Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-04-27
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


A he'll should lay about twelve dozen
eggs year.
Always see that the mich COW has a
good milkforming ration.
You can feed clover to laying hens
four or five times day with profit.
Be sure to fix up warm poultry
house for next winter. Cold hens are
proftless.
Sprinkle a good dressing of copper
as under the grapevines as a remedy
for mildew.
Land that cannot be probably Guilt
waited may often be planted with trees
to advantage.
Between hay and grass is precari-
GUS period for the COWS. They will
bear attention.
in the growing of large Strawberries
a rich soil thoroughly prepared is an
important factor.
Good drainage should always be pro-
vided before the planting is done,
rather than afterward.
Unless a SOW has shown characteris-
tics of early maturity she should not
be used for breeding purposes.
A weak, delicate horse is poor prop
erty. Breed for vigorous action. Breed
sound mares to sound stations.
In building your poultry house
don't put too much glass i'll it. One
third of the south front is sufficient.
The best time to prune the plums is
IN the spring, between the last heavy
freezes and the breaking of the buds.
Bones make good fertilizer if
buried near the grapeyines. Old boots
and shoes may be utilized in the same
way.
If winds break off any of the limbs
of trees, the stubs should be cut off
close and smooth and the wounds COW
cred with paint.
If given plenty of room the white
and sugar naples are fine door yard
trees for shade. A lawn set with
naples and evergreens presents hand
some appearance.
If eggs are not intended for hatch
ing the male bird should not be
d14OH GU W u1 WILL VIC ISlS. ~hOES
eggs will be got and they will keep
longer than eggs from runs with male
birds.
Wheat is an excellent poultry food,
and at the present price it is probably
cheaper than oats. For laying hens,
we consider it one of the best of all
foods. Suppose you try it, and watch
cost and results.
With the general farmer an opinion
is prevalent that the purchase Of new
blood for the Improvement of his
poultry yard is money thrown away,
and yet he can hardly make better
investment.
The house in which ducks are kept
should be we'll Uttered with straw and
should be tight enough to keep the
wind off. If ducks arc kept comfort
ably they viii begin to lay much ear
lier in the spring.
Milk powder or solidifed milk
promises TO become n standard dairy
product. This will help to extend
the range and profit of the dairy in
dustry, as the business of condensing
milk has already done.
Old geese are better layers and
mothers than young ones. As the
Young geese are in greater demand in
the market il would be advisable to
keep the old ones for breeding, as
:hey are prolific for years.
Il certainly requires as mich labor
to mako pound Of poor butter US it
hoes to make g pound Of the best, and
usually il takes moro labor, as it is
not cburned SO quickly and tho butter
milk IS not sc easily worked out. This
is pretty well known to any dairyman
who has made both kinds.
Grapes, easily grown, are in the
front rank of ell fruits and should be
enjoyed in abundance by any family
having vacant space of few feet to
give !oothold for a vine. In vineyards
they are planted at ell distances from
six to twelve feet apart; some good
cu!tivators aiiuw more space They
arc at home OH any soil suitable for
corn; thrive timely Oh dry hiiisides.