depend
on the manure and cultivation given
the crop in the early part Of the season.
1t is yet long time before any seeds
OF melons can be planted !; but the melon
bills, made up OF plenty Of manure, will
be in excellent condition for growing a
crop if the hills are made ready in time
to allow the manure to rot in the bills. (
; 1t costs more to regain pound OF
flesh lost than to produce it, as the loss
OF flesh indicates something wrong
in the condition of the animal. All
classes of stock should be kept thrifty,
with view Of constant increase and
early sales. 't so:1t- ., I.', : ,.g.-t
1t is claimed that land plaster is spe.
cial fertilizer for cabbages.r II thisis true
there is no reason OF neslec.ine such a
crop, as plaster is as cheap as lime. ,Plas-
ter is excellent for clover and grasses,
and its use has always been beneficial
compared with its cost. u
Fruits and vegetables are. perishable,
and some attention should be given tho
time Of harvesting and shipping in order
that no delay may occur in reaching the
market. a few hours on warm day
will make quite a difference in the ap-
pearance OF the fruit in market. !.
Suckers around trees grow rapidly,
and do moro damage than the bearing Of
crops by trees. They should never be
allowed to grow more. than to put in an
appearance. Keep them down from the
start, and the nutriment that would be
taken by the suckers will be diverted to
the trees. dss'f.'s ~ n d5Li'
Early cabbage OF no value unless very
early, as the early varieties arc inferior
to thelater kinds. To have them early
they must be grown on land that has
been heavily MANFRED, and the matter
Of getting the land ready before the time
arrives for setting out the plants is one
that deserves attention at present.
1t is probable that spring work will
begin much sooner than usual this sea.
son, as there is but little frost ir the
ground, and blowing can be done early
Il there is not too much rain. 1t will not
be- safe to plant seed sooner than the
usual time, however, as late and unex-
pected frosls may destroy all the work
done. - ~ ss ~;
7 Slow-germinating seeds, such as pars.
ley, carrots and parsnips,2 should be Of
the best quality and should be planted
early, SO. as to take advantage Of the
spring rains in order to have the young
plants well advanced in growth before
the dry season comes on. Tho seeds
should 50 in as soon as the ground ia
warm. 4 tiA'5 IN ~ - 2'li is'7t
It has been suggested that fruit grow
ers have special marks or labels on thei,
fruit boxes, that customers may know
who produced the fruit and from whom
to buy In this manner the fruit growel
who sends choice fruit to market viii
not be dependent on the failures OF BIZ
neighbors to properly assert their fruit
Merit aud profit should go where they
properly belong.
In applying fertilizers on light soil
early in the season the very soluble fes
tilizers, such as nitrate Of soda, may b.
carried down by the. rains below thu
reach Of the plants If the crop has no
made a good start in growth. On heay!
soils this loss Is not SO rapid. It woult
be we'll, therefore, to apply fertilizers a
intervals, and in smaller quantities