The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16
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4 flock of sheep at this season will
keep down the weeds and grass on a
small plot and will also distribute their
droppings evenly over the field. Sheep
are considered renovaters Of WORKOUT
land.
Sow millet, buckwheat or Hungarian
grass on wheat land as soon as the crop
is harvested Of the land is not also in
clover and plow the green crop under
using lime in connection with the green
manure.
Do not cease planting peas, but as
soon as the first early plants are above
grow plants for the second crop, and fol-
low with others. Peas can be had in
abundance through the season with but
little labor compared with their value
on the farmers table.
1t is useless to grow onions. no matter
how rich the soil may be, If the rows
are not kept perfectly clean. Weeds and
grass will destroy an onion bed in short
order, as onions prefer the land undis-
turbed by other plants. hence the ground
must be kept loose and fine.
Increased production has something to
do with the prices Of wool as with every
thing else In 1860 the total wool crop
OF the world was $50. 600 pounds, and
in 1880 il was 1000, 000, 900 pounds, or
more than double The American crop
has increased 300 per cent. since 1860.
The vines in France now have
another enemy, and it may be
worm. or myriopod CBlanoulus
guttulatus), which has been observed TO
invade the buds in numbers ranging
from five TO ten in a bud, forming balls
the size Of a small pea.
When planting corn II should be the
object to secure not only the same yield
per acre last year. but something more.
fro Ten,
bushels per acre than it will the regular
crop. if judgment is given the cultiva-
ton of the land. Grass and weeds are
the agents which reduce the yield.
Prices and quality are wealth, Michi-
gan produced 100000 pounds of butter
more than Wisconsin, yet the latter
state receiver 81. 900, 600 more for her
product than did Michigan 1t was
labor and extra care given that made the
difference Gilt-edge butter comes from
no particular breed, but from the work
bestowed upon il from the pail to the
market.
Ensilage is an important crop, and
should not be overlooked. An acre Of
land viii produce three times as much
ensilage as Of hay. 1t matters not what
the relative feeding value may be, as
the farmer who grows a crop of ensi-
Ia &c Will be able to provide his cows next
winter with sufficient ration as
change from the dry food. and will also
retain the full flow of milk from his
cows.
A slight ral1ing or narrowing given the
land early in the season viii be more
effectual in destroying weeds and grass
than ten times the labor that may be
given after the weeds are established.
Labor is an item of expense and should
be used economically by applying it at
the right time ard in the right place. II
every farmer would consider labor as
something which should be used accord
ing 10 its value a better system Of cult
walton would be the result.
Too many farmers fail to have their
manure we'll decomposed or "rotted."
The manure cannot be serviceable until
X IS completely decomposed, and the pro-
cess Of decomposition must take place in
the field If II has not occurred in the
manure heap. In the field decomposition
Is slow, but in the heap il is rapid. 1t
will pay TO decompose the materials in
the heap. as they will then be fine and
in better condition for spreading, while
the hauling will be easier and the ma
nure handled to better advantage.
The borer is usually destroyed in May.
If the miller or moth has just deposited
the egg that produce the borer a wash
made of one gallon of soft soap. four
pounds Of sulphur, and one quart of
crude carbolic acid, thickened with fresh
air-slacked lime, applied 10 the trees,
viii destroy the young borer, but later on
the borer must be dug out Of the trees
with a knife or a nail inserted into the
bore. which kills them in the trees. The
wash should be applied six inches below
and six inches above the ground. and 1t
will prevent attack. No solution will
kill the borer after IL enters the tree
and has made progress.