The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-03
AGR1ou1runAn NOTES.
Matters of Interest to the Inteluseneer's
Farmer Readers.

Farmer Readers.
Tho cheapest fence on lands which
overflow, and where the posts heave
out, is n hurdle fence made OF wood,
with the panels set somewhat zig-zag, so
it will not fall over, and the ends wired
together. Such kind OF fence can be
had where lumber is cheap, as it can
be made from the strips cut from boards
which are straight-edged, and also from
the slabs that can be obtained at the
saw-nills.
The most precious plant food in ma
nure is its nitrogen compounds, because
they are exported or carried off the
farm, in the products sold, in larger
quantity than either potash or phos-
phate; because they aremost easily lost
from the manure or the soil through
careless management OF the manure or
the feeding OF the crops, and because 1t
costs more to replace them when lost
than to replace any other plant food.
The green crop plowed under is COM
posed OF three chief parts About four
fifths OF il is water, or from so to SO per
cent; about one.tifth OF the whole, or 2
per cent, is composed OF what are called
the ash ingredients, and the rest is the
so-called organic matter. This organic
matter, which is really the most useful
part of the green manure. makes up,
therefore, about twelfth Of the whole
mass put under the ground.
In a seven.year experiment, the fol-
lowing were the results: From seed Of
whole potatoes, large, 2e4.l bushels;
from seed OF whole potatoes, small, IN
bushels; from seed of stem end OF po-
tato period Of six years., l6s bushels;
from one eye to hill, 81 bushels; from
two ewes to the hill, l04 bushels; from
three eyes to the hill, 100 bushels. 1t
is all-important that the seed should be
ripe.
Damp houses and yards arc where
many of the poultry diseases originate,
and this is the prime cause OF the dis
agreeable disease Of Group, which is 80
very disastrous after 1t once gets a good
start, and in fact, there is nothing more
conducive to diseases and general dis
order among tho fowls than TO compel
them to spend their time in damp quar-
tiers. A sandy soil is the best, as il 6b-
serbs the moisture and dries of quickly.
A paid insect detective might dogreat
service in ncighborhood by keeping
down apple and peach borers, curcu-
lios, currant worms, rosebugs and slugs,
etc. In Europe there are professional
mole catchers, rat catchers and vernin
destroyers, and they stand well in the
community as doing special service and
having qualifications and knowledge
not generally possessed. Professional
insect controllers would be even more
worthy of support and regard.
A well-drained and moderately rich
soil is best for all kinds OF nursery
stock. is better not TO be light or
sandy, even for peach trees, that when
in bearing need n light soil. While
Young the trees arc more tender, and 1t
is better to grow them on clay and with
sufficient moisture to prevent the frost
fromgoing down to the tree roots, On
very rich land, or that heavily MANFRED
with stable manure, nursery trees grow
rank and spongy, not bearing trans
planting well, especially II to q poorer
soil.
When irrigation can be carried on
without too great an expense 1t will be
found to increase the profits OF straw
berries enormously. For a small bed,
such as is required for FIRMLY use, the
Watering can no done by hand. When
water is used ~ al; il should he applied
Shundanily. ~ tina. :le water Is soaked
TO the depth ~ several inches. A light
Watering is worse iha,, none at ILL., A
heavy watering once each week while
tho truths growing should, u the other