The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-04-16
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
Items Relating 70 Farm, Live stock, Or
ehard, Garden and Lawn.

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q Milk is a good thing to make hens
las.
1t is not too late to SOW tomato seed
for early plants.
Have regular hours for feeding your
stock; it is very important.
Before laying out a garden, do not
forget that labor is the chief expense.
Carriages should be washed immedi-
atery whenever they are returned home
soiled.
b. z One spoonful Of tar TO peck of seed /
corn will prevent crows from pulling up /
the corn.
The tomato is a native of South !
America. 1t was first introduced into /
England in 1896.
Nothing lessons the labor of digging
more than having perfectly smooth
and polished spade.
Remember, the stomach Of horse is
small, and therefore he should be fed
three times a day.
In Mcpherson county, Kas., peaches
have been abundant only once in the
past seven years.
Plant peach trees very early in the
spring, so that they get well established
before dry spell of weather.
A small farm well titled is better
than a large farm badly managed or
worked with insufficient capital and
labor.
Manure should never be left on a
heap in the field, as it makes very IN
even crops. Scatter It broadcast when
it is hauled out.
Grass lands should be put in order
for the mower by rolling. Pick up
fallen branches and whatever will OBJ
struct the machine.
When ordering a new wheeIbarrow
for farm OF garden use, see that the
handles are long, so that the weight
will be thrown on the wheel.
.. In pruning, always make a clean,
sharp and slanting cut, so as to leave
the bark in a healthy state TO make an
effort to cover the wound.
One Of the first steps in lighting in
sects is to cut down and burr all worth.
less fruit trees, thus reducing the mum.
Der Of breeding places.
Manure should not be left long ex
posed in small quantities to the air il
hot, dry weather. It loses a great part
of its nutritious qualities by evapora
tion.
While digging garden always have {
wheelbarrow OF bucket near at hand
into which can be thrown the stone
which you may turn oyer with tn
earth
Farmers are using pure ground bon
as a fertilizer, to a much greater eXten
than ever there is no danger of in
juring the soil with it if applied judi
ciously.
Never grease a hen that is setting
for if grease gets on the eggs it close
the pores through which the confne
chick gets air, and the consequences
death to the chick.
Oats grown in a northern locality al
much better than those grown farthe
south therefore, in selecting your see
get from as far north as possible, an
renew your seed every two or thre
years.
IL your garden soil is stiff and heavl
mark out a small space, spread on it
quantity of clean sand, and work it we
in with The soil in this spot you ca
grow radishes that are crisp, and M
pithy.
As soon as the soil is ready plant pc
tatoes. Early planting of early varit
ties is advisable where the beetle
troublesome. If 1.-The bug attacks Il
crops do not delay the use of Par
green.
What new crop can try this seasC
In a small way that is likely to turn O1
more money than than those I ha,
been growing -caulidower. celery, CT
cumbers fJr pickles Perhaps 1 mi
End some scotsman who wants car
ful man to grow some of his specialize
A cheap and good disinfectaut to u
about poultry houses and yards whit
contagious fowl diseases are present
feared, is made by dissOlving poun
of coppeIss ia FIVE gallons of water al
adding one pint Of crude carbOlic aci
% Sprinkle about the house and var
with common watering pot.
Many of our people, says the India
Farmer, were taken in one year ago
a chicago sharper who induced pdrti
to sign their names to their family I
cord, for statistical purposes they clail
ed. Now they are called upon by a
other agent to pay for a So book, t
history of Dearborn county. partly
ken from old newspapers.
a Connecticut man says he has fou
four or five grades of Paris green off
ed in She market, aud adds the man
facturers claim it is better to cheat t
farmer little in selling them the p
son than to have them kill their POI
toes by too liberal doses. How though
ful these manufacturers are of tn
friends, the farmers, to be sure
We cannot afford to throw away t
eobs They should be made the m,
of, aud the way to do it is to have
corn ground, cob and all. out VI
they have big cob-crushing machiI
which crush the ear, husks and all, a
the cattle eat these chips of ears W
the corn on, and chew them well. II