The record-union., 1896-01-03
FARM And ORCHARD.
Proper Procedure in Order to Get Rid Of
Weeds.
b wei Diseases in stock-Fodder Bet
ter Than Grain-spread Manure in
the Fall-overstocked Farms Do
Not Pay-Moss on Apple Trees
Farm Notes.

The plowing of land upon which tall
weeds are still standing is often done in
a Slovenly manner, the stubble not be-
ing completely covered, every furrow
showing the ends Of the plants, the roots
only being buried. It would be better
tc cut down such material, let it dry,
rake into piles and burn, or, what is
better, burn the field over if it can be
accomplished. Flowing can then be
done more satisfactorily and more
weeds will be destroyed
Bowel diseases are often caused by
everfeeding, and lack of salt will also
affect the stock. At this season, when
the horses are idle at times, they should
be fed in a manner only to keep them in
fair condition. 1t is of no advantage to
them to make them overfat.
When corn fodder is given to the
cows and sheep to pick over, do not
throw the refuse stalks in the barnyard
to be trampled, but cut them up or
shred them, SO as to convert them into
absorbent material in the stalls or barn
yard. They can then also be more read
lily handled for use when spreading ma
nure
There Is more digestible matter in the
corn plant than in the grain, and this
fact is one that has been satisfactorily
demonstrated One acre of fodder gives
more actual nutrition than does two
tons of timothy hay, and the butts and
coarser portions, which are usually con-
sidered of but little value, contain more
nutrition than the tops and blades 1t
may be added that much depends on the
stage at which fodder was cut, how
stored, and how prepared before feed
ing it to the stock
The rains will carry the soluble por-
tions of the manure down if it is spread
on the ground now and worked into the
soil, while the solid portions will de-
compose during the winter, rains and
frost more easily decomposing it than
when coarse material is not placed in the
center of the heap. One advantage of
spreading manure in the fall is that the
labor Of hauling it can be done with less
interference with other work, than to
postpone the spreading until spring, at
which season the work becomes urgent.
The wild varieties of grapes are sell
dom affected with disease, and it has
been suggested that it will be an advan-
tage to graft our well-known varieties
or the wild kinds, which will not only
add to their hardness, but increase
their productive capacity Several ex-
periments made in grating one variety
or another such as the Concord on the
Ives Seeding, have given good results
If those who believe the potato crop
this year was too large will make the
attempt to buy good seed potatoes next
spring, they will find prices quite high,
and not too large a supply on the mar
ket
When the seed is plowed deep and
subsoiled, the roots of plants penetrate
deeper and are thus enabled to derive
more moisture and plant food from be-
low. Land that has been subsoiled not
only warns sooner in the spring, but
also absorbs more water from rains at
q time when moisture is more desired
Permanent sod, without fertilizing, is
an injury to the orchard. This has been
proved in the experience of nearly every
successful orchardist.
The Pennsylvania Experiment Sta
tion has found creameries where the
loss of butter fat amounted to $40 a
day.
A good cow will pay her way even on
profitable ones. Be well prepared to
make test of what your COWS are do
ing for you, and always keep some
promising young heifers coming on.
Newly set strawberry beds for next
years fruiting should be sprayed with
the Bordeaux mixture two or three
times at intervals of from two to four
weeks after they begin to make run
ners.
Pear trees both dwarf and standard,
love good ground. If little inclined to
clay so much the better, though any
fair garden soil will suit them. But
they must not be crowded, even If
dwarfs; nine or ten feet apart is close
enough.
The pig that has had the seours never
viii make the hog that it might have
made had it escaped the trouble This
fact may as well be set down as settled.
Hence, the man who would make the
most of his hogs must avoid scours
with his pigs. This he can only do by
properly feeding the dam while they are
young.
The South American States have
large herds and fiocks eager to reach
the European markets, but they are not