Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-03-14
Farm News and Views
Philadelphia Record

can also be utilized or roads and walk.
ways, and serve admirably for filing
up h,les in the ros Is leading 10 the
barn-yard or to the main road.
Goassherries may b. propagated
from cuttings, the same as curren'
bushes While other fruits are nearly
always plentiful in market there is
seldom a fu / supply of gooseberrieS
and currents, and it is possible that II
they were made specialties by some
cnterprising and experienced growers
the venture would prove profitable.
Raspbarries should b worked early,
and ew plants should be put out a
soon as the ground will permit, as they
thrive best when given good start
before the dry season comes. Among
the standard v rieties may be mentioned
the Cuthbert, Turner, Gregg and
Doelittle. The best fertilizer for the
young plants is potash, about 100
pounds per acre Of the sulphste being
exc, lent.
There are many places on farm
where a graps vine would be ornamna-
mental and also profitable. A grape
vine on the south side of barn. and
and trained evenly, would in a few
years cover some of the defects OF the
building and take up very little room
on the ground. In such a situation
the vines and fruit receive the full
benefit of the suns rays, and q strong.
vigorous VINE will yield large amount
of fruit at but little, if any. cost.
A rye pasture is very desirab In
early spring, and it will be but sbor
time before green rye may be used;
bat there are two things to observe.
One is, that, if the COWS are allowed to
remain on rye at first, they will be
liable to the ''scours," as young rye is
very laxative in its effects. The other !
is, that, if the ground is wet, the tramp.
ling Of the rye by the cattle will
seriously injure it. Judgment mus
be exercised in utilizing the green rye
early in the eason,
The warm days of March and April
may start the leaves and buds, which |
are liable to injury later, as it is late
frosts, which sometimes come unexpec-
tedly, that does damage. not only to
fruit trees, but to Vegetables Even in
May, when the conditions are appar-
emily favorable,a late frost may destroy
the whole seasons work. Do not be
in too great hurry to put seeds in the
ground. Let the ground become well
warmed. Onions and peas are hard,
and stand certain amount Of cold,
bat it will not pay to plant the bulk OF
garden crops as long as there is liabi ity
of late frcsts.
March is the month when the ducks
& in their heaviest laying, and the large
duck farms, upon which incubators are
operated, are now busy places. These
duck farms are used principally for
Matching what are known as "green
ducks" Tie Pskin breed is used. and
The ducklings are sold when about ten
weeks old, at which age they reach
franz four to five pounds each, as they
grow very rapidly. Those that get
into market early bring from 20 10 &c
cents per pound, but the main "crop"
blingS about 10 cents per pound. May
and June are the months when they
are mostly in demand.
Those who invest in dairying are
careful of all details of management las
a rule, but suffer their heaviest reverses
in the outlay for stock. There are
hundreds Of farmers who do not raise
calves, but buy their COWS. 1t is safe
10 assert that no farmer can buy a COW
risk OF loss, as SIZE may be Of
spiteful disposition, may bring disease
on the farm, may yield but little or give
inferior milk, and may prove unprof-
table from several causes. To sell her
ia but to get aeother that is no better.
The presence of two or three inferior