The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-04-21


farmer. But whatever benefit might
otherwise accrue from this action is in
many States wholly, and in others par
TALLY, neutralized by what the law
neglccts to do in protecting sheep from
dogs. Col. Curtis, of New York, re-
Gently declared that "thc Legislature
is made to feel that dogs are of more
consequence than sheep" This is fully
true in many States, but there arc
some which have law, moderate in
its provisions, but still of considerable
aid to owners of sheep. But with the
best of intentions on the part Of legis-
lators, it is hardly possible that any
law which does not curtail the liberty
of dogs will be fully satisfactory to the
owners of sheep. For, while the law
secure TO the owner some, in the way
of payment for sheep which are killed
or wounded it seldom furnishes, ade-
quate roparation. The sum allowed
does not pay for the damage to the
business resulting from the loss of ami
mails which were needed in the flock,
and nothing is allowed for the injury,
which is often serious and permanent,
that is sustained by the animals that
escape from the dogs. In the case of
ewes, the effect of the fright caused by
the chasing of dogs remains for years
and not infrequently is the cause for
considerable loss. The owner of sheep
is required to keep them on his own
land. The owner of dogs should be
subject to the same rule. For farm
business sheep is better than dog
lam, Dairyman.
In reply to the inquiry of the Ne
braska subscriber who asks how TO
plant and cultivate celery we give the
following: Sow in the open ground
as soon as it is fit to work in April
and keep clear of weeds until the time
ofplantiDg in June and July. The
tops should be shorn off once or twice
before planting, so as to insure 'stocky"
plants, which suffer less on being trans
planted.
Plant in rows three feet apart for
the dwarf varieties, and four or five
feet for the larger sorts, and six inches
apart in rows.
If the weather is dry at the time of
planting great care should be taken
that the roots are properly "firmed by
pressing the side of each plant firmly
with the foot; this compacts the soil
and partially excludes the air
from the roots until new rootlets
are formed, which will usually be in
forty EIGHT hours, after which all dan
ger is over. After the planting of the
the celery is completed, nothing fur
Their is to be done for six or seven
weeks, except running through be-
tween the rows with the cultivator OF
hoe, and freeing the plants from weeds.
About the middle of August we be-
gin the "earthing up" necessary for
the blanching and whitening of that
which is wanted for use during the
months of September, October and
November. The first operation is that
of "handling." After all the soil has
been drawn up against the plant with
the hoe, it is further drawn close
around each plant by the hand, firm
enough to keep the leaves in an upright
position and prevent them from spread
ing. This being done, more soil is
drawn against the row (either by the
hoe or plow, as circumstances require),
so as to keep the plant in this upright
position.
The b!anching process must, how
ever, be finished by the spade. which
is done by digging the soil from be-
tween the two rows, and banking it
clear up to the top on each side of the
row of celery.-[ Farm, Field and
Stockman.