The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-20

ootton-secd oll-mcal is sometimes
used as fertilizer. 1t contains about
seven per cent nitrogen, three per cent
phosphoric acid and two per cent pot
ash. Nalujng these constituents .: y,
and ! cents per pound, tho relative
value for iertilizing purposes OF q ton
OF cotton-secd meal, as compared with
the market price OF standard icrtilizing
materials, would be about S26.
One objection to the matted row sys-
TEN OF growing Strawberries is the
drain on the soil for moisture in dry
season. The matted row system will
never produce strawberries equal to
those grown in hills. On the hill sys-
TEN several crops can be grown, in the
other only about one, while the work OF
blowing up and replanting counts hcav-
lily against the plan.
The abandonment OF iarm property
in this vicinity has been greatest in the
last ten years, owing TO low prices of
farm products and shiitlcss farming.
believe the farm values have touched
bottom, and although prices have not
perhaps increased, there is a better
feeling among farmers, leading to i'm
provcmcnt OF land and buildings.-L
Hores, ashland, Mass.
In the opinion OF the american !lTi-
cutWist the hens that Law white eggs,
rs class, lay as many as those that lay
eggs OF other colors within the year,
but not as many in the late fall and
winter months, without special care,
and in cold weather eggs always bring
higher prices, when the proftsarc much
greater. Most white skinned fowls lay
white shelled eggs.
Purchasing fertilizers wherewith to
make crops never yet within our knowl-
edge or experience made any farmer
rich, but the purchase OF feeding stuffs,
such as cottonseed meal, linsecd meal,
and bran, to supplement the fodder
crops OF the farm and feed stock to
make manure, has made and will make
thousands rich.-SoMhern Planter.
The olcandcr, frequently grown as n
house plant, is poisonous to men and
cattle, il they swallow the milky Juice
which runs out when the small branches
are broken. Children have been poisoned
BY eating the flowers, and others BY
using the wood as skewers for meat
while cooking, and it is injurious to
sleep near it, or with it in the room.
An exchange says: "A sure sign OF
swGrming is the back and forward move.
ment OF the bees on the front of the
hive and alichting board, sometimes
called 'raking.' After they commence
doing that they are almost sure toswarm
the same day, and will very seldom, il
weather is favorable, wait till the next"
Home grown seeds cannot be depend
cd upon, rs farmers have not the proper
facilities for raising good seed, and, be.
sides. they will miss all the newer vari-
cites. Every man to his trade, and
seedmcn are no exception to the rule,
and their trade is growing pure seeds,
in which they take pride in excclling.
The wise man paints his house in the
fall or winter. This is preferable 10
spring or summer. The reason is that
the paint has time to harden before the
hot sun dries out the oil, causing the
paint to crack. Docs the house want
painting? Ours does, and We shall do
it before spring.
1t is bad policy in transplantins the
trees TO vary the conditions too much.
II a tree has grown in thick>iorest,
sheltered from the sun and, cold and
wind by other trees, it can hardly be de-
pended on to do well in an open place,
II such u tree is used great care must be
taken TO protect it.
It's custom in the east along the
sen coast to haul up barrels OF brine for
the purpose OF showering with it the
cabbage plants and thus destroying the
green cabbage worm. This is good, but
salt water should be applied while the
WORMS are young and tender.
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.