Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-15
FAnM ArD GARDEN.
vi ots tor tns Susy Agt uuriS'-Tho ftui
Aua orchard.

Hiots tor tho ou.y yAgricu,turis,-rho rrui',
Garden sn0 urchsru'
From PowcII's Fertilizer Pamphlet.
Gather summer apples. II TO be
marketed do not allow them to become
soft. Gather peaches for market as
soon as vol colOred, but for house use
let thcm get mellow on the tree. Ii the
hogs are allowed to run in the orchard they
will consume the fallen frnit, in which arc
tho larva Of luxurious ms cts, aud thus b
of great benefit. Look out for borers aui
oaterpillars as directed last month. Con
tiuue To pinch shoots Of fruit trees which
grow too fast, thus saving pruniug Pears
Of most sorts are much better If gathered
az soor as iully grown ard rpenrd IN =
cool, dark room TIE early v5ri.i;fs cT
grapes will not be ripeniE& let them get
thCIoughly ripe % the vines ii f'r huu =
use. F5r market they may b. sh'pp'd as
soon as we'll oolorcd. Keep weeds down
at all times. la dry, hot Seasons tho
minute insect, known as rcd spider, de-
stroys the foliage Ou pear trees. sulphur
busted over the foliage is the beat remedy.
Watch tuo TaSpSerliCs aud biaCsber'CN
aud keep ult surplus suckers. BlLckc"p
raspberriea may be pr0pagated by b'ndInE
the tips of the young caueS To the ground
and covering with soil Keep runucrs of
from straw berry plants, unless the plants
are wanted.
Poultry.
Fowls now uSed liberal feeding ami gOUt
care, in ord To repleuIsh tue yriA"ty '",L
during the breeding season aud III JntAH u
continued egg production. M0ulliGG VIII
now commence, aud tho healthier aIa
better the condition tue o,riS are ~ tho
tYrr will they come ont Of the tTNIy-:
la -
much better now to separate tho sexes.
Add old nais to the drnkiug water t"u
or three times week, aud twice Wu,S
add To every two quarts Of mixed ievd i
heaping tab espOon!ul Of tiIXsued me.i,
mix'ng it thoroughly ~ith tho corn me-
before you pour the scalding waIer. VI MT
of the earlier hatch,d chicks are Low
sutfi ,iently advanced in sze 30 that tuose
IL Ia inteDdtd 20 dispose OF Should nov b"
picked out aud marketed ~ soDu - pJssi
BILE, as they will bring about as much nov
as they would six or eight weeks later-at
any rate they will not brInG enough
more to pay for the extra amount
of feed they viii consume ~ tho
interval Ii you are raising good
many chicks some Ot your later GatcheG
bro DGs viii be oyeTruu oy the eaIlior onra
when itcdtug TO avoid THIS "a lHIh coop
should bo maGu W, tn laths Tar uUugG apal
t0 allow the small ChckStu enter Tor TODD,
but not tho larger Some farmers use
poles, piled up log cabiu slysv. Keep la!
rowing in to the top and then place u wtdg
board over the top opening (~Geu tue pea
IL built as high as wauIed,) Oh which pnt
"a heavy stone. In fact thosU pens wall b
found convenient during thu eutrre brcod
iDg season. Watch nOw tL"I your cIvps
are largo enough t. acc Juno ate h.
rapidly growing chicks without crowdlhs
them too much, these Oppressive nigh's
and continue yet TO move the cuOps UvtT Ty
day or so 10 new OF fresh gr, uud. See lhI'
both the fowls and chicks have accessible
shade The extremely warm weather II
quite apt 10 Causo enthusiasm To some
what wanf, but you cannot afford /,
neglect your poultry stock siugls day
1t Ia not so u uch the KIND Of iowls as th,
"ketp" they get. Any breed poorly caIc'
for does not amount 10 mGcu, as FAR Al
profit is concerned. SLiuted poultry Il
unpIoiLablo and 0p5rfed the Samo. FOwl
should never be fed uutIl they will eat III
more, such 4 method Is "killlug by Kidd
ness" they should always have RouC
appetite, and III feeding should DO watched
aud as soon as they show the first inchn
alton of picking up their feed slowly q
indiflereutly dou't let them have any more
Use broom If The yards arc bare auC
sweep clean paoo cCs'y morning to pu
the mixed food on. White wash au(
repl uish the dust bath.