The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-20

do not need the exercise required by young
stock.
What is the cause of thumps in sucking
pigs. Ans. Overfeeding.
What is the best time to SOW clover seed l.?
Mr.. Eastman would not answer this question
for Maryland. Early in the spring when the
snow was melting was the best time in New
York state.
For feeding cows, which is better Hun
perience with either.
When is corn to be planted for ensilage?
Ans. From Is to 25th of May. Eight quarts
to the acre, sown in rows by the Empire
grain drill
How many square feet in house are re-
quired for 100 hens Answered by Mr..
Rice. 15ft x15ft. for so hens
What artificial heat is required for hens?
That depends upon whether the cold is dry
or wet. Poultry require warm dry atmos-
phere.
What is the best cure for gaps in fowls
The fumes of tar, turpentine and sulphur,
being careful the young chickens do not
smother in using il.
What are the distinguishing marks between
a young hen and rooster? Ans The voice.
the shape of the head, and the feathers ut the
saddle the base of the tail
"Sheep as II revenue to the farm was then
the subject of an address by Mr.. James Arm
strong, Ex-Land Commissioner of Ireland.
In the economy of farming. experience has
shown that variety of products must be
considered by the farmer. SO with his stock
he cannot conilne himself solely to cattle. or
poultry or swine. So sheep on the farm take
as it We're. an intermediate place between the
horses and other stock. They feed upon
what the horse and cattle pass over. He
thought the farmer should raise limited
number of good sheep. That if the importa-
ton of the best wool-growing varieties was
too expensive for individual farmers, he
recommended the cooperative system to
secure the best breeds. Sheep are raised for
wool and mutton. When it is considered that
sumed there must be profit in producing
mutton. The foreign demand for the live
animal is increasing, and there is business in
it for the American farmer. He cited the
example of Denmark, in manufacturing
butter, as the evidence of the success of co.
operation among farmers.
Mr.. Armstrong thought that Institutes
would be great thing in the future, and he
hoped the ladies would take an interest in
them.
''Small fruits for family use" was the subject
then treated by Prof. S. b. Heiges L. S.
Pomologist. Mr.. Heiges expressed his regret
that there were not more ladies present
That he had no prepared paper to offer, but
rather the recitation of his personal experience
in Cumberland county. Pa, and York county
in that State.
Fruit was the most wholesome OF all foods.
and every farmer should have at least half
acre OF small fruits. The ground should be
prepared two years in advance. Cultivate
tomatoes if near cannery, if not potatoes.
to get the ground in proper condition for the
small fruits. By this means the weeds are
eliminated from the soil. Small fruits require
humidity of soil. Wood growth is not the
result of artificial fertilizers. BARNARD
manure plowed under in the fall of the year,
will aid in getting rid of larvae Small fruit
gardens should be twice as long as wide, and
the rows should run from north to south all
the forenoon, the plants will have the sun and
all day on one side or the other. Fruit requires
the sunlight to get the attinic or chemical rays
to bring out their color.
Beginning with Strawberries you can by
,I, L.
to the acre. Runners must be kept down.
Weeds must be extermnated. By using the
crow system the plants can be worked both
ways. He thought spring planting always
best. By planting in the fall IA partial crop
can be secured the next season. The rows
should be about four feet apart, the plants
about Is inches apart Your object is to get
a matted mass OF foliage about 1S inches
wide.
As to varieties 40 OF which he was familiar
with. only two were best adapted to this
climate of Maryland. The Bederwood and
Marshall. For preserving and canning the
Milson-Albany has never been equalled.
In cultivating the blackberry, rows should
be feet apart. Vegetable growth must
come from vegetable matter, therefore he
favored muchng in the case Of both rasp-
berries and blackberries. You want a ram
pant growth the first year to get good roots.
Keep the leaves off a plant, and it must die.
The Early Harvest is n choice variety also
the Erie. Caustic or air slaked lime, mixed
with flowers of sulphur is Il remedy for the
fungus growth that affects the blackberry, at
the rate of one pound to the bushel
! Currants that once lined the garden fence
are almost extinct. There are two broods of
the currant worm that have done the damage.
But the currant worm can be eXterminated
by using spray of one table spoon full of
Paris Green in 10 quarts Of. water. mulching
under the bushes and keeping soil clean so
the clippings will show when the worm be-
gins its work
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session the attendance was
not us large us during the day but those
present were rewarded by hearing two very
interesting and profitable addresses, along
practical lines, Prof. G. II. Powell, Horticul-
turist. Delaware State College. speaking
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