The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-05-24
COLUMN;
Timely Brief Hints.

Timely brlef Hints
From the Pratrie Farmer
Farmers can not expect to raise choice
vegetables without labor now, but the gar
den crop really pays better than field cr,Is
for the time and labor given IT, Weed seeds
are terminating rapidly aud most garden
soils are we'll filled with them. The hoe
and the rake must he piled constantly or
weeds will get the best OF the struggle.
Throwing the earth up little around most
growing vegetables is better thsn leyel cul
ture.
The Gardeners Monthly says that
anywhere South os the Potomac autumn
planting OF evergreens is undoubtedly best,
while in the latitude OF the Middle States
there is possibly no advantage in fall over
spring planting. Further North spring is
preferable, and Of all the spring months
MAY is best for the work. At this time
bo.h the young shoots Of branches and roots
are starting into their seasons growth.
Parker Earle says strong soils produce
the best shipping Strawberries. Poor land
gives soft fruit, which suffers from long
transportation.
The same authority recommends mulch
ing strawberry plants well with clean straw
just before the berries begin to ripen,to keep
them from being soiled by earth spattered
upon them in showers, aud blown oyer
them by winds. This treatment is for
plants in hills, with the runners pinched
OF. It is added that those desiring the
best results will grow strawberries in no
other way. [The straw is TO be cut in "a
common feed cutter, short enough to work
down among and around the plants, but
not 50 short as to blow away. Eo
In feeding oats to horses during the sea-
son Of hard labor remember that the best
are not always those which look bright and
are free from mustness or other odor indi.
eating previous dumpness or heat; weight
of oats determines value, If their cond tion
is good. Light oats contain little nutri
ment. 1t pays at this hard working time
Of year to feed good grain and good hay.
1t is now the proper time to tag sheep
Especially should ewes with lambs have
the filthy lcrks clipped Off, and many OF
them need the shears used about the udier.
The longer the wool there often interieres
with sucking the lambs, and they are alsr
liable to sicken. from the fllth they take in.
The greatest dra wbaclS to profitable
farming in this country. and especially IN
| the Western States, s the lack of gn"d cul
| tiyatiou. 1t is better To raiie one hundred
bn shells OF corn To an acre than fifty bush
turc, the arahl, lands in these States would
yield double their present average product
per acre. Better preparation Of the soil aud
thorough after cultivation is needed.
When the animals are turned out to
grass provide them with salt freely and
regularly. Many good farmers prefer plac-
NJ rcck salt where stock can get to it at all
| Ii nes. When this is done the animals will
meyer take more salt than is good for them
Grape vines, If they have been KEEP
from pushing their buds, may now lie
| planted. The buds Of old canes should BE-
rnbbei of as tar back as the second one
from the ground. Blackberry and rasp.
berry roots can yet be planted successfully.
A well kept berry patch is one Of the best
things to have about the home.
The poultry manure accumulated dur
ing the winter should be carefully gather
ell. mixed with dry earth, and used IN the
| garden. THUS prepared it is better fnr
nnnrly all vegetables than the much adver
ised fertilizers Tor which high prices are
asked The best wav to use hen manure is
to distribute it broadcast over the surface
soil. aud work it in, but for special purposes
it is sometimes employed with more i'm
mediate effect in the hills and drills. with
the seed, but separated from direct contact
with it by little earth.
MIR. VIM. Saunders. Superintendent o
the Department Of Agriculture grounds and
gardens. says that no part ofa pear or apple
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with blight.
Few people understand how the small
white onions, picked, and sold in glass jarl
by grocerymen, are grown. The same seed
| is used as for large onions, but il is sOwn
thicky- say forty or more pounds to the
acre, Will" to produce the large ones hui
! G., -. l.. A al, oil
mold is best for onions. The largest crop,
we eyer saw, those where the bulbs fairly
covered the ground ut harvest, were on soil
produced by removing the "Tamarac" trees
and other brush from swamp, lowering
the water two to four feet from the surface
by deep open drains, and planting The
onion seed on the black mucky suil OF al
most unknown depth.
Young pigs deserve a chance at the
fresh pasture of early spring. Clover il
perhaps better for them than other pasture.
age.
| -GERMANTowN TELEGRAPH:-A CORE
spondent asks us for a remedy for the leai
pest Of the currant, saying that he lost lasl
year q & ne crop Of currants by the sudden
disappearsnce Of the leaves, which lie dis.
covered to be done by this destructive worm
We know not how often we have referred
to the depredations Of this pest Their ops
eratons are rapid, and unless their frs
appearance is watched they may do theil
work before one is aware of it. There are
several remedies. We have used fine, siitcd
coal ashes, first sprinklng the leaves thor.
oughly with water, so as to reach the undel
paris, apply the dust proIusely, ana repea
it once or twice if necessary, which may b'
the case. But there is nothing so effective
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