The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-10-05
Farm Notes.

oairy man than any other, yet is more
frequently overlooked and discarded
than 1t should be. 1t is a plant that
not only endures the cold OF winter and
the heat of summer, but it will grow on
the richest soil or the poorest sandy
land. In some sections it is really the
clover OF sandy soils, for without its
aid the advantages of green manuring
would be unavailable, and as it can be
made to impart more to the soil .han it
takes FROM it there Is no risk IN grow
ing 1t under any conditions. Even the
seed is cheap while the cultivation ne
cessary Is very little compared with
other crops. AS a profitable grain crop
1t is behind oats, wheat, barley and
corn, but the straw is more valuable
than that OF any ether crop, for which
IL is sometimes grown alone.
Leaving out the value of rye as a
grain crop entirely it still ranks high in
more ways than one. The fact that it
can be sown in the fall, and made to
produce late supply of green food
after other grasses have ceased growing,
should prompt farmers to devote space
to rye every season, but its usefulness
extends further. The severe cold of
the hardest winters will not ipiure IL.
and early in the spring. long before
grass begins to grow, rye appears in its
green condition to afford a supply of
succulent herbage to the stock at a time
when it Is most needed. 1t allows the
stock the privilege of eating off the
early growth, and when the grass ap-
pears, and the rye is no longer required,
1t will grow out again and make a crop
OF grain. 1t can then, in early spring,
II preferred by the farmer, be pIowei
under instead of being allowed to seed,
and 1t will provide az excellent manure
for the corn crop.
In one respect rye is a cheap crop be-
cause it requires no land for its growth,
to certain extent. That is, IL the
seed is sown in the fall on land inten-
ded for corn In the spring, aud the rye
turned in before planting corn. the rye
simply holds the land that would other
wise be unoccupied during the winter.
1t Is also excellent on land intended for
potatoes, and, as it saves much labor in
that respect.
As rye can be pastured at nearly all
stages OF growth, and can be turned
under as a green manuriai agent at apy
time, the farmer who fails to sow it
will deprive himself and his stock of a
most valuable plant. and as it can be
seeded down at any time at this season
the land for that pun pose should be pre-
pared without delay. or course, it
thrives best on rich land, but even the
poorest soil should be sowed to rye
rather than to leave it unoccupied.
AL green material. no matter how
bulky, will soon decompose il turned
under by the plow or covered in the
manure heap. Hence, now is the time
to turn under all green growth that
may be unservIceable. such as weeds,
etc. Ii the work be delayed until the
frost kills them they will dry on the
surface OF the ground, become 'cured,n -
and decompose very slowly. 1t is of
more value to the soil TO turn under the
green growth, as it then adds a larger
proportion OF fertilizing material to the
soil
A sick horse Is as unfit to work as a
sick man, and animals that are kept
housed most of the time are easily in
jured 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 a
horse blsnketed in the stable when tax
en- out In cold or stormy weather makes
the animal especially liable to take cold.
In barn the natural covering of hair
over horse Is sufficient. Animals ex-
posed to the storms and changes Of
weather incident to farm work should
not be clipped.
When sowed corn begins TO turn yell |
low from being sown too thickly it |
ceases to acquire any additional value. |
Not only does growth cease. but the
plant becomes watery and insiped. Cows |
will eat it, but their milk will shrink |
as compared with ever fair pasture. To |
give really nutritious stalks soved or
drilled corn should have room enough
to grow In, so that most OF the stalks |
would at least set nubbin. When !
this Is the case there is a great amount |
Of sweet in the stalk.
When a peach tree begins to look |
somewhat yellow, and the limbs are |
bare OF leaves. remove the earth from |
around the trunk to the depth Of six or |
eight inches. Leave it so for a few
days. Then look Cor the borer, which
may be found by noticing the gum and
chips. Then fill the hole with coal
ashes, and replace the earth. The bor-
er-moth will not lay her eggs where the
tree is well surrounded with cosl-ashes.
and IL wood ashes be mixed in SO much
the better.
The tomato vine will continue to
bare until frost. A good vine should
have blossoms. green fruit and ripe fruit
on IL at the same time. 1t may be
trimmed and kept in shape like tree,
and should be supported by a stake or
hoops. As the vine produces an abun-
dance OF fruit a handful of fertilizer
may be scattered around it occasionally.
being excellent. Weeds
and grass should be kept down.
Ifyou are expeC ing to set out an Of
chard this fall good work can be done
now In preparing the soil. If you do
not intend to set out until spring now is
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