Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-06
FARM NOTES

FARh NOIES.
Save the seed potatoes for next year
by selecting from the most productive
hills, and which are free from blemish.
The Ives seeding grape turns dark b.
fore it is ripe and is often sent to mar
ket as an early grape when it really does
not ripen until late. It stands the rot
well, but i. not desirable variety.
Where the weeds have grown up higher
than the grass go over the field with a
ting the blade high enough, in order to
avoid cutting the young grass.
The cellar windows should be large, so
As to permit ventilation. There should
be two windows, if possible. The cellar
for the storage Of root crops, should be
cool and dry, avoiding dampness.
If the blackberry canes have not been
topped no time should be lost in doing
it. By topping them the canes become
stosky and throw out laterais. Thus be-
coming more Rerviceable next season.
Ashes makes an excellent fertilizer for
MELONS. Scatter ashes freely around the
hills, and chop them into the soil with a
hoe. If the patch be large one tho ash
The turnip crop is one of the most i'm
por5ent now. Too much work can not be
given them, as the crop is one that pid-
ly natures and does not entail more work
than many crops that are not SO valuabls.
Working the cabbage should still be
done, as the cabbage makes considerable
groEth after the leaves fold and begin to
head. The crop delights in frequent Gull
tivation, and does not object to manure
at all stages eff growth.
When the ewes become old their places
should be supplied by younger ones. Pen
them in the fall and get them all the hay
and grain they will eat, with plenty of
rurnips, and they will be in excellent CON
dition for market in short time.
The German wax bean will be found an
excellent variety. Il is tender, OF beasti-
ful appearance, and is noe stringy, like
the Mohawk or Valentine varieties. They
grow rapidly and bear pods in large clus-
teEs. Every garden should have them,
and they thrive best in the warm season.
This is the season for hatohing out ban
tams, as late Matching assists ia dwarfing
them. The most valuable bantams are
those that are very small. They are
profitable, as they lerge eggs IN proper
ton to their size, occupy but little space,
and give as good results IN com Darison
with cost as the larger kinds.
The potato field should not be allowed
TO grow up in grgss after the crop is off.
To allow weeds, and grass TO take posses
sion is simply allowing the field to be
seeded with such pests for next season,
thereby doubling the amount of work
during the busy period. Sow the potato
field to some kind of crop, rye being ex-
cellent for that purpose.
The practice of giving final cultiva-
ton to corn and then allo wing the crop
to remain until matured, whether the
field be covered wish grass or not, has in
jured many promising crops. A field Of
corn should be cultivated as often as may
be necessary without regard to its stage
OF growth. It should be kept clean and
the soil always in loose condition, and
the crop will thereby be larger and the
plants better enabled to endure drought
Where weeds have grown up in the
garden to sCch height that they can
not be plowed or spaded under, cut them
down and let them dry. After they have
been well dried apply fire and burn the
surface of the ground over, which can be
done with little risk if close watch be
kept over the fire as it progresses. The
advantage will be that the appearance Of
the ground will be better. thu ashes will
serve as a fertilizer, the seeds Of weeds
prevented, and thousands of insects des-
troyed. as we'll as saving labor in the gar
den next season.