The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-27
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.


! m Farmer Renders.
Rye may be used for late pasture. It
will do the rye no harm to allow it to be
grazed, but stock should not be turned
on when the ground is wet.
The swespings from the hay.loit,
which contain the seeds OF clover and
gras5es, make excellent food for the
early chicks that may be Matched, and
should be sifted and saved ior that pur-
pose.
Store your onions on the floor where
they can be spread out TO dry. They
should not be disturbed after they are
put away for winter. The frosts will do
them but little damage if they do not
thaw too rapidly. ,.l'Ba, "a
Look well at the trunks OF trees below
the ground, near the roots. II any signs
Of damage from insects appear, or disease
shows symptoms, use lime plentiiully
around the trees and wash the trunks
With strong soapsuds.
The beat market for milk and butter
is at home. Milk should be used freely
on the table, not only for the advantage
OF 60 doing, but also because the first
duty Of a farmer is to supply all his own
wants before creating o snrplust to be dis.
posed Of. m.
a horsc-blanket is worth double it's
cost, or more, in protecting the horse
from the wind when standing. !, 1t is
suggested in regard to their use that n
light blanket or sheet DO used on the
horse when it is standing in the stable
and heavy one when 1t is outside. It
is not well to keep the horse too closely
blanketed in the stable. f5..s
A large corn crop may be led 10 stock
and it's price in that manner increased,
1t may be sold and bran or middlincs
purchased in it's place. But no matter
in what shape tho grain may be the
feeding Of !: to stock makes it more val.
liable, while the manure thus obtained
keeps up the, fertility of the farm and
prepares the way for a larger crop next
seaaon. Sttst ts5I
It is suggested that when boxes arc
made for holding potatoes, fruit, etc.
that they be Of size to hold one bushel.
II preferred larger sizes may hold one
and a half, two, three and four bushels,
or more. Even the bins should be built
with regard to measurement of con.
tents. In this manner much valuable
time may be saved and the Gro measur.
ed without difficulty. N.
Cows are MIXED too close to the
period Of ealvipg. They are thus de.
prived Of the privilege Of supplying the
embryo calf with that which is required
for full and perfect development. as
] milk also undergoes a partial change as
the period Of calving arrives 1t Is doubt.
ful II that drawn so late and close to the
time is Of a quality to fit it for use. No
substance varies in its composition more
than milk. $Sis,&
Agood hired man Is worth sometimes
more than he receives. (. II is not ALWAYS
that the farmer finds ono in whom be
eau place sufficient confidence to man.
age the stock and attend to all the de.
tails Of the farm without mistakes o.
some! kind, but such hired are some
times found and they play an importan,
part IN lessening the costs Of food and il
promoting the thrift OF stock, and also
deserve good wages.
| Shade has some influence on tho for
4 nation OF humus in the soil. On al
! shady and moist places the earth worm.
are usually numerous, which Is a sur,
, indication OF an increase Of plant food
a farmer who left crop Of clover OF
the ground the entire season, through
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