Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-30

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entomology; Hussman on the Crane:
lioope's Book on Evergreens, LONGS |
Landscape Garden. Elwanver DIN he |
Flower Garden; Bailey's horticultural
Rule Book.
Some Notes.
Prlckley lettuce has become n worry
troublesome weed in the north. This is
q common plant in this state. but has
so far given bat little conc I'm, as II
will not stand our hot sun.
In regard TO estimating weight OF
hay, II. s., In CoI1try Gentleman SAYS:
l have made several measurements OF
ltads, as taken from the barn for sale.
all OF which were weighed on the pub
lie scales. and have found the average
ton as loaded occupied a space on
wagon of 12xSN7 feet, thus giving 672
cubic feet, The hay, OF course, was
pretty well tramped down on the wag-
en-, and occupied less space than when
first It came in from the field Once
having a large field OF hay. mostly
timothy OF excellent growth, l built o
shed 6Ox20 feet, to put IL in, and II was
filled TO the peak Of the roof, but set
tied down to the caves nfterward.
Every load Of u was weighed as II was
delivered to purchasers. ana my rec
ord OF that year shows | Sad thirty
tons and 1900 pounds III that shed.
which Is as near 20 Ofeet TO the ton as
one needs TO get. There was no Moor
in the shed. so that every foot Of space
counted.
At the late Maine state fair all the
first prizes IN milk and butter tests
were won by Jersey cows In the COM
petition for largest amount of fat In
one day. Mr.. S, w. Carys COW gave
thirty-eight pounds OF milk, which
tested 81 per cent Of butter tat. indi-
eating yield of about two pounds and
eight ounces of butter certainly a mer-
itorious background performance,
At the Maine state fair work oxen
were exhibited for premiums Texas
outgrew the work OK long ago.
Goldenrod. which is now In bloom
here, blooms In New England during
July. This Is one plant that reverses
the natural order of things.
The agricultural department has dis
covered that pear blight Is caused by
a hactia, and that peach yellows and
rosette are caused by disease Of the
same nature as variegated leaves. The
remedy the farmer must ind out as
best he can.
w. b, Campbell in Florida Fruit
Grower, says salt. or kalnlt, Will cure
pear blight Says he has used this
remedy for twenty-five years,
The Bell County Horticultural Socle-
ty has lived out one year and announ-
ces itself here to stay. Thirty cars Of
melons and vegetables We're shipped
during the season by this society, and
with satisfactory results. II has sixty
members. and they are wide awake TO
their interests.
Now comes the cow, the hog and
the hen to the farmers aid Butter
eggs and pork win have full sway from
now until the flowers bloom again.
English red wheat Is selling In Lon.
don at GO cents per bushel American
/ No, Is selling in London at 81 cents
per bushel.
In Farmers Bulletin No rs. depart
ment OF agriculture, Mr., S NJ. Tracy
| NJ. s., says Of the Texas Colorado
grass: ION dry uplands IFS yield is moi
large. II has not succeeded wei In the
| Atlantic states nor In the northern
| parts OF the gulf states, but seems spe'
claIly adapted for use on the river bot
tom lands of the southwest" We have
lust weighed the product OF one seet
az this grass. grown on red sandy up
land in Tarrant county. The has
weighed a little over ten pounds u
the fight between Mr.. 8 NJ Tracy, N
s.. and this grass, we are with The
grass. ru p,n.
For the past two years the soldeI
hoof has belonged 10 the hog an'
about now the fall pigs that We mus
winter over 10 fatten for early humfne
market should be coming on
Every brood sow over one year old
kent on a farm as pork producers
should raise two filters yehrly, and nov
~ mo time that the second one OF lSs
should be putting in an appearanes
n they do not they are doing incl
hest. and my readers Il you have miss
ed II this year put this IN your MAJ
about June. 1895, | VIII breed m
sows."
we practice all our preaching be
cause il pays US in Is or satisfaction
usually both, . ,
70 II this wear. This gives the pigs w
months Of nice weather % begin M
AMI they are over the most dangergu
neriod Of their lives-weaning TINT
! before winter sets in. Then new corr
Inc staple hog food--is Just reaay !.
, feeding, and the little rooiers 81
: eating grain earlier In llie man spr'"
: pigs do. .,icA, retnrr
' from the corn crop Is found IN I ,,tl,
4 faii pirs as they ale ready ier Nv
n aiiovanees by the time u - orippT
The COWS furnish a desirable MAJ ~,
for nart OF the cheap wheat q ths
- ,r much better condition ior ~
= 49,, hing motherhood II fed on "hf,
"a and mill stuff, slqp and no eV l,.er e. -
y Thev will bring stronger h,e a,
= haaithy active pigs. and are ny
s ~ eat them as they often 90 W.
- ~ "a exelnslveIy on corn ana W W, Il,
ie ,,sr INC Hitter is ten days nln, T. =
J. Aha.ai iced and Keep them salilins
a NOT fattening--nnui apogt Hers
y hefore rnarketing-then fsl,en,
= ne secret % profitable ian ,lns, AZ
= ~ mat matter any other pN'''e'
n n',a se,ore weaving time tnty W. an,
n ~ ana sleek thai some me ~, ~
I. arc tehn left 70 fusls - rom i
le mi .s,,,es means running races IN 1
- an,her is 10 about ApIi ,he ~
y ~, droupiftgs. and kplp slhcnil