The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-08-12
FARMERS COLUMN.
FARM NOTES.

"A quart OF ground feed per day, with
good pasturage, will soon bring the sheep
into marketable condition.
-As soon as the tops are cleared rake
from the ground, and, when dried,
remove to the farm loft or garret.
An exchange advises planting plenty
Of rhubarb, tomatoes and melons ns sub
stitute for fruits that have been injured by |
the cold weather.
If manure is ploughed in at ali, care
ought to be taken not To cover IL too deep.
For most annual crops, it is enough to har-
row it in thoroughly.
"A saIt-box does not cost much, and
should be Supplied in every pasture, where
the farm animals can he constantly sup
piled with the needed salt.
Thinning fruit is one of the practices
which will repay the fruit culturist for the
time and labor expended in the operation.
The more valuable the fruit the better IL
pays to thin while young.
-Farmvar| ,.,a::.re is often seriously in-
jured by allowing too much water TO fall
upon it, whereby some Of its most impor-
tant elements are washed out of it. This,
with the loss Of ammonia by drying, makes
it useless.
Sec that the pigs have good run Of
clover or fresh grass. Young pigs for the
early winter market should be pushed 10
rapid growth by extra feeding Sour milk
is not enough. Give grain in iberel guam
titles.
If you have hens Of the right breed
and age. warm and sunny quarters for them
to stop in, and keep them supplied with
everything they need, you will have eggs
simply because hens can no more help lay
ing than they can help breathing.
-Ifa breeder keeps several varieties, some
of one variety will be bred as close as pos
sible to another, which he may have. But
few breeders possess an eye sufficiently crti-
cal to breed several varieties and keep them
in perfection of form, color and points, as
on = breed must follow another to some ex-
tent.
-Charred corn is excellent to feed to
b ms in order 10 increase their egg-laying
capacity. 1t is not desirable TO feed il as
their general food, but portion Of it every
day will be found beneficial. Char the
corn on the cob pretty thoroughly, TAX
ing care not to reduce any part OF it to
ashes.
-Grapevines, pruned at the proper time,
will send out too many new shoots, which
would grow and make a thick mass of
branches and foliage. Rub off in time all
the needless shoots, leaving the strongest
ones equally distributed along the vine, at
distances from eight to twelve inches,
Hundreds of farmers in Pennsylvania
have turned their attention to fish culture.
Many have stocked ponds and streams,
and in most cases they have been success
full, especially with carp, and in lew
years they will depend upon fish for sub
sistence as much as upon any other farm
product.
Never let weeds get an inch high. Go
over the beds once a week with q steel rake;
the crops will grow faster and the weeds
will not get a start. A few hours spent in
this will save days of wedding after the
weeds have been allowed 10 get several
inches high, by which time they will al
SO have ed the growth Of the crops.
Bearing the off year may be affected by
shearing Off all the apple blossoms or small
fruit on young trees likely to be Overloaded
this abundant year. The work is compare
lively easy on young trees, which as ye
have small crops and are more accessible
an it lie more likely to produce perman
ent change than an old tree with fxeC
habit.
traits set early in spring SHOULD no
be injured by shoots and suckers springinl
up from the stock about them. AS soon q
the graft shows that it is alive rub off al
these sprouts or shoots If the graft shoul'
happen to die, leave the strongest shoot /
grow for rcgraiting, and rub off all the resi-
The same attention must be given to bud
which were inserted last summer and tn
st 'ck cut ofthis spring.
Shaping young trees may be easily e.
tested if taken in time, by summer prunin
and pinching. A needless or misplace
shoot, which might become a conspicuou
distortion If left to grow, is rubbed off wit
the thumb when an inch or two lonI
Branches which are running out too Ion
are storpod by pinehng of the ends. B
these means a handsome and symmetrici
head is easily given to young tree,
taken in time.
The non sitters are the Leghorns, II an
burgs, Polands, Houdans and black spanisl
They lay white eggs.
The American Merino has been 81 muc
improved by sEillful breeding that il is no
the best wool sheep in the world.
Don't forget that a strawberry bed S
with strong plants-pot grown are best
August will give fine crop next June.
Nv OopSVuSllg NdtSuPf tohC ~
pounds Of goosebsrries, seven pounds Of su
ar, three pints of vinegar, add cnnamo
cloves and allspice to suit the taste; be
m slowly for two hours, putting the sugar
t. last and letting it boil for short time Onl
7, To make eooseberry jam, simmer Il
If ~ fruit in very little water, press through
l. sieve, and return TO the kettle. Then az
Is a, to each pound Of the pulped gooseOerri
id three quarters of a pound of sugar and b
- half an hour, stirring constantly.
Il DIR. ]. R. Nichols, says, in opposition
~ a common opinion, that nothing but pu
water is host in drying grass or fruits.
e. hay dried in the sun will be found all I
II. n nutrient principles which exist in the gra
'sI In drying fruits nothing but water escaT
IN. tho Pectin, gum and sugar remain
- hind.
= breeders Of draft horses are advised
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