The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-09-29

Training IomatOes.-H, i. johnson,
Leayenworth Co., Kan, has found the
following method of training tomatoes
highly successful in small garden, pro
ducing great quantities Of very carly fine
fruit; after the plant has become firmly
established and has begun to throw out
small shoots, he writes us, the training
should commence. Stakes five feet in
lenght and of the size of stout bean poles
should be driven one foot in the ground, a
few inches from the plant. Then remove
all the small shoots that start from the
main stalk, being especially careful to
leaYe but one shoot at the top of the plant.
The plant is then TO be secured to the
stake with any kind Of coarse twine. The
shoots should be pinched in and the stem
tied at intervals of foot until it reaches
the hight of the stake, when it should be
topped. On vines treated in this way none
of the early fruit will be lost by rot, and
in small garden much space will be saved,
as the plants may be set as close as three
feet apart each way; il also improves the
ing, and makes the passage between the
vines very easy.
After the turkeys shall have been well
fattcned they must be well drcssedi in order
to command the highest market price. No
matter how big and fat box of turkeys
may be, if they be bruised and torn in
dressing, or not dressed in the style the
market demands, they will not sell at top
prices. Different markets have different
notions about dressing turkeys, and the
only way for you to make sure of suiting
your market is to write to the commission
house to which you propose to ship youl
turkeys and get its directions for dressing
and packing turkeys for its market.
All green material not matter how
bulky, will soon decompose if turned un.
der by the plow or covered in the manure
heap. Hence, now is the time to turn
under all green growth that may be un.
serviceable, such as weeds, etc. If the
work be delayed until the frost kills then
they will dry on the surface of the ground
become ''cured," and decompose yer,
slowly. 1t is of more value TO the soil tc
turn under the green growth, as il ther
adds larger proportions of fertilizine
m aterial to the soil.
"A sick horse is as unfit to work as is 4
sick man, and the animals thai are KEEP
housed most of the time are easily injured
by exposure to storms. 1t is not advisable
to blanket horses in stables except for {
little while when brought in after working
and when wet either from sweat or rain
The change to horse blanketed in til,
stable when taken out in cold or stormy
weather makes the animal especially liable
to take cold. In barn the natural cover
ing of hair over a horse is sufficient
Animals exposed to the storms and changes
of weather incident TO farm work should
not be clipped.
When peach tree begins to lool
somewhat yellow, and the limbs are bar,
of leaves, remove the earth from aroun(
the trunk to the depth of six or eigh
inches. Leave is SO for few days. Thei
look for the borer, which may be fount
by noticing the gum and chips. Then fiji
the hole with coal ashes, and replace tn,
earth. The borer-moth will not lay he
eggs where the tree is well surroundeC
with coal ashes, and if wood ashes b,
mixed in so much the better.
The tomato vine will continue to bea
until frost. A good vine should hay,
blossoms, green fruit and ripe fruit on i
at the same time. IL may be trimmed an,
kept in shape like tree. and should b.
supported by stake or hoops. As tn
vine produces an abundance of fruit
handful of fertilizer may be scattere,
around It occasionally, superphosphale be
ing excellent. Weeds and grass should b.
kept down.