Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-21
Farm Notes.

east Of Vanceburg, Ky. says the Adams
County New Era. IL an apple tree that
has been bearing frui, for 80 years. II Is
% yellow beethoven. and was planted
wien this whole region was almost one
sold forest.
BY thorough practical experiments.
Charles Buckmirster Of this country, has
proved that cottonSced meal IS superior
10 phosphate as a fertilizer on Hight warm
soil He uses less of the meal than OF
phosphate IN a drlil and has raised from
200 to 30 bushels OF potatoes 20 the acre,
ard the heaviest crop OF silo corn ever
grown in this locality. Mixed with hen
,:rgnufc ard ashes the meal mas proved
excellent when seeding down.-S,dney A..
Ellis. Cheshire Co, y. H.. In y. E. Home
stead.
The following il recommended. as ex-
cellenl treatment for contracted feet:
poultice the feet for 10 days with warm
bran, mash poultlces put into bags and
lied on the feet; change the poultice once
a day and wet IL several times day with
warm water. then stop poul;icins and rub
a little Of the following blister around
The coTonets every second week until
three biistcrs have been applied: Can
inarldes DIR. and hard ! or mix. Shoe
with a level shoe and do not pare out the
sole of the foot
The Nashville American says that two
specimens of rare breed Of hogs have
been secured for the Tennessee exposi-
flFls IL fF are IKE ttlt common HpE III
every particular. except that they have
solid hoofs like the mule. and are found
occasionally In the forests OF the lower
Mississippi valley. The TWO specimens.
male ard female. are named from their
sex and the localities they come from.
"Coohoma" and "Hushapucka. They
are nearly half-grOwn and viii weigh
about rs lbs, each.
There is a problem before the farmers
which has not iitiie TO do with farm
management and the economies of max
ing the farm pay better profit on the in
vcstment. There seems little likelihood
that our common farm crops, such as
corn. potatoes and the like. Will com
~ ind again in years the prices that they
did q few years since There seems lit
tie demand by the consumers for new
food sturs. the few old varieties only
az, &antsd: and there Is no reason to he
liz &c otherwise than that all these stand
ards VIII continue to be produced TO the
full extent of the demand. In this there
seems TO be hut one thing for the far
mer 10 do. Farm labor has continued to
cost the farmer more year by year. not
th1t prices nave advanced. possibly fall
lon little: but the things the farmer
hTs to sell have fallen 50 in price tnat il
taxes quite a half more produce 10 pay
labor than IL did five years ago. There
must he either much lower wages, or that
labor must be so directed that IL can aC
Complish twice as much in crop raising
not afforl to employ a so a month hand
to hand-hoe corn or potatoes, aud still
the sight was quite familiar last sea-
son. Tho supposed necessity Of this hand
work WIS the result OF lack Of CalCula-
ten, and taking the exact time to do the
needed things. one man who was Obliged
10 do much hand work in the corn kept
the lot fairly clean while the corn WAS
small. but to do good job ut the final
working. cultivated deep. and while do
ing the corn no good It did bring up
crop of weed seed from the lower fur
row that cost him many dollars to sub
due, writes John Gould in the Country
Gentleman. While We have no lack of
soil moisture just now, as a rule we need
to retain all of il possible. and 10 do this
III ans putting the soil in the finest of
condition before planting. and do shallow
cultivation often. The roots of a plan,
can get no benefit from the movement of
the soil. especially those roots from three
inches 10 three feet below the surface.
an ] THAI is about the range of the root
81 WITH of our hood crops. so IN the inter-
csiS of economy of labor and the con-
serving of soil moisture. Let the cultiva-
tor teeth be fine and many, and run in
this two inches OF top soil to make a
mulch, and kill the terminating surface
weeds and let the ungcrminated weed
seed below lie dormant as they will If
not brought to the surface. The man
ana horse working the shallow going tool
can accomplish far more work and much
more effectively than where 4 general
upheaval OF the soil Is attempted and
with this advantage that there is Il
great saving of the moisture. rs the sur
face ulase leaves the under soil whore ii |
IS not quickly dried out. and the plants |
deprived of moisture which they might |
want at critical time, and would have |
had but for the enforced evaporation in |
cldent TO deep, rough cultivtion. These |
are only hints along the line farmers |
must work. Economy does not mean so |
nnch doing without and doing less. but a |
better expenditure OF forces and better |
directed work. Even the buying OF the |
latest improved machinery does not alone |
solve the problem. New mechanism de- |
mands new thought and change of np- |
to-date methods with it. and then comes |
extended powers time saved to devote to |
otter things. and farm enterprises |
nroadened out, or the same ground coy |
cred with a great saving of energy and |
tine as well. Along this very line comes |
IN most helpful aid, plan to exchange |
experience, and be in Il position TO give |
and take advice, and withal Improve |
ones social and moral qualities. because |
the best morality is con-ioincd with the |
best farming; and this aid Is the small |
but wcll attended and lived-up-to farm |
ers' club.