The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-01-18
W. D. Philbrick saws that potatoe. and

W. d. Philbrick saws that potatoes and
roots of all kinds keep best in pits out Of
doors.
9 A contemporary says there is no small
fruit so certain in its crop and altogether
r SO wholesome as the raspberry.
; A poorly bred sheep costs as much for
keep as a well-bred one says Rural
World. The moral is apparent.
DIR. Nichols says that fruit is a perfect
food, the apple alone being sufficient to
sustain life and health long time
Winter dairying pays better now than
ever before, because the public demands
frcshly-made butter the year around.
Paris green for the oodling moth and
the jarring process for the curcuio are
the reliable methods of determination.
To keep well in the cellar apples must
not be too warm. A temperature two or
three degrees above freezing suits them
best
Use care to see that mice are not en-.
couraged to gnaw the bark of trees by
being fostered by the mulch put about
/ their trunks.
While farmers are divided on the sub.
| iect, there is general opinion distinctly
favorable to stirring the stubble or
breaking grass lands in the fall.
w. +. Brown says, in Rural Neto |
Yorker, that he finds more profit in cows
that come fresh in the fall than from |
those that are fresh in the spring.
It is recommended to give the trunks
of fruit trees a coat of thin whitewash,
in which a spoonful of carbolic acid has
been mixed to each pail of water.
A successful flock-master tells that he
winterfeeds his sheep on straw during
December and January, with either lin
seed oll-cake meal or corn.meal or ground
oats.
Clean up the yard and make the farm
neat Nothing helps our country towns
more and increases real estate value faster
than to have the farms neat and thrifty
in appearance.
Cabbagcs that are fully headed are
buried with the roots up, those that are
expected to grow and head up are buried
right side up" and with a roof of rough
boards covered with earth.
Corn fodder piled up to depth of I
more than three feet will usually heat :
If it is at all damp Stored in most ,
weather it would be certain to heat if !
placed in deep bays or in bins. {
A dairyman should keep as many cows J
only as he can feed well. 1t is not econ (
omical to divide the food among a large !
number when the same results can be a
secured from a smaller number, well c
fed. v
Though hens do not eat the curculio, n
their presence around aud under the
trees makes this shy insect more cautious ?
about depositing her eggs. PAIRING the o
soil under plum trees answers the same I
purpose v
An exchange says the man who lets q
Canada thistles, wild parsnip. and other v
loxious weeds go to seed by the road ;
'ide may Glove his neighbor as himself" a
'ut if so he must be exceedingly short of
c
y writer in Vieks Magazine says that - =,
Ifter reading an account of how they :
made honey from pears in Switzerland !,
le determined to attempt something of :,
he kind himself. He tried and sue W
eeded perfectly. The honey was of the :"
'ure juice of the fruit, and had the pear -
ayor W
TicI's Magazine confirms the statement a,
hat basic Stag, the refuse of steel works, #
When freed from iron and reduced to a n
owder, proves to be a valuable fertil- Il,
ger, principally on account of the phos- A
horus it contains Mountains of black ee
lag have accumulated about the iron h,
nd steel works of this country, all of st
'hich can be proftably worked over and n
lade into valuable manure. n,
If sprouts appear on new set trees you f
an now easily pinch them off with your ie
numb and finger, and throw the growth to
here it is wanted. But do not cut off st
i the growth. If the roots are good
ou will find great deal of sap sent up ia
ON the roots, and top enough should w
e allowed for the roots to grow. If you LEI
warf the top of a young newset tree that WI
making arapid growth, you are dwarf W
g the roots. If you allow too much top tn
l feeble tree you will kill the tree.E an
Chrysanthemums are vigorous feeders
hey should be supplied with liquid
anure at least three times week, and
Iould also be well watered to pre-. 4.
mt tagging To prevent black fiy "a "a
eep tobacco stems in water and syringe an ~,
e plants. The stimulant used is ~ ~
lieiy COW manure placed in a tub of -
ater and stable manure placed in - =,
lsket set in water. If large plants are ~ ~
quired, they must, from April 1 to
lly |, be pinched about twice week -
keep them bushy. The Japanese g., ="
lrieties are inclined to grow upright, ~;
I'd with these the system of manage g.
ent matters little. ie'