The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-01
FARM ASD GARDEN NOTES.

Water is cheap, see that the stock
have plenty of it.
The general cultivation of sachaline
is not recommended.
Tho "land-poor" farmers life is
anything but pleasant.
Patience is what will tell with
mixer during hy-time.
The up-to-date farmer is continual
ly looking for new ideas
Strive to secure a prize for some
thing Mt your county fair.
On good many of our farms too
many pumpkins are wasted.
Fence your own stock in and make
your ncighEor do the same.
Feed Your spring lambs literally if
1T is early maturity that You want.
Dump load of gravel in front of
the water trough to fill up that mud
hole
1t looks rs if innoculation is the
coming manner of getting rid of in.
sects
The wagon shed is no place for the
chickens to roost, even if it is warm
weather.
Every pasture should have at least
one tree in it, and, if possible, run.
ming brook.
1t will soon be time to secure the
runners that will be needed from the
strawberry patch.
If You have learned anything use
1T, and do not drop back iuto old ways
III the barn or on the farm
good portion of the second crop
Of clover can be used with very good
results for feed to Iattcn the hogs on.
Experts don't like the habit that
some farmers have of putting n bride
on over halter. Use ns little harness
rs possible.
Nearly II half-million bushels of
onions are shipped into the United
states every year. Can't our farmers
fill this gap?
Oil meal fed to stock has ten,len-
cy TO keep the system free, which
prevents fever or heating, hence it
makes stock thrive faster.
A growing animal should he male
to grow bone and muscle. 1t can be
fGttened after maturity, and, if in
good condition, in short time.
j. w. Slnborn, Director Of Utah
Station, reports that two years expert
ments in sowing oats Mt different dates;
showed II marked advantage in early
sowing.
The value of any kind of farm stock
is largely determined by It's feeding
the first year of its life. Breeding
counts for much, but feed and care
are important.
Give the little chicks n chance to
run in the shade. They like II sun
bath, but do not compel them to stay
in the sun or II close coop NIL the time.
Sun and shade Mt will, with plenty of
exercise, fresh wafer and nourishing
food will make strong, healthy chicks.
At the Agricultural Experiment
Station ut Champaign, H.. they have
tested the methods of corn culture for
five successive years. Faithful trials
with surface culture and deep culture
of this plant have resulted quite favor
ably TO the method of shallow cultiya-
ton.
Two specinltios upon the farm fit
well In with each other -dairying and
market gardening. Tue manure from
wcll-ied cnttlc can be used i'm no bet.
ter way than by applying it to n GOOD
vegetable garden, and in time much
may be utilized from the garden to
supplement the feeding of the cows.
One good reason why orchard orass
is exceptionally valuable for the farm
er, it yields large quantity, and of
excellent quality, being considerably
more nutritious than nay or timothy.
One other good quality Of 1t is that it
comes into the right condition for cut
ting with rcd clover, while timothy
docs not
Fresh air is needed not only for
comfort, but also for health Sec
that the fowl houses are not fouI
houses. We know Of nothing that
swcetens poultry quarters better than
q good coating of dry, fresh earth ON
the floor every time the house il
cleaned, which should be at least once
week this kind of weather.
Don't try TO feed your young chicks
enough in the morning to last all dav.
If you feed moro than they can get
away with ut one meal it is trampled
down in the dirt, only TO be picked
up later on, dirt aud all in ferment-
ed and unhealthful condition. that
must generate disease among the
chicks. Better feed them three or
lodr times day, and in only such q
quantity as they will eat up clean.