The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-07-12
FARM NOTES.

A good garden is absolutely necessary
to The setting of good table, and good
table is enc of the essentials of a happy
| home.
Il is not a good plan TO work the sell
close to the POI atoes after the plants have
hlossomed cut There is certain TO be
mv-e or less disturbances of the roofs that
| will affect the yield of the crop.
Tomato vines should be staked or tied
up in some manner in order TO prevent the
limits falling on the ground and rotting
the fruit 1t is best to arrange the stakes
or other supports while the vines arr
young.
Ginger water, which is simply water
sweetened with moiasses, with two table,
spoonsful of cider vinegar added to each
cup of molasses and the whole spiced
with ginger. is 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 cucumbers 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 eff. they must be picked frequently
If small ones are desired.
Usually when a tree or vine dies from
no apparent cause il may e due to the
work of insects or parasites at the roots.
At this season OF the year it will prove Of
advantag to dig al ound the roots of trees
end examine III m. ALWAYS apply air.
aked me literally be. ore replac & III
earth around the roots.
So far as possible stacking shou d
quickly follow cutting So that il will not
be necessary to let the gain stand out
any longer han is necessary. II carefully
shocked up wheat can very often be
allowed to stand some time with little
damage. especially il the wes ther is fin,
but there is always al increased risk in
doing this.
Whenever ground that il heavily COW
cred with green growth i piowei under.
il will pay to brOaIcasr At least ten BUSH
els OF lime per acre over the ground. Lime
assists in decomposing he plants that are
turned under. and acts on the soil in
manner TO induce il to yield a greater pro-
portion of nutrition for the support of the
next crop.
The best time TO cut clover for hay is
when the major " 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 DC pose of determining al what stage
the clover should be cut to give the most
pr otitab'e results, and most agree that it
should be as stated above, when the
plants are in full blossom, or just as the
frs. heads begin TO turn brown.
Stubble fields should never be allowed
to remain unplowed longer than possible.
As soon al the cror is of the land should
be lightly p.owed- just deep enough only
to turn the top soil under. This will cause
he seeds of weeds TO germinate when the
field should be again pIowed later in the
season. As stubble fields are The homes
IF weeds thorough cultivation of such
fields instead of allowing them to remain
until spring, will 10 more to rid the farm
of weeds tnan anv other work that can be
done-E1change