Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-04-11

A AGRICULTURAL.

-. - ''iA' i idlalil& cht &e nave
kept ti"ck ol from twenty Ia thirty sheep
t"r fourteen years without having them At
lacked 10y dogs even once, though fiocks
on adjoining farms have been ruined They
always Wear I've 10 eight bells oI different
sizes aud tones do not believe there is
d dog in the world with courage enough to
attack dock Of sheep well supplied with
bells
" ashing the trees ia strong soapsuds
ahd giving them thick coats Of whitewash
Lot only adds To the appearance Of an
orchard bat Is also beneficial 10 the trees.
fhisties daisies, dock weeds, and the
pretty morning giugies are pests that
should b. kept down from the start. 1t
requires uEceAsing vigilance to get rid Of
thistles
Tic soil should be kept clean around the
trunks ii trees Piles Of rubbish. dead
grass. stones, or other aeoumulations
afford harboring places for mice and in
seets
Early potatoes may 20 into tue ground
IN this section. Potatoes can stand the
frost SOME, and il the ground is not Geld
they viii make an early start and grow
rapidly
Look over the seed corn. fL5re is bat
IittIe danger Of any ot il being frozen this
ed Ey carefully selecting seed every year
the yield of the corn crop can be gradually
increased. No plants are more easily i'm
pray el hy selection than corn and wheat
Farmers i'll this section should ilF alfalfa
in small plots BY way Of experiment la
the wesi it il considered superior 10 clover
and once the land is covered with it several
crops can be removed in II season 1t will
last for yeara and endnfe3 drought we'll
1t has been tested with success in New
York
The carly vegetables are the real
luxufies To have them early the prep
aralons must be made early. The garden
plot should have been put in condition be
fore now. Have the seed ready so AS to
plant as soon aa-1be ground is warm
enough and danger from irossis over. tas
late crops the ground ah"uld also Et work
ed soon
Clean culture does not apply To the time
when the crops are growing only, but in
cludes the period from plowing to harvelt
ing, Not only should the ground be plow
ed early, but the work should be thorough
the harrow being used until the soil is very
fine If weeds appear before the ground il
ready for seed, the ground should be thor
ouehly narrowed again AT no time must
weeds be allowed to grow. 1t is much
easier To Kill weeds when they are young
than to clean them out after they have
usurped tha ground. Weeds rob the crops
Of both food and moisture
The 1me,fcda Druggist tells of horse
thai wears spectaeles. The farmer that
owned him having come 20 the conclusion,
from various symptoms, that the animal
necessary measurements, and had a pair of
apectacles manufactured for him. They
are made 10 fasten fruily into the head
stall 50 tLat they-dn not shake out OF
place. A first the horse appear startled
at this addition 10 his harness, but NY -
got used to his eyes glasses and liked them
In fact, says the owner, when | turn
him out Ia pasture he feels uneasy and un-
Sunday he hung around the barn and
whiunied So plaintively that put the head
stall ana goggles on him, and he was so
glad he rubbed my shoulder with his nose.
Then he kicked up his heels and danced
down to the pasture
The EFFECT OF DIFFEREGT WHEELS on
ROADS The character OF the vehicles
which ara used upon a roadway has a great
influence upon its endurance to the beat OF
the wheels With the same burden two
wheeled cart does lar more damage to the
road than one OF four wheels, and this be
cause of the suddenness Of the motion OF
the wheels and their irregular, twisting
movement in the traokway. Where the
axles are short and the wheels close to
gether the damage to all, save turnpike
ways il greatly increased, for the reason
that there is no chance for the growth Of
grass between the treadway of the wheels
and the iootway Of the horses This
principle appears to have been recognized
in some parts OF the country. Thus in the
ueighb0rLood OF Boston, where the ways
are made solid BY macadam or other
rubble, the distance between the wheels is
in the sandy-road district of Cape Cod the
length Of the azle ia usually half a foot
greater The greatest defect of our
American carriage Is that for given
weight of carriages and burden the tires oi
the wheels are extremely narrow. IL Is
true that ca i'll conditioned and muddy
roads narrow wheel thread is advantageous
for the reasen that the thick mud has q less
felloes and spokes; but with this arrange
ment the interesta Of the roadway are
sacrificed 10 the convenience OF the in
diyidual who drives upon ii. These narrow
wheels, with tires often not more than an
inch in diameter. cut like knives into the
road bed and so deepen the nts. III We
could reqnire that no vehicle should have
n tire less than an inch and half in
diameter, and that all apringless carriages
should have tires at least two inches In
diameter. increasing in width with the
burden, We would secure our ways against
considerable part of the evils from which
they aufier.
CORN FROM aEEB 1900 YEARS OLD.
During the season of 1899 a most re-
markabe crop was raised by David Drew,
at Plymonth, N. II. In 1888 Mr.. Drew
came into possession Of some corn grains
found wrapped with mummy in Egypt,
supposed TO be 1000 years old These
we're planted and grew IL had many ofthe
characteristics Of real corn; it grew to be
over six feet high the mid ribs were white
but the product of the stock, there iswhere
The curious part comes in Instead OF
growing in an ear like modern maize, II
hung in heavy clusters at the top on
spikelets, there was no tassel, no 9Uk, each
sprie thickly studded with grains, each
provided with seperate husk, like wheat
grains