The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-02
AGNLcrLrrnAL NOrEs.
Matters nt Interest 90 the i~atsiiIscnrsr.
Farmer RgHl1fs.

As soon - tho corn fodder Is cut Il
should be carefully shocked and allowed
% cure Eel!, aAea Il should be carrie!
10 the barn or placed under the covering
q! y shed, F0ddc, t!3Rt hiss been ~.
posed 10 the irl-i pnl all Huds OF
Weather loses is bright color and de-
tcuorlc= Ia quality II 10 good condi.
ti6a. all classes Of stool; Will highly rel.
ish II, but Whcg injured IN quality,
stack VII -implY pick IL Owes, leaving
much Gi Il 10 Dc wasted.
UsiDg CwC6 that have born twin
lambs, ug5ug young ewes from twins,
and u6smg rama tia. were twins, has
given good results IN Increasing the
pTp!'icgcy Of the locks where expert
lacnts have bccH made rs tests In that
direction. Even tripiGtz have bccH sc-
cUreI 10y breeding for greater proiiii-
cacY and by selection Tor that purpose.
Wheat may bc pas;urcd some, bu, *
portm0nls prove that wheat does 10.
yield as well when palturcI ns when
I the cattle arc allowed upon il. IL Fomc
sections the stock are allowed on the
wheat only occasionally, but never dur.
inr apcr!0d when the ground Is Wet.
The trampllnR Dt the wheat Ia Injurious
10 . certain extent at NIL times.
There Is no reason Why The bo1c.
used Tor brrrtcs and larger fruit should
not be such ~ 20 express measure II
In sizes TO hold quarts ppCks or brsh.
els, q more satisfactory Arrangement Of
| prices could DO made. There being no
standard Of measurement fot the boxes
now used they differ greatly.
Tho Jersey Cattle Club has called OIL
the owners Of Jersey cattle 70 send their
best cows 10 assist in selecting the Gity
CO%s that aro TO be tested at the Colum.
h!an Fair. As the ilOlsieius have won
in former tests and nov hold the cham
piOu records the jersey cattlc,breclcrs
will make an effort to win the highest
public record.
Many trees would bear fruit il they
had abcu; Onc-hRli OF the limbs and
branches cut ont, so as to allow the sun
to art on the leUrcs and asslst IN pre-
venting millcw. Too much top and
too many branches draw from the soil
the n0urishmcnt tina; should be used
for fewer branches.
When tho wheat land Is well Dlowcd,
puiycTizcd and narrowed, The beneficial
effects Of the extra preparation will
a!tcrward be apparent in the growth Of
the crop. 4 fine seed bed is as i'm.
portunt for wheat as for garden vcgc-
tables if the highest yield is expected.
Shoots growing around the trunks OF
young trees rob the t-ras OF. nOurish-
mcnt. NheyaiinuIt meyer hcGiinTcd 10
sturt. II kcptbGck iorl u year they will
cease to appear. Grass around the
trunks will he more scrviccRblc to the
tree II thosod Is cut and inverted.
Though not as large a. the $ilr0p-
shire or the Oxford, the ]Southdowu
sheep holds the ciGhcst position among
the mutton breeds Tor quality OF flesh.
It Is also Il very hnrlr@&ud4ctiyc breed,
suhsisting where many OF The larger
breeds could no: thrive.
Al waste. rhoid 10 added 10 the
manure heap. this season, when the
rNkiuRs and refuse are Obstacles, the
labor OF c%lcanin. up around the barns
and stables viii be amply repaid In The
conversion OF all uaclcss material INTO
manure.
Ii the hens are to give good results do
not crowd them on the roost, bu, allow
plenty OF room. Npqultry house OF iG0
square feet on the it0or shouIi contain
about ten hens, and II will afford the
hens ample room Tor exercise in winter.
Grab grass Is highly reliahed by all
classes OF stock when it is Young, but il
is Il persistent weed that takes iull pos
session. All plants growing where ,hcy
are not desired are weeds, and should be
rXterminGtca.
potaroes should never be marketed
unless assorted. Uniformity OF size
and appearance viii benefit both the
buyer and seller. 1t is the small pota-
toes that inlurc sales and return low
prices.
\ bono slowly decays, and it is a
waste to attempt TO utilize bones unless
they are ground or reduced in some
manner, az bones give of their particles
very slowly.
It Is claimed that green apples fed to
hogs is 4 source OF hog cholera. Ripe
apples, however, are fed to all classes OF
stock without danger.
Ground dried fish is a very cheap fer
tilizer compared with its advantages,
aud is m excellent material ior adding
TO the compost heap.
It should not require more than onc
year 70 know which OF the animals are
the most profitable Unher different con-
ditions.
importan: that corn be dry before
storing it in the crib, and it Will lose
weigh: even after it hN; been stored.
4 drain, costing buta small sum, may
convert a worthless field into one that
will DO productive.
You Ttrkc No Risk
In buy!Nc Iiood's Sarsnpari!la, Tor i is