People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1895 — Agricultural Suggentions From Farmers’ Voice. [ARTICLE]

Agricultural Suggentions From Farmers’ Voice.

In addition to other merits accorded to rye the fact that it is a weed killer is not the least. If rye is sown early it may be safely pastured in the fall. It makes a profitable pasture. The orchard should be cleared of all brush. It is not only unsightly but is a harbor for injects. j Many of the watermelons sent , late in the season to northern ! markets, do not bring the producer a cent. There ought to be a fixed place for rubbish. Unless there is the premises become littered with tin cans, old bottles, etc. Select the largest and most early maturing ears of corn for seed, thoroughly dry it and keep it away from the rats. With a horse slaughtering establishment near Chicago and one in Oregon, there is a prospect that the scrub will be wiped out of existence.