Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-02-07
Farm News and Views
Philadelphia Record

they will turn the cattle out to Craze
Now, if they will bold the cattle back
two or three weeks Tor even o MONTH
later they will give tue grass on op-
portanity to make growth, and they
will largely gain by so doing. One oil
the greatest injuries t. grass land II
the trsmpling by the cate, especially
II the season is wet.
The and for the new strawberry
beds should be prepared az soon ~ it
can 90 done. Plow deep, harrow, apply
the fertilizer broadcas', and then again
harrow the soil fine. This will admit
warmth and situate growth OF early
weeds, which can be destroyed with
the harrow as sson ns they appear, with
the result of having the plot fairly free
Of We eds when the young runners are
tra1sp'antel.
Bees may be kept mith advantage o.
every farm, if only one or two hives are
allowed. Bees assist in fertilixing the
blossoms OF some plants and perform
valuable service. II no bees are kept
in a nelghborhood it is possible that
failure Of fruits may be due 10 that
cause, and it il q matter that deserves
consideration by farmers. Bees give
large profit, and though beginner
must learn something Of them to sue :
coed, yet the mods OF management are
not difficult 10 understand.
BegiL plowing for spring as'sool IS
it can be done. 1t matters not how
wet the land is If it can be plowsd, ar
the frost will pulverizs all Jumps. An
advantage in early blowing is that in.
sects will be turned to the sorfaee and
be destroyed. Cold does destroy some
insects, but when they are brought to
the surface and are exposed to damp
ness and alternate thawIng and frssz
ing they succumb. 1t will be found
That soils in which cutworms srs
numerous may be plswed early with
benefit, as the worms will be greatly
reduced in number by 50 doing and the
crops be protected to that extent, for
frequently the cutworms compel re-
planting of an entire crop.
Giving the cow coarse foods in order
to dispose of such materials will not
add to the quantity of milk, but it puts
tie COW to service converting such
materials into manure. A good farmer,
however, cannot afford to keep JAW
simply to make manure. The ms,aare
should be considered only as q by
profit. TO make al animal profitable
not only should the coarse and less
valuable materials be used, but they
should be re-enforced by the best feed |
ing stuffs that can be procured, SO SIS
not only to increase the yield but renosr |
the manure more valuable.
Young lambs are in order now, and
they will require attention. The time
has passed when the farmer should |
visit the fields to bring the young lambs
to the barn. The ewes should be kept
in the barn and the lambs protected
f,on cold. A lamb is a very delicate
thing the first few hours of iis life. and
should it become chilled it will perish
or slowly recover, as it receives
severe shock. The attention bestowed
the first three er four days will be Of
mora assistance than the care given
late, The ewes should be well fed, an
allowance of ground oats and plenty Of
clover hay being the most suitable
foods.
The value OF the land should be con-
sidsred when estimating the expense
OF farm. 1t is claimed that pasturing
is the cheapest mode of keeping cows.
OF ordinary pasture it requires about
four acres to ksepa cow iir months. |
which is equal to eight acres for year.
If land is cheap the cost is then but
little, but il land is high the expense
is increased cerrespondin3ly. II cattle
are kept under the soiling system oas
acre will answer for COW for six |
months, and when snsilsgs is used
largely the cost is still further reduced. !
1t is now admitted that in order to |
m,ke dairying return the largest possible |
profit the daiyman should include
easilage in his list Of crops.
ANNUAL CONVENTION YOUNG
MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSO-
CITATION OF VIRGINIA.