The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-08-15

ano served. Dned fruits cut small. may Be
uut in the cream when the mold is being
nlled.
Farm Notes.
Every dairyman should raise az least one
eighth of an acre of corn fodder for each
COW 10 help the pasture through the dry
season.
wasps VIII seldom attack strong colonies
of bees but If a weak swarna is near place
lrequented by wasps they will annoy the bees
considerably.
Sorghum, after being cut. 6eteriorates very
rapidly. It should not be allowed to remain
more thon one day before being worked, and
less than that is preferable.
The hop blight has appeared in sonae parts
OF Ofsego and Madison Counties, New York,
and threatens to reduce the yield one half or
possibly more. These Counties are in the
center of the hop-groging district Of New
York.
Fuller, in his Small Fruit CuIturist,"
says: ~ do not believe that there is one
acre of strawberries in 2 thousand, cultivated
in this country. that yields over one-half
whatit would if the ground was properly
prepared before planting"
The dead leaves on squash vines should De
carefully removed aud burned. They are
usually infested with eggs of the squesh bug,
and the first leaves that appear are OF no use
ss soon as others form, and are then sure ID
wither and die.
The Gardeners Monthly says let the
laundry folks on every wesh-dRy pour boil
ing suds about the roots of peach trees.
which will destroy the insidi0us little fungus
that produces the Fellows and other dis
eases, and furnish the larvae of insects,
which are IN injurious
1t is q question worth considering how
much hoeing and cultivatiDg, o. rather how
little would be given 10 crops were il not for
the pIeSeT C of weeds. The farmer is APP to
say The corn or the potato field is getting
very weedy and must be cGltivs ted out
one rarely says: The soil must be stirred"
The Ohio Farmer SAYS: "The longest lived
tree is 10 be obtained by planting seeds where
the tree Is 10 grow and grating it there with
out ever removing it. but IL will be too long
coming into bearing; this with apples and
pears, bat with the peach it is the way
insure the greatest possible hardness with
any given variety"
The advantage of an ensilased crop is that
it makes the farmer independent of drought.
Drilled corn of sugar cane is rarely injured
seriously by dry weather. If the weight is
slightly lESsened il is so much the richer aud
the smaller bulk Of stalks will require nearly
as much room in the silo after being tho
roughly pressed.
When thistles appear IN cats their tops may
be worn of q week or two before the oats
shoot up into heading. At this time the
thistles are several inches higher than the
cat leaves. Ii cut then, poisoning and
seeding are not only prevented, but the short
stubs of thistles fall out of the bundles in
binding and leave the straw clean.
AnaveTage COW, for dairy purposes, should
give twenty pounds of milk per day during
200 days Of every year, eight pounds of cream
for every 100 pounds Of milk, forty-ive
rounds of butter from every 100 pounds of
cre5m, and fully ten pounds of cheese from
every leo pounds of milk.-Experiments at
Ontario Model Farm.
A careful observer reports that he has seen
toad swallow fifty -four rcse-bugs for single
meal, and another feast on five large green
cateTpillsts, two-thirds the size of lady's lit
tie finger. They Will even take the hairy cat
eTpillaIs that most birds dislike. Farmers
and gardeners would do well to cultivate so
useful though humble friends as these.
mixture of plaster or gypsum and ashes
is better for potatoes than either alone. It
should be thrown on the leaves as much as
possible, where rains will soon enough wash
it into the hill. The ashes help t. Iibera-e
ammonia from the soil, which is retained bg
the loose earth and also by the plaster, mag
ing IN the latter case sulphate of ana onia.
Farmers should experiment with all kinds
of fertilizers within their reach Quite often
On some farms viii be found muck that can
be prChfably drawn . land OdiOining or on
the near neighhorhood The quality OF muck
varies so WIDELY that the lack of success with
it IN any place IS no evidence that other
muck Will iSil elsewhere. The best muck
contains lime and phosphoric acid
An iron-tOothed rake will kill more weeds
in q garden in an hour thSn hoe can kill in
three hours If both are used when the weeds
are just showing their green leaves above the
RI flfo hffo L
day ten days later Such q rake will run
over corn, peas. potatoes. onions, carrots and
beets until they are two or three inches high
without injury except to the weeds.
Eyergreens evspoTate less water in propor-
| ton than DO plants with 0eciduous leaves
under the same conditions. Evaporation of
water gees on in q saturated as inca drier St
mcsphere. Young leaves evsporate more
( than old ones by reason of greater activity OF
growing tissues. The evaporation of water is
especially determined by the action of light,
especially of the yellow rays.
The American Cultivator says: when
onions seem to run to 'sculli0ns and the
tops continue green and large, it is very
good plan 10 break The latter down by rolling
barrel across the rows. This partially stops
the growth of the top and leaves the bulb 10
get the fertility of the soil. When the onions
are as large as silver dollar one can Judge
whether they need this treatment or not"
Should fowl become crop-bound work
the crop well with the hand, and endeayor
TO force away the obstruction in the passage
way o the gizzard. Should this fail draw
the skin to one side and cut the crop suffi-
GENTLY to relieve it of the contents. Sew up
the wound with silk, and the fowl will not
be seriously damaged. After the cutting be
sure that the obstruction to the passage IS re-
moved as well as the contents.
The best time to stock fish pond Is in
summer. but any time will do when the
ground can be worked. II it is intended for
trout, ii is best to have ii stocked by August
in order that the fish ma hcco,,,a oc. ~ m, "A