Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11
FARM NOTES.

A good garden is absolutely necessary
to the setting of a good table, and good
table is one of the essentials of a happy
home.
1t is not good plan to work the sell
close to the potatoes after the plants have
! blossomed out. There is certain to be
more or less disturbances of the roots that
will affect the yield Of the crop.
Tomato vines should he staked or tied
up in some manner in order TO prevent the
| limbs falling on the ground and rotting
the fruit. 1t is best to arrange the stakes
| or other supports while the vines are
| young.
Ginger water, which is simply water
sweetened with molasses, with two table,
spoonsful of cider vinegar added to each
| cup of molasses and the whole spiced
with ginger, is a very palatable drink,
and one which may be safely used by
farm laborers, unless iudulged in too
freely when overheated.
Cucumbers, for pickles should be plant.
ed now. The vines grow rapidly and weld
largely. The young cucumGers should be
picked when they are about two inches
long and placed in brine. As the vines
will bear as fast as the cucumbers are
taken off, they must be picked frequently
If small ones are desired.
Usually when a tree or vine dies FROM
no apparent cause it may be due to the
work of insects or parasites at the roots.
At this season of the year Il will prove Of
advantage 10 dig al ound the roots of trees
and examine tham. ALWAYS apply air.
saked line literally be- ore replacl G IN
earth around the roots.
SO far as possible stacking shoI d
quickly follow cutting 50 that it will not
be necessary to let the gain stand out
any longer than IS necessary II carefully
shocked up wheat can very often be
allowed to stand some time with little
damage, especially if the weather is fin,
but there is ALWAYS al increased risk in
doing this.
Whenever ground that is heavily COW
cred with green growth Is plCwei under,
it will pay TO broadcast At least ten bush
els of lime per acre over the ground. Lime
assists in decomnOsing The plants that are
turned under, and acts on the soil in a
manner TO induce it to yield greater pro-
portion OF nutrition for the support of the
next crop.
The best time TO cut clover for hay is
when the major. ty OF the blossoms are in
full bloom When cut at this stage and
properly cured clover makes the best of
fodder for cattle, sheep horses and hogs.
Careful experiments have been made by
both practical farmers and scientists for
the Do pose of determining at what stage
the clover should be cut to give tde most
profitable results, and most agree that 1t
should be as stated above, when the
plants are in full blossom, or just as the
first heads begin TO turn brown.
Stubbe fields should never be allowed
to remain unplowed longer than possible.
As soon as the crop is of the land SHOULD
BE- lightly plow ed, just deep enough only
to turn the top soil under. This will cause
he seeds OF weed> to terminate when the
field should be again plowed later in the
SEASON As stubble fields are tie homes
Of weeds a thorough cultivation Of such
fields, instead of loving them TO remain
until spring, viii do more to rid the farm
of weeds tuan anv other work that can be
done-Ex change.