The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-03
ALL AROUND rnr FARM

Sandy soils are usually spoken Of ss
light soils. because they are the eas.ese
70 work, but in actual weigh; they are
the heaviest soils known. A clay soil.
usually called aeavy. Is really lighter.
To keep Hubbard squesn perfectly. a
dry room should be secured. where tins
temperature can be kept always Shove
freezing. Drynsss is even mere import
ant than warmth. Squasti quickly NH
dew and rot when exposed 20 moist ain
either cold or warm.
Muck should not be applied 20 the soil
as soon az taken from the bed II
thrown out and exposed 70 winters
freezing 1t will oe pulverized and rem
dered soluble. The best way TO obtain
all the fertilizing value there Is In muck
IL to use II first in stables and wherever
an absorbent is required.
Professor Maynard proved by repeat
"a tests that the terminating power Of
seeds OF dock. daisy. shepherds purse
ard similar meadow weeds 10 not inpur-
Ell by passing them through a horse. UNI
Jess they chance to be crushed durins
the process
A cSse IL reported OF a ounce bush
grated upon common thorn. and uncui.
,ivsted, which has borne regular crops Of
fruit FOR over forty years. IL this be q
fact. Il II suggestive one. as the ounce
on its own roots IN usually she-t lived.
Horticuitgrists should be tempted tn
Try so simple ami easy an experiment.
When you get a separator knock IN
pieces every swiIl barrel on the farm
Feed the calvessnd pigs ~ soon as tss
milk 1. sepsr sted- The milking AMI feed
ing is soon done. and there 10 no sffeB
handling % the milk. The stock g-fs
the milk sweet. warm and regularly.
1ich IL al In the line Of advantage.
II VS. long ago the discovery q Eng
ilsl farmers that bone manure. a. they
;urrip crop Tbs ives often fed on tns
land where grown. and rhe fed thus fer
tilted with ne sheep droppings was az
tcrward sown with whes, or other grain.
Usually sheep given a t1rnip patea IN
feed down were well fed WIKI grain o.
linsesi meal. which made mucI riches
manure tnan tgFniIs would DO.
Growers are not wei agreed IN re-
gard 70 pruning grape vines. Thrss
years sgo a gardiner trimmed very
IIrifty Concord vine tGierzbiy hort ami
me grape. nearly al rofted. Last sum-
mef u was trimmed not quite ~ sayFE
and again TIE fruit nearly ali rDttes.
4 his season the vine g1- no. trimmed 50
al. bl, allowed 20 ran a. air. snd Il xss
Full % grapes. with srs'ceiy any rof
among them
1; II matter OF S0n1eFuent 70 many
why 20 large \ proportion u farmers
build taseir zomes close % the road. Env,
they haze the zsoie fsrrn behind tnSn.
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me house f41ere t. only tne Dusty s7sd.
sitl it, curl11s pssEerv-5y and ciy1Gs %
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gains IN dignity % appearance shen Sc
back from TIE street. especially y
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