Smyrna times., 1892-01-27
THE VALUE OF MAEURES.
EARLY LAMBs-NOTEs AS TO BREED.
ING-wINTER PRUNING.

Regarding the value of manures. |
experiments at Cornell demonstrated |
the fact that cows, when well-fed and |
kept on watertight floors, voided ma
nure valued at ten cents per dav. |
Horses vOided in the stable manure to |
the value of four cents per day, two
itths being vOided in the fields. Sheen |
produced one and one-half cents worth !
Of manure daily, and swine, kept in
the same manner as sheep, produce
manure valued at half cent per dav.
Much depends on the kind of food. !
temperature and other conditions.
The cary lambs will begin to come
this month and the later ones in Feb
ruary and March. The first davis
exposure of a young lamb may be fatal
and if not, the future of the lamb NAV
be influenced. Have warm quarters
for the ewes that are expected to come
in, but do not crowd them. As the
early lamb is the one that pays, it
should not be retarded in growth at
the start for lack of nOurishmeut or
warmth. Begin to feed them on
ground oats as soon as they will eat.
The ewes should be looked over daily
as they are subject to milk fever.
Plenty of hay should be given them
at this time.
No farm should ever become poorer.
The true farmer aims to make his farm
richer each year without regard to
cost, as any outlay to improve the soil
Is sure 20 return more than its equiVa-
| lent sooner or later. A poor farm is
Improbable and it pays to improve it,
| Agriculture does not reimburse its
devotees Immediately, but there will
/ be gradual increase of wealth to him
who aims to make farming pay in the
Iuture.
The COW will drink filthy water from
a pool that has been warmed in the
sun, sooner than she will drink the
icy water in the trough. Nothing
! chllls horse more than ice cold
water.
By using males that are not pure
bred, the farmer is bree ling down in
stead of up, and he uses an entire year
of his life before he can correct each
mistake, while each years work in
grading up the herd or flock renders
the work of improvement easier the
next.
Prune the apple trees in winter.
Saving of a few limbs is not pruning.
If the the trees have heavy, hanging
branches, shorten them back. Cut
! away all dead wood, wherever it NAV
be.
The Southern COW pea is used as a
renovatOr of the soil, and will grow on
any soil and in any climate where
corn hOurishes, but if the season is
short it may not mature seed, but will
| produce large quantity of green ma
nurial substance. 1t is grown without
difficulty in New Jersey, and -four
ishes on the baTest sandy soil. 1t is
claimed that crop of COW peas plow-
ed under and lime applied, will fit the
land for clover. The seeds are broad
casted over the surface, about six pecks
being sufficient for the acre, but it is
best to SOW the seed thickly.
Getting the garden land ready can
be done in winter. The first duty is
to plow the garden if the ground thaws
sufficiently, but if this is not feasible,
spread over the ground two inches of
well-rOtted manure. The manure
should be free from litter and in a
6ne condition.
House plants, when kept in a warm
room, should be watered daily, but the
earth should not be saturated They
are also benefited when we'll washed
and the dust removed from the leaves.
Add teaspOOnful of ammonia to each
gallon of water used.
Grape vines may be trimmed at this
season. If rot attacked the vines
last year, the ground should be raked
over and the refuse scrapings burnt.
1t will be an advantage to scatter air.
Stacked lime around the base of the
vine two or three times, to assist in
destroying the spores.
The seed potatoes for next season
require some attention. Every potato
that shows the slightest indication of
disease should be removed. The seed
is the agency by which many diseases
are spread, and if the crop was attack
ed last year, it would be well to pro-
cure seed elsewhere.