Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-08-11
s~EAsoNABlE FARM NOTES.

REASONABLE FARM NOTES.
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KEEP fighting the insect enemies.
ExrEKxIxAzr weeds, bfiars and BRAN
blos, everywhere.
ArrArrA, q Im0erne, ID Oalifcrnia's
)Ixeatest forage and fodder plant.
0uicxIfAfr ID d~estruetve 10 worms.
Glngs and the 1afyA 81 Injurious insects:
AVON an exclusive diet d whole corn
u. poultry: II ihA9 put On fat; but Is
n6t good Tot egga.
Cur al water sprouts from fruit trees
nov, while they are young and tender,
md IL will ave trouble hereafter.
AN exchange says that il hens get into
the habit Of eating their own eggs the
snrest remedy il to cut of their heads.
In finishing up the cultivationof fields
leave the land az level as possible, Ms il
viii facilitate the gathering Of the crops.
Panama who keep sheep should not
forget 10 dip the lambs In. tobacco water
shout three weeks after shsafthg to hill
the ticks. M.
An Ohio farmer claims that his own
experience has proven Tint six Cotswold
sheep viii not consume more food than
one COw. 80 t
CELLARS thoroughly treated with
Whitewash made yellow with copperas
will not be considered desirable habita-
Mons for rats and mice. ap
TRH utmost neatness should be exer.
cised about the pfemises IL hot Weather:
Garbage 81 every kini1 shfdild he, Jdist
posed ii before il becomes decayed and
Il giving off q bad odor,
PorAroEs are frequently spoiled BY
being exposed to the sun too long after
digging. They should only be open to
light and mir long enough to dry them,
and then stored away in az dark a place
- poeslbe.l $3sat az tai .yaig x,As
To destroy the green worms on cab
bages; sprinkle the sa1t Oh them while
the dew is ON them, and you will destroy
the last one of them. You will not be
able TO find q worm on them the next
morning. The salt will not iniure the
cabbages.
An Illinois correspondent inthe Cbun-
try Gentleman states that borax which
Is used In packing butter In some sec-
tions ct the rate Of six to eight per cent.
il objectionable on account Of its iniur-
ious effects upon the system Of the con-
sulner. E$t
OK ordinary land tobacco manurcd in
the hill with concentrnted fertilizer IN
creased in yield over three hundred
pounds per acre ~ compared with the
same quality of land without manure.
It also ripened two weeks earlier.
The soil for afodder crop should either
be naturally rich or made so by manur.
ing, or it win not pay to prepare it fo1
any OF these quick growing grains which
have but little time In Which to make
their growth, and must. get to q good size
IN order to be profitable. af4
GERMAN gardeners prevent lettuce
from growing to seed by drawing a knife
through one-half of the stem to which
the head is attached. The milk, as it il
called in Germany, will flow in such
quantity as to rob the head of the power
to open, and still enough sap be lef,
to keep it fresh and growing for another
week or more. n ia ,sa "a
THE farmer who always takes pains Il
put up his produce in neat attractive
packages, and never mixes the seconl
with the first quality, viii have to spend
but little time to find good men read
to buy all of his products, and pay him
q fair price; but he who mixes thre.
qualities together, and tries to sell then
as first quality, will always be troubled
to find buyers, and usually have to sci
at low prices.
Now that the strawberry season is ovel
the mulch Of straw, leaves, etc., SHOULD
be removed and the soil should have /:
good coat of manure well forked in
while the head should be kept free O
weeds. In the single row system tn
runners are to be kept cut of, unless
plants are wanted for new beds. In til,
alternate system the runners r to b
encouraged to make new plants in tn
paths, which have been enriched. ai
If eggs are packed away when quit.
fresh, even in this warm season, the,
may be kept fresh for six months, ans
sent to market when the prices are high
er than now. The usual method Of keep
ing them ia to pack them down in barrel
: in q thick lime wash, such as is used 10
whitewashing walls. It would be wen i
J pack them Of the end in kegs, nm thes'
, with the lime, head them up, and kee,
l the kegs free from disturbance and in
! cool place.
> THERE is no small fruit that ia 80 cer
tain in it's crop as the raspberry. Wit
5 . very moderate amount Of attention i
!. will not disappoint the grower, nomatte
: what the variety. It should be prune.
md laid down in November and nav h