The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-11

early, choose Pixley, Early York
and Early Wnkefleld; for late,
Stone Hardy, Drumhead, Success
sion and Marhlchead Mammoth.
Transplant to the open ground of
an afternoon or on a cloudy day.
Give thorough culturp. The tur
nip flea beetle, a black insect, can
he largely prevented Ivy the dust.
ing on of slaked lime or wood
ashes. CutwOrms are also de-
structive at times and are held In
check Ivy the application of wood
ashes. For the aphis. apply slaked
lime or tobacco dust. The green
worm Is the larva of the white but.
terfy; in large fields this will ordi-
nnrily give much trouble. Use
lime and helIeburr.
SCIENCE IN FARMING.
Agricultural education in France
has progressedhy leaps and bounds,
and the French farmer tills his
ground more scientifically than any
of his nrighbors. Agriculture il
taught ir schools Of all grades. In
1893 instr: ction was given tn 200
pupils in French normal Schools
and to more than 100000 persons
who attended their conferences.
Model farms are scattered all over
the land for the purpose of expert
ment and instruction. While
France Is probably ahead Of all
other Governments in the applica-
tion of science to farming, Germany
il a good second, and in some di-
rerti0ns, notably in tho production
of the sugar beet, is in advance of
her rival. In England the general
diffusion of the knowledge which
renders scientific farming possible
is shown by the fact that even in a
bad wheat year the average yield
per acre is over thirty bushels.
COntrasted with this our own av-
erage yield of thirteen bushels
shows sharply the need of the Ma
tiOnal Government to make some
better provision for education
along agricultural lines. Farming,
like every other branch Of industry,
has made rapid strides with the
last two decades. 1t has become
highly skilled labor, and it is nee
essary that provision he made for
acquiring the necessary informa.
tion about it as with any other
trade. Intensive farming as it is
practiced in Europe will eventually
redeem much of the unused land
in the Eastern States, and at the
same time furnish our cities with
cheap, palatable land healthful food
"The horse is CALLED, and still we
need him in the collar daily" All
right Kee p on working him, only
sponge the gals two or three times
daily in cold water and cover them
with powdered sulphur. The sore
spots will calluus over, become
tough and heal in spite ofthe work
FARM NOTES.
Farmers should raise more arti
chokes, pumpkins, squash, beans
peas, and sweet potatoes. These
crops are all worth raising on T,
moderate scale. If prices should
be low, they are all good stock feed
Accustom your horses toa low
calm tone of voice, and use it i
anything breaks or they become
frightened, and they will Away
he manageable. The horse thn
listens for loud commands is carrie,
away by panic. On buying new
horse get him into your habits n:
soon as it is possible to do so.
The French law enumerates tn
various forms of uns0un,lness I,
which II horse is liable, and pro
vides that an animal found to b.
suffering from any of these withil
nine days after its sale may be re
turned to the seller. Such Il Ia,
i'm this country would do much t
protect buyers, and 1t would also b
welcome to the reputable men VIII
are engaged in selling horses.
However fertile the soil of II gal
den, If planted year after IT wi
often become badly infected b
worms, gruhs, and other insects.
plant food Is supplied in the shap
. of stable manure, the insect pest
y are all the more likely to bec0m
: numerous. For this as well as +.
', other reasons, rotation is as impOr
= ant In the garden AS i'm the field.
good plan is to have n garden twit
!, as large as Is required for veget,
J. bles, and keep one-half in Glove
n with frequent alterations.
In the experiments with potatoe
. at the Maryland station it ",
!" found that the net profits wei