The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-26
F6R THE FARMERS;
To Swallows.

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To Swallows.
Thrice welcome. swallows swift upon the
Fleet heralds OF bright days. and coming
When lavish summer from her lap shall fling
He'd faili of roses Oh the grateful earth!
In days bygone inen held your coming dear,
And ID deemed SaaS you children's spirits from
Come BACK believed ana loving year by year,
Unto tue holmes whence hrst your souls
Fond eats did listen to your twittering
Ears t tsSt had seaFHed-a''' m*", t'me-to
'ftc well,knowli patter Of departed feet.
Resting dp9R His syytks, the sil-wora swain
would {nd AR, a9se awhfie to marx your wheel
And hleia'rS's ear was quick to catch again
Your Gun perry mine'fhs shouts Of mud de-
The motheris eyes grew moist lis round
Endeured BY tender ties, ye circling few;
sn sse ak e 70 ne ch fSrSSt
Twas there she unused, their TINY
hands did weave
The fragrant cowslip ball, the daisy chain;
Twas there they wondering watched at 81
The giow-worm light his lantern in the
lane"
Each night, they sought their rest, we'll
pleased to know
Their larlings meath the thatch were
Fold Love their lot did ease of half It's woe.
And tAs sRyinpathy aye sweetened Sorrows
Then welcome, swallows, to my hohiely
,walls
fjdiies OF comfort to our slres ye told;
k S } M 'got t ssaf bfS SM aee Of DID,
For f fis$S ,{ { dxe'''iavea child my dreams
Whom y61ns Ambition did Of Hope beset;
And ss19Ais. are dying ndw-s6fffe long since
with YOU, SWEET tiSia sktaEp a. i9d greet me
When to Transplant EARLY Onions "'
"Onion plants are hardy and will stand
considerable abuse, yet it is best to use
care In handling them," says G. L. Hill
in the Orange Judd Farmer. "In taking
up the plants; tic long, threadlike roots
are so easily brSkeni that; Is Prevent this,
the bed should be wet Until the; s3ft about
the roots is quite soft; then, IN setting: out,
care should be exercised ip getting these
long roots down into the soil as they
We're where they grew. take up a few
hundred ut Il time in pans, and moisten
them we'll. then take them to the field
and set out Immediately. About four
inches apart is the right distance for
plants in the row. The holes are made
with ii sharp Hat stick, or dibble, held
in the right hand. With the left hand
the plant is inserted and held III place.
Then the dibble is thrust into the soil
an inch or more distant from the plant,
and about the same depth as before, and
the soil is pressed close about the plant,
down to the very tips Of it's roots.
1.-THE condition Of the soil when setting
out plants makes all the difference in
the world. both In the matter of good
work and of speed. If the surface soil
is dry and dusty, it is difficult to make
suitable holes iii it. AS soon as the dib
BILE is drawn out. the dry soil falls i'll and
its roots will coil uY into knot and rest
in dry dust. and will be mitch too near
the surface The time to transplant is
when the surface soil is rather moist, as
a day or two after rain. 1t pays to exer-
else some Watchftilness i'll order to do the
setting out when the soil is lii it's best
condition. It is not at all q slow job
when done at the right time
Pigs Securing.
Diarrheed in young pigs GENERALLY arises
either from exposure to wet and cold. or
from digestive arrangement: 1t Is gen
orally associated: iii The case Of sucking
pigs, with an altered condition Of the
milk of the SOW dte to ovet. or improper
feeding. It is a very safe thing to
change the diet of the SOW and to give
her a dose Of castor oil, which will act
on the y0Hng pigs through the milk,
and help to Get rig Of angthing that
may be causing, Irritation: When they
are a month Sid the pigs Inlay then
selves get a large: teaspd0iiftil of castor
nun as a preliminary to- ftrtber treat
ment, which inlay Or may not be iieces-
sary. Castor oil not only gets rid Of
irritable material that may be the cause
of the scour, hut after this action it
tends to bind the Bowels iii d fashion
not characteristic Of Gther p,irgitives.
About Flowing:
Plowing is hard work for the team,
but it is comparatively easy work for
the plowman; except on rocky or stumpy
land, when the ilow has frequently to
be pulled back and lifted up to avoid
some obstruction: For these reasons a
strong, active team that will walk right
along with good furroM behind it
should always be secured if possible. 1t
is not easy to make good work with a
poor team, and if it is not equal to it's
task there is much UNNECESSARY waiting
at the end of the furrow, and resting.
The work of holding the pillow is so easy
on level land free from stone that even
a child can do it, while holding the ham
dies makes it easier to walk in the fur
row than to follow the same team with
a drag over plowed ground. That is
hard, dragging work for both man and
teams. and it needs an ablt-bOdied man
instead of the young boy who is usually
put at this job, while the man takes
as his part the far easier task of hold
ing the plow, which on level, clean land
is no task at all.
Selecting Heifer Calves.
1t is not every heifer calf, even from a
good COW, that is worth keeping to de-
velop into Il cow. The points in calf
that indicate superior dairy qualities are
a rather small head, but wide over the
eyes, and set on a thin neck. There
should be moderate development of the
The skin should possess
the sort, TelFety Ieel IQdC, Wnen once
understood. will never after be forgotten.
The escutcheon and milk veins. even in
the young calf, will give to the expert
eDced much insight into the proba BILE
future value of the animal for dairy pur
poses.
The Expensiveness of Pasturing.
Wherever land is dear the pasture
provides food for stock that, considering
it's nutritive value. is much dearer than
that grown by cultivation. In the first
place, the grass, even if undisturbed,
does not yield as heavy crop as will
most of the grains and corn drilled for
fodder In the pasture the constant
trampling of stock lessons the grass
yield still further. What the stock
waste in 4 clover field will in most
places pay for the labor Of cutting and
carrying the clover to them, provided
the field is near where the stock is kept,
and the cutting of the clover can be done
by horsepower. Yet there are many
places where cultivation is impossible,
and using these as permanent pastures
is the only way to make the land useful
and profitable.
The First Milk for the Calf.
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