Milford chronicle., 1895-03-08

AiuiTSIO ONihS shOuiu not De dOnl
!. on the poorest land. 1t will not b,
profitable to attempt TO make busi
ness Of fruit-growing unless the Ian,
J is in good condition.
e Heavy soils are always benefited
y by lime. Lime is slow in its action
e and mag not show any benefit to the
I soil for a year or more, but there
e will arrive a time when good results
$ will be obtained, and the benefit
!. will be lasting and apparent fol
many seasons.
q Do not wait to procure fertilizers,
but do do so at once. The winter
may break up suddenly and give an
I early spring, at which time the fer.
tilizer should be applied. 1t may
be inconvenient then to wait, and
, delays may be dangerous. Fertili-
zers and seeds should be ready be-
fore spring opens.
For fouls animal food is necessary,
and generous supply of milk will
supplement it well. For both
young stock and laying hens
varied diet is best, and they should
have grain and vegetables daily. A
small flock can be almost entirely
fed from the refuse from the table
and the farm.
Fodder can be as truly wasted
when put in the stomach as when
trodden underfoot. Unhoused cat
tie have a continuous battle for COM
fort, and all their stufing Of food |
shows no result, for the reason that
it is used wholly in keeping life.
Moreover, they are stunted by their
stay at this unthnfty stage, and will
never show as good results after
ward.
Half manuring makes half crop
ping. n For full crops full rations
are indispensable. Put on the ma
nure now while no other work is
pressing. Good stable manure. i'll
to be had close by, is always cheap t
at 81 two-hOrse load, much cheap.
er indeed than commercial fertilizers
at current rates, and usually more
satisfactory because more lasting in #
effect. .
Prof Troop says that u rows of
strawberries, so feet long, will give y
IN abundance FOR any farmers fam +,
ly Such bed ought to yield over n
500 quarts Of berries, or 30 quarts 81
day for 80 days. But very few II
antilles can find use for such ouan.
tiles, and yet the space called for ..
S only 40 by so feet. What farmer =
S there who cannot afford that small II
pace to cultivate it? s,
Over 500 bushels of onions have &c
cen grown on an acre of land. vet y,
90 bushels make a good crop. They Ia
equire work from the start. and an
ne cost of labor will be quite All tn
EN-. They entail too much ex. tic
ense for ordinary farmers. Yet I'M IN
hen we look at the receipts. an m mn'
ere of onions will produce more in tb, M
lshels than ten or fifteen acres of on
heat, and sell for twice as much eig
sr bushel. Gro
Ten hens in house that is ter yyiI
ct square, with yards ten times bet
e size of the house, is a rule to feri
by. Ten hens with one male is
e correct mating, and ten eggs can
der sitting hen in winter are eI', eI'
ough. Ten weeks are long enough voi,
keep broiler before it goes to call
.rket. A pair of ducks or fowls triot
'uld weigh not over ten pounds: He
cents per pound is near the aver. MS
price for fowls in market. and An, Ain'
cents should feed hen one sba, .baI
nth. ,-ati ..'
This is a large field for the farmer Fetlr
work over in order to find out '''ilI u,
1t his receipts and expenses are. feate
, farmer knows the price he re- spen.
'ed for his butter, but may not and
W what the cost was. 1t is not sittin
cult to arrive at an estimate of 10 Ia
cost OF any article if accounts ''9 WI n
Kept. Progressive farmere keen Rams
account with each animal, weigh point,
the food and charging therefor. sex"
n the fields are entered in the nomiT
( and accounts kept with them. nomlI lil
extra work, but it is the only ''iaii y
TO know what the farm is doing.
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