Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06
About Onions.

The growing OF onion sets is often a
very profitable branch OF gardening,
and may be pursued with equal sue
cess on either a large orsmall scale, as
they can always be marketed readily
in any quantity. There are two ways
in which the sets may be produced,
ana two distinct kinds OF onions are
used in the process. One is from seeds
OF ordinary kinds OF onions sown very
thick, causing them to crowd each
other and mature early. This is as
sisted by pulling up the young plants,
laying them on the ground so that the
top OF green part will die away, and
thus leaving a small perfect onion,
such as is used for picking, These
small bulbs, if planted again the fol-
lowing spring, will grow on and form
onions lust as if raised from the seed.
A large portion OF onion sets, however,
is the product OF the top or "tree
onion" The onion has the singular
property OF producing at the top OF
its Hover stalk, instead Of seed, a
mass of small onions that are saved
and used for sets. This sort is hardy
enough to stand out of doors all win
ter, and is the kind mostly used by
market gardeners for young green
onions in the spring. This is seldom
used for the main crop, as it does not
form so perfect bulb as the other
Goo1 and Horyact Time
Hints for the Farmer.
Strawberry plants require plenty of
fertilizing.
After the eighth year the milk yield
of IL COW rapidly decreases in flow.
Whitewash now every two weeks, it
will keep houses, run and roosts clean
and free from vermin.
Young chickens less than four weeks
old should not be allowed to run in
the grass in the morning until after
the sun has dried it.
In disposing Of eggs in market sepa-
rate the kinds. as they appear more
uniform and attract quicker than if
all sizes and shades are mixed up.
When cucumbers are Planted place
some brush near the hills, so that the
vines can climb on the brush for sup
port. In this manner the young GU
cumbers in, ended for picking can be
more easily picked.
1t helps the grass crop, blue grass or
timothy, to harrow the fields every
spring, and loosen the surface OF the
sods The grass roots take a deeper
hold and the heritage flourishes &C
cordingly. Besides narrowing breaks
up and spreads the droppings of ami
mails left during the winter.
The mutto breeds OF sheep are rap
idly reaching place in the estimation
OF sheep raisers. A Colorado farmer
states that he can cut the wool off the
backs of his sheep, throw it away, and
then make sheep pay better than cat
tie. One mistake heretofore made by
the farmers is that OF keeping sheep
principally for wool. Mutton ismuch
more profitable.
The professor OF agriculture in the
Michigan agricultural college, says:
sNo college can ever cover the entire
field OF illustrative and experimental
agriculture, particularly the latter.
Let each restrict it's work to within
the limit OF it's means, but do thor
oughly what it attempts. This one
thing do, would be a good motto to
nail over the door OF agricultural col
leges.' #
Every man who is in the business OF
farming should make a study OF his
business. He must be conversant with
agricultural literature. Hemust study
the principles OF stock feeding, the
composition OF foods and of soils.
Many farmers dotoo much OF their
farming BY proxy. Every detail Of
management and operations should
receive the personal attention Of the
owner. & I'm