The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-07-07
FARMERS COLUMN.
Farm and Garden Notes.

Farm and Garden Notes.
The use Of coal ashes in the hill with
seed potatoes is said to prevent them from
growing scabby.
One of the hest coatings for tree wounds
is gum shelac in alcohol. It eflectually
excludes all, and the wound quickly heals
over.
"A New York gardener believes that to-
blcco tea, occasionally syringeduver infect
ell plants as a far better insecticide than to-
baceo smoke.
1t is not only necessary to select the
plumpest seed Of wheat for seed, but in
making such selections the largest and
most perfect heads should also he observed
There is no doubt that, with good crops
OF fruit here, our export Of evapurated ap-
pies can he immensely increased. In TO
country is fruit SO scarce aud dear as in
England.
-Soot is one Of the best manures for
house plants and, if it can be had in guam
ii les large enough, it is excellent for out
of.d0or use. For the latter it is best mixed
with one tenth its bulk of salt.
- Corn can be perfected hy going through
the fields and cutting out the stalks that
do not exhibit the proper form in stalk and
ear, aud the seed now ready in the barn
can also be assorted with benefit.
"A butter maker, writing to the Iotcd
| HjmcStcdd, says the best butter color is Il
pa lrul Of corn meal mush, fed warm once
a day. the corn to be OF the yellow variety,
adding that it will increase the milk and
butter as well as give a good color.
An ingenious Virginia woman has dis
vered that saturating the bag containing
her seed beans with coal oil uttererly ex
| terminated the weevil inside and ont O.
the beans, but did not harm the seed IN the
least. Probably the same treatment would
serve with infested peas.
| Don't follow in the same rut this sea
son that YOU did last. Do something dill
ferently Try experiments Of some sort
| Give the boys a chance to grow crop OIL
their own accruut. Saye time, money aud
labor by using your brains and having your
plans for each days work well matured the
night before.
Sir Humphrey Dayy found that the
| most fertile soils, among those which wer'
| it for plnwlng and tllage, would absort
tAe most moisture from the air, and would
also retain the most moisture when stirred
and exposed to the sun. This may lie {
guide in selecting fields for certain crop
when the gardener WISHES to select SPOT
on which to grow a premium crop or az
especially good place for some choice see Tor
plant. Care should he taken, howev'
net to mistake q field that is wet for lac!
| ,fsufiirient drainage for une such as is lie
lerled to above.
A good coat of paint upon farming
tolls is a, profitable investment, whe'hh
they are put 10 the sheds every night, a
they should be, or whether they are saLle'
in fence curners or under apple trers. IL
the latter case the painting isof the u'n os'
mp ltauce. Five hu:.dred dollars r'i'
Of carts, sleds, whcelGarrcws, u ac ines
! hoiserakes, plows, harrows, ladders ana
other tools can be painted with less than 50
worth Of paint, and it can be put On in a
rainy day, or in any convenient tin e, ana
slch precaution will double the period Of
their usefulness
-Scabby leg in poultry is caused by 4
minute insect that bulr,ws beneath scales
upon the leg. An occasi nal washi' OF
the rousts with kerosene oil is an excellent
pre- ,eniye, as it is also against Other yer
min. If the disease has started it, the fl OK
then wash the turkeys with mixture oil
one half water and one half kerosene. Re-
peat the az lplcail,n IN week ita curr is
not ELECTED by the first wash. Do not use
he wash too strong lest it cause yelling
of the legs, or even paralyze them. in
very bad case separate the diseased fowl
from the others, use the solution weaker
than above and repeat in three days.