The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1894-11-27
Farm AND GARDEN Norrs-

a hen may he made to lay right on
from the time sho begins in the spring
till she mouths in tho fall if she is fed
iudiciously.
In making good butter attention to
the proper ripcniug OF tho cream is
much moro important than skill in
manipulation.
When the windmill towers loom IN
among the buildings we find the best
stock, the best barns and tho host
farmers. No long drives of the cnttlo
to the river when the drought comes.
Raise cattle, horses, hogs and poul
try enough to consume all the grain
nnd roughness on the farm and that
mortgage will soon be lifted. The
farm VIII fertilize itself, meanwhile.
BE careful and DO not overstock.
The butter maker who puts her
product on the market in such con.
dition rs not to appear rs good as it
Is, does herself injustice. Make the
butter first class, and put it on tho
market in such II manner rs to show
for all 1T IS worth.
An Ohio dairywoman attributes the
presence of white fakes in butter to
the fact that when cream gots too
warm the acid formed turned little
PARTICLES of milk to curd. A current
OF mir passing over the surface of the
cream also dries it and dried flakes are
formed
\ Kansas fruit grower says that corn
IS undoubtedly by far the best crop
for an orchard thnt can be grown, ms it
breaks the wind and the trees grow
UP straight. Insects, rs rule, will
not trouble the trees when there is
plenty of green fodder md corn for
them to work on.
When horse is being driven on the
road he should not at any time be al
lowed to overload his stomach with n
large quantity of water. SO far as is
possible the rule should be to give
water frequently, and, while he should
have all that he will drink, il should
be given IN small doses
Tnke the time to have half n dozen
or so pals of water standing round
while threshing with steam power; II
may save the years crop in case of
lire. \ machine with seven stacks OF
grain were burned the other day near
our home. 4 pail Of water at hand
would have saved the whole.
\ Cornell experiment station bulle.
tin concerning raspberrIcs and blnck.
berries says THAT the only remedy for
red dustis to- dig up and burn mt once
every plant found TO be affected. Ont
away and burn all canes affected with
nntbracose pits and spray the plnutn.
ton with the Bordcaux mixture.
In its first stages cnkc1 udder can
be quickly relieved 10y copious nppli.
cations of hot watcr hot as the hnnIs
can stand. This is simple thing TINT
Us well TO remember. II will also prv
60 remember that vasclne is % first
rate application for sore tents. Some
times the tcuts get badly scratched by
"riers and occasionally by the barb5
ON wire fencing
VIII DO not pay you TO NOV ont
that slough in tho buci, field this vcorg
la6cn care OF, the stock cnn find nurb
in inc ebay from it. that will do for
rouEh1gc In the absence of better
which with grain ration to- piece if
out will help carry them THROUGH She
winter. If none of it fit for catin,.
.. "IiI do for bedding and thereby save
tine siow for feed Save nllt the rough
rgr possible.
The violet docs best in moderately
r'ch, notwithstanding Iolmy compost
Nth no rrnk manure within rcncb of
Tine roots. The planting should be
.rm.y done, crowdiug OF the plants
rot allowed, and but lttlo space bo.
tween the lights and the plants per.
mlttcd therefore tho foundation of
F 'he bed must not be OF a yielding
character, and for this purpose moth
'n2 Us worse than manure or Tree
leaves,