The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-15
Farm Notes.

Put out more peas Have a succession Of
them until summer.
Running roses must be tied TO trellises now,
or they may be injured.
1t looks promising for strawberries this season.
The vines in this section are healthy and grow
ing.
Eight cents per pound is the cost of sending
seeds my mail. The package must not exceed
four pounds.
Do not water your young plants too much.
Some flowing plants easily killed II water
gets In the crowns
A few ornamental plants will add more to
the value of your home than any other invest
ment that can be made.
The spraying bellows and plenty of kerosene
Is the cheapest and easiest mode OF Kidding
poultry houses of lice.
The amount of lumber used in this country
is enormous. II requires 100000 feet for cigar
boxes alone. Plant more trees.
Mix cut straw with the cut hay. and the
straw will be eaten and portion OF the hay
saved. Moisten the whole mess and sprinkle
bran or meal over it.
Although the weather is warmer DO not leave
your hOt-beds open at night. Raise the sash
little, but be on the lookout for sudden changes
OF temperature.
1t is poor economy TO feed a COW that does
not yield largely. Every quart OF milk extra is
a clear gain over the usual amount, and only
the best cows should be kept.
The radish.hy lays eggs close 10 the earth,
and when Matched the maggOts feed on the
roots. \ mixture of a teaspOonful of carbOlic
acid IN strong soapsudS is said TO be the best
remedy to prevent the ravages OF the insect.
Keep your tools sharp. now that the work is
pressing. a man with sharp tools can do more
work in day than can two men with dull
tools. Ii may take little time to sharpen the
tools, but it will be labor saved.
When an animal appears TO refuse certain
foods to which il has been accustomed, change
the food and give variety, which will improve
the appetite and induce the animal to eat more.
The young onions must be well worked, or
the grass will soon crowd them. Fine weather
promotes the growth of grass and weeds, and
they must be kept down from the start
1t is claimed that potatoes can be grown and
sold for making starch with profit, if starch
factories are operated in sections where plen-
tlful supply OF potatoes can be had.
1t is now too late in the season to expect to
secure heavy growth of lawn grass, as the dry
weather may iniure it, but the lawn plot should
be well MANFRED, the weeds kept down and the
grass seed sOwn in September. 1t will grow
until frost, die down and come out green in the
spring.
For mildew on gooseberries dust sulphur
over the bushes after each rain. Do not allow
the bushes to grow very thick. A plentiful
supply of sunlight and air is desirable; hence
the bushes should be cut out and thinned if too
close together.
No farm is complete unless it contains or
chards. Not only should the apple be given a
place but all other varieties of fruit. The
small fruits should be grown especially for
family use, and large supply of all kinds
should be canned for winter.
In every state where experiment stations
have been established the farmers have been
protected against adulterated fertilizers, the
quality of the seeds is better and the system of
planting and cultivating crops improved