Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-01
ARM AND HOUSEHOLD
r,,n, and Garden Noses.

p.rrl<;ns give a high color to butte
axis Of corn may shelter fruit trees.
keep we'll when packed in dry
..iocc orchard will last TOR fifty
mn corncobs make an excellent fer
ne sprinkIcd on stored potatoes pre-
rot
here brush has been burned turnips
thrive.
N the stock once a week-not neces-
won sunday.
tscp need shade and shelter as we'll
hood and water.
live work horses frequent and small
Of cool, pure water.
orgo, played-out old small fruit gar
The land is wasted.
aeachcd ashes and raw bone flour;
-. afa no better special fertilizers.
sr.rc, isa gross feeder and loves a
NJ soil. II is not considered as ex-
ting as oats.
lover hay is mach better for mich
than timothy 1t produces more
and better butter
7cpcatcd ,owings Of fodder corn make
ontinuous supply of green feed at the
Of the growing season.
the hog family, as in the human. too
Nh idlcncss and too long continued
N keeping entail evil consequences
Flower beds should be hoed and
cd a. soon as the ground dries after "A
Loose surface soil prevents the
der stratum from drying out
NJ lIovcy says that he would as
Ion think Of rubbing off the buds of
h. Of any kind and then expect it 10
s,ke 50 good growth, rs that a potato
b. It's buds broken of would produce
full crop.
Feed the little chicks often-five times
dly will not be too oftcn-with hard
BLEED egg, bread crumbs, boiled pota
Is little scraps Of meat Supply them
h fresh water twice a day. All this,
u YOU NtAAib Ah's iAttAiiAi1 biANAH-
Mention is made in foreign papers of a
amcry where each horse gets an allow
he Of buttcrmiIk daily throughout the
ar The system has been continued
bout twelve months and found to an
hcr in d most satisfactory manner
Mr.. A. S. Fuller remarks that every
n breeders Of poultry have any faith in
ubators, and he inclines to think
a the best kinds made are only play
ngs for those whose time is worth
more than that of "A good old motherly
b."
The common toad, though not attrac-
ye to look mt, is valuable as an insect
@roycr. We have seen them in POI
BIO field eat the potato beetle with rel.
bin its various stages. English gar
uers pay boys shilling each for all the
ais they can gather and deliver.
>caIy legs in fowls ought meyer to be
oIcrated At the first appearance dip
wash the legs in Kerosene. The ONT
fents offered for sale are we'll enough;
gt why pay for them and have the
s,ouble of application when the above
medy IS always etficacious if persisted
al
While rye in good wheat sections is
IS productive than the latter grain if
guwn separately, it is curious fact that
ltile rye mixed with wheat rapidly in
feases where the seed from the crop is
9Vn m succession year after year A
ngIc rye seed sometimes stools out to
#Imduce twenty or more stalks
Itis all very well to break he colt and
HefcISe him gently when two years old,
~. It will be a great mistake to put him
nard work until two years later. Fast
Dad service is more injurious than farm
"oTk. While the muscles and bones are
g tender injuries are easily incurred
winch no after care will remove.
With hills three feet apart each way
oae bushel of merchantable potatoes
SHOULD give a yield of 1862 bushels per
age' This is much more than the aver
ase yield IN the country, by which we
may see how unnecessarily large is the
Yea on which this important crop Is
S'oWn. Good potatoes, well cared for.
s4oaid yield bushel to twelve hills.
III The apple orchard there is little to
y 0one II the orchard is in sod. If it
I "a crops It should be cultivated often
tnauce good growth OF wood and
LUZ 1t Is necessary, however, to keep
constant lookout for insects. Tent
~ Pllars are apt to make sad havoc,
M M later fall web worms will appear.
'ae trunks of the trees should be scruti-
3aed Tor borers.
s' 'oosnliy farmer who had plowed up
NJ; 40 !. row relaid the fence after seeding
49,. 'a timothy and clover. 1t was rail
~, ss'e lald worm fashion. and under the
ais where fha b,o. : -