The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-06
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
Matters of Interest to the IntcllIgencer's
Turner Readers.

Matters of Interest to the IntclIIgencer's
FHrner Readers.
Judging from the varying opinions
EXPRESSED about dehorning cattle, II
would appear that the first thing TO be
done Is TO settle whether or not the
practice is really to the advantage Of
the cattle, and whether the operation
is cruel. ,t-
There is the sans difference Of con-
stitution in tile various weeds Of our
gardens. The ragweed, chichweed and
pigweed terminate very early, the
smartweed later, and after hotweather
begins the greatest pest OF all, the pur-
slams, begins to sprout.
The California Fruit Grorer says that
sorrel can be eradicated by an applica;
ton OF twenty-five pounds Of slaked
lime TO the square rod. applied broad
cast. Digging and cultivating seems
only to spread and encourage the pest
to make renewed efforts.
Corn cobs contain some nutritive
matter and are useful for feeding when
ground with the corn il the meal is
made fine enough TO be digested. A
number OF mills are now made Tor
grinding the cob and grain together,
but some OF them only crush 1t. In buy
ing select mill that reduces it all to
fine meal.
II any great success Is to be made in
farming, the man must follow that par.
ticular line OF farming which he likes
so well that he can put his whole soul
into it, giving Il that thorough invests
CATION which will enable him to fully
understand it in all It's details, and grow
it in the cheapest and best manner
Every now and then some writer in
the stock journals suggests proper
ration for an animal based on It's size
or weight,in spite Of the fact that this is
about the least reliable guide one can
have. Almost every one knows that
men do not eat in proportion to their
&c and weight, neither do COWS.
A gardener who has tested it for three
wears, tells the Home Jdtirndt that broken
pieces OF bone do much better than bro
ken crockery for draining tlower-pots.
The plants suck the fertiliziug quality
out OF the bones, and make such Wig
orous growth that the plants in pots
supplied with bones could be told at
once.
All kinds Of plants make considerable
growth at the root before the leaves
start much, and this root-growth takes
place with hardy plants like cabbages.
onions, pansies, ETC.. at very low tenn
peratures, scarcely above freezing. But
The roots OF the tender plants stand still
in cold weather, and even decay if it is
long continued.
Analyses OF cotton seed indicate that
| ! one ton OF it are 1916 pounds OF nj
trogen, GO.5 pounds OF phosphoric acid,
aud 30.S pounds OF potash. This would
show the material to be rich in manu-
rias constituents. With this right at
our door in unlimited quantities and
low in price, it would seem that the fer!
tiliEer question could be easily settled.
To show how much our English
friends are ahead Of us in some things,
we NAV cite measure recently intro
duced into Parliament, providing for
the official registration Of farriers and
shoeing smiths throughout that c0un-
try. Ii is proposed that no one will be
permitted TO. shoe horses who has not
obtained diploma from the Farmers
ComnHny nnd this can be had only
after careful examination Of the mans
practical and technical knowledge OF
The business
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