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Show FA1.JE AND 0AKDJ5N. MATTERS OP INTKRGST TO AGRICULTURISTS. Horn. I'i.lnlala lllnla Akonl Cat- Italian nf Ih. n.,11 ri.,1 ,,i,, Iharrnf MoMlnillurr, Mtlxillota an.1 llofleollnra. Tol.ira.. Ilnmlat. A contributor to National Stockman Klve tho following brief Instruction! for tobacco growing Preparation of the aoll ahould lie thorough, the disk or cutaway Is probably the favorite Instrument, and the soil Is worked until It I In perfect condition Some Kills, looee and "mealy" In nature, are better If compacting with drag and roller, but In general the aoll can be properly fitted fit-ted with disk and spike barrow Manuring Well rolled atable mm-uro mm-uro Is the Ideal fertlllier for the tobacco tobac-co grower, but fresh manure, while It stimulates tho plant Into a quick, vigorous vig-orous growth, doea not make a good quality of lenf, and If unit should In all case be spread on the land nnd plowed under. Hotted manure may be spread on lop with a liberal hand, or may even be used In the bill, tho latter not being the usual practice, although the minure can be made go a great deal further by It. Fertilisers In nearly all extensive produclug sections the supply of stablo manure Is far shorl of tho needs of our crop, nnd "plant food In n bag" Is used qullo extensively. Ocnerally speaking, these goods are bought without with-out n proper knowledge of Iho needs of the crop, and usually the aale Is made by the agent with the slickest tongue If tho land hna had from alx to ten good load! ot stablo manure ptowed under, a fertilizer carrying t or C per cent ammonia, 8 to 10 per cent phosphoric phos-phoric acid and I or 5 per cent actual potash, used In the bill at the rate of ;I0 to 400 pounds per acre, will produce n good crop of tobacco, but let me repeat re-peat what I wrote tomo years ago "few farmers really need to purchase, aramonluled fertilizers for tobacco." Dlslanco of Planting For :lgar leaf, whero a fine wrapper Is desired, the crop la often planted na closo n 12 by 32 Inches, and the distance varies from this very closo planting to the Miami valley plan of 1C or 18 by 36 Incbea for cigar leaf, l'or White Hurley Hur-ley tho usual dlslanco la 28 or 30 by 41 Inches, excepting on hillside, wbor It Is plnnted 33 by 48 Inches. Tho hills are mado tho aame aa for cabbage or tomatoes, and most planters like to hare their hills mado a few days In adranco of n season aa tho plants live better In hills soveral days old. especially es-pecially If fertilizers hato been used Setting Out In aome sections horse transplanting machines are used, but It la safe to say that DO per cent of the crop la act by hand, no special directions direc-tions are necessary, the same care being be-ing used aa In setting cabbage, tomato or other vegelablo plants. In pulling plants great caro must be used to avoid Injury to the remaining plants, by "mussing" them up, as dirty plants do not grow at all well. Children do tho dropping, and It Is well to keep them close to the scttcra, as tho wind and aun damago Iho roots of a tobacco tobac-co plant In a very lltllo time. "Cultivation" "Cul-tivation" about Juno IS. YVIra renrra nml Vlnea. It la very gratifying to nolo that the old hedge-row la fast going on the approach ap-proach of tho wire fence, and I am Inclined In-clined to think that the later makea of ouch fence aro going tu bo much more lasting than the first wero. which often present a sorry eight now wires broken and seldom repaired. Tho wild grape Is one ot the planta that delight In the change, and other planta will follow no doubt. From n decorative standpoint, this Is more than welcome, aa there la never a more refreshing sight In tho landscape than a big wild grapevine, aaya John Chamberlain In Country Gentleman. The Virginia creeper will also bo In the new "swim," ami also the nightshade (Bolanum dulcamara), dul-camara), with Its elegant purple flow-em flow-em and red berries. If the wlro will let them, there are many vlnea that ought to be Included, for Instance, the bittersweet, as well as many vine that are now seen only about dwelling. I shall ot course be accused of Impractical Im-practical sentiment It I try to make a point In favor of loading wlro fences with something that may ahorten their Hies and la at moat merely decorative Well, the blrde will be with me at least, and Together we are a tolerablo majority. major-ity. There la a general complaint tho country over that the birds are disappearing. disap-pearing. I have never been much worried wor-ried on this point, but If farmer really want to cultivate bird aa well a field, they can do no better than to provide them n shelter In this way. What bave they to lay about It? fampkloa for Bwlna. Tou need not bave any fear In regard to the feeding of pumpkins, cither to your ihoata or to your old hogs It tbey ara fed Judiciously, saya a writer In an exchange. I bave fed Item each season sea-son for the last thirty yean with the best results, but of lato years I have been feeding squash Instead We feed them after this manner- If we are feeding fifty hogs, we throw them I twenty-five pumpkins or squashes on their feeding floor. These are broken Into three or four parts with a spado and are given them twice n day They are also fed corn. We find that the pumpkins keep our hog. In a healthy and thrifty condition, and that we make mora live weight gain out ot our corn. Uut they muat be fed Judiciously Ju-diciously It Is surprising that pumpkins are not more grown for feeding swine. gone bave a prejudice against them, Mylng that tbey r- nolo an excess of urine; but thla Is not the ease when swine are of a good breed, and the whole of the pumpkin la fed together. If the Mi are cut out and glveu alone to them tbey might prove Injurious, Injuri-ous, tielng acsnt of grain one autumn, but having an abundance of pumklni, I fed a considerable number ot breeding breed-ing llerkehlree during the whole months of October and November Into December entirely on pumpkins, and they kept In aa good condition as I ever want to aee a lot of breeders, laa.lll.a limna: I la. Prof. Thomas Shaw recommend the following supplemental teed for young pig wheio they do not get feed enough from the sow If there Is aklm milk on hand pirtltlon off rt place In the pen where the dam Is, It ncceeaury, but which sho ennnot reach, and there. In a low trough, feed some aklm milk aa aoon aa tho pigs will drink It As soon ns they tako It freely, feed them a slop of shurta and milk. Then Kite them a llttlo rats or corn strewn on Ihe floor In addition to the slop. Feed the slop so thit It will not become stale at any time. It thero I no aklm milk at hand, a thin atop of ahorta and water Is next best presumably a little warm If the weather Is cool. Hut when the trough room Is ample, young Pigs may havo their food supplemented by allonlni; them to cat with the dam at will. The same kinds of food thit aro best suited to provide an abundance abun-dance of good pure milk from tho dam will nlono provide tho right sort of feed for the pigs. Hut the trough should be tow and ono or moro planks should bo In front of It, so that tho llttlo pigs can easily get Into It. And caro should bo taken not tu feed much bran nr Ibe hulls of oats In fhn uiw when Iho pigs are learning to cat, ai such food Is too coarse for tho digestion diges-tion ot the llttlo pig, It 1 surprising how soon they will learn to cat thus along with tho dam. Tako It nil In all thero Is perhaps no bettor mode ot management than thus described for average conditions. It Is Iho least labored. It answera very well and force ono to be cautious as to the character of the food given to tho dam. Kllllnc Ilia Ytllil Union. The wild onion ha become auch a troublesome weed hero that, on aome farms. It has becomo almost Impossible to mako good butter or use tho milk, especially In tho spring, says an Orange county, N, Y contributor to Itural Now Yorker, To plow and harrow har-row as In ordinary farm work scatters tho onions nnd makes them more numerous, nu-merous, I was told ot a very effectual way to exterminate them by nn old Kngllsh gardener, tho way they do It In Hngland, He aald, put on gas lime, and that will kill them outright. Having a piece badly Infested with them, I had, about Hept. 16, one load of gas llmo put on aa an experiment. To my aurprlae. It killed them entirely. That was about eight or nine years ago; It also made tho grnaa grow much better and for years I could aeo Just how far the gaa lime extended. I bcllove about the mlddlo ot September Is tho proper time to use It, aa the heat ot tho summer la about over, and the wild onloni aro In n wenk state about that time. Another experiment with gaa lime was on my gardtn, but here It appeared to do an Injury, and I do not want any more on tho garden, flaa lime can be had for nothing, except the cartage, gas makers are glad to get It drawn away. In using the lime, that which ha been exposed to tha weather long enough to expel Ihe smell of gat, and It bleached whlto, li best; now lime may kill Ihe grass. Imnianaa lladlahta. Itadlshca three feet In girth may be considered rather large for breakfast varieties; but tbey are nevertheless raised and moreover aro eaten cooked, like turnips. The department ot agriculture agri-culture haa secured from the aecretnry of tho Japanese legation at Washington Washing-ton somo aecd ot a very choice and carefully aelected winter radish, extensively exten-sively used for food In Japan. Thla variety known aa tho Dakon radish, reaches perfection only In the extreme southern part of the country; It may accordingly be ot use as a fall or winter crop In tho southern states. In Japan many methods of cooking and preserving are known, and It tho vegetable la found to thrive In the south a large amount ot seed may bo Imported for distribution. This kind of radish grows In a small volcanic Island named "Sakurajlma," or "Island of Cherry-Ulossoms," In Kagoshlma Hay, Klushn, Japan. The cllmato thero Is generally warm, and the soil much like that of Florida and Oeorgla. Itoota three feet In circumference, according ac-cording to Mr, Okohlra, tke secretary, are frequently produced and the radish rad-ish Is noted for Ua excellent flavor. The Lean Cow. Another cow may be pouring nearly all ber feed and part of herself Into the milk pall. It Is often laid that a cow will first take care of herself before ahe will make milk out of her feed, She does not always do It. There are cows that seem Intent on making milk and nothing noth-ing else They utterly neglect to teed their systems, and auch cows will become be-come thinner and thinner. It we are watching the Individual and observe a cow like that, we will Increase the ration and keep on Increasing It as long ai we can get returns. It Is a llttlo trouble but not so much after all to nry the rations to suit different dif-ferent cows The cow that la taking on flesh should have very little. It any, fat forming food Eliminate tho corn meal, or other similar Ingredient from her ration Feed her wholly or mainly main-ly on nitrogenous foods. For the thin cow Increase the fat-forming element. -Ex. |