The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-04

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Harvestingma unwieldly
for getting into barns on stormy
days or owe night, but it is far too
valuable and expensive to be left
unprotected. Iron parts rust and
wood work swells when exposed to
rains and dews. A canvas cover
ing to protect it at all times when
not in use will pay good interest on
it's cost.
TYING UP TOMATOES.
AS soon as the tomato plants bios
son one Or two stout stakes should
be driven down by them and the
plants securely tied. This will keep
the fruit out Of the dirt, and will
make the vine more prolific and
prevent rotting. "A good stake is
much better and less expensive than
the trellis often used and to which
the plants have to be tied to be OF
any benefit.
MAKING MELON VINES PRODUCTIVE.
If the melon patch is running too
much to vine pinch the ends OF the
growing shoots. This will cause
sprouts to start nearer the root, and
the sap concentrated in these will be
turned to fruit bearing rather than
to making useless leaves. When a
melon sets stop the growth a little
beyond it, to concentrate the sap as
much as possible on the fruit.
SQUASH VINES RANK FEEDERS.
One squash vine, if certain not to
be destroyed is enough for a single
hill. If more than two or three are
planted together they will crowd
so that none will yield much fruit.
This necessity for an abundant sup
ply of food is the reason why chance
vines often yield so enormously.
Vines thus coming up in arich place
have the field all to themselves, and
the result shows that they occupy it
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TWO EGGS A DAY.
An Illinois woman had a hen
which in her laying season regularly
produced two eggs per day. When
she was killed it was found that she
had two egg sacs, each contain
ing a fully formed egg ready to be
laid the next day, A hen with this
popularity should have been saved
as a breeder. Possibly some of her
chicks might inherit her popularity
and thus a valuable breed not based
fanciful points, might be estab-
lished.
.rtt# CARE OF YOUNG CALVES.
As milk becomes scarce or the
calves become too old to need it,
they generally have as hard a time
as at any period Of their lives. The
grass at midsummer often fails, and
a little grain given twice Il day will
tell in the value and appearance of
the animal. 1t is hard enough to
make a profit from growing a calf
to the age when it becomes a COW;
but every chance is spoiled for sue
if it is not kept well the first
twelve months Of it's life.
EACH cows MILK sEPAR-
No matter how many cows are in
dairy, each ones milk should be
set by itself. In this way the diff
ference in size and form of butter
globules which often exists in differ
ent cows will not affect the yield of
butter. With three or, four COWS
in the height of season it will be nee
essaryl to churn every day, and
it might as well be churning one
cream every three or four
as to put all in together. IF
this plan were generally adopted,
one-half the cows would be weeded
out within a Year as not, worth
keeping, and this greatly to the
profit of their owners. go,
aa WATERING PLANTS. 1t liz
Watering must be done judiciously
or it will result in harm rather than
good. Water should be as warm
as the air, and if slightly warmer all
the better. 1t ought to be applied
the evening, and if there is not
much around the plant scrape away
some loose soil and replace it after
watering. Another good way is to
make deep holes near the plant
a crowbar and fill these with
warmish water, letting it soak into
the adjoining soil before reflling the
holes. If dry earth is spread over
the soilit will be moistened before