The Eddy current., 1898-03-19
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
AoRicULTURlsTs.
some Up-to-Date Hints About Cut.
tivation of the soil and Yields
Thereof horticulture, viticulture and
Etoricuituro.


Afuuuu NNe AaFtnt
Last harvest. owing 10 the wet weath.
Or. a certain iiat In one Of my fields
was 20 wet az 10 measurably drown the
oats which we're sown upon II. There
were more or less oats. however. all
through II. and a huge crop Of sour
grass and various sorts Of weeds I
cut and stacked II. Today the stock
prefer II TO bright. threshed timothy.
I had sown the nat 70 timothy and clo-
yer and wanted the land clean, which
was the chief reason for moving the
miHed oats. weeds and spur grass.
shall never despair again OF getting
some good out OF even a hrst-olasa
stand OF weeds.
The blanket OF snow has prevented
the ground from freezing to any ex-
tent Hence fence posts can be driven
with less labor than in the fall. The
cracks through the fields made by the
drouth | see are closed, and the ground
IL damp a foot down or more This Is
cheering. for the cracks prevented the
now OF water 10 the reservoirs.
In my opinion the wide-awake farm
er WIN keep over few hundred bush
oils Of corn. at least until he Il reason
ably sure OF another suficient crop.
Also he will save a few tons Of hay.
There has been a slaughter Of rab-
bits this winter beyond any other sea-
son within my knowledge. The taste
for fried bunny is on the increase
among the people. am glad Of Il. Il
VIII save blackberry gardens and young
fruit trees. for. singular az II seems.
many farmers neglect the ounce OF pre-
ventiye so long IN such matters that
they are compelled 10 use the pound OF
cure The only objection any farmer
can have 10 gunneu hunting rabbits IN
hia nelds IL. he don't want them 10 Kill
his qualls. and he wants them 20 be
careful about shooting towards stock.
A neighbor had two valuable Ang0ra
goats killed this winter by careless
gunners.
In an adjacent nelghborhood am
credibly Informed that some sort Of a
pest II killing on the rabbits; that
many dead ones are daily found. II
may be they are mistaken. The dead
rabbits are perhaps those which have
been wounded and escaped. and after
wards died. The neighborhood. how
ever, says no 70 this suggestion.
Renters seem determined not 10 pay
cash for land. They are willing to
give larger share OF grain than hith-
erto. Some are now willing 20 give
half the crop. The rule hitherto for
some years has been two-ffths In the
bushel and crib aud half the hay. That
10 what | have rented for a number Of
/ years past. have made careful esti-
mates and hnd that, one year with an-
! other, have done as well. and some
times better, than those who have
rented their land for cash. | have had
one renter seven years, and he has done
as well by his portion % the farm aa
! myself would have done. The great
trouble with many renters Is they hog
the land over. II runs down under their
hands. The fences. the house, the
barn aud the door-yard and orchard
look as n a very poor widow lived there
and had no help whatever. This kind
OF farming makes the owner harder IN
his demands than he would be II the
renter took a little pride In keeping
the place In good condition. have nc
use for a slOYenly renter.
EDWARD u. HEAToN.