The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-13

yet small, as will leave medium apples
and pears not nearer each other than
six inches, larger ones at least eight
inches apart, and peaches i've to six
inches.
II the lawn had in the beginning n
good, rich soil beneath 1t, it may be kept
up indefinitely by the use Of wood ashes
alone. The use OF manure OF the lawn
about the dwelling houses is offensive,
and need not be resorted to II ashes can
be had. Apply the ashes with a sieve
early in spring, aud once or twice there
after II they seem TO be needed.
Potash fertilizers are especially valu-
able for all fruit trees and plants, and
for this purpose few things are equal
to unleached wood ashes. Where these
cannot be procured at reasonable rates
and in the desired quantities, the avail
able manure may be supplemented by
muriate Of potash or kainit. Bearing
orchards deserve liberal treatment in
this respect, and will well repay it.
Two COWS at the Ewell farm, Spring
Hill, Tenn, recently made the follow
ing records: For the week ended June
., Sorina, 1898, gave 3l7I pounds Of
milk, which churned Is pounds IL
ounces Of well-worked and sailed but
ter. She Is three years old. For the
week ended June II, Sassanda, 5O,075,
gave 2lS pounds Of milk which churned
IL pounds ounces OF well-worked and
sailed butter.
Be careful about the sheep pens dur
ing warm weather. II is necessary to
have pens into which they may 60 for
shelter during storms, but should not
be housed in these at night unless they
are dry and well ventilated. Nothing
is worse for sheep, more quickly induc-
ing disease, than oyer-warm pens, which
Of necessity become damp and foul.
Cleanliness is perhaps moro essential
for sheep than Tor any other class OF
live stock.
Last November neighbor had as
thrifty lot Of fall pigs as | ever saw.
They were smootll-haired and clean,
and weighed 20 or 70pounds each. Seen
again last week, found them long
haired, slab-sided and scurfy, not u
pound heavier than Ave months before,
and so stunted that no one could afford
" tHht tuelll US u Slll. 4uo GuuSe Mtlp
understanding and allowing them to,
sleep in manure pile Waldo F. BroDn,
in Ne0 York Tribune.
William Robinson, the founder and
manager Of the London Garden, says that
we have never yet got from the garden,
and, above all. the home landscape,
half the beauty which we NAV get by
abolishing the needless formality and
geometry which disfgure so many
gardens, both as regards plan and flower.
planting. Formally is often essential
in the plan of garden-never as re-
yards the arrangements OF its flowers or
shrubs. To array these in lines or
rings or patterns can only be ugly
wherever Gone.
The farmers long ago settled upon the
business OF selling water as their chief
crop, says tho Rirdt New Yorker. Per
haps the most important question be-
fore the New England farmer is what to
mix with water in order to obtain the
highest price. Water costs nothing
and is found everywhere. With every
gallon OF milk you sell three quarts OF
water. When you sell a ton OF potatoes
you sell 1900 pounds Of water; u ton OF
onions contains 100 pounds Of water;
a ton OF tomatoes 1900 pounds Of water,
and a ton Of squash or ton of cucum-
bers 1000 pounds OF water.