The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-06-30
FARMERS COLUMN.
General Notes,


Florida expects 80 per cent. more or
anges this year than last. These oranges
are superior in quality, and will be well
coined in incressingqunntities.
Skinned milk is one OF the very best
articles ofdiet for laying hens, and, so far
as they can use II, it can be rut To no more
profitable use. Mixed with wheat bran IL
makes an excellent feed for growing chicks.
There does not seem 10 be any feasible
way Of getting rid of the rose bug except by
hand picking. The rose slug is another
depredator which should be kept under by
dusling The plants with powdered helleLOre
occasionally.
Professor Ssnborn has conducted
series of experiments which proye con-
clusively that IL takes more corn to make
pound Of pork when the hogs are allow ed
TO at large than when they are fined
in the pen.
1t does not pay to keep poor stock Of
any kind. II every animal is good of ite
kind it is always salable and can be turned
into money at any time that il is desirabl.
to do so, whereas an inferior one 10 alwaysS
drug on the farmers hands
About $4,000 dozens OF eggs are cen
sumed daily in New York city, when tn,
prices are as high as they are at present
When the cost Of eggs reach the lowest poin
they will be cheaper than meat, and III,
consumption will Increase to 200 900 dozen,
a day.
1t is question with some western farm
ers whether they. are really protiting b
robblng their land Of fertility and sellin
enormous crops at present low rates. Whp
this fertility is gone il will be slow an
expensive process to replace it,, as easter
farmers are learning To their cost.
| Members ofthe E!mra farmers clu
| advise the mulching Of wheat fields wit
straw, saying the cost is small, the beneG
sure even in favorable winters, but great,
in winters Ike the one that has just ende,
when peaFly every day after the first free,
posed.
1t meyer paws to nnderfecd anythin,
Even If the animal is only kept in stu
ondti"n-ths is. neither giving milk u.
la Jennings a little grain will do no hari
Young heifers, however, should not be Civ. Il
fat rnIng food before they have their fir
calf. Hence oats and bran arc better tina
CO u.
An experienced fsrmer says that oa'
should be soaked sufficiently to swell befm
feeling them to stock. When soaked H.
husk is partly torn away, and the facili,
of digesting increased. Poultry will carr
fl lv puck out the soaked grains from I'll
dry when allowed preference in the ma
ter.
Tho bureau Of statistics at washingt
affords the information that the hravic
seeding of wheat is practiced in Michign'
aud New Yo-k. the average being ! @ tusI.
el per acre. Further south the quoptn
d.'creases. The average inr all wheat grew
ing 8 a'es is now IL instead Of u, as severn
yei ago.
"A writer commends as the best fertilz'
for fruits and cereal crops mixture of 6nel.
gro ,nd fresh bones and good wood aches
six barrels Of the former and twelve Of H.
later, To be well mixed together on a She
q 'or, adding during the mixing twent
bu kets Of water and one barrel of gypsum
or plaster.
As the seed grain is tho first resourc
Of the plant germ for food, il is importar
that the seed be well graded and only III
heaviest sown. Less seed will be needed
70 the plants will be stronger and tillr
more. In fact, the lighter grains may b,
savd f"r feed, and the crop will be quite o
large MS ifthey were snwn.
Many e" called cases Of ;'ear blight ~
qu 'ce stock are not blight at all, but or
simply the killing Of the ounce roots fron
being planted too si allow. The ounce roo
is very lender, and in localities where win
lers are severe should always be neavrl,
mulched. AS the qnipce likes cuol, M
| s"il, the mulch may be left on during .h
4 following summer.
l ON"hTt iuht WIEN uulTN
man intends to permanently pasture hi,
cows he can recommend the common quscl
grass as splendid early Iasture, orcharr
grass Dext, then red .top aud blue grass
with whit cluver mi ned in, and red cl,ve
or ucrrne to help out deficiencies. II oon
siders these the most productive milk ma
terals for the dairy,
-Strawberry Blanc Mange.- Stew mic.
ripe strawberries, strain off the juice and
swesten il to taste, place over the fire, ami
when it boils stir in cnrnstarch wet in cold
water, allowing two tablespoonIuls Of corn,
starch for each pint Of juice continue stirring
until differently co"krd. pour into moulds
wet in cold water, and set away In cool,
serve with cream and sugar, and fresh
straw berries If desired. This makes q
very pretty and delicious dessert. Rssp.
berry blanc mango pr pared IN the same
way is equally good