The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-04-17
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sticking or stringing, but they will pay
well for the labor The dwarf varieties
do not require sticking and can be soon
gotten out Of the way for some other crop.
Seed may he planted every three weeks for
successive crops, and supply can thus be
obtained quite late in the season.
TO get good melons and Lima beans
make the hills now. Use plenty of manure
and do not disturb them until the apple
trees are in blossom, when the seed may be
planted. In this manner much OF the ma
and when the time arrives for planting the
seed the hills can be chopped down with
the hoe and the manure worked into the
soil.
Those who buy fresh cows must take the
risk of their having stubborn dispositions,
as well as incur the liability of bringing
disease on the farm. 1t takes time to raise
good cows, but they pay the larger profit
after they come into use
There are farms of only ten acres that
pay because every acre receives manure or
fertilizer year after year, while large farms
give no profit because the soil is poor. The
remedy for low prices is larger yields per
acre, and not more land. There is always
greater expense the larger the are worked,
and when the average yield per acre begins
to fall off it is time to lop off some of the
land and bring up the other portion to its
original fertility.
cheap way to destroy weeds is to grow
corn. potatoes, carrots, beets and turnips.
\ crop Of cabbage should also be included
These crops require clean cultivation aud
pay for the labor of destroying the weeds.
The thistle has been exterminated on farms
by growing crops that required careful cul-
tivation.
Good seed potatoes that are free from
disease bring prices that pay those who
have been careful with such crops Farmers
who grow large crops of potatoes should
have facilities for taking care of those
intended for seed. As it is at present the
best customers for potatoes early in the
spring are the farmers who buy their seed
1t is well to produce seed from elsewhere
some years, but it is not necessary to do
80 every season.
Cultivating the soil to keep down weeds
Is not all that results from so doing The
loose soil not only prevents loss of mos
ture, but gains moe from rains than when
the surface is hard and compact
Try row OF alfalfa as an experiment.
do not broadcast the seed, but SOW in rows
rows and keep the weeds and grass away.
After the first year it can take care of itself
and will remain as permanent crop. 1t
thrives on sandy soil, and affords several
cuttings during the season. If you find
that few rows will thrive on your soil
then SOW field of alfalfa.
Runt pigs and small lambs are the result
of lack of food The young animals are
crowded out of place of place by those that
are stronger, few pigs getting much more
than their share at the expense of the
weaker, and the strong lambs monopolize
the ground food in the troughs AS any
drawbacks at the start are not quickly
overcome the runt pigs do not soon over
take the others and consequently is unpro-
fitable.
Darying assists in arranging the rots-
ton OF crops on the farm and compels the
adoption of clover as one Of the sources for
retaining fertility. The manure made by
herd of dairy cows is as valuable as the
milk sold from som herds, and in the rota-
tion of crops it is applied to the fields
which require it for certain crops. Corn
for instance, being a crop that can utilize
any amount of manure, is given careful
cultivation, which cleans the ground for
wheat or oats, the time during which the
corn occupies the land also permitting OF
the decomposition of the coarse materials.
The manure should be used on gross feed
ing crops, corn being one of the best fol
that purpose.
Asparagus is liable to the attack of a
new rust, which is Of fungus growth,
causing the stalks to blister and turn
brown. 1t increases rapidly during warm
weather, and the remedy is to cut down
the stalks after the season for use has
passed and burn them, carefully raking the
bed and burning The refuse also in the fall
There is always strong desire to try
new varieties OF fruits and vegetables.
There are already more good varieties than
are required, and what is needed il not to
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