Evening journal., 1901-12-14
AGRICULTURAL HINTS AND HIPS
What the Farmers Are Doing and How They
Are Doing 1t

This mild weather has brought all
the frost out of the ground and plow-
ing may now be done 10 is likely That
some farmers win embrace the oppor-
tunity if the weather continues mild
Some farmers who raise fine pota-
toes when their neighbofs fail have the
practice OF hauling out manure and
spreading It upon the ground during
the winter. No matter how early In
the season a mild spell like the present
occurs. they start team to hauling
out manure When spread on the
ground il enriches and fattens the
soil In the spring they have only the
plow the ground and drop the potatoes
In every THIRD furrow. That practice,
although proved to be an excellent
one and recommended by many expert
enced growers. has never become gem
eral.
If over an upward tendency to price
was fully justified, It is In the pres
ent instance regarding dairy products
! An advance OF one cent quart TO the
consumer In the price of milk, with
corresponding increase In the market
for butter and cheese, will net the
farmer only about one-half cent q
quart advance over present prices
This will practically Offset the in
crease in the price of feeding during
the past three months. lt looks as
though the present market for feed
was still below the top notch. With
shortage OF from $50 to 1000 million
Il bushels Of corn In the country, feed
must feel the influence Of the shortage
At the close of last week wheat and
coarse grains sold at Chicago and New
York at the highest prices, on the
crop, scoring advances Of three to tou
cents in almost as many days.
Every farmer will consult his owl
interest by insisting upon receiving
at least half a cent more for ever!
. quart of his milk he sells on and aftei
the first Of this month. All SHOULD
pull together and do everything pos
sible to make the ledger at least bal
ance in this milk business.
A word OF caution. however, Is no
out of place. The present abnorma
price OF milk Is due TO abnormal con
ditions in the feed trade. and tn
wholesale dealers will endeavor TO Sc
cure a decline in the milk price {
farmers. OF course If feed continue
to advance. or rather II 1t fails to dc
\ cline, the higher price of milk shoul
be insisted upon until spring. Bu
this is a big country. and shortage
, one section is bound to be made u
from another. sooner or later. No on
should put In a lot of cows in the b.
r. lief that existing remarkable cond
tions will be permanent for man
months. But those who have COW
q should be encouraged to feed the
. with THE utmost wisdom and get Il
!, largest possible profit out Of ther
Good COWS already command very hig
prices and probably may go still higl
d er. but Il is better to avoid an
= thing like a boom that would be "a
d lowed by more or less disastrous T
Y action 90 the dairy industry.
There is but little indication th'
- farmers will experience a blue Wi
= ter. Coupled with the fact that GRO
90 have paid unusually we'll the price
2 wheat and corn bids fair to reach q
'e dollar mark. and many farmers
New Castle county assert that TN
will not sell the latter cereal uni
y they get that price The yield Of bo
" has been fairly good throughout 4
2 State.
r. While It is too early to discuss q
probabilities OF peach crop next Sc
son. farmers who have visited w
Pr mington recently say the trees are
IN healthy condition and full OF bu'
u, IL depends altogether on the wealth
nj of the coming enrinR. however