The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
Practical wsymarl~.

 ing implements. These should have the best of cure; like the live stock. they should have good sheltering and be carefully housed there when not in use. Many farmers pay heavy taxes from sheer neglect. or careless treat mont of their tools.
 All livestock on the farm should be Of good quality, Not always high priced. or fancy stock. but suited to the locality. and ones means. or. in other words. the needs of the farm And all nnproitable stock disposed of at once. Many farmers keep too much stock which is as bad practice as cul- tvating too much land.
 Have good orchard, of sufficient size to meet the demands Tor fruits. in tho locality. or tho markets accessible to it. Select all fruit trees. vines, plants etc. with regard to the kind that will best suit tho climate and soil of the locality and the demands of the market 10 be reached. and the use O! the family. Remember always that in burylng trees or plants. not 10 rely too much oa the say so of travelling agents. lnves, lightly in new and un- tried varieties
 Do not attempt 10 cultivate too much land. In trying to do this many farm- CTS fait. Half cultivated lands wear out much faster than those we'll culti- vated. A farm of p acres with all the means for the best cultivation will yield better returns than one of hun drea acres. withocs intelligent culture, properly directed labor. and capital 10 correspond In all building on the form. study utility. convenience. har> mony and elegance. Always building as substantially as means will allow.
 Live stock and Farm Notes.
 Every day hog is of his feed there is dead loss.
 Healthfulness is chisf item iu making swine growing profitable.
 It Is almost impossible to ascertain the importance of cleanliness in the dairy.
 Many horse Is seriously injured hy hard driving 0n tho road, and then cooling of too quick.
 Jndlcious feeding. pure air and water. and regular work are necessary to keep horses in good condition.
 AlVkSv VI 0tt autGHAts Ou tuG idIul. need clean quarters if the best success with breeding and feeding them Is se- cured.
 Rubbing tho harness with tea made strong with cayenne pepper. will often braak colts of the habit Of chewing the harness
 In breaking colt to work do not expect him to do as much work as m old. we'll trained horse Give him time to learn.
 The man who cannot make money raising good draft horses, need hardly expect to make it in any other line Of farm work.
 Hogs that follow after the cattle better shelter than that offered by the feed troughs.
 The belief that hogs will thrive on any kind of feed. uo matter how sup piled. is one cause of disease getting a start among them.
 Some one claims that wrappin, tarred twine around the frnit trees s good preventive against rabbits gnawin. the trees.
 It takes as much work to handle
  and distribute poor manure us it does good. and tho quality is much tho re- suit of management
 It is not the greatest amount of feed eaten that puts the work teams in the best condition; 1t is more in the time and manner of feeding.
 All kinds of grain. as we'll as yeCe- tables. in order to produce tho beat results. must have mellow seed bed that ths roots can readily extend in nll directions in receiving the necessary plant food.
 Sandy loam, with good natural drainage, is not especially bensfited by deep blowing. This 10 especially the case with corn. and in an avcrae . season with rich soil. level cultivation will give the best rcsulsA