The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-10-04
FARM NOTES

tnaG can endure COllSCanG w as
we'll as q dry season, it becomes insight
ly instead OF ornamental. When seed
ed &down%in tho spring it becomes ut
times necessary to grow oats, wheat or
some grain crop on the lawn in order to
shelter tho young grass from the effects
Of tho monday sun in dry weather.
This may be avoided IL the seed is sown
III the fall, at which period Of the year.
tho rains are usually plentiful, and the
young grass is not so easily 'oyerrun
with weeds. Should tho grass not mako
agood 'catch" tho grouM may again
be seeded over in the spring by simply
scratching the surface with a rake, but
1t is seldom that seed sown in Septem-
Der fails, If q plentiful supply OF seed
be used and tho ground properly pre-
pared.
MISUNDERSTANDING sulphur at the
first appearance Of mildew, and follow
it up. We. are surprised to Inc that
some well-known pomologists, If they
do not advise, speak favorably Of ring
ing the vines. This is done by remoy-
Ing q ring Of bark q quarter Of an inch
wide, or by twisting q wire firmly
around the shoot, just below the lower
cluster. This causes early ripening and
fne-looking fruit, but is destructive to
flavor. Most grape-growers, with "
conscience about them, look upon
ringing grapes that are to be marketed
in the light OF fraud. horticultural
and similar societies should speak on
this matrer.
SOME OF tho lawns at Clifton Heights,
q kind OF mold, which affects tho
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not grow, though MANFRED with stable
manure and fertilizers. a correspond
ent desires to know tho cause. 1t may
be due to several causes, among them
excessive rains Especially on clay soils),
| disease OF the seed (from rust, ETC. and
frequent moving II the grass is young.
1t would be we'll to apply wood ashes
and lime on the grass late in the fall.
and the same in tile spring, adding ten
pounds Of saltpetre nitrate Of soda) to
one-eighth Of an acre. 1t is doubtfulif
the difficulty can he arrested now, rs it
is late in the season, but q solution Of
the ~saltpetre Should be tried.
FALL FEEDING OF BEEs.-A West
err apiarist well says that the average
bcc-keeper does not like tho work OF
feeding sugar-syrup to his bees in the
fall to ensure them against starvation,
because Of the attention, and, as usually
practised, the puttering work it takes.
10 any such let this word Of caution
be dropped: now is the time to prepare
against having this to do. While honey
is coming In and tho surplus being
stored, q few brood combs filled with
honey should be removed from your
best colonies and set TO one side that
they may be ready to give to those light
III stores later OIL. There is probably
no more satisfactory way than this
method Of Fall feeding. 1t is easily
and quickly done, and does not inclte
robbery.
a SUNFLOWER-SEED SIIELLER..
AS some of our readers may contemplate
growing u supply of sunflower seed tho
coming season, they may be encouraged
to do so by having'an implement for
separating the seeds from the heads,
which is usually very tedious work.
Take two pieces Of half-inch plank,
sixteen inches long and four inches
wide: next, two block pieces 2x4 and
six inches long; nail thetwo blocks be-
tween the ends Of tho Nanks, then take
hnlf-imch plank and Smtss one edgo toai
W-sbaiwa; SAM iSinto Inch Lengths;
and put them into q lox before made
parallel with the ends about one inch
apart; nail this to q plank with q holo
init as large as the inside dimensions of
tho box. You can then lay the ma
chino over n box, barrel or tub. Handle
tho sunflOwer head, seeds downward,
and rub the seed of. If the seeds
are dry they will como off very fast.
1t will rub Off several busllel Of seed oil
hour"
AN ORCHARD LADDER.-A ladder
for use in packing fruit is described by q
correspondent OF the Countr y Gentle
man. 1t is made Of one.inch spruce or
sides are joined together at one end for
q length Of twenty inches, when they
begin to spread apart. Three feet six
inches from tho end tho sides are held
together by a five by onc-half inch car
riagc bolt. both ends Of which arc let
into the wood so that they will not in
jure the bark OH the limbs Of tho trees.
The first rung, ten inches long, is placed
twenty inches below the bolt, and the
last rung is eighteen inches long, those
between being OF graduated length.
These ladders can be run up into q tree
and under the branches anywhere with
out injuring the tree or shaking down the
fruit. There Is no patent on them,
SC that any one can make ono for him
| self.
FEED FOR YOUNG CHICKs.-This
should be changed rs ofton as possible,
advises. O good authority. Too rapid
feathering is q drain on the system.
Some varieties feather up quickly, while
others are almost naked. Feed ground
bone (ine) every day, mixed in with
tho feed. '.NVhero we raise from 5000
to 10000 per year we know by this
time the necessity Of proper feeding.
Corn and oats ground together Is our
standard feed, to which we add ground
bone, ground meat, charcoal and oyster
shell. A pinch Of bread soda (Bicar-
Donate Of soda) can be used as u substi-
tuto for charcoal