The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-15
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

ltct CtONcT uOeS beSt SOWn early Ill
the spring OH winter rye or wheat.
The honey yield is not due so much
to the breed of bees rs to the good
management of the colony.
Train the colt to come Mt call and
emphasize the lesson by carrying
little salt or sugar to tho pasture
During fly time mares with foals at
foot will do much better if put up
during the day and turned to pasture
ut night.
See that there is plenty of running
water in the pastures and have tubs or
troughs arranged so that the water is
easy of access.
All the stock on farm must be
carefully observed. Each individual
should be kept under careful watch SO
rs 10 guard against disease or n reduc.
ton of flesh or product.
"Wood base Foundations" which is
being actively pushed by some men,
Is said to be excellent, if the bees
would only take some interest in it,
which they stubbornly refuse to do.
Keep up n supply of radishes by
at once planting seeds in the places OF
those pulled out for use. In this
way they can be kept constantly on
the table, for they are rapid growers.
Radishes do best in rich, fertile
soil.
Some delicate and sweet-scented
flowers may be preserved much longer
after cutting by taking of several
leaves with the stem. When tue flower
is put i'll water, submcrge the leaves,
which thus become feeders for the life
of the blossom.
The Persian lilac does not make SO
large bush rs the ordinary ones, but
1T Is profuse bloomer and quite fra
grant, and is slightly later in its flow
ering than they. Just rs with tho
common, there are the lilac colored
and the white varieties.
Plants often exhibit something, very
much like intelligence. If bucket of
water during dry season be placed
few inches from II growing pumpkin
or melon vine, the latter Will turn
from lis course and i'll day or two
will get one OF its leaves in the water.
Cross breeding of cattle and sheep
is toleruble and is largely practised
because, though the progeny may be
lacking In trueness to type and may
be very rough specimens, the meat
value is always considerable asset.
mistit in horse breeding is, how.
ever, M absolute loss.
Hens on the farm continually steal
away, hatch flock of chickens, and
come out before you miss them from
the roost. Late Matched chickens are
not considered rs hardy rs early
spring chicks, on account of tho
moultinS coming on in mid winter, n
time when they cannot safely bear
such hardship and pain.
a farmer who has tried several
modes of destroying cut worms finds
that an excellent method is to use n
stick three feet long and /! inches in
diameter, sharpened Mt one end, with
which two or three holes are punched
in the ground near each plant. The
cut worm is sluggish AMI falls into
the hole, from which he cannot easily
escape.
Do not overlook buckwheat as n
summer crop. 1t grows on poor land,
hut yields more largely if the land is
rich. 1t is considered n profitable
crop for blowing under in the fall,
being used for renovating poor land.
Its blossoms afford excellent forage
for bees Mt time when they can find
but few honey-producing plants on
which to work
After churning, tho refuse milk is n
very excellent drink for old and young
fowls; tho way they drink it will tell
You how much they like it. IT you
can do so. give them good drink of
milk several times week. 7 cannot
too highly recommend milk for grow
ing chicks and laying hens, and in
eggs they will soon return TO you full
vnluc Of the milk consumed
Progressive husbandrv" is by no
means meaningless phrase, hobby
/ Of the thoorist aud Of no PRACTICABLE.
/ lty to the farmer himself. BY the i'm
yentOu Of the butter extractor alone
We get rid Of every Old-fushioned i'm.
f. plemcnt and utensil between the milk
pail and the butter package, and are
relieved Of vast amount Of labor
aud trouble to say nothing of the
anxiety.
During hot weather when tho aie,
arc bad you can find stock Of all kind
seeking the cool and quiet shade o.
some building or tree, nm Invariably
the chickens follow them, picking Of
the flies or insects from their legs OF
hide oltcntimes the chickens pick &C.
hard rs TO make the stock move quick
| ly. II is quite nm amusing sight t.
look ut. Poultry are great destroyer.
Of bugs and insects when they can got
them.
Cambria was first introduced into