The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-11

Farm Notes.
Do not feed the soft corn to the pigs yet.
Give it to the hens to pick over
This is the season for Matching the bantam
chicks if you wish them to be as small as posi-
bic.
Clover hay can be used to advantage as sum
mer feed if the crop is large. Hay should not
be sold, but fed the farm.
Running roses must be tied up to the sup
ports as fast as they send out shoots. They do
not climb, but must be fastened in place.
Dahlias fall to the ground if the growth is
rank. To grow them properly they should be
planted in clusters, with a wire on the outside.
As soon as the peach and pear crops are off
cultivate among the trees TO Kill out the grass
and weeds, in order to save labor next season.
Next month lawn grass seed may be sown for
the spring crop of lawn grass Spade the
ground well and rake the seed in, but cover
very lightly.
As soon as the sweet corn becomes too hard
for family use the stalks should be cut down.
the fodder is then in the best possible condi-
ton for stock.
In saving tomato seed select the largest,
smoothest and ripest specimens and reject all
that are not solid. By so doing they will i'm
prove in quality each season.
Do not store beets, carrots and parsnips until
the weather becomes quite cool. All root crops
can endure a light frost, and keep best when
stored late in the season.
For roofs that are not very steep tarred paper
is better than shingles, but shingles should be
used in all cases where the roof is steep enough
to allow the water to flow off quickly.
The bush Lima bean has been tested this sea-
son. While it has the bush habit, and requires
no poles, yet it lacks the quality of the large
Lima. 1t is also small, and can be best used as
a bean for soup.
Turnips should be harvested by pulling them
up. Do not bruise them if it can be avoided.
Cut the tops away from the bulbs and feed the
leaves to stock. Let the crop remain in the
ground until late before harvesting.
Moulting hens should be given feeding of
linseed meal two or three times a week. If fed
exclusively on corn or wheat the hens will be-
come debilitated and droop. mess Of
chopped meat occasionally is also excellent.
Where rag weeds have taken possession the
crab grass has been kept down. The crab grass
grows best in very warm weather, and on
ground that has been cultivated 1t throws out
large roots, and does more damage to young
plants than weeds.
The horse-troughs and barn-lofts are no places
for the hens. If hens are allowed to make
nests in the stables they may not only create
filth therein but also carry lice in with them,
as nearly all kinds of fowls are afflicted with
lice at this season.
Late in the fall, after the grass begins to die
down on the lawn, apply liberal dressing of
ashes ana lime TO LUe ldW0s On llRnL SOILS n
coating of manure should be spread over the
lawn, to remain during the winter. In spring
rake il of.
At this season the farmer should haul TO the
barn or some suitable place large supply of
dry earth to be used during the winter. 1t is
excellent as an absorbent OF liquid manures,
and largely assists in disinfecting the stalls.
Asa cheap homemade paint for barn roofs
make a mixture of red oxide of iron and fish
oil. IL is not as durable as good paint, but
serves well to give a bright color to old roofs
and buildings, and will last two or three years.
1t should not cost over 90 cents gallon.
The cid horse is safer and better for the use
of the younger members of the family than
younger ones, but for general farm work horse
should be young and strong. During the sum-
mer when the work is very heavy, the horses
should be fed three times day and given two
hours rest at noon.
Bran is one Of the best foods for cows that
are expected to calve in a month or more. Bran
abouuds in phosphates, and will largely con-
tribute 10 the growth OF bone OF the embryo
calf Many cases of abortion in COWS arise
from lack of proper supply OF the necessary
food elements that support the dam and young.
In the attempt to keep potatoes, turnips and
other root crops the farmer gives too much pro-
lection against the cold. The cellars pits or
bins should be constructed in a manner to re-
tain an even temperature If possible. Heat
sometimes does more injury to such crops than
cold. Sweet potatoes should be kept at a tenn
perature of about sixty-five degrees White
potatoes and turnips keep best at about forty
degrees.
Dalmatian insect powder as a remedy for the
cabbage worm has been tried this season with
success. II is busted over the plants OCCASION
ally with dustng-box or blown from small
bellows. A solution Of tablespoonful OF salt.
petre in a gallon of warm water sprinkled over
the cabbages once week has also been val
liable remedy. and the work of applying it Is
not laborious. as a watering-pot can be used.
correspondent asks remedy for the pre-.
vention and cure Of distemper in pigs. Dis
temper is disease that seldom attacks pigs
The difficulty is probably due TO dampness in
| the quarters, being cold. Give each pig q
pint Of Iinseed meal daily in the food. the food
] slightly salted. On the bottom of the water