The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-31

A cross OF dorking malo and brahma
hen produces fine capons, and they arc
IN great demand ut tho present time.
The production OF capons should DO
made " leading business on all poultry
farms.
Broom corr should be q profitable
crop. Not only is tho seed profitable
as food for poultry. but the brush COM
mands n ready sale. At the present
time tho supply is short and prices we'll
up. 1t Is q crop that is as easily grown
as corn.
1t is often the case with n flock OF
hons that Il few Of them lay while tho
others produce nothing. Ii will pay to
sclect the layers and get rid OF theun.
profitable hens. 1t does not pay to per-
NIT two or thrcc prolific hens to support
q dozen that arc idle.
Don't forget that tho frost can pull
vcrize the soil much better than you
can do it with any kind OF mechanical
appliances. By blowing the ground
early n allowing the frost to enter,
you not only reduce tho Jumps and
clods, but also turn up many worms to
the surface to boz destroyed by cold.
Mr.. William spooner, tho president
OF the Massachusetts Horticultural
society and veteran rose grower, Of
Jamaica Plains, recommends white
hellebore tor keeping off the pests that
infest the rose in tn o open ground. lie
commences rs soon rs the plants come
into leaf, and by q persistent uso OF it
keeps tho foliage in fine shape, as all
can testify who have seen his roses OH
exhibition.
The first duty of a farmer is to supply
his home with al the various luxuries
that can begrowa on II farm. With the
many varieties OF fruits and vegetables
that can be produced on q farm the
farmer should BIO able to have ncarly all
his wants supplied, SO far as his table is
concerned. In estimating the receipts
for the year tho farmer should always
include those articles supplied by him
to his family.
a man to successfully run a farm
should have some sort OF Qualification
for the business, as well as in the case
OF any other business. A MIN with a
love for fine animals has ono qualiGca-
ton for successful farming, and a man
who loves rural life better than town
lie has another. The art OF creating a
fine landscape is greater than the art OF
painting one. Good farming creates
good landscapes.
Experience has proven that while
trees on which stable manure was used
were healthy and vigorous, vet thew
we're short-lived, while such rs were
fertilized by ashes were equally vigor-
Gus and far more durable. The con-
clusions thus forced upon US were that
heavy application Of potash and bone
made healthy trees, while any largo
amount OF nitrogen led to tho vllows
and other diseascs.-J. II. Hale.
Farmers Club report from expert
ments in feeding ground feed to hogs as
follows: b pounds OF ground corn and
cob meal produced l pound dressed
pork, % pounds corn meal without cob
produced l pound dressed pork,
and it took over 6 pounds OF
grain corn to produce l pound OF pork.
thus the corr at the then prices. fed
whole. brought 80 cents per bushel; 66
cents when shelled and ground and II.
cents when ground with tho cob.
We are told that q Laramie, (Wvo.)
sheep man has purchased 1000 acres OF
land in the Laramie plains, which he
proposes to irrigate and grow crops OF
Swedish turnips on, with which to win.
ter his sheep. Flo claims to DO able to
raise six tons OF turnips to tho acre, and
says he can winter 1000 head on onc ton
OF turnips each, without hay. This
strikes US pretty strong OF turnips.--
Mirror.
1t is not the amount Of food con.
sumed, bu. that digcsted, which keeps
the horse strong and plump. l put two
quarts OF stones. the size OF small hen
oggs in one OF my managers lately. The
horse did not digest them-iu TACT ho
did not cat them, but he cuts his oats
more slowly now because he can't got
them so rapidly, and rs n result digcsts
them fully. 1t is rs easy for all animal
to waste food by boiling it as 10 poke it
through q hole in the manger.-Fa-m
JourRcL.