The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-19
EsRICULTURAL NOFEs.
Mems Rssattsg to PArH, LiTe stock, Or
sAaTd. Garden and Lawn. =

days.u cut it entirely of close to the I
crown. manure heavily, and let it throw !
up two new leaders, and the following I
year you will see that Its as good as
young"
It is told Of kicking horse that he |
was cured by suspending a sack behind |
him hlled with hay. AT first his kick !
ing was something terrible, but he sub |
sided entirely when the hay returned /
toward his heels every time.
On all mild days treat the plants fully
TO outside air. In all but the coldest
weather at least some air should be ad-
mItted daily, If only after the morning
sweeping. Much dryness in the air is
unfayorable. A vessel of water on the
back Of the stove to evaporate will help
this matter greatly.
Orchard trees need potashes as for
native element. With the disuse Of
OF wood fires, there is naturally small
Ter supply Of ashes finding its way to
the trees than formerly. These should
be saved for the purpose. In their ab-
sence the German potash salts are the
best substitutes.
The American Farmer says that the
most economical use of stable manure
Is its application to a grass sod. 1t
should be hauled directly from the sta
Ible, II possible. When the roots of
grass are present Ia the soil soluble ma
nures are retained, due to the action of
the roots and the capillary attractions
OF the soil.
Lack of trees about a home is BAD
enough, but to have them standing so
thick by the close planting, never thin
ming system, as to cause excessive shade
to the house and lawn is even worse
What we mean by excessive shade is
when grass will net grow under them,
for this is true sign that the blossoms
from tree tops is sufficient to cause
dampness to the surroundings, and to
keep pure air from the house. Ill
health must be the result to the inmates
Where trees stand thus close they
should at this season be thinned out
Such as then remain will be the 6Der
for the thinning, and there will be 9TH
eY advantages. not the least OF which is
the possibility of having grass swsrd
beneath the trees. We say, therefore,
where trees stand close, thin them TO
let seme ample patches of daylight and
Sunshine il about them.
At the New York Experiment Sta
tion we're tested eleven so called varie-
ties of garden beet, one of chard, four
teen OF mangel murzel and eleven of su-
gar beet. The seed were planted April
"a, in rows ten feet long two rows
each of the garden beess and chards
and ore Of the mangels ard sugar
beets. The soil was manured with a
moderate application of stable manure.
The rows OF garden beets and chards
were twenty-one inches apart and those
of the mangles and sugar beet twice
that distance, or three and a-half feet
apart. The plants were thinnCd to six
inches apart in the row. A table, rot
ing the results given in the report OF
this experiment. shows that the average
garden beet than in the sugar beet OF
mangel, and that in the Vilmorin's i'm.
proved sugar beet, which is noted fol
its sugar, the beet averages less ir
weight than in the other varieties oil
sugar beet. Richness in flavor and II
sugar, accompany small sizes, hence, il
choosing for table use, one should nO
necessarily select the most productive
variety. 1t was noted that the mort
depressed the roots, or in other words
the flstter they are, the more rapid will
De their development. This rule seemed
also to apply to other garden roots a
well as to onions. By planting severa
samples of seed grown in the station
garden a previous season, was learned
the fact that the varieties Of this veg
stable cross-fertilize by natural agencies
and hence cannot be kept pure excep
when grown separated some distanc
from each other.
The following crop summary appear
In the Farmers ReUietD Of the numerou
returns made by It's correspondents
The returns from the winter whea
fields are almost uniformly good. The
present an outlook very nearly as favor
able as those sent in early in 1885. whe
the prospect was exceptionally good fc
q large yield. The utter disappearance
Of the snow covering is the only seriou
menace now THREATENING the CROWN
grain, and with another general fall {
snow the outlook could hardly be bette
than Is presented in the reports of tt
correspondents. The latest report
from California, Oregon and washins
ton Territory are generally more favor
able than at the same time last year.
Out Of twenty counties OF Kansas eigl
teen report the crop in good condition
In Indiana the outlook isreported to
very favorable. The reports from Oh
are uniformly favorable. Southern III
noiS makes a very good showing. Fro
Central Illinois the returns are uniform
ly good. The returns from KentucE
and Missouri are generally of a glowir
character, and in the former State tl
outlook is considered brighter for a goo
crop than in many years. The Mich
gan reports do not indicate any larg
yield than last year. In Tenpess,
the reports indicate an average crop.
While it is not yet possible to give an
thing' like'.positivs date, the aereas
In all the States, with the possible e,
ceDtiOn of Aicbioap min sborr n Fol