Huntsville gazette., 1882-06-24
Hints to Farmers.

wise provision of nature the plantain
will grow without any extra efforts on
your part. sHpH M
You need not trouble yourself, either,
about the planting of dogs feet. The
dogs will take care of that matter. The
richer the soil and the more valuable
the seeds in it, the more kindly the dogs
will take to it. -ps44s
Lawn is the best dressing for grass
seed.
If you would fatten your neighbor's
hen crop spare not the seed.
Now set out tomato plants. By the
time they come into bearing the fruit
will be cheap at the market. There
fore, if yours do not ripen perfectly you
will be as well off as any Of your neigh
bors.
1t is time your potatoes were started.
The Colorado beetle is anxiously await
ing the appearance of the vines, and
unless you push things, the poor creature
will be short of provisions.
Pinch back your geranium shoots, II
the frost has not already pinched them.
Plant your beets deep; if of the BIZ
pedal variety, the deeper the better.
Beanpoles are hardy, and no danger
of late frosts need be apprehended.
Plant in rows and thin out later.
Of course your peas are up foot or
two ere this. If they are not, it is your
duty to say they are. Every enterpris-
ing farmer is expected to lie about the
forwardness of his peas. e.
! AS to beans, you know them. Soak
before planting, mulch with salt pork,
and keep in warm place.
Cabbages do best in hot water. Pick
out good-sized plants, well headed, and
dress with salt and pepper.
Commercial fertilizers are the most
profitable. Should you lose your way
home YOU can easily find it if your farm
be plentifullv dressed with them and
your olfactories are not uncommonly
dull. +
When trimming your raspberries do
not throw away the stout canes. You
may find use for them when your ap-
pie trees are full of green fruit and small
boys. .19as
Don't neglect your asparagus bed.
Manure literally and sprinkle with brine.
By the trifling outlay of ten or twenty
dollars you can count upon an enormous
crop. A good bed, properly taken care
of, should yield at least fifty cents worth
ofvegetables.
Now is the time to trim oe-handles.
Care must be taken, however, that they
do not get sunburnt. Keep them under
cover when the mercury rises above
fifty degrees. II
If you would have your wheelbarrows
thrive, keep the soil about them con-
stantly stirred, and mulch with lard oil
or tallow.
Oleomargarine does best on fat lands.
It is better adapted than butter for this
climate, as it does not droop so readily
during the warm days that may soon be
expected.
A good corn crop may be secured by
wearing close-fitting boots. A double
crop may be obtained by judicious par
ing.
No farmer need be without crop of
squash bugs. Five cents worth of seed
will raise AZ ,6S3 to each squash
Turnips should be set out early. They
do best on trellises, but are sometimes
trained on poles. -IsA
y Apples should not be dug before Au-
gust. Care should be taken that they
are not cut by the hoe, unless you wish
to dry them; in which case it is great
saving of time to slice while hoeing.
BY all means keep fowl. Farmers
who own hens invariably find that their
seeds come up quicker than those who
do not. r,a.
Farmers do not find the milk-weed
profitable. A good pump is much bet
ter and surer. A-
Strawberries, to be profitable, should
be planted in shallow boxes.
If you have any cats on the place,
mulch with boot jacks, and add plen-
tiful dressing of old boots.
Currycombs sould be set in rows.
Plant your pitchforks under the shade
of your cherry trees, points up. Should
your neighbours boy fall from the tree,
they might prevent him from striking
the ground.
| Cover your cucumbers beds with con-
crete. 1t may kill the viaes, but that is
the only sure way of destroying the
striped bugs.
Horse radish should be blanketed at
night, and bedded down nicely. Moth
ing like keeping your horse radish
warm.
Dados and other wall flowers must be
trained with care. Ii they are not reg
ularly watered they soon wither.
Pot plants of all kinds are always in
good demand. Beans are the fayorite
pot plant in this State, though corn beef
is still in considerable est.-BostoB
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