The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-28

Tho white grub i whiti-h grub.
with six legs near the forepart 81 the
body. II feeds on the roots OF roses
and eventually destroys the bushes
Remove the earth around the roots
and kill the grub.
Tomato Marmaiade Peel ripe
tomatoes. cnt them in small pieces ana
boil til well done: rub through
sieve and add one cup 81 sugar for
each cup Of tomatoes; boil forty min
utes. then pour in small jars
Make the hills for lima beans very \
rich. Fine compost Is the pest ma !
teria.. but manure l. also excellent
The point i 70 use plenty OF IL a. the
pods III out very slowly II there Is a
deficiency OF available plant food IN
the soil.
Gardeners. as rule. are in favor
az changing the seed Of potatoes Ire
auently. Experience seems 10 have
proved the desirabiity OF this change.
and leaves little doubt but that planting
the same kind year after yea on the
same soil tends TO weaken the variety.
One OF the most beautiful orna-
mental plants is the castor-oil bean
plaut. Its leaf i elegant. and OF
decp green. the plant growing ter or
fifteen feet high in single season.
though il requires rich soil and
large quantity OF manure 70 be grown
70 perfection.
A good insect destroyer j. said 70
be 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 or water. Fit requires
to be stronger the quantity OF potash
: and sulphur may be doubled
Chicken Balls.-onc cup OF finely
/ chopped chicken. two cups 81 cold
' boiled potatoes. two cold onions, and
mois;en with cold gravy 20 that il can
= be nodded into balls in the hands
a Roll in bolted nea. and drop into
q skillet OF hot fat until Drowned
\ wire basket or pail Is the best. bu
O they can be dropped in like doughnuts
} "A farmer must compound and us
the feed that he has al hand or j. mos
"a easily produced. A compound may b
i made OF bran. oats and rye. bran ans
/ rye or bran and cornmeal. and thcs
a compounds can often be made IN sucl
d 4 way as 10 cheaper the cost OF Iced
Il when all has to be bought on tn
70 market On the majority OF farm
e oats are grown only for the horse
Il and colts. The pigs should always
N thought ofas sharers in this impvrtar
be- muscle forming food
r. In the garden. orchard. true
IL patch and among the small fruits. or
n 81 the most important items necessar
ey to secure the best results i thorous
in cultivation. not only to keep down u
est weeds. but also 10 loosen up and ke<
ey the soil in good filth: and usually
Ter proportion as this is given. the bett
in will be the results both as regards 4
ict quality and quantity Each year III
Of the weeds are kept from maturi
en- seed reduces the work OF keeping Gle
in the next Western Plowman.
cir The hay-rakc may often be ma
N. 70 serve the purpose OF tedder wit
out injury 70 the leaves Of the graz
The hay should be raked fairly gree
left for few hours till wilted or ne;
,ov liz dry and then turned over with I
rake. the operator holding 20 the lev
he till the windrow has been inverfs
to In extreme cases this operation m
be repeated Hay should be cured
he much as possible in the bunch; the
md fore il would appear TO be better cce
he omy to buy hay caps than tedders-