THE GENESEE FARMER, 



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NOTES FOB THE GENESEE FABHER. 



Tomato Rack. — I have tried to imitate the cut 

 in the June number of the Farmer for last year ; 

 and akhougk I have not sucoeedetl in a full imita- 

 tion, it has passed my expectations. I have been 

 -so well pletused Avith it that I fihall grow all my 

 tx)inatoes in that way, and say to others, try it, and 

 you will like it. 



Corn'. — Daring the past summer I have observed 

 the diferent growth of corn, in my field of about 

 three acres. About one-fourth of this was a Timo- 

 thy sward that had laid in meadow for six or eight 

 years, tOie remainder a wheat stubble. The latter 

 was dressed with a pretty good coat of barn-yard 

 manure in the spriiig, and a part with lime. The 

 lime, however, had l)ut little etfect. There was 

 also ©Ee load of manure applied to one corner of 

 •the sward. This produced the best in the lot. 

 After the corn was fairly up, part of both pieces 

 was dressed with plaster and ashes. This made a 

 materiiil difference in favor of the ashes and plaster. 

 Part of the sward was plowed deep enough to turn 

 up about two inches of the subsoil. Of the balance, 

 no more than the top soil was turned up. This 

 latter jwoduced the best corn. 



Bat I do not wish to be understood as opposing 

 deep plowing — I am decidedly in favor of it; but 

 the observing farmer should always study the nature 

 of his soil, and the manner he intends cultivating it 

 afterwards. When we intend plowing only once 

 m the spring for spring crops, I think it would be 

 better not to turn up much of the subsoil, unless 

 giving it a top-dressing of well-decomposed manure. 



I intend manuring my corn ground (sward land) 

 in the fall of the year, and to plow in the spring 

 -only a few days before planting, with a dressing of 

 from fifteen to twenty-five bushels of lime to the 

 acre. Then, in the fall, I will turn up several 

 inches of the subsoil, and sow to oats in the spring, 

 followed with rye in the fall and clover in the spring, 

 the clover to be plowed down the second year for 

 "wheat and timothy, and this to be plowed for corn 

 when convenient, as at first, with a dressing of lime 

 •and manure. h. altfather. 



Berlin, Somerset Co., Pa. 



SALT YOUB STOCK 



Messrs. Editors. — I have purchased a large 

 nnmber of sheep for different markets. Some few 

 years since, a gentleman rode with me several days, 

 and I told him, before we saw the sheep, uniforiuly 

 whether I could buy or not. He asked me how I told, 

 observing tlmt it was true, but he wished the secret, 

 I osbserved that when I asked a man to show me 

 hifi sheep, he would get some salt to call his sheep, 

 so that we could see them ; and when a man took 

 two fingers and a thumb to salt witli, and turn over 

 a chip or stone to sprinkle it upon, I could not buy 

 his sheep ; I had rather turn back than go furtlier, 

 although we went and looked for ourselves. I saw 

 by the two fingers and thumb, the whole man ; — 

 his sheep were poor, he fed in the same way, and 

 «et high value on all that he fed. But if a man took 

 a handful of salt and salted plentifully, we could 

 buy his she<?p. 



Another idea is, never salt in snow or frost ; it 

 will freze their faces immediately, and a sore nose 

 ifi sure. john d. chanbeklajn. 



Waterford, M'iih.mgton Co,, Ohio^ March, 1S58, 



CORN STALK FODSEB RACK. 



Eds. Genesee Farmer: — I send you a drawing 

 of my rack for feeding corn stalk fodder. It is 

 simply two runners, nine feet long, of sawed scant- 

 lin, two by eight inches, sloped at each end so that 

 it may be drawn either end foremost. The cross 

 pieces that frame them together are three and a 

 half feet long, and put in with a H augur. The 

 superstructure is twenty inches high — so low that 

 the cattle eat out of the top of it. This size will 

 hold a shock twelve hills square, and one horse can 

 draw it easily on the snow or frozen ground, into 

 the field, where the fodder is put in and tramped 

 down, and then hauled upon the poorest spots in 

 your vacant field, or under shed, and left for the 

 cattle to feed on. 



My reason for sloping both ends of the runners 

 Is, that my fodder is shocked on my wheat, and I 

 desire to have as little turning and tramping over it 

 as possible, particularly in thawing weather; so, 

 when I get my load on. I shift my team to the 

 other end, and go back without turning, and in the 

 same track. One of these racks full is sufficient for 

 six head of cattle twenty -four hours. 



ITawesvUU, Ky. D. L. ADAIR. 



FIXTURES FOR FEEDINO HOOS. 



Editors Genesee Farmer: — The accompanying 

 diagram is a sketch of the position of a trough for 

 feeding hogs, which recommends itself as simple 

 and convenient. The pen is framed as usual. The 

 trough is placed outside of the studs «, *, s. To 

 each of these studs is attached a scantlin (d) by a 

 pin (jo) of sufficient length to swing from the front 

 to the back side of the trough, say five feet. — 

 Board these to J, &, of sufficient height for the 

 front of the pen, and attack bolts (a, a,) so as to 

 secure it fast at each side of the trough. When the 

 hogs are to be fed, bolt it to the back of the trough, 

 and after the food is deposited it may be removed 

 to the front side, and the hogs permitted to approach 

 at the pleasure of the feeder. b. 



Earperaville, 2^. T. 



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Two drachms of sugar of lead dissolved in a 

 quart of water, is good for inflamed teat*. 



