The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-15
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Matters ofIntsrost for the InteliIgsneei
Fnriner Renders.

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Matters Of Interest for the InteliIgsneers
Farmer Renders.
BY selecting varieties, and using fer
tiliSer literally, strawberries OF enor,
nous size may be grown. The kind Of
fertilizer 10 be used depends partially
on tho kind OF soil, and can only be de-
termined by experiment.
The white butterfly will soon be busily
at work, If not already having shown its
presence. 1t the parent OF the cabs
bage worm, ond some effort should be
made to catch them, which Is not Us
difficult as may be supposed.
A single row Of raspberries will pro
duCe sufficient fruit for family ii well
manfred, but a dozen rows that have
received no attention will fail to give
even mess. The raspberry responds
we'll to good treatment, but fails when
it is neglected.
The old sour Wilson strawberry,
which u few years ago was the principal
kind shipped to market, is now rapidly
becoming extinct. Perhaps no berry
exceeded 1t in keeping and shipping
Qualities, but the introduction Of newer
and better varieties has sent it to the
rear.
Very young tomato plants will be de-
stroyed by the potato beetles, but the
beetles will not attack the large plants
Us long as they can find young and ten
der plants upon which to feed. The
plants TINT have been set out should be
looked over twice dav until they are
well advanced.
Nearly all the drawbacks to dairy
farming aFc due to buying fresh COWS
instead q raising the best calves. The
scrub bull on the dairy farm is the next
greatest evil. No progress can be made
until the cattle on the farm are i'm.
proved by the use OF pure-bred sires Of
some selected breed. Z
The pole Lima bean has not yet been
superseded by the bush Lima, though
tho latter is more easily grown. Instead
OF using holes to each Hill, as is the Gus
tom, brush will answer, and wire that is
stretched along the rows several strands
being used) viii also provide support i
poles are difficult to obtain.
A detection OF pyrethrum willdestroy
insects. 1t is the most harmless remedy
that can be used on animals for destroy
ing lice and tleas. Only the fresh powder
should be used, one ounce of which may
be placed in vessel, and quart 'of
boiling water poured over the powder,
the whole being allowed to cool, well
shaken, and applied.
cold strawberry beds that have ceased
to be productive, and which have be-
come overrun with weeds and grass are
good locations for late cabbNges orTpo-
tatoes, which will require the hoe and
cultivator, thus cleaning the bed for q
crop next spring, while producing a
valuable crop this season. No crops are
better for clearing the land by in
ducing cultivation than potatoes orleab-
bsges. 'iss7hs
cit is nearly time for putting in the
turnip seed. Use only the new crop
seed, and use it literally, as the fly is
very destructive to the young plants.
Keep the land intended for turnips we'll
cultivated, SO as to destroy as many
weeds as possible before seeding. II
manure is spread on the ground now
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in 1t to germinate in order that they
may be destroyed.
In some peach orchards the trees are
overloaded, while nearby orchards may
contain but few peaches, due to there.
cent late frosts. The peaches on, tli6
overloaded trees should be picked OFT
one-half in order not to over tax the
trees. Cultivate ithe peach orchard in
the same manner as the corn; thus
keeping it clean. Nothing is so in
furious to peach trees as grass Or a
grain crop in the orchard. 49,
Ii your hens are not laying now they
are probably too fat. ills aloss to feed
fowls literally ut this season. The hens
will not lay II they are overfed, and rs
many focks are kept confined it is best
to compel them to scratch for theirfood
in some kind Of litter. Never keep tOed
before hens in troughs, as it is not only
a wasteful mode OF feeding, but is detri-
mental to tho health Of the hens and
also retards egg production.