The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24

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After apple trees IN reO-bear the ground
ought to be seeded ia 9s.sss 10 keep down the
geeds. The grass furnishes good sheep and
hog pasture. Every second year at least the
orchard viii bear dressing of good, We'll.
rotted manure.
Milk is of a delicate quality and very sen
sitive To bad OdOrs or unpleasant influences.
Worrying or running COW, or fretting her
in any way, Injuries the milk and causes il
more quickly TO decay.
Greater interest is being taken i'm pure-bred
stock this season than usual. and breeders
have been well patronized Farmers are
learning that II docs not pay 10 breed scrubs
when they can easily improve at small cost.
The earlier the tomato vines the sooner
they begin to bear. as age seems to he a very
important matter with the bearing of the
vines The early ones also bear the most
fruit and endure drought better than those
that are late.
In California they have remedy for lice
Oh stock composed of an ointment of equal
parts of lard and snuff. Ii Is not applied Ia
the entire body, but ring of il. two or three
inches wide, completely around the neck has
the desired effect.
Rich soil. light in texture. il best for water
melons. On heavy clay soils the best
method OF growing them j. to bank up
heap of manure and cover with four inches
of dirt, planting seeds ON four sides and
keeping the heap damp by pouring water into
The jersey COW, Mary Anne of st. Lam
berts. will not be tested again, 80 il is re-
ported Her owner thinks she has shown
her capacity under high test. and she will
now be put upon grass only. upon which
food he believes that she can make twenty
seven pounds of butter per week.
A a rule in establishing forest planta-
tipn IL il bptfpr "a OfrnIy several varieties tn
gether. Then il some insect enemy or other
trouble should destroy one Of them the resi-
due may remain uninjured and thrifty. If
all do well, those varieties that promise 10 be
OF the greatest value can be retained
GTasshoppers in California are doing great
damage TO crops. They are moving in dense
clouds. destroying vegetation and the far
mers in some sections are dependent. Hogs
have been found seryiccable in destroying
them, while turkeys could have been raised
upon them in large numbers ii they could
have been procured.
The late George Geddes who was remarka-
BILE for his sound Judgment Thought II
cheaper To cover Il barn with rough boards
without painting, and TO repeat the covering
when time had caused decay, than To have
the whole surface planned and painted; but
cheaper Of all is To soak the rough boards
with crude petroleum.--Country Gentleman
= common mistake of beginners in garden
ing IS covering seeds too deeply. As good Il
general rule as can be given is TO cover to a
depth equal To twice the thickness of the
seed. But judgment must be used i'm every
ease. In tie hot and dry weather of summer
seeds must be planted more deeply, 80 as TO
he kept sufficiently moist TO insure germina-
ton.
Tie Massachusetts, Board of Agriculture
cites a suggestive instancc-that OF livery
man who spread the stable manure from fif=
teen horses on ] y acres OF meadow several
successive years, and harvested three crops
each season. aggregating Z y tons of good hay
las much as he would have secured had the
manure been scattered over three times as
much land -