Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-10-03

OF the tree and IN the crOlcnes Oh tue
main branches. The rain will wash 1t
down from time to time and the whole
trunk will receive the benefit. In
spraying the trees when not in leaf.
usually add a quarter OF pound or
more of potash to each bucketful of
soap suds, so as to make quite strong
I've. These washes cost but little and
are of great value in the orchard.
Loo CABINS are fast GO
M ing out of style as fashion
G able residences. Log Cab
WIN ins will. however, always
have a place in American
AV history, as they were the
most prominent feature OF
tSlAc IIR our country's early social
life. The pioneers were strong. rug
ged, healthy. Warmers Log Cabin
Cough and Consumption Remedy is a
reproduction of one Of the best of the
old time roots and herbs remedies,
which kept them well. Every body
praises "TiT pecanoe' as a stomach
tonic.
SPEAKING OF growing alsike it is
said that it has some advantages over
the red clover; It is more certain or
seed, yields more seed to the acre, and
the straw makes very much better feed
for live stock in winter-sheep and
cattle will eat 1t clean, and many con-
slider 1t (the thrashed straw as good as
common hay. Cut before the seed
ripens, It is irst-cIass hay; sheep will
fatten on It; cows will milk we'll ON II
with grain, and do finely. II cut for
hay, on very rich land. you may cut it
twice with good results; but on ordin
airy soils, one good cutting, with pastur-
ing afterwards, is all you may be sure
OF.
THE bones of a weIl-bred, well-fed
hog esaId to represent only about one
twentieth part of its grass weight. An
animal of this nature must necessarily
carry a great deal Of fat, but the i'm
portance of making it we'll muscled to
keep 1t from complete deyeneracy is
self-evident TO any thoughtful person;
hence inasmuch as the natural tendency
of the hog is TO fat, feeders should
make 1t point to counteract the evil
by using the most nutritious feed, 20
the exclusion OF fat-forming food.
INSECT blights In pears must be care
fully looked after. The safest plan is
to cut off the diseased part at least
foot below the dIscoloration that II
causes as soon as noticed. And II is a
good plan to 60 over the trees on pur-
pose to detect any signs The branche.
cut off should be burned, SO that II
VIII be entirely destroyed. Dc
thorough work. This is very impor-
tsnt in all transplanting to destroy
insects or any kind
THE Rocky Mountain bee plant
(Cleome integrifolia) Is recommended
by Professor y. J. Cook as worthy OF
being experimental with for bee pas
ture. Ii Is a beautiful flower, which
Swarms with bees two months in sue
cession. 1t is sown in autumn 1t is
very profitable to SOW seeds of sweet
clover, catnip, ETC., by the roadside
and In fence-corners and out-of-tEe-
way places.
THERE is nothing more highly
relished by hogs than charcoal. They
will help themselves to it, and 1t will
prevent disorders of the bowels. The
best mede OF giving it is when It is
fresh, and If placed in the fire and
heated occasionally it will be more ser
viceable. 1t corrects the acidity of the
stomach, and as il is Cheap a supply
should be kept constantly IN each pen.
THE feeding of sulphur to animals
and poultry may be excellent at times,
but 1t should never be given in damp
weather. II given in excess it causes
| leg weakness in poultry and also Injuries
larger stock. The Simplest remedy for
| many ailments Is linseed meal, which
should be given in small quantities at
| first and gradually increasing the al
! lowance.
THE root crops are sometimes enor-
nous on rich land, and can be grown
at low cost compared with their
value. Aas many as 1000 bushels of
beets have been grown on one acre,
and at a cost of only cents per bushel.
| For milch COWS they are Invaluable,
| and should be made special crop on
| all dairy farms.
IT is better to pinch off the extra
| shoots of trees rather than TO allow
them 10 grow, as less injury IS done the
| trees. Trees can be pruned with the
| fingers If the new shoots are tipped.
| 1t is a waste OF vitality to permit shoots
to grow until they are so large that a
knife or saw is required for their re-
moval.
TIE labor OF keeping potatoes free
from weeds late in the season needs tC
be done carefully, as not to disturb
the setting tubers. But 1t will pay,
not only in the better crop thereby pro-
| duced, but IN the case of harvesting It.
Few potato digging machines will DC
| good work, and none perfect work
where the ground is very weedy. The
most careful hand digging in some
| places will still leave some OF the crop
| GRAPEVINE that do not bear should
be cut back 10 the ground this fall
after frost, so that a new cane can take
its place next spring. 1t should be cut
back to the roots, so as TO begin with
an entire new vine.
HANGING baskets, stands, &C.,
hould be filed early, using plesty Of
ivy to twine about the handles and To
hang over the edges
ACCORDING to a practical farmer,
the increase OF the flock will cover the
cost of keeping it leaving the wool
clear profit; or the keeping may be
Charged against the wool which will not
exhaust it all, leaving the lambs clear
profit
THERE is no way to prevent toada
getting into the well except to cement
over the earth around the well for a
circumference of SIX feet, and the
cover or top OF the we'll should be close
and tight
THE turnip crop Is one of the most
important now, Too much work can
not be given them, as the crop is one
that rapidly natures and does not
entail more work than many crops that
} are not SO valuable