Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-06
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
silage is partial substitute for green
grass.
Silage may be made an efficient ally of
or good substitute for soiling crops.
It no sign that hen meditates evil
to her owner simply because she lays for
him. ..t
Be sure and set out some fruit-a few
berries. at least-and how about the cur
rants and grapesY @ts
The first eggs from pullets should not
be used for Matching if hens eggs can be
had conveniently.
Some who keep cattle up in summer say
that silage is even more valuable in sum
mer than in winter.
A lath fence is the first thing to plant
for farmers garden. It will pay the
best of any one crop he can put in.
The common school is the farmers col
lege, and the parents ought to visit the
schools and be interested in their work.
The persimmon is naturally a slow
grower, and although plenty of fertilizer
is given, they seem to grow only just about
so much.
Farmers are not putting business method
enough into their work. They must msze
their brains do little more and their
hands a little less.
If you have any mongrel cocks or those
from which you do not wish to breed, get
rid of them at once. It is a needless ex-
pense to feed them.
An important advantage resulting from
the use of ensilage all the year is, that
manure made from it is available for use-
not otscattered at random over the farm.
A COW should never be idle more than
six weeks at one time. She will last
longer and earn more than COW kept the
usual way-milked seven months, half
fed and idle five.
In selecting fertilizers remember that
gypsum, or land plaster, is a cheap and
valuable form of plant food. It is es-
pecially valuable for mixing with hen
manure, ashes and compost.
Among the latest notable features of
the poultry business is that of Matching
ducks by incubator and fattening them
for early market. It is claimed to be
very remunerative business.
Have no fear of feeding potatoes to
cows giving milk, but be careful about
feeding them few weeks before time o!
calving, for they stimulate milk produc-
tion and at that period may cause garget.
The butter product of any State can be
increased twenty-five per cent. with the
cows now used and without additional ex.
pense by feeding liberal balanced ration
and giving the cows and the milk proper
care.
Boxes in the kitchen windows provide
probably the best and most convenient
way to raise plants from seed for the
home garden. Sow seed about six weeks
before time to transplant to the open
ground.
From the earliest streak of dawn to the
last ray Of the setting sun, there is some
thing that can be done. It is not all
drudgery. Much of it is pleasant labor,
but it is work that must be done, and
done thoroughly at the right time, or it
will not be made success.
To clear pear trees of the scurfy bark
louise scrape the scales off during cold
weather and as soon as spring opens, and
when they begin to hatch syringe the
trees and their limbs with solution of
washing soda (half pound to an or
dinary pailful of wateD. Prompt treat
ments of this kind will destroy them.
Some pomologists paint the twigs ana
branches with linseed oil for this pest.