The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-05
Farm Notes.

One of the best materials for mulching is
bougbs from evergreens.
Two thicknesses of newspapers make good
lining for apple barrels,
Do not overlook the fact that sheep require
shelter now we'll as other animals.
Rye will grow alta low temperature and
continue to grow later and start earlier than
most other grains.
Prune the grape vines as soon as the leaves
begin TO fall. Cut back to three buds and
take away all surplus cane.
Horse radish should be dug and packed
away in slightly moistened sand. Small
boxes are suitable for the purpose of storage.
Captain r. 1. King Texas, has about &c. 900
head OF sheep, his pastures amounting in the
aggregate to something over 1000, 900 acres
of splendidly watered lands.
If there is large accumulation of course
manure put it where the fowls can reach 1t
They will not only scratch it to fine con-
dition, but be benefited by the exercise.
Trees should be pruned regularly and not
allowed to grow without pruning for several
years, with only an occasional treatment.
They should receive attention every season.
The Country Gentleman says the Lombard is
the most productive plum known TO cultiya-
tors for all localities. Two twlgs OF that
variety sent to that Office, which were six
teen and seventeen inches long. bore an even
peck Of we'll grown and well ripened fruit
The American Garden says that in its nat
ural state the strawberry is generally found
growing in deep, rich and moist ground, yet
free from standing water and these are just
the condition of soil we endeavor to provide
for its most successful cultivation.
A. n, Wiswell informs the Beatrice (Neb.)
Independent that his bro0m corn, of which
he has $50 acres, will go fully half ton to
a L. 81.
500 per ton. Allowing $50 ton for cutting
and baling, he realizes the neat sum OF $3.50
for his crop.
The supposition that the introduction of
farm machinery would cause q displacement
of farm laborers has not been borne out by
facts, as at no period has there been great
er demand for human labor than at the pres
emit, Farm hands are always scarce in some
sections.
too thick, as two inches are sufficient except
on wet Soils It should not be done too
early, as il is best TO let the ground become
frozen first. The object of mulching Is not
| to keep away the cold, but to prevent thaw-
ing, which dislodges the plant.
An Italian claims to have discovered that
by drenehing the foliage of grapevines with
q solution of soda the filame-ts of the mil
dew fungus will be shriveled, while the
leaves will remain uninjured. Wisconsin
nurseryman. however, advises the use Of
| flour of sulphur, which he believes good
remedy also, when applied to the vines and
when added to the soil surrounding them.
f. The cabbage worm. Pieris rape, is affected
| in certain localities in Illinois by disease
somewhat similar to the one attacking the
| silkworm, which destroys them in great
| numbers. There is hope that, through the
| ravages Of this disease and the attacks OF
| the parasites, the worm will be so lessened
in numbers as to be no longer a dangerous
enemy to cabbage Standardization Far
| mer.
The New England Farmer thinks il would
be next to impossible for the members of q
Farmers Club to engage in q law suit with
each other. The habit acquired at the Club
meetings Of looking on all sides of ques-
| ton, the courteous methods acquired in de-
bate, the ready submission to organized au.
thority, the cultivation of social feelings,
all exert an influence upon members which
can but make each feel charitable and
| friendly toward all.
Chewing bones, tapping barn boards, eat.
| ing old leather, whips. boots, wooden cloth
| ing and the manure from granted horses,
are all indications that the cows want some
| thing that they do not find in their regular
food, or else that they have lost their appe-
tite and have a constant craving or an abb
normal condition of the digestive organs. A
perfectly healthy COW will be fully satisfied
with healthy food, such as grass or hay =
New England Farmer.
A writer in Farmer and Fruit-Grower says:
''If the Agricultural Colleges and experiment
stations would make disinterested trials OF
the new fruits and give the public unbiased
opinions of the character and merits of each
| fruit, il might prove of as much value in
their bulletins as some of the lengthy &C.
counts about the albuminoids and carbohy-
drates. Nnrserymen's circulars are generally
| made to puff those plants to which their pc
cuniary interest predominates'
The Farm and Garden learns from cor.
respondent that the best method of storing
sweet potatoes is to cover the bottom of a
box or barrel With dust to the depth Of three