The record-union., 1891-02-25

veniently kept in bins, in the barn. when
| the spaces are filed with perfectly dry
sand. The point to observe is to keep the
roots cool, but to avoid freezing. The dry
sand allows the roots to be taken out
without difficulty, and at any time when
| it is desirable.
Cheap produce means cheap prices.
There is nothing gained by saving neces-
sary labor that should be applied at the
| proper time to crop. Many farmers
| take pains to prepare the ground and put
III the seed, but neglect the crop at the
| periods when good cultivation may be OF
the utmost Importance.
/ According TO the farm manager of the
! Duke OF ofRichmond, says the Dairy World.
! plcuro-pneumonia can be cured by cauS-
/ ing an affected beast to inhale parafline
| Oil. He says he has tried this remedy on
several occasions with much success, and
that others who have followed his ex-
ample testify to the efficacy of the treat
ment.
| The best manure to apply around peach
! trees is that which is well rotted. What
is called compost is preferable to fresh
manure from the stable. The peach tree
is rapid grower, and an estimate of the
new wood made by healthy tree, with
the quality of fruit during q favorable
season, will show that the tree takes a
a large proportion of plant food from the
| tree.
Onion sets are sometimes put in the
ground as early as March as they require
! the cool season for an early start, and can
endure some frost. The ground should
! be thoroughly worked and made very
! fine. The manure used should be well
decomposed and free from litter. 1t is
| important that they be kept very clean by
| frequent hoeing, as weeds win seriously
interfere with them during the early
stages of growth.
Seeds are worth more than any other
commodity, for upon the seeds depend
! the crop. All seeds should be procured
early in the season and tested. The loss
from failure to germinate may not be APP
parent until it is too late to repair the
damage occurring from the use of inferior
seed. The purity of the seed is also very
important, much of which may be de-
tected by the use of powerful magnifying
glasses.
Mix plenty of land plaster with your
manure. Plaster absorbs gases, arrests
the escape of ammonia. and is of itself an
excellent fertilizer. For grass crops and
as q special fertilizer for clover it is unex-
celled. 1t is also cheap compared with its
real value. Used in the hills with corn.
plaster assists in attracting both moisture
and ammonia from the air, and gives the
young plants a good start.
Liiile. ii duueu 10 tle manure neap,
csuses a loss of volatile matter, by hasten
ing decomposition, but when the ma
terials of manure heap are coavse, and
decomposition is slow, the use Of a small
proportion Of lime, in order to create
heat, will be no disadvantage if done
cautiously and carefully, noticing the
heap, in order to prevent overheating.
j. j. Thomas, the veteran pomol ogist,
says that after many long-continued ex-
periments he finds barn manure, on the
whole, the cheapest and most reliable
fertilizer for bearing apple orchards. This
accords with our own experience, and we
add also the cheapest for all farm produc-
tions. There is too much dependence
being made on commercial manures
Better far to keep stock, good stock, feed
and care for it as its needs require, and
make the manure at the farm. 1t is not
only reliable, but it costs less.
Recent experiments in treating the
black wart, or black knot, of the plum
have been made with linseed oil, turpen-
tine and kerosene, applied with a small
| brush as soon as the warts begin to ap-
| pear. All these remedies have been found
eifectual, but in some cases injury was
done to the trees by the excessive use of
turpentine and kerosene. The trees
should be examined at least three times
during summer, and in each case Just
enough of the liquid should be applied to
! Saturate the warts.