The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-06-23
DN THE FARM.


About 800 pounds of butter per year
from each COW should be expected. Some
cows are capable Of giving more than
twice that amount. II the farmer is
satisfied to keep COWS that give less lie
is not as enterprising as he should he.
Scrubs cannot be relied on. The only
way to increase ,he butter production is
to grade the cows up to the higher stau-
dard. BY raising the calves or the farm
and selecting the best heifers, contiE-
wing to improve every year, tho stock
will become more valuable aud the profit
larger.
There is lao reason why every farmer
should not keep bees. Honey costs moth
ing, and is Il valuable product, consider
ing the price it usually brings, in com
parison with tho small expense incurred
in its production.
Manures from animals differ, tho quail
ity depending upon the feed from which
it is obtained. 1t is best preserved by
the use of plenty OF absorbent material,
especially to prevent loss OF the liquid
portions.
a ready market always exists !or the
best. When The farmer produces 4 bet
ter article than the market contains lie
will not only secure good price therefor
but the market will seek him next season
The amount of fruit and vegetables, but
ter, cheese and poor animals shipped to
the large cities is enormous, and prices
fall because such articles cannot be sold.
Aim to get good prices by selling moth
ing but what IL III demand and of the
highest quality.
No one KIND Of food is perfect. Even
when horses have an abundance of tim
othy hay they will also accept straw and
cornstalks as Il change of diet, as we'll as
keep in condition from being allowed a
greater variety.
During the very warm days the teams
should be used early in the morning, So
as to allow at least two hours for rest
at noon. More work will be secured by
so doing than by shortening the noon
rest.
White clover is superior TO the rcd, but
does not grow very high, and for that
reason it receives no consideration as a
crop of hay, but there is nothing super
Tor to it in the pasture. Both cows and
sheep are very partial to il, and it will
thrive on soils that will not proluce the
red variety.
Wheat bran makes an excellent fer.
tilZer, but it pays to use it az feed
first, snd then save the manure in a
manner SO as to preserve it without
loss.
Work the strawberry plants well and
deep, SO as to afford a soft bed for the
runners. Apply fertilizer along the
rows and work it into tbs soil. Any
growths of plants made this season will
have a corresponding influence on the
crop next yoar.
If farmers will now mako the attem .,
to buy few bushels of potatoes they
will find prices well up, and they viii
not hesitate to grow larger crops. A.
the potato is comp osed very largely OF
water, it is really the most expensive OF
all foods when prices are up to 50 cents
or 81 90 per bushel.
Treating seed potatoes by immersing
the cut tubers in > per cent solution OF
corrosive sublimate has been found a
sure remedy for scab. 1t should be i'm
pressed on those who handle the sGlu
ton, however, that it is au active poison
and great care should be exercised with
it.
The sugar beet has not given as good
results in this country as a source from
which 30 obtain sugar as i'll Germany,
but improvements are being made very
| rapidly. The use of sulphates instead OF
| muriates of the potash salts, has been
found an advantage, and implements are
being invented foI greatly lessening the
labor required. In Germany the sugar
beet produces ten per cent of its weight
in sugar.