The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-26
FIELD AND HOME.

n blossom, as it should be for feeding cat
lie, the seed is comparatively valueless.
f allowed to ripen it's seed the stalk and
caves are no more nutritious than oat- i
traw. The Hungarian grass contains q ]
higher per cent. of nutriment than the
common millet. But these kinds of
,rass are very valuable as fodder, if cut
before seeds mature. The fault COM
monty is that farmers let them stand too
ong before cutting them, when the seeds
ripen and the nutriment contained In
the stem and leaves has been greatly
Feeding too much OF these
very nutritious seeds often proves IN
furious to stock.
EGGs-How INCREAsED.-If an in
crease of eggs be desired in the poultry
yard, before large sums of money are
expended in the purchase of everlasting
LAYERS we would recommend the system OF
keeping no hens after their first or, at the
most, their second year. Early pullets
give the increase, and the only wonder Is
that people persist as they do in keeping
up a stock of old hens, which lay one |
day and stop three, instead of laying |
three days and stopping one. In some
parts OF England it is the invariable rule
tokeep the pullets only one year. Feeding
will do a'great deal Ia surprising work,
indeed, in the production of eggs; but
not when the old hens are concerned.
They may put on fat, but they can not
put down eggs. Their tale is told, their
work is over. Nothing remains to be
done with them but to give them smell
of the kitchen fire, and the sooner they
get that the better. OF course, there are
some old favorites whose lives ought to
be spared as long as they can send forth
the representatives. Judicious mating
by which we mean the advantage OF
comparatively youthful cockerel-may
be the means of even exhibition poultry
making their appearance from the good
old hen; and upon which we have the
exception to the rule.
THE STRAWBERRY GRUBs.-G. Wright,
in Gardeners Monthly: We are much
troubled here with "grubs," which cat
the roots of strawberry plants in certain
localities, whether the ground has been
MANFRED or not and think the Larvae
found in manure heaps is entirely dis.
tinct from that which destroys ouI
strawberries and other roots. The latter
] is more slender and hairy than the other
, and does not increase in size so rapidly
= besides l have never found the young
, ones earlier than the middle of July
{ while full grown grubs are found in tn.
J, manure in June. If the smallest grul
} touches a root of strawberry the leave
, wilt in the sun, and we search the rasca
n out and save the plant.
hou m Int nf
n and ten long, which l have been sailing
e bushel of salt broadcast on Strawberries
/, and have no trouble with "grubs
IS The next plot, separated by row G
o peach trees, has only been sailed twice
o and have taken out with the aid of tn
= chickens over thousand grubs, Will
e the next plot is literally filled wit
a grubs, and 1 have scarcely saved plan
IS for two years. None of this ground wa
y ever MANFRED, but has been a garde
|, since the prairie sod was turned. Sal
o does not kill the Larvae, for l have keF
u them in brine for ten minutes, and the
3 crawled away rs smart as ever; but
II think it must be unhealthy for the lit
% ones.
a
u u grape grower writes to the Rurdt World
" The wisest course, as usual, lies In tn
" middle between short and long PRUNING
10 | have for years pruned much longt
o than many of my neighbors, for I'll
=, following resources: ]. 1t does m
* throw the vines out of balance so mut
IL as short pruning. 2. The best develops
q, fruit buds are generally about the mi
W die of the canes, and ON the .stronge
le laterals. 3. 1t allows more room
~ spread the vine and fIeer circulation
al air. 4. The lower buds on the your
e canes are seldom good fruiting buds; /
i. longer pruning they can be dispense
se with, and only those allowed which wi
ne be two ieet above the ground at leas
d 5. If any buds are damaged by frost,
NC have better chance to have full Gro
NV plan is to have on a wellestablish'
us vine, say about three arms of old wo
70 about eighteen inches high. On each
Nv these have young cane and spt
nc In pruning, l shorten these canes fro
or three to five feet each, according 10 Il
use strength of the vine, variety, ETC.; and
ho they have any strong laterals, short
les them to one-half, or three buds; have
ne space of two eyes on each arm. Tie
is. three canes are distributed evenly ov
n ns the two upper wires OF the trellis.
GU soon as the young shoots appear, go o'
Di- them, rubbing of all on the old arm
TO take away the lower buds on the can
81 and where a bud starts two or TIN
al, shoots, rub off all but the one that
NJ M strongest and if, in your judgement, t
10 vine has still too much fruit, rub
al every second bud, leaving about forty
oe- sixty punches on good, strong vii
Ell Pinch the remaining shoots to just aCo
the last bunch, just as soon as you C
get hold of them with your finger a
thumb, leaving only one shoot on ca
spur unchecked for new cane for ne
ep- wear. As soon as the laterals begin
The push on the fruit-beariDg branch
ed pinch them back TO one Leaf at the sal
zen time tie young shcoos LETT unchecked
no for new canes-to the open space, q
ne pinch their tops when about two II
re- long, to encourage and strengthen
laterals from them. This is all the su
as mer pruning they should have, ano
zen this is strictly followed out, l belle
age that we can prevent a great deal OF
ry. rot. even in tue most unfavorable seaso
ave The main secret is, to give each vine j
pts what it is capable OF bearing and mat
zee, ing we'll neither more nor less-and
zee. nearer we come to this, the better v
It. be the crop. But when you follow Il
ent pruning you must be determined to I
the severely. Let no false squeamishI
at prevent you from taking oil hund
nto punches, if necessary-and have
A more than you are sure of maturing
Inn fectly..
the Household Helps.
The murrINs.-O One quart sour milk,