Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-20


be made. A corn cob dipped in tur
pentine will keep cucumber and
squash bugs from the bill to which it
is applied. If hung in plum. trees 1t
win prevent attacks Of the cur
culio.
Very early turnips, in the opinion
of the Proirie Farmer, can De rslised'
or new land or well broken clover sod.
They are easily sent to market and
bring good price. The crop can be
got rid of in time for late Pota-
toes. A little superphosphate will per-
snade the turnips to be crisp and get
OUT of the way quickly and do no harm
to the potatoes.
Almost any kind of material left on
the ground under fruit trees will act
as fertilizer. It will at least prevent
the growth of grass and weeds and
thus check loss of moisture and fertil-
ity that the tree needs to perfect its
crop. It is as mulch that the advan-
tage of straw in orchards consists.
It's fertilizing value is very small, and
none of this is available until the
straw is rotted.
Whatever is done in cultivating
beans needs to be done quickly. The
beans very soon get into the blossom
ing stage. and stirring the soil at this
time will cause rust and blight,
especially if heavy rains follow to soil
the leaves. AS this work comes at
the very busiest season in the summer,
the bean crop is more apt to be
neglected than any other, and to be
very weedy at harvest.
No matter how sloppy the food
given to pigs, they should have daily
good supply of clean, fresh water.
This is especially needed in summer.
for pigs kept in pens and with little
green food. But there is scarcely
place where pigs can be kept where
more or less green food cannot be had
as part of their daily ration. Weed
from the garden are excellent, espe-
cially the pigweed and purslane, both
of which are very nutritious.
A beautiful tree is an ornament to
the farm, but in some places it is
rather an expensive luxury, especially
where it grows near corn or potato
field. For distance of ten to twenty
feet on either side, the crop is lessened,
and for half of this it is entirely de-
stroyed. In wheat or small grain the
injury is less obvious. In planting
trees by roadsides they should be
placed six or eight feet from the inside
of the fence up to where the pillow
runs.
The Colorado potato beetle is an
enemy which is very apt to come to
the grower Unexpectedly. After look
ing for signs of his approach in vain
for days and often weeks, the first
thing the grower knows the vines are
alive with Larvae and much damage has
been already done. Whenever the
weather is extra hot and dry the eggs
hatch out in single day by myriads
while in cold or wet time many of
the eggs will not hatch and the larvae
perish before they can begin to eat.
On account of the difficulty of keep
ing them many growers ship their op-
ions directly from the field. On
account of the marked fluctuations
in the price others prefer to store
them and take advantage of sudden
rise in the market. The chief diff
Guilty in keeping onions is their ten
dency to heat. It does not hurt them
to be frozen if they can be thawed
very gradually. If onions in barrels
or bulk are frozen, it is we'll to cover
them with hay to the depth of several
feet and keep them in a frozen state
as long as possible
How many of the farmers whose
manure made during the winter lies
in the barnyard through the summer