The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20
Farm Notes.

Throw your onion seed into water and use
that which sinks.
Make bed for kale. 1t is one of the best
and earliest green's to be had.
Peas may go in early The Daniel O'Rourke
is considered the best variety of dwarfs for a
first crop.
Early cabbage cannot be had without the
hot-bed. 1t is matter that needs attention at
this season.
Dampness is as injurious to young stock as
cold. Dryness and warmth conduce TO health
and save food.
Always examine young nursery stock, as the
borer may already have been at work and scale
lice may be the bark.
A good hog shows little or no bristles,
should have a dished face, short legs, promi-
nent hams and broad chest.
Test the garden seeds by sowing a few
pinches of each kind in shallow box OF soil,
which should be kept moist.
The evergreen hedges should be cut back
this mouth in order to save time, though such
work can be done later. If preferred.
IL costs something like $40 a year to main
tain cow and the profit lies in what she
yields above the cost and maintenance.
Cherry trees must be grated early if success
is expected The later il is deferred the greater
the difficulty of the gratis becoming connected.
To waterproof muslin writer recommends
four eggs beaten up in quart of oil and painted
on both sides of the muslin, which may be thin.
The lima bean is now improved so as to grow
in the bush form instead of on poles. 1t is
know as the bush lima, and the seeds are small.
According 10 Prof. HUMPHREYS it has not
yet been discovered whether the disease
known as stump-root in cabbage is plant or
an animal.
Poultry will eat broken glass with benefit
where sharp gritty material is scarce. They
need something of the kind, and 1t should not
be withheld.
As remedy for lice nothing is better or
cheaper than dry dirt. All kinds of stock will
use IL, and it should be stored up every summer
for winter use.
Col. F. ID. Curtis characterizes skim-milk
cheese as 'the Chinese wall that keeps us out
of the cheese market"-a point our dairymen
would do well TO note.
There is an evident desire, according to Mr..
s. + Johnson, on the part of cattlemen so to
breed and feed as TO diminish tallOw worth 3
cents pound, and increase lean meat, worth
% cents.
The products OF horticultural labor are, for
the most part, perishable, and must either go
at once to the consumer or be put through a
more or less expensive process for their safe
preservation.
There are two ways OF artifcially manuring
the soil; one by the direct use of chemical fer
tilizers; the other by feeding farm animals the
foods that are rich in fertilizing elements, SUCH
as nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash.
The hot bed for sweet potato plants must not
be overlooked. Now is the time to have the
bed ready Use plenty of seed, as there are
many difficulties to be encountered In replant-
ing, due to late frosts that may happen, and to
cut worms.
Some crops require early start in order
to get ahead OF the weeds and also to have
more time for growth Among such are
carrots parsnips and beets. Get the seed in
the ground as early as possible, and keep the
plants free from weeds in order TO have them
well under way before summer.
complete change Of the soil In flower
pots is sometimes necessary, and viii enable a
plant to secure more food aud grow better. If
the same soil is used too long it may become
unfit for the health of the plants, as well as the
harbor worms and parasitic insects.
There will be no crop OF onions if the ground
is not rich and well prepared, and but little
planted. after the sets begin to start they
will not thrive if grass or weeds grow among
them. They must be clear of all obstacles.
An acre in fruit, especially of Strawberries,
viii sometimes pay better than five acres of
grain. II should pay the farmer to have a
sutficiency of fruit for his own use alone. A
large quantity can be canned for winter use,
and 1t affords an agreeable change without
much cost.
Cut the young trees back when placing them
in the ground, and also trim back some of the
roots. First remove the top soil, lay it aside
and then dig the hole for the tree. When the
tree Is In position throw the top soil next to the
roots, pour on a bucket of water, stamp the
soil down, and then add more earth until the
hole is well filed and packed.
1t is unwise to grow hay to be sold off the
farm. Stock-raising and grass-growing are
Joint occupations. A higher price can be OBJ
tanned Tor hay by converting 1t into beef while
| the manure remains behind TO add to the fer
tility of the soil. When the hay is sold off the
| farm will sooner or later be impoverished, and
the prices obtained will be less than if stock il
kept to consume the hay.