The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-06-23
.N THE FARM.
Notes of the Farm.

About 800 pounds of butter per year
from each COW should DO expected. Some
cows are capable of giving more than
twice that amount. II the farmer is
satisfied to keep COWS that give less he
is not as enterprisiug as he should be.
Scrubs cannot be relied on. The only
way to increase tho butter production is
to grade the cows up to the higher stan
dard. BY raising the calves on the farm
and selecting the best heifeIs, conJjn-
wing to improve every year, the stock
larger.
There is hO reason why every farmer
should not keep bees. Honey costs moth
ing, and is "a valuable product, consider
ing the price it usually brings, III com
parison with the small expense Incurred
in its production.
Manures from animals differ, the 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.
\ ready market always exists FOR the
best. When the farmer produces . bet
ter article than the market contains lie
will not only secure a 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 rs in 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 aud
cornstalks as change of diet, as well as
keep in condition from being allowed Z
greater variety.
During the very warm days the teams
should be used early in the morning, ST
as to allow at least two hours for rest
at noon. More work will be secured by
so doing than by shortening the moor
rest.
White clover is superior TO the rcd, buI
| does not grow very high, and for thai
reason it receives no consideration as !
crop of hay, but there is nothing super
ior 10 it in the pasture. Both cows anC
sheep are very partial to it, and it viii
| thrive on soils that will not pro1uce thu
red variety.
Wheat bran makes an excellent fer
tiIizer, but it pays to use it as feet
first, snd then save The manure in
manner SO as to preserve it withou
loss.
Work the strawberry plants well ant
deep, so as to afford a soft bed for til,
runners. Apply fertilizer along tht
rows and work it into tbs soil. An,
growths of plants made this season vii
| have corresponding influence on thu
| crop next year.
If farmers will now make the attemp
| to buy few bushels of potatoes the,
will find prices well up, and they viii
not hesitate to grow larger crops. A
the potato is composed very largely o
water, it is really the most expensive o
all foods when prices are up to SO cent
or 81 90 per bushel.
Treating seed potatoes by immersine
the cut tubers in , per cent solution o
| corrosive sublimate has been found I
sure remedy for scab. 1t should be i'm
pressed on those who handle the s0lu
ton, however, that it is an active poison
and great care should be exercised will
| it.
The sugar beet has not given as gool
results in this country as source from
which 80 obtain sugar as in Germany
| but improvements are being made yer,
rapidly. The use of sulphates instead o
muriates of the potash salts, has beer
found au advantage, and implements ar,
being invented foI greatly essening til,
labor required. In Germany the suga
beet produces ten per cent of its weigh
in sugar.