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RALEIGH, N. C, APRIL 14, 1896.
Vol. 11.
No. 10
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Prfsidont Mann Page,
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on or; v..u ;j iOi'.
S iov Koites that tVc fr.r.-r !
b .vo barrel of sai:d handr in !
tl'-e o t -a r. put out fir1?. A bui re
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;- ctigme, i-i a rule,
g i j uliva?'ai b fore ;
:...;e the i ha'f of tee ba:U-
P ib-' is d ne, the la
ra:
p. el'-a puSveriS.?i, he.-,
j, y c-ur bV'Ct will improve
; ruu down, c-Oi'i'viil ie
cui ivate n of the cr' p-
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a .-ir m ; to r-rat-
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:r. .;.Jo: learmg il ,
it n.ir yui-- noy s
t"; a i vo aO f' r
t.r, -iwirjc
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have dame j
h a ;1! f-ms
day. ev.-n
t r,
g---ur;g !
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;t a i-.f-vut'l a dep r.;.d I
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p ir.rat j
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ca- lat.-b
r t ie ii-.e.c rr rriiiin
J.- iMt' ( 'l.fil.ft.- IT: il
nave -i
1 'a. ?he:r fruit tu p rfe
t'.ao tre ami-,
tiea f v.ita-ab: f
ir,'i 1 '-d suchloeuli
l'"L4lu e, -reir. is set with via-..
But there are scores of g.,,d eariv van
eties of grapes that can ba erovn on
land wh re good corn erop- c..Li beprj
due -Mi. Tec re is no excuse for a farm r
to deny hirrscif and family stichrupes
as the Pngnoon. Delaware, Niagara,
Varueu fli:d tho Rogers hy brid if ho ia
able u grow good corn crops.
LOADiNG IT ONTO . .IE FARMERS
There nrit a grain merchant or a
C'lrr.maion m ui v. ho dues rot wish to
load The improvement of tho common
roartf! cn the farmer. The nuntuer of
men wh " do not Ivivo to p.iy u cent for
tlio improvement of tne rond, but vrho
woula i irectly ben fi ; d by tne i.n
pr )vemMi5 very largo. Th ne-vi-ni
pTs ure ii'i 'J by the oonimunicaMoii
of p 'Oplo vh) want go -d good roods
at the cot of the farnv-r, but wo tire
not called upou to beur any of : ,hf ( x
pi'iiae. We think that a got d tning to
do would ho fo n.t-k lhe.-e fellown. v. h j
wnu!d be bem ii-ed inHr-.y thouiod -f j
doiit.rH by b.-tter ro id-, to v ii'no -i- j
T I
lioerauy to r t:struct go-a ro kw j
lh0 JiC,n- (,f , t--:,-i for H nn-' J' coul
minion or Oiaer m-r.-a to , to c j
tvn,,- to .u-ruct. good road tor j
ti-,
adv.nit-d b ' -'i
:..;.yn :s r tr n.ers w , . g u i r o .u
s lii-ov in iv of un te a:iO ; osjna
.n, v. itt-.o'it f-f'ri u-4 lu-iouvtnt'i c ;
But it i: high Uf -r. thai
e evt
OU;
ii- ; s mail -l?-p caiiiiig for go:j.i roo.
tia!'-?d t-e is -vii .c-iT to buiid t. em f .r
lits o-N-Ti o--::f tic.-. Tilt' grtd ol t?:-1 T-. i
lew.-; in ..-.-e citv ia lutcierab.o. Fai m
r - v
c
'i:!fi.: of the 1'ti .;r siv Farmer.
S in ' 3 i
in
xpi i ; jiciU'i wt re made t determu.e
ih ? l.s.-t-s nf onrcg.-n in farmyard ma
nun s b ti c ildu r lit n o h o of car
n.g for c-arne. Ic via found ihaf- m-
mire siort d in a Ivap under ovvr lui
14 per cei.t of in r- gen in tveive
m nthe. irs -0 percent. w;!t-n sccr u
' . I
i.t a hee.p m toe open, ana bl per ct nt
wren .pre o in tr in 1 i iu thecpe-n.
Tne licet if y of s eoe si, m ute pl-iti
of carii g i;r manure thus b ce-ues ap J
pM.-ent.
s the profit, in steek feeding H fro
i qoentiy c r.fined to tne value or the
m-.i ure venirnd, this pr fi . may ery
'asiiv be r 'ue: d. t 5 ii.ii.ort yimai pr-
I p.-rujiid by the con; in--n yard hte
j;atu-.u of etu-atiK Mf.'.-ui't) as ma..:
The W:--t met boo, perhtp, of c irmg
for manure w :.ii':d tie to have a rooft d
m hhed f -e t jrr.-i. atd -o '.urii t ri!'
s of i n c;s is k ce.-a' y h
a ; the
i
evenly !
re utsfioutea
V-r ay
le.r-eou'ii th whole. Pat i.h r.ifav.s a
.-: -.er expenso than th aviinge
i'-'rin r v cui(l c ire to ihan-r'? l e, ana
j-i t.i-f., ae in lixny c . ihn tht
''s-ii.'i;; saving w-.'ald j istfy. At tht
s imo :i;"oe, a b s t-xr om ve man,
po: tb' 1. $ c-:-.ar. m. riie pn
or may ci.- u
U Willi gj
a dva.it at: e.
j The e;
o of
me lo? or nitrogen r? i
m'J
-S !S
dir
.o certain or-:ain.--ms.
u;i,nrf:5
ea :n t!ie
vo-dmi;s o:
tr.nnais. m a- a -a cr.mieiic- b ai
! i i'-l 1-iiOi' asai' iv- aiUT toe m vriiie is
i
I ft . .1 .
- 'lv!t' - J' ti.u u :. ;-nrai.y nuius mat
mras.irrs ti.!iit-u to prevetif. ju-h
J mu.-t ?e us a promplay. Hi pt.-i:u u rms.
! tl"- uiti agai in liiem inure is conver t d
! into t;nm--nia in a form v;hieh m iy
! e a;epe aa a gra It thid arooaoala is
j ol: ar-ged into till pa - to v-t arr :n uia -.1
! ns -1 tis rapidly as ir ;s pr.50ced. very
! lute- ks v ii: cccar, ea eulpb.-jee is n .r
.IT..
vcl e. lie.
t me.--ru:-f5 ft.ued most iY ci'Vin
preserving t : o ar-im-yjia ot iiiaiiuu-s,
t jri-.rpcrato .vif; ts-.e freea mauuie
iaeeivii'o proportion ol kaint or sui-
im ;;at'.
;r.e Ruinu-.j una m
f r- wi n the Kninr tda.
tin h ' uiis cornf-
f-'.'-aiitig the stable Fulphate. ia order
lh..c th, rCiV tiaasha!i be usar-r.r'.y per
ff.,,t a p the katait or yp-uaa
t,.. ,,.-1,, fi .ri:v- hi-f,re th- mi
liiire has br'orre dry In f-otaae sr.ab es
fto .ii.atioii mr.Oe m the c'.ail. cu-
s is n
t t.'i-avd a-ivisab!1. A tetter j
ti -Lit Vt, i IV !!i.V
; e s. t ! I,
'it,
th
roaLurr- ut tr.o t in : tne siabkr; cio
ilie-i.
wroca f-o.uii o- t.f.av, ui
d, piuee, ;C;.i!... A- a riairr r of fact, the ma-
iHi - e hou Id iv. v..r bo p. I
iiirt d to to
rv.me or .
Now us to the ie' alive advantages of
iHVit and upsun
In the brii prac
tie, - , kainit id rdwaya u-cd, as r add
nViU-riaily to the vain-: u the roaaur'-,
while g p'.-um only sives amajonta,
and ly i.bimg to the weight of the
..hoi-," reducs the p-.-rrentagf ? of
v ah j able ruo-ar;ovs ia the ma iure.
Another disadvantage of s-ypcU.n is
that convc-rtj the soluble pbospt ates
:a tho lapdd portion of tho manure
into insoluble forms and of reduceu
value as a cmp producer.
Tho aarge production of manure
per month for the vnous kinds of
-took on tho ordinary f.rm, is as fed
iowe: Sheep, 723 pounds; calves. 2.(31
pounds; pigs, 2 508 pounds ; cows, 2 220
pounds, and horses 1.461 pounds. The
amounts represent the production oi
1 (J(0 pounds live weight of thedtfTer
j
ent kind of stock A ton of average (
manure will contain:
Ammonia
1 tisu
Phosphoric ac i.l
i4 ns.
.11 '
6 "
A nrso wearing say 1 : 00 pound-
will produce 1 405 pi'Ondsnf manure m
a month. To prop-uly cre for this,
."55 painls of t r.mt, or 45 pounds of
gvpsum .should have b n n n c xo rated
with the manure as fastaair. was made
The result wirh tim u-c of k tinit wou d j
h 1 ni'O pound-; of m irar oont M:d:K
11 p )ua is of a'i,innia. 16 pour.r.- of
P't ih ai-d G p-d-i of phoKphwric
acid With t'iO uo r,f gyj.suoi. nor
only wo'dd therein1 no;:.:ri m tnanu-i
al -ib-ta ne.o of any kind, but 'hn r.v.o!
fltaUrV of Lio nf!, ;;c a -u oald
he roduc d Thi.i gain of five pou.u
of t x r toa ,-.feaa V.Y f(Cn,a!
m.iter - huc lt irt f;tr ir.vn b.-iag bU-h j
i-i an io.c-ea?e of 45 orr c nt on tee
Uvreg- farmyard mat.wre r--; h:!:
to a:nra ri'a f; r
may.y crop ; iha: '.-.
ar; .1 w ua tlr1 uvad
l 'O PV"
ri!;- mn ( r ;
1
uv f k tJnt aid ;vo;'.;iii whw- may
i
b.
! ) - :
!I , r-o
'!av.
i - o..
!
4
4 '
( o a-
S.I .!; , K.I
I' i i liu'dng do - a to .t prettv li le
ivt, b-n a. tii- r'arr.o ttrp.f the u-tta i -u.;
i;'iorediy v ilu.irdr- a for
juigmg the mot ad van' age j-. pi i.v
irv to tite. Po'r.o'.aJy , l ;i:'.vhs
k an-.t la prof
a?ti 1 irt q
nee.
V'li in c .3:s:dr r
art' ma i
ca eu jibovi. My nracuc is to haw
. . , .
i?-- k unit tn.'',u; ;nU me.r.-pora.f i
v;ih she ure rdb.t anu m 'rang,
v, h, a I t-e stables are ciear;? d X i'hf-r
I
.5" nor t" p-nni should he ap
::.- o e- .o' nirectiv io contact
, bed
1 1, i ;
f-rily
the -'all'!
j'he one
ad I.j
iv.-; rosper-t as i r e h- r.
S Pi"A;A'iv.
n
I uO
I a
T g
::e? d f r hi
Pws-vf : ;
t thkc do arieai'Tirai oap( rs an'
v. unt none. I Lnow t o nuch
'."''a:i fa.-niit' now. I d ai't a;t tn
io' r-o moray in on i -. ...k..--j-apers
n -n
km rc!i
.crap-- t. g.-a In r
- . iT
em uu to pay m. t
t ( 'ooie.
a); h
11 "i- bf
r e
L -K- ii- X0 lU III 1 ri t vt-;-
IT-arr
F..lry. a rhrify e'-d .--c -r-sfui n aa
v-'ivo proot ptlv re;.-v ti h:a svher;p
tii.r, ae.h?:g: T have, t--ik.cn th.s m-nja-z
ai ft-.- m-ro har. oO yc .r-, liure
v:u-h t in it v.ri;i over faib d t ec.ii
i w (i-jji uiif? ai'.a i li.kve nev- r ! e in
r-ud it from cover 1; carer"' W. T.
j Be.l:-".r, io Amr ruvm Agrieuiiuri.-;':.
WEEKLY VfcAl HliK CROP BUL
LETIN For tl:c Week Ending iiaturday, April 4,
iSg6.
CKNTK'vh Ofkick. RaL.-igh. N. C.
The pass wiiV..-er, on iho unale, hf-s
bref very f.iv- rabia one fer fiirni
work n- N aah Caroi'ua. A-neouih the
ri'v.-. tare"- re.Ci - j.s were b. lav.- tne tier
m 1 v r-rr
raturo the ih-fi -tenei p !
1)05 great, ai d tne (fit
or. wa
c. 11 to delay the b-ooang
I 1 II llll
tr. er, to -hat sevt-ral sharp frost ' in
M;rc.i did In Ue, if any. d iruasre. Taf re
wus an exce.-s of ram f?:ll in F. bru ny,
but March wia le-atrvf-iy dry, aed
favcr; i y inhere p'-eci farm work.
Pi--..-i'-g ard o'ivr pr-'O iraHoii.s for
p'.antmg arc ger.or.ailv ,,d
rr o
Tne cool w ather cho iog M.uvh
inifjivorab:.) lor tru k erojs ia tt"e
K-v'i-'erii lb 'triet n-. S3tating st-mc re
i phiot .ng. B" thr
hi. Wt el; of M are
r-!um arid p a' h trc-s vk r in bloom
and i he s raw be- ry vm y ad --i bt-r- e
ia the ea-t
In ioefartern portioi s ot i
tha b ale fcrt: st
tree3 are become -.g
gV-. etl.
The reports of oorrespohclents of the
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin, issued
by the North Carolina tato Wt-uther
Servit.'c. for the week en dmg Saturday,
Aprii 4 P.-i';J indie-ate a very diver-i
fie t wc k. the crltr part fi.vorab'.e
with w irna wea.: .' er .-tid genera! I .
p'eaty of. rain, tho latter part vufavor
ab'-- or: a; - uni or cool, frosty wt-ati' er.
Iu the nor-hr rn portions of the vY s
ern distiae't tlurewastoo much rain
Tho temoeraturo wus aboe normal
M irch L3.h to April 1st. and below the
rest of the we k.
Eastern Disikict The pat week
in ta o Eastern U -u iet was generally
favorable, though the raics from March
29 :h to April 21 interrupted farm work.
There was a little too much rain only
along the northern coast. The last
three days were clear, cool and windy.
Frcet occurred on two mornings, which
injured etrawbr-rriea. but the winds
'
were so brisk that little damage is
thought to have occurred to fruit treeg.
of whi- h peach, plum and chevriea are
iu bloom. Soring Beems rather late
and vegetation backvard, Truck
crons, though retarded by cool weather,
ecf m to t-e doio well. Vegetables ure
j ust conji-i up in the norih, and are
m i;;h further advanced in the south
v'o siderahlo pro;.-;re88 has been made
wi h gardens. Iiiah potatoes have
been p? an red, and ft wee t potato slips
aro bei..tr b-ddd. Corn planting
w.'-H i;dvan ed Fam-rj', on th
average, are w uo with their work,
aiid f r ir !,ir.d- are weil prepared.
Ci-XiKAL Distkict The fir-t four
(I ys of iho wtt k w-ro -.varm and rainy,
ttr-Q gr-.-itiy bpn fited pm di grains.
ih .".ifc'.h ;ntf rriipt 114 frm work in th-
r.
' r-:l ar;d nr-h -in portiorjs. wh-r
the rain fall w;$s liefvu fit I re bKi
j wnd ice forpii-d, nr.d m-Jiiy repon s of
a o l i j.' e t o t h e pe a h c r op v.' - r r; r e c "- i v e n ,
tmi ;t t.- very probib! i hat the ind
prev. n'ed the form aion of fics' n.uch
tbuve the ground, and that the damage
t ft uit has opf-D ovi'i -estimatt d Poach.
O'-ar end plum trees :re now in oloorn.
!,ic tr ued dri-;d out rapidly auo
vor;.- wel' i;: hand Tve la-t part cd
t ie ( k 2v!:i i.h e rn i;as been piauted
iu the er uth, and &.r,c cotton Tee
t..rHliri. n of wbrat, outJ.ar.d ryei -i ver
divero'l. d, tu ugh rh: e c-'ops are lo. k
mg very "eii t-u good land mi,d-- :-i:ch
oTigri s cuii:i; rue fit:
r;irm, ran-y
co plants are
n IU III-. VVl-fK. Il.'llfl: U i L
1 v k i tig weil ; are plentiful, but, small
h s ijetatex s have been plant:, d, u.-d
ir '.rdening is praj;re.t-si?;g in the sou? h
F m-T-s are wc! up wiih their w-fk
Vv'e.-tki;N Di Ti.it.T In the western
ft' d n rt!ern pi;rti a:s.f h;a ditriet
thrro wofo e-. n-.o htavy raisjs on vhe
I and 2 i. osp ci.,l!y in Y-.taj-, , M tdi
ana Baucombe- coa-tie-:, wtstch
w--.s:-.--.1 la ds, dam iged crop-5, at:d
e-ru-vd ii jds ii
ve rnounr.am
C trafi
ir.o-
1.'. t-euer il tho rain-fall on the ritsti ? ur
i -;ys of the wer-k, wrh warm weather,
I C: ' ti .oa.-la ia'.crr ip.'-i
farm work. The pr-e-t.-i was slfghtly
fr. z n on th" ,'3 i aud 1 h aou pe-.rn -
have ir r tdy b e:; damig-d on hr-v
ri und. Pt.-.i'di ta-(- h.'.ve jas: com
an ne d t" bk-oni in the ne-rt':-. and are
rv -triy nil out mthesouih ;- ain corn
! as or en plarud. air? a f:dr crop ct
--pring cats, bieh me tp. ni-.n. good
st and it) Kiiaw se-ct ion-. Tue mj a y
at r prt,
t? da
thas wh'i1.
.IOK.I7.
i we'd, i irreen erai Lcrr- r uii
Lr- -ice
j p;aii;s ure c enieg up v-.-ry wt 11 rxme
s potatoes bave t- en v-I mied. Vef;eta
i ti. mi, nf cous much i.-tT in thi-
district', f.xc pv in ta sourh, taan m
otberi', a.vd sprmg npp ars laU-r. P i
j erg-tic farm rs ur fua y up with th'. ir
work.
! O . t'ac whole .he cTf) . ei cea vf ll'-Oo
begy.M very favor .b!y in N-rtb Oaro
ima.
la making an ueOer ar.ia, a'lcr the
tile c r rtOiio have b"ea pioperiy said,
nmch (; too wers cJ fi hag m th. u;;eo
can be done wii:i ti'ie do.v tuni a c r -foi
tCim of h.a'serf Eooaga earth
riiou d i.j thro-va iii oy hand to covf r
t'',ii or ld prevent . r- hcr
! i rooi beig disnrrag- d by neavy ch de-
oi oarih or he.ivy sione fabit-g uj-oe
iuoin. Several ba- c furro-' S v iii be
rKpdreo, tiir w-ng the dirt t-o ward-' the
dit.aa each t:m- be-fore it w.;i be Scfeto
run the tep.m over the place wre re . h
a itch was. It ;s likely ai:s a that bx a
v ear or two thereafter, uniei-s it "oar
bten i iow-d, th:-r will bo a sbgat ho -law
sho-.ving w I'm; re Ihed.'c i haa been,
nd w, ro he :o- e earin h id settled
after the ustcn had nen liHed.
FHUiT F O K N- VV PLACE 3.
now v,o sret n uit on new piac s r.-icer.
o;eors -a the msnds of many ownt-,s (.
such piac:-.?, or .oo nave uuut
;'cui03 oil unimproV' d :po'cs. M.-co
oi tv be ior.etova: oh ar ioaianoiaee sup
o'y with nroper selection and maa.-.e
ment, ar h toe a-t r:ii hich bt-
often hear, ihe.t jl v.i.1 tale a lifetime
to ge , fr- m a ijc--' ph.nt.ti'-n, is
an ahf urd error. The i ivkf st n-.uru
is from piantirg straw liio.'' If H t
our- early in sprmg, they win b.e.ra
modi-rare crop tho iame season. Th
sec aid year, if the b- d is keot clean,
the product will be abundant. Mask
melons and wata r.ve ioi s will yield
thesr delicious pre duct i four months
aftc r p'anting. Gooseben ies, currants,
raspaeirus. and blackberries, 11 bear
at about the same pencd from the ticue
of setting cub. Goud n.zed gooseberry
plants, say a food and a half high, wili
give a good crop for busba s of their
size, the second year. D-varf pears,
under right management come quickly
into bearing, and grapes bear eoon.
HO"RTIOXJIPXJ"H'K
WHEM TO St-RV.
Tho growfr hims.--lf muat decide
wheja and how often to spray, bf c Ui?e
he should kno7 what era naif s he de J
sires tc reach. If he has the bud moth
he should pruy with the fir t swelling
of the buds, and it he has the plum
scile he should t-prny in the winter.
But leaving the special ie.scc s a ide, it
is safe to say that for the two era-pie
enemies the apple ?ctb end c adlm
moth at lee-rt two p: ayrrgs should be
iven. As a general st ,terne.,t, say,
spray twice uo-.n ap-..les and pear,
oi;C Just t-3 the fruit buds break open
tut before the iLves expand, and
again j :st as the last b0 '-otu full In
bth oases use a combioation at B r
de.Hox mis ure and Pur-s green. Tr
fi-Co spraying is I;.r th; tcab fungus n
pirrrcular tud f(r thta the Bordeaux is
u .e i; aut fi'.e P.ri; green will mo:
huely be of service ia destro irg vari
one. leaf eating ins-cts Tee KC-rd
praymr5 is for the c -dhn moth in par
ueaiar, ana for this the Paris green i
une ; but the B .rdeaus mixtoro will
stiii be i e-aied for the ?:ppl- sci'o and
otn. r f;ni. Whether or not it is '.ecf s
sary to spray f.gain 9iU orp 1 rs.e:y
upon the reason. The operator rr-usr
-vatca m tt-rs closely. r.r d spray when
he reeds to do so er when he i j:
duub:. T ppray iogs are si.llic :
f-.r the cod ho mntb, and three are gen
eraliy sulliei-nt- for the apple t-cab.
FER VILIZcRS FOR APPLE
CHORDS,
OR
Poia.'h i a rmss important fertilizer
f v-r the on hard; it promotes growth,
irnyr v.-ts the fl ;vor of fruiii by cauina
an merea;e of sagar and deeyeave el
acid and i improvei the color of the
fruit, aiid this 's very ia'partant in ap
,aeb intended for market Apphndra-v
bevny cn iho roil, and e-peciaiiy on
thi elemrt; 100 barrels of appbis ore
said to daw m re hoarily oa :bo s Hi
than a crop of 50 bxiheis of wheat
P f-.Tti: -zing pt.ia-vses in 1 rosr
ot vvtHi.i as-r. s tiaf re are GO p-.-uads t.-oc
ah. wor'h. 7 rents per p und or ?! 20;
j 3i) oovrda phe-phorio aeio at 5 c-ut-s ;
ve1ue
n
a, J;
ashea 5 20 A bushel weaiid abiuii CO
p. -.iir d-i -n.l i-; worth 30 r-'ue s
p-atods c- mo'ete f. r aiz r
fit l.Oco
re t i e
-at- t.- r
4
.f- ' in. t w.ii.j i.'.m,.!, :,i..o
w A. ' . J I u 7unu i L - . . J i ' ' I
ais cr v:'
; t-itai vuaie 10 10
r p.aiad. Li l.e.ou
or t;o in 2 Ci ui -
n 'nnds p:'.t.bie muraiw
;re ai e n
p u a- m'Tog'-i wor
a 20 .re.-
s nurd
or 1 ; G pouuds potash
'nts
per
)Utid cr 42 Centn; ?i p;Ue is phM
p'loric aeid at- 5 c nrs per por.ni or 1 2 i
cent.-; rood value 1 54 er 1 7 cr-nta per
o..U'id. Vi..cd n?hes, besid-8 bang
la-v price, ii!-o have a very bene ft. ial
i,hr
oi s on a.;.;r.unt of their
ion.-- F-irm ad ILvaae.
me
SCI EN flFlC STRAWBERRY
'.nt dry .oi.floc3 call for .-.
-thods ie trtiv? be' rv yrow
mg- so order to fibt the orouth fii C
eeHsfu' y c-d do toe euh.ivat ing wicn
horses, set the rial's ,;. or 32 o.chfs
apait in the row, tied p? )v bom wa c.
e rows m ast e stia-ht, go that the
culnve.tor may be run c!-::ro to the
plmts. K ep the eraire pu-f ee cov
i-'Ti d with a d--S" m-ilch. G -o t. h will
:.hen cootauo t.brou:.'o a drouth.
In the v lata r cover the whoje ppace
with a nral- h. Ic. spri-' g :n ike a smuli
opeii'bg over the cm-;! of the phviit
with a poiuied s:i,-it. Tnoh avf swd.
gr )w i;p titr.aiiih th s ee. ni'g. The
rrr.iiCa can tht -s remain to prr v r,t
evaporaii- - a anu to k e. she 0 rne.-3
Pan. Ia the ind th- irem viii be
eirr; r. heic-r Color', d end h '- "er tbart
;f row n in the ma?te-t ro.v. v ..ricti .
like ti.ivr riaad will have a- hi.o a
c.-aor as P.rker F rle.
I ti ere oiiowed tbis plan for three
years, and wouhi ti( ir. ore thmk f gi
rig back to t- c mat ted rev than I
would cut u hay with a ?cy the. This
sj stern i-; n-ade easily p s-ibie by tLe
trjvi-niiou ol tae atitom ;tic runi'.er c it
t-'T, wh -h g .th -rs up and cuts the run
uers, leavu g them ab'ut a foot in
length. A new fruit perm will naad
fr-im every runner which is cut. I
nave c unfed as miry as 2 fruit stems
n a hdl from which tho rurmers were
cut the year before. Las labor ii re
quired to , et the patch in condition for
succeedmg crop3 than by any other
system.
If ground is lim'ted, set the rows 33
inches apart and the plants I6 inches
apart in the row, and cultivate one
'7ar- Ti plan wdi n q ilremoro ho-
" j ing, but the vield per &cre will be 2i
oer cent, greater. SelecS varieti, g
vhich eerd out rnnnrrs freely. Keep
thee car f. Crowns f ur to six inchei
acr ss will rc-uU T.to (pints to tha
hill i3 not an x-vMivo yieid, ra-d tht
(riuldy wi.I ly iirct-jia-P. C I). Car
ter, Michigan, in Aicir;eaa Agri nl-turi-t
MILK FROM PARTURIENT COWS
M Ik shou'u not. bo eav"i ffo'O". cowg
that have rt c nviv e.i-vtd. This isna
ofrcpeatrd it j an taa, but ddfenit
dairy I'm a put vr;, u--. Ci -t-slrtictian
upon if. A?l the way from the third
to the IhUa mii king i5 sav- a, accord usg
to estabU-b: d habit, or the da-ry inn t
bgnee prev -di .'rg. This v. ide d;ve hv j
gravely hUcOr- rai'k q'edii,- tbrou'
the c -.ivieg season. b-'Kte.ning in Ft-bru-ary
r.ni ending aboire the iast f M traav.
OfCwUrp.' the t-rfo.s in tla matter lies
n saving the Milk prematurely. Fur
the first L. .-.? -hree da softer calving
the i ie' -dllo.l pecretc-d by tbo cvr
cannot be .-jdiej milk, akhiaigh it. coa
t o.!!H its ccaft;taents ia improper pro-p-rt
i.'-n Tee sube", is bet luidef
s'.oo 1 by ray ieg th .t tho yellow v?cid
colostru n, or lir--D r.dlk, u. vole pes int
milk wiiivo f. sHjrtatn. iiatitof tanrsu
a. pi mo tor-alv.-iig Tiustin-o, although
va i.iblo i-. tho
j nr.y of ca-'
nil
taken pLce by the fburlh day of p ir
niriency, so that the n-nllt ndlkuig is
pure- ( nough to pav;? Tnoeo wh-o sav
rhe f..urth ond 11 th milking and e-oa-sslerir
good enough, cxttvos it froi
an udder that is turgid end ii liuncd
from the sudden at.able.aim-rnT. i.d the
lacteal function. Moreover, as abuvt
explained tee lli.iiia :; noi. rcaoiaed 4
s'.ago wheve its c msti'.u.aats are ia
proper t.n-1 bealihful propoi tions. It
is rich, but rich in wasce matei ill
fa-ty dv-g-'rier -.t' d ceils. Saeh mdk if
only useful for tao yr-uosr c d', If foi
to pigs il should In given sparingly, or
by its laxauve it -ct. it will do thoa
POULTKY
WHU' Tr.E K i ii DvES.
In an ae.Vxs-s tefo-.o a F-rna-rs1 Ia
s ituto ia I -iO'.-H a sjo-icer caood av
toatfv-n to the great v de-e of pe-ubrj.
Comparute:y few pcolo re.j.z-a tha
y ! m-'-ciittU'-le and v-o.ae of tao tamo. si
ii ui.fy mvx c?:?
rid egg production f:t th
' Un-tcd S ales. In loeki-o? cpstatist7cj
j I he.Vo found h pir(;-d report of two
lefoiga c -sir. tries, l.-: title' ktnguora
of Bjlgiura wiru 1 1 ( 00 ; q'r-ire miles
and a p.-pu2 ition of 5 bed bed, pro'itcet
Uh, 000, 000 f egf.s anuua iy, and Franca
witn 2o-i Uo tqudre nule', produce
$2o,00o U0O woxth of e&ta eaco. yar.
I'ne Uuit- d :f caus, y--itu a popuiatiaa
0 05.000 000 producer 750.000,000
cU z -n e-gs, vhi. h idlov.- locioding
th i--Q consumed by the produc a 140
eggs per capita. Too average price ia
cur large c.tiea is 10 ce ita p r n .. zen, or
tl:J0 000, ' -00 a yeur. We p y & e-00 003
;4 year for eggs imported from K.a
i.vni. Franc-; and li Igium We pay
i OcO OoO a year to ?s.: Ui,iiaii farri
ers al.'net beriu. s a large i-.ua: for poul
try.
;uiu is iirt be brp.-r to eavs
this money f..r ouis-iv' s at .1 txpoii
rather than rl? NuW a .' d to this
the poultry .;vc'ucan and uo wiil
rcaddy Pea tie.", in money value it al
iXiot rx.'-xt'K ti.v vuiue of cor ho-.-t
crop of auy o'ivr aingio pr.- d ct of tht
farm. We fin I that from ib'-'.i to Juet
1, PiOa. thc' Uaiod S ateB s tr-t.os rty
p ri 258 S7i 125 head of d-mer-tio-e-hick-ens,
:u.kevs pt fci l i.eo, g - 8, lia,l75,
duc-k-7 51 i y ). il t.a-jiHr-.l r. or..docei
21 40:'., 525 ci , U 4'i 1)17 tu.keja,
725 0 4 .eese. 7o5 Co J da-'a, ar:a 00,-
)1 ,i .05 X .v. at et-g-t, ranki-.g t-econd in
c df kens, tir e: m tu k' y-, . cond ia
g-ese, fiia-t in cue- ar-.. -'.;rd in .-'4',
J;:io l ad'.-g by 1.0 O-'O,' 0 , and I rv,-
by 'J ' 00 000 o-. z -n ari M:-s-.uri lead
ing I iinois by 1 422 32u chi 'kvr;s an-i
123 g -e Tne- to'ai pr. -due lion of
the 12 ce-ii'ral States Obi-', Itidi-u a,
Ilb.ujis, iliac '.."g'iti, L')wa, Wi-ce.t.s.in,
M'aoes ti Mi seui i, N a h aal S uth
Dakota, N br;i-ka an-i Iv in-fia is 132,
702 123 chickens, 5 020 ibit turkeys,
0'4o,84.') k'eere an i 3 753 '31 ducks.
Tneae figures are Tor rnark-t poultry
only. The fancy or thor -ugnbrea poul
try ani egg bu-ius- has never been
lcked up so as to gt.t iho correct
stat stirs of i:P magrihudo.
Mr. Cleveland can heaf. any Presi
dent we ever had borrowing money,
but what the country needs is a Presi
dent that can run the government
without bjrrovvdog money. Meldrixa
Guidon.