Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-02-14
Farm News and Views
Philadelphia Record

Weeds and her reuse lett III tue
Tense co,ners last fall should be care
fully cleaned away before spring. They
can easily be rakei out, as they are
now dry, and the best way to dispose
of such material is to burn it.
An excellent way to te.t seeds is to
place few between two flannel cloths,
dampening the cloths with warm water
placing them in warm location and
keeping them moist. Sone of the
seeds will terminate If kept at an even
Temperature, Another method IS to
plant few in cigar box filed with
earth.
The winter is the time to elem up
the farm. On some farms the waste
water is thrown near the house, dead
grass and weeds accumulate, and filth
IN various forms exists. The cold
weather hides many dlsagreeable things
because there are then no orders, but
the filth remains, however, and decay
beeius with the warm weather OF spring
Every farm needs good cleaning up
at least once year.
A crack in the wall, or knot hole,
nay receive but little consideration,
cold draught from such source m'y
De in ,urious 10 an animal. When
COW shnnks in the yield Of her milk in
winter, while other COWS are yielding
Up the average, it indicates that some
thing ia wrong, the animal not being
comfortable, and unless the quarters
arc flee from draughts the farmer will
pay penalty for negligence.
Heifers seould be given time to grow
and mature. AS rule heifers are al
lowed to come in too room, and gene
ration after generation follows from
stock that is losing vigor and hardness
No animals can be relied upon that
was not given favorable conditions
when young. If the heifers are givsH
another year of growth they will be
mols useful later on, and the time thus
allowed them will not be lost.
If The ground is cold the strawberry
bed may be burned over, which will
clean the surface. This need not be
done until la er, if preferred, or just
before the winter mulch is removed.
After the plant, have made their growth
mulch CT clean straw or salt hay will
not only assist to protect against
draught, but will also keep the fruit
can It is not necessary to cultivate
strawberries in early spring, as Guilt
walton disturbs the surface roots, but
the bed should be cleaned, however,
eli her by fire or by raking.
The farmer has his reyeises, and
during some years makes little or no
profit; but the man who has farm,
even if but small ore. CONTROLS the
opportunities to labor. He does not
have to seek employment and can at
least grow enough to supply his wants. |
Five bushels OF wheat will supply one
person with bread for year, hence
only three acres in whevt will keep a
family of SIX in bread, The farmer can |
also pr, ducs meat, fruits. vegetables,
honey, milk, eggs, butter, etc., and By
canning supply for winter can have
his table set with a viriety at all
seasons.
whe the ground for cora is ready |
it should be the object of every farmer
to eelect kis seed, even il he only
selects for one row. Corn is easily
improved, and the large yields some
tunes secured on test plots are due as
much to the fact that each seed was
selected from among many Others as
to the manure and cultivation bestowed
Hand picking the seed corn is work
that is tedious and not rslished by
many. but it may DO done for plet,
by way Of experiment, end the seed
from the plat should be used the seed
from the plot should be used the next
seascn, improving in that manner every
year.