The Springdale news., 1889-05-31
HERE AND THERE.

Now is a good time to blow tip patch Of ground for fall turnipj and rutabagas, and if it is intended to SOW even small patch it will pay to dc this much now.
 In setting out trees of all kinds it should Dc kept in mind that they will grow; and allowance should De made for the room they will occupy as they get bigger.
 When the strawberries arc donc bearing it will bc found good plan to remove the mulch and give as thor ough cultivation as possibic if plants arc not wanted keep down the runners.
 When tho earlier crops have ma- turcd, remove and plant something else in their place Keep the soil oc- cupied all during the growing season. This plan will prove of material aid in keeping down the weeds
 Trim back the wood Of unprofita- ble pear trees. and apply a good dress ing of wood ashes, taking pains to work well into the soil. and then give tho trunk a good washing with soap suds,
 Tt would undoubtedly help matcri- ally in keeping down insect pests of all kinds in tho garden, the orchard and grain crops if more concerted effort could bc made against them in each neighborhood.
 80 far as possible no fruit should De allowed to go to waste What is not used or can not be marketed to advan- tagcs hould be dried, evaporatcd, canned or put up in such shape that it can be kept for uso during the winter.
 When there is good crop and prices arc low does not always in- dicatc that no profit is realized, for with fair crop fruits of nearly all kinds can be raised for market at a very small cost, and can De sold cheap and yet be profitable.
 Fall pigs, if given the run of q good clover field and then fed all the corn they will eat, will fattcn very rapidly, and it will in many cases be better to fatten and market now than to feed all summer and then fatten in the fall.
 If the pigs are allowed the run of the pastures it will be found a good plan to provide covered trough with salt and ashes arranged so that they can help themselves to what they want. A little copperas will add to the valuo as health prescrver.
 Properly managed good brood SOW can be made one of the most profitable animals on the farm, says Q contemporary. Two good filters Of pigs can easily be secured, and with good feed and care some increase at least can be secured in short time.
 Try the French system of growing late potatoes. Make rows 12 inches deep and IS inches wide. Plant good seed, cover an inch, and {as the plant grows add dirt until the trench is filled. In the meantime use plenty of commercial fertilizer. This is labori- ous, but it is the way extraordinary yields are obtained.
 Farmers, invest few dollars in pure-bred fowls for the benefit of your boys, if they have fancy in that di- rection. A boy needs something that he can call his own. Don't compel your sons to lead an altogether hum- drum life; you were once boy your self.
 The Illinois Experiment Station has determined by actual count the number Of seeds per pound for fifteen varieties of grasses. In one pound redtop there are 4. 136. 900 seeds; blue grass, 2,185.000; timothy, 1,42l, 900; orchard grass, 57,000; tall meadow grass. 1;.5, 900; white clover, S6S, 900; crimson trefoil, l52, 900; mammoth red clover. S64 GOO; common red clover, 533. 900; alsike. 677,000, and alfalfa. 243, 900,