Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-08-28
FARMNOTEs.

I condition. but 1t should be done by more
bulky or partially green food.
Road dust may be gathered easily now
and stored for use in poultry houses,
stables and Outhouses in the winter,
where 1t viii be worth much more than
. it cost.
A man who has tried putting tarred
paper around young trees to prevent
mice and rabbits from gnawing the bark
says it will kill more trees than the ami
mails viii.
After the frdit has been gathered from
the raspberry that cane is Of no further
use, and IN due time VIII die. Cultiva-
tors differ as to the time for removing
these old canes. Some cut them away
as soon as the fruit is Of while others
leave them until late in fall, thinking
that the old canes may contribute some
thing TO the growth of the new ones
that are to bear fruit next year. The
best cultivatOrs cut away the canes soon
after fruiting as they are out Of the way
and do not interfere with the new canes.
A German who has studiOusly watched
the movements Of honey bees asserts
that they are excellent storm warmers.
He says that on the appearance OF a
/ thunder storm, bees, otherwise gentle
and harmless, become very irritable, and
/ viii at once attack anyone, even their
Esual attendant, upon approaching their
/ hives. Instances are given in which the
/ barometer and hydrometeI foretOld a
/ storm, the bees remaining quiet, bat no
/ storm occurred; or the instruments gave
l no intimatiOn OF a storm, but the bees
/ for hours before were irritable, and it
| came.
/ Flowing for wheat is now in order,
and with the intense heat prevailing and
/ thoroughly baked condition of the
/ ground in many localities, the chances
! for killing up, or at least CALLING good
/ horses is first-class. A good farmer rec
/ Ognizes the horse as one of his best
/ friends; In fact, an Indispensable CO.
/ worker, and he VIII never abuse him, but
/ others are less considerable. A few days
/ of careful work viii accUstOm the should
/ er TO the friction Of the collar and a good
/ washing at noon and at night viii do
much to tougher the skin and relieve
/ the suffering beasts.
The Dover del } Sentinel says: zone
/ of the new features in harvesting in this
/ section this year was that Of running
/ binder by steam power. J. ". Durbo-
rough, near Rising Sun, had nearly fin
ished cutting his wheat on Tuesday,
/ when his neighbOr, 3. B. Linn, who had
traction engine which he used in
/ threshing, proposed to try that moter on
/ the binder. After rigging up the engine
was hitched on in place Of the team, and
/ by making the corners round the ma
chimes moved along together without the
least trouble. The engine was more
easily managed than the four horse
team which Mr.. D. hal been obliged to
use on account of the ground being soft
and by running close to the standing
grain the binder was kept full all the
/ time"
When grass is the most profitable crop
as it may be In favorable localities, the
general desire to get a good seeding
makes other crops subordinate. This
has led to sowing grass seed without
grain. 1t should always be done in the
fall, and the earlier the better, provided
the seed is not hurried In without due
preparation of the soil. But nearly as
good a seeding may be had with wheat
where phosphate is drilled in with the
grain. The fertilizer helps the grass
fully as much as the grain crop, and if
the winter is bad for wheat, 1t often hap
pens that the crop is cut for hay, as the
wheat viii be mostly killed out. With
good wheat crop there VIII still be con
iderable timothy among the wheat
traw, making a very good winter feed
or horses and cattle.
Sweet potatoes grow best on sandy
soil. 1t is useless to attempt to grow
them on heavy soil, for while they viii
sometimes give q fair yield they win
. be lacking IN quality. The early
/ plants are always started In hotbeds, but,
II the seasons are long enough they may
/ be grown directly from pieces Of the seed.
/ They require manure rich IN potash. and
| are not especially benefited with super
! phosphate, although the fertilizer should
not be devoid Of that substance. Set
out the plants in hills as soon as all
/ danger Of frost is over and work them
I clean. Keep them well hilled up at first,
/ 4 bag OF guanO, one Of superphOsphats
and three kainit viii be found an ex-
csllent fertilizer for them and it should
/ be brOadcastsd over the hills some time
/ before the plants are set out.
I An excellent device for keeping the
contents Of tine water Jug cool is to make
/ a sack Of some strong, cloth stuff, large
enough to make a space Of two inches
under and around the Jug, which space
is packed with saWdust. Put a string
around the bottom. The length Of this
string, plus six inches, VIII be the proper
measure Of the sack at that point. In
the same way the proper measure Of the
sack along the curve can be obtained.
. The bottom Of the sack is cut by placing
the Jug on the cloth and cutting around
% inches from the Jug. The sides Of
the sack are best made In four pieces.
{ Sew these pieces to the bottom and to-
! gether for two or three inches. Then
! pack in the saWdust as far as the pieces
are sewed together and make another
I sewing, etc The sack must be seWsd
| close around the handle and the lips Of
/ the Jug. Water In this Jug VIII be cool
/ after an exposure Of six hours TO the hot
SUD.
There are a large number Of farmers.
as veil as market gardeners, who grow
/ arge quantities Of late cabbage. The
profit from crop Of late cabbage VIII
/ compare favorably with that from a crop
/ Of tobacco. In a favorable season the
/ plant can be set upon rich soil as late Is
] July 10 and mature before cold weather
stops their growth. The best time to
/ set plants and be certain they viii ma
! ture, however, is from June Is to July 1.
/ Most any good corn land VIII produce