The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-04-04

the SelllnS Oh tne lDOr, therefore. which
returns the larger share of wealth TO the
farm.
1t is claimed that there is less wheat in
the world than is required for consumption,
even with prices much below those obtained
a decade past. Wheat, however, can he
produced for much less in cost, owing to
improved machinery and implements
Sheep breeders state that one of the best
uses for potatoes when prices are low is to
feed them to sheep, and that few more
such large crops of potatoes as were pro-
duced last year will encourage the sheep
industry.
Every farmer should economic, but it is
not economical to omit that which is neces.
sary to the production of large crops. 1t
may compel large outlay TO procure felti-
lizers for special crops, but it will not he
economical to endeavor to succeed without
them. If the land will not yield largely
without their aid they must be procured or
the farm will be operated at loss 1t may
be misfortune for farmer to be com
PEELED to make the expenditure, but low
prices and competition must be met by
compelling the sol! to do its best in pro-
ductiOn.
Secure good, plump seed and reject all
that is slriveled or imperfect Each seed
contains not only the germ of a plant but
proportion of nourishment sufficient to
give the plant start until it can assist
itself. Weak seeds must necessarily pre-
duce weak plants, and that is Just what the
farmer cannot afford, as the first few weeks
in the life of "A plant greatly influences its
future.
All crops that produce seed should have
phosphates as one of the principal ingred-
tents of the fertilizer used, as the seeds of
all plants take up a large proportion of
phosphoric acid.
Early totatoes, for family use, can be
started in hotbeds and then set ont in the
open ground. 1t enables them to gain two
or three weeks growth.
Give the boy plot of ground as his own,
to cultivate as he pleases. 1t will not only
afford him enjoyment, but induce him to
take an interest in plants and varieties.
He should be given all the seeds and hand
implements he desires. and should be per-
mtted to have his own way without inter
ference.
Medium crops should not be Satisfactory.
Ii this age OF low prices only the largest
, ields will prove profitable.
II sheep are turned into an orchard be
fore grass appears they will bark the trees
and do considerable damage.
1t is claimed that the Wild goose plum.
in order to bear fruit must have the aid of
pollen from some source other than its own,
as it is incapable Of fertil4ing its pistil
For the potato beetles it is not necessary
to use Paris green very literally, as the
smallest quantity taken by the beetle is
fatal. A mixture of one pound of Paris
green with 100 pounds o! land plaster in
is an excellent application, but the two
substances must be intimately mixed
Now that the frost is making the roads
soft the farmers will find it profitable to
compare the amount of taxes paid with the
loss of time on the roads. With mud up
to the hubs of the wheels, to say nothing
of the cleaning of vehicles, good roads
should find advocates on every farm with
out regard to their cost.
The following formula for potatoes was
used last year in Rhode Island among the
farmers in general and gave excellent
results as fertilizer: Blood, bone and
meat tankage or animal dust !, 100 pounds;
dissolved boneblack, $50 pounds; muriate
of potash, 200 pounds: high-grade sulphate
of potash, 200 pounds: nitrate of soda 100
pounds, making total OF 2O00 pounds, the
cost of mixing being 81. This mixture
mixture was used in quantities according
to the condition of the soil.
Canned apples sell readily, and every
year the demand increases so much as to
somewhat lessen the demand for evaporated
apples. The wastes from the evaporators
are said to be be used for making cheap
jellies. In England turnips are used as
the base OF such iellies and favored with
strawberry, raspberry, etc. The canned
apples are largely being used instead, per
hitting OF the utilization of early summer
and fall apples that cannot be kept over
winter, as well as placing on the market
wholesome article of diet.
Experiments in feeding whole. flesh meal
to cows in Norway shows that three pounds
per day increased the flow and improved
the quality of milk; more than that affects
the flavor. Butter from such milk takes
on a lishy odor when old, but is all right
when fires.
1t very rarely pays TO buy different kinds
of chemicals to mix together, unless it can
be done large scale. A little makes more
bother than the profit will he from using
the fertilizers thus mixed. But As stable
manure is often deficient in mineral food,