Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-27
Farmer end Gardener.
Advised by tho Germantown Telegraph.


Raising Ducks for Profit
1t is pleasing fact that the increase o
the supply of ducks in our markets is very
sensible in the las: few years, and they arc
readily bought-up at good prices as a
change from chickens and turkeys. Farm
ers tell us that they are as easily raised
rs chickens indeed cost less for food and
bring "a better price, especially il the kinds
are raised which look plump and appetiz-
ing on table. These are the ROucn, the
Pekin and Aylesbury. They are Of good
size, and in their growth they consume al
most anything and really keep the prem
ises clear Of many things that would prove
an annoyance, such rs insects, grubs,
Otfal, wormy apples, &c. In October and
November, meal Or oatmeal muSh, fed a
little warm, mixed with sour or skinned
milk, will IN about two weeks fattcn them
for market. From every farm from twen-
ty-tive 10 fifty pairs should he annually
sent To market, the returns Of which would
do full share in filling the family purse
from the pie asanter and lighter branches
of the farm.
Beet Sugar Making lii Delaware.
Our readers know how often We have re-
ferred to the business OF making sugar
from bccts and on several occasions to tho
PUJCCC ha hCIaNttc, WHICH W:lS started
some two years ago under the auspices
and pecunilry assistance OF the Legisla
ture. The scaiit success in 1919 in Della
ware Was OWING. AS it was asserted, and
very reasonably too. to q short supply of
beetS il, the first place, and the Hcwncss
of the machinery and employees. in the
second place. Last year those engaged in
the operation announced that they would
bc we'll prepared to test the manufacture
of the sugar from Tie beet thoroughly.
and 1t WAS proclaimed successfully, Our
readers also well know that we have not
subscribed to the idea of this success-not
because excellent sugar could not be made
from the beet, for this was patent to the
people OF France and Germany; but that
it could not be produced with profit. or
rather without loss. This divergence,
too. was not owing to the superiority Of
THEN Ice; or t" tlici, machinery ,;r skill.
It was cEliT - ait c'iil.!,s import An; f.r-
tor-t.se higher 90 ., :ai,nr hc.c, Tins
Tar it has been i!i,' ,Hiit barrier, and We
cann"t conjecture when and wherefore,
this will be removed.
However, not 1" pi"ju.i.,e things or to
anticipate results, We must expect to hear
at very early date, what the trial now
about closing will produce in Delaware.
The trial i'll Maine for 1890, also under
state assistance. which only Il year amo
Promised very ti:vorably. las failed SO ut
terly as I" cause the lGanut,ctory to shut
up and the machinery t, be taken away.
Let us h"ps-though il would seem to bc |
hop'h- against i0i,e--!i,tt We will hear
piea>inier sounds from little Delaware.
WhA: Is Good Grape Culture?
A friend joyfully told US few days auc |
OF ms aiitlclpations iii the grape way He |
naa bought little place in the vicinity. |
anu had made up his mind to have things
right. Ills maxim was that what was
worth doing at all was worth doing we'll
and he meant to do it. lie had done II
dc had dug out the dir: three feet into the
clay, and had filled with li.h: rich com
post, through which, the roots might push
their way III ease and comfort, and live on
the tat OF the land. He had spent cons;d-
crab;e money i'll doing the job well. He
ihtes'ded to get only the best vines, and
felt sure such an expenditure would resul:
IN magnificent grapes and plenty of them.
He had done his work well.
IL Is strange that such course as this
'nouid ever have been recommended by
horticultural writer's, but it is fact that
hey have. Grapes are now SO easiIy and
sheaply grOwn-!ruit often four and five
cents poun!-that We had wcIl-nigh for
yotten that this was the standard advice of
he books years ago. But our friend pro-
iuced it in black and white from the pages
Which he had chosen Us an authority. and
hen We knew how it was in the olden
ime. 'o"
Now, our readers at least would know 2
nat instead of suci, Il proceeding as this
'eing an evidence of doing it We'll for the l
rape. it is simply an act of folly. The
rape root needs to be warm and irv. bnt
his deep well in the clay encouraginp the o
oiiectlon OF water from all around # has e
ast tie contrary effect. The roots aro Il
amp ant cool and not warm and drv, y
Indeed, it is only of late years when "
eple have given up all this expcnsiv. fool.
~ that grape culture has became a tnl- =
rable success. Under the old p,an w.. I
ad failure after failure, and we came IN 1
elieve only those varieties which wcr. ~ ~
tile removed from the wild fox or the OF
ost grapes could be grown. But now We r.
ave the finer kinds getting quite common. in
s soon as We gave up this deep trcnchin~ el
onsensc, grape-cuiture-realg grape. .cui, 0i t
Z: fresh 81 irt:. and this real cnI- se
lrc consists in littio more than PLANTING ne
Vius IN good Garth, OF less dept, than W. 60 60
ouia any ordinary tree. and see that II cis
neg not suffer for want of food. This ia di,
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