The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-04

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h a successful machine Tor spraying
onions has been used by E. N. Foote,
q vel Eknown eastern onion grower.
He Fdsedga common 40 potato spray.
Ter, changing the discharge SO thatiit
would spraysl0 rows Of onions. With
Its use he finds that he can spray 20
acres a day without difficulty. and he
Is going over his 2b.acre onion field
once q week in order to destroy the
so.called blight, which has proved y
great drawback to the onion specially
for several years past. /.
Many q farmer believes In thorough:
tiliage. good speed. well,bred live
stock and plenty Of good feed and care
for them, and up;to.date farming peth.
DDS generally, yet at the same time
considers the poultry business. "A
trifing occupation, 1T only for the
women folks. something TO look after
when there is nothing else, to do &
embarrassing with a good com.
pound air spray. pumplis a cheap and
effective means Of cleaning up and
sweetening the interior Of the poul,
try house. Strain the wash through
a fine sieve or through ,burlap before
use In the sprayer and then 1t Is not
apt to clog the machine. Il
Remove all broken limbs from the
nipple trees rs soon rs they. are no.
ticed. They spoil the looks Of the
trees. and. besides. the wounds should
be; covered with white lead as soon as
possible to prevent decayEor the intro.
7duction Of fungus diseases.
The farmer who keeps sheep and
does not make 1t a point to furnish
the housewife with a nicely dressed
mutton occasionally during the hot
summer, months falls short Of enjoy.
ing one Of the most satisfying parts Of
sheepTaislng. .
Carbon bisulphide Is death!to snails
and other insects In the benches II a
few drops OF the liquid Is placed III
holes about one foot apart all over the
benches: It needs care IN use as 1t Is
poisonous and explosive, So
Nothing will promote laying all win.
ter more than q small patch OF grain,
sown early. where the fowls can get
It and pick 1t at will. It beats stimu.
iating codiments that too often Injure
the digestive organs. { &, Z
The great majority of diseases Incl
dent to poultry are due to bad manage
meut. bad housing. including cold.
damp and ill-yentilated houses, over
feeding, rich feeding. impure water
and want Of exercise. 81
Pigeons seem to- rcvet in warm
weather, provided the water supply Is
asslduously cared for. and insect pests
kept within bounds by a regular use
Of some death.tealing powder.
The surprising growth Of sweet
clever on railway $emhankments and
land where new streets are being cut
gives an erroneous idea Of the re.
quilements Of the plant.
y The ordinary alfalfa, whose original
horne was probably Persia. has. come
to be considered a standard and valu:
able forage crop in the western half Of
the United States. Il. ~ 4,
See that all empty flower pots are
gathered up, cleaned and put away
ready for use when wanted, not left
laying around to getsbroken. 5.is
Inc exchange OF scrubby, beefy
cows for dairy bred cows means
turning loss into profit If they are
cared for properly.
For hogs above 200 pounds, soaked
shelled. corr while a triflet slower than
soaked corn meal. made the most eco.
nomieal gnins.
Teach the colt. to drink sweet skim.
med milk at weaving time,' ills Just
the thing to keep up his muscular
growth. ".
Clean up and repair all empty fats
as they. Will soon be needed for gera.
mum cuttings, bulbs and other pur-
poses. %i5fls tt&-
! Roots form succulent food and are
used to good advantage In supple.
menting other and dryer, feeds. /
y DO not letS the harvest rush OF work
interfere with the regularity Of the
milking hours. @
The horse IS kept for his muscle. and
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