Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-11
FARM EA6OTS.

Look 10 the water supply Ia pastures.
As the early crops are harvested plant
or SOW the ground TO something that win
grow late In the season.
IL l. better TO have the ground covered
with some crop than 10 have II bare, and
II not needed for feeding II can be turned
under with the plow.
Heifers that are coming in this fall
should have handling and pettiug in
order that they may come into their
work in the dairy herd without fright.
The milking should never be hurried
but drawn steadily as IL flows without
ceasing until the milk Is all drawn, and
IL should be done without loud talk or
noise to excite the COW.
The pigs should have practically the
- ne feed aud treatment for the first five
months whether intended for breeding or
fattening, but after this age Ia reached
the feed should be adapted 10 the use
designed.
DO YOU notice any difference in hired
men-in their ability to handle machm-
cry, make repairs, build feed bins. in
vent plans for saving time, labor, etc:
An Ingenious man is worth better wages
than a dullsrd or unthnking laborcr.
Due regard for the health aud COM
fort Of the family should lead to deep
Interest Ia the garden. The table shoul
be we'll supplied with early aud late
vegetables. which. with fruit aud an
abundance OF pure milk, go far in sup
porting the family.
The reading farmer Ia no longer dub
bed the book farmer" but the farmer
J. a . h..
tu his int, rests l. dubbed the scrub farm
er; for he invariably raises scrub ,tocS.
The present depression in prices Is dr,v-
ing the scrub farmer into other occupI-
tious.
Some people think it is essential for
the sun 20 shine on the fruit in order to
perfect il. While the sun has something
lo do in coloring some varieties OF fruit
II Is the leaves that need the sun and
these carry is eil-ct 10 the fruit. Keep
the branches aud vines sufficiently thin
ned so the sun can reach the folisge well
and it, best results will be obtained.
The average amount of sugar in our
standard apples is about tea per cent
the average amount of acid, five peT
cent. should there be small amount
OF both suger and acid the result Is an
insipld apple. should there be pro-
portionately large amount of acii to-
sugar, we have a sour apple. Too littl~
acid for the sugar gives Us sweet "r-
pie.
Potatoes are quite extensively grown
In Europe for feeding farm animals. ihr
Germans feed the surplus potatoes tn
their horses, and the custom prevails
elsew here 10 a considerable extent. The
potatoes are boiled and when cold are
chopped fine. mixed with ground oats
aud cut hay. sslted little, and full
peck Of the mixture is given to medium
sized horses.
Don't forget 10 run between the rows
OF your strawberry patch with double
shovel plow, aud IL once or twice does
not pulverize the ground well enough,
go through two or three times more, and
then clean out the row with hoe. DO
not be afraid Of destroying the plants
that i what YOU want TO do partially.
By fall your ground viii be covered with
young plants.
Alwavs bear In mind when cultivating
the corn that the result Of trials AT expert
ment stations indicates better results
from shallow than from deep cultivation.
In one experiment station as much "a
fourteen bushels per acre were obtained
from shallow over deep cultivation.
Another station reports gain of nearly
one-third from the shallow treatment.
Excessive root pruning is not conducive
to the growth and yield of the corn crop
and the experiments reported should be
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