Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-04-13
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

! A good horse is often spoiled by be-
ing worked with a balky one.
1t is in working the butter that the
fine art OF butter making comes i'll.
Eggs from pullets are not apt to
hatch as we'll as those from adult
| fowls.
In every country school agriculture,
horticulture and dairying should be
taught.
Poultry powders are rarely required
! for focks that are fed and cared for
properly.
The secret in growing large and fine
chickens is to feed often and but little
at time.
There is better market fer small
| cheeses than for those weighing forty
or fifty pounds.
Proper care and feeding are even
more necessary than breeding for early
maturity of stock.
Ducks begin to lay at an early age
and require liberal feeding to sustain
the drain on their system.
1t rarely happens that two breeds of
chickens or turkeys can be kept on a
farm without getting mixed.
From one to three years is the profit
able age of hen, and unless she has
| particular merit as layer should not
be allowed to live longer.
Little ducks require almost twice as
much food as chicks, but they grow
very rapidly. They should be fed
four times day and given all they will
eat.
It is said that unrendered beef tai
low chopped into very small pieces
and mixed in the feed for two or three
days will put fine gloss ON The plum
age of show birds.
In the rice growing States rice is
claimed to be better than cornmeal
for young chickens. It produces white
flesh, and is much esteemed in India
for fattening poultry.
Fattening must be completed in ten
days, for after that period the fowls
begin to loose weight. The best age
for table birds is when they are from
four to six months old.
Guinea fowls are the best insect ex-
terminators, and if their efforts in this
direction were more appreciated they
would be in great demand. They are
an excellent table fowl also.
There is little danger of manuring
soil too much for vegetables. When
grown upon rich soil the growth is
rapid, early maturity is secured and
the vegetables are tender and crisp.
Unless farmer manages to keep his
stock in good appetite he cannot feed
at profit, because loss of appetite
necessarily implies that some food eaten
has contributed nothing to nutrition.
Cheese kept in a cool place and
wrapped in a clean cloth frequently
dipped in cold water and wrung out
will never suffer from mites, while the
moisture will improve the quality of
the cheese.
An open shed facing south is an ex-
cellent place for the litter To make
the hens scratch, scatter the grain at
noon and night in the litter. There
Is nothing better for fowls than good,
wholesome exercise.
The termination of beet and onion
seed grown in early spring may oftel
be fastened by soaking them IN milk
warm water for twenty-four hours be-
fore sowing. Pour off the water and
mix the seed with sand before sowing.
The Danes divide their cattle into
two classes, and provide that there
shall always be a number of spring
calves and number of autumn calves.
They are also large exporters of hogs,
salt meats, eggs and poultry, the by
products of the dsirying industry.
Small farms thoroughly cultivated are
the rule in Denmark.