Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-06-08

There Is nothlns me lssthey
Plant tomatoes four feet apart each
way,
Don't forget 70 spray me grape
The Homer pigeon is the best bird
for squad raising.
Sometimes litter gets so nithy that
it is worse than none.
Leave 1t to the old hen to pick out
the best nest to lay In.
To improve live stock requires IN
te1Iigence and thought.
Among all dwarf-growing trees the
| japanese naples stand first
| II possible grow potatoes on clover
sod; this saves buying Fertilizers
Oats is the standard grain for the
healthy development of young ami
mails.
In the fattening pen give the pigs
4
more.
Many farmers use boar Of differ-
emit breed of that of their sows to pro
duce cross.
Sound. healthy cows can only be
had by good stabIinS. careful feeding
and good water.
When the chicks can get away from
| 1T at will, plenty of heat under the
hover is a good thing.
| After the calf has learned to drink,
a little fine hay should be tied up In
| the pen for the calf to nibble.
Almost all flower seeds terminate
more quickly If soaked In warm
water for few hours before planting.
DO not plant trees with bunch of
spreading roots. Trim them of to
within four or 1--WE inches of the root
stock.
Don't forget to give the little ducks
plenty of drinking water, and after
one week old they want It to swim
in, too.
/
Horses that are clipped dry on
/ fast at night. This is better than
having them stand around In a heavy
wet coat.
A once lively faith in the existence
and possibilities Of stra're cf 1'e-s
which would produce 800 eggs year
has decayed
At the end of five to eight days=re-
move the calf to roomy, clean box
stall and give clean dry bed of
wheat or oat straw.
The feeding and management of the
young calves should be in the hands
of competent hand and not left to
the boys or careless help.
/ Many man has been surprised al
the effect of one load of barnyard ma
nure scattered about under tree.
/ It gives new life and fruitfulness.
The only way to make a profit with
poultry is to attend closely to bust
ness and not leave the feeding and
management of the flock to hired
help.
Extreme care must be taken of the
tiny seedlings, for If allowed to get
dry they will almost surely die and
| if kept too moist they incline. to
damp on r.
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| The great secret in successful root
culture is clean. mellow deep soil.
| liberal fertflizing, early sowing and
early culture as soon as the plants
can be distinctly seen.
A light sandy soil will be rather
| benefited by working it when moist,
as such will have a tendency to make
it more compact and consequently
more retentive of moisture.
Rhubarb is <of easy cultivation, and
when once planted, the ground kept
clean, mellow and heavily MANFRED,
/ will furnish a generous supply of juicy
stalks for eight to ten years without
removal.
The horse can be made to masticate
his food by putting finely cut hay with
| the grain. A ration of han prairie
| grass hay and half alfalfa will give
| almost as good gains as ration of
alfalfa alone.
years he has sown small patch Of
buckwheat for his hens and he says
he Is quite certain that they thrive
better and lay more eggs than they
did without this grain.
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