Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-07-11
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( The white grub is whitish grub.
with six legs near the forepart Of The
body. It feeds on the roots Of roses
and eventually destroys the bushes.
Remove the earth around the rooto
and kill the grub
Tomato Marmalade Peel ripe
tomatoes. cut them in small pieces and
boil till we'll done; rub through .
sieve and add one cup OF sugar for
each cup Of tomatoes; boil forty min
utes. then pour in small jars.
Make the hills for lima beans worry
rich. Fine compost IL the best ma
terial, but manure il also excellent
The point is to use plenty Of it as the
pods fill out very slowly II there 10 .
deficiency Of available plant food In
the soil
Gardeners, - . rule. are In favor
Of changing the seed Of potatoes fire.
quently. Experience seems to have
proved the desirability of this change.
and leaves little doubt but that planting
the same kind year after year on the
same soil tends to weaken the variety.
One of the most beautiful orna-
mental plants Is the castor-oil bean
plant It's leaf IL elegant, and Of .
deep green. the plant growing ter or
fifteen feet high IN single season.
though it requires rich soil and .
large quantity of manure to be grown
to perfection.
"A good insect destroyer is said to
be a liquid formed by boiling sixty
three grains Of red American potash
and the same quantity each Of flowers
Of sulphur and soap. in one and three
quarters pints OF water. Ifit requires
to be stronger the quantity Of potash
and sulphur may be doubled.
Chicken Balls.-One cup of finely
chopped chicken, two cups Of cold
boiled potatoes. two cold onions, and
moisten with cold gravy SO that it can
be nodded into balls in the hands
Roll in bolted meal and drop into .
skillet of hot fat until Drowned. A
wire basket or pail is the best, but
they can be dropped in like doughnuta
"A farmer must compound and use
the feed that he has at hand or is most
easily produced. A compound may be
made of bran. oats and rye, bran and
rye or bran and cornmcal. and these
compounds can often be made in such
q way as to cheaper the cost Of feed
when all has to be bought on the
market On the majority of farms
oats are grown only for the horses
and colts. The pigs should always DO
thought of as sharers in this important
muscle.forming food.
I'm the garden. orchard, truck
patch and among the small fruits. one
of the most important items necessary
to secure the best results ia thorough
cultivation, not only to keep down the
weeds. but also to loosen up and keep
the soil in good filth; and usually in
proportion as this is given. the better
will DO the results both as regards the
quality and quantity. Each year that
the weeds are kept from maturing
seed reduces the work of keeping clean
the next-Westorn Plowman.
The hay-rake may often be made
to serve the purpose OF a tedder with
out injury to the leaves Of the grassI
The hay should Ike raked fairly green.
left for few hours till wilted or near
ly dry and then turned over with the
rake. the operator holding to the lever
till the windrOw has been inverted.
In extreme cases this operation may
be repeated. Hay should be cured al
much as possible in the bunch; there
fore it would appear to be better econ.
omy to buy hay caps than teddera