Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-02-19
FARM NOTES

I Time 10 DeS ID preIAIallons iof thc hOl-
led " long before II may be required
| The first thing to do is TO make the
/ frame and place IL in the proper loca-
ton. A hot-bed may be of any pre-
ferred size, but it Is best to have tile
frame OF a shape that a window sash or
"A greenhouse sash may be fitted to II
/ nicely. The greenhouse sash Is better.
| The dirt should be removed 90 as TO let
the frame 20 down into the ground,
/ AMI the earth banked around the out
side Of the frame. The hot-bed should
face the south. thong IA same prefer the
southeast, as the sun will warm the
| plants earlier in the morning than when
facing the south. In constructing the
frame and top SASH make everything
tight, as 10 Is much easier 10 let air IN
when required than to keep the cold
/ out. Some make the hot bed OF brick,
/ and others use a double frame, with
/ sawdust betWee but in this climate q
/ single frame Will answer. 4 frame 3X6
/ feet should be Is inches high at the
back, and II inches IN front II may
be two feet deep in the pit, or more If
/ preferred, according 10 the amount OF
! manure on hand.
| MANAGING THE HOT-BED.-If the
D
| s0me store lime, slake it with boiling
| water thin 10 the consistency ~ cseam,
| ami make "A few holes in the manure,
pouring in the lime water. rs = rule
/ this will not be necessary. II there Is
/ too much heat make holes md pour in
| cold, clear water. About - degrees Is
I the proper temperature for sowing the
| seed. The dirt on the tor oi the ma
| uUrs should be eXceedii giy rich Cover
I the earth with piece "t old carpet at
\ night 10 avoid 10 or Lrat by radiation.
I Air the plants on nice, warm days, and
| water them when necessary, but not q
| saturation- The point is 10 Lot have
/ the bed too warm, and also 70 avoid
/ cold Much depends on Judgment and
management.
y WAY to preserve cut flowers is
I thus given by the Orange judi FdrnsI-.
| ''ImmeTse in solution Of gum arabic
and water two OF three lines, waiting
sufficient time between each immersion
/ 10 allow the gum TO dry. This process
| covers the surface with a thin coat OF
/ the gum, which = entirely impeTv!ous
TO the air. and thus prevents the withsr-
ing Of the flowers Roses thus pTeseT
we'd have all the beauty of freshly pluck
ed ones, though they have been pluckod
several months.
WHEN the ground is badly Iozen
give the strawberry patch good cover
ing Of leaves or straw. With top drtss-
ing Of manure free from weei-seed-
This may be done II manure has often
been fOrked over, and Is two years Old.
Also manure the yeaId, that fine crop
Of grass may he pEoIgced and not
wteIs. Place some around the bu-hes
and trees, aId ubseT, L row they STOY
TeNt year.
IT is common for those who be. II
grow NJ peaches TO order a laTge pro-
portion of the very early sorts, with the
plea th these are most pTOhtas 2.
Iu.,, ,t7 peach growers find by eXIer .
euCe, IS delusiOn. Tie very early
reaches come in COmpe tItiOn with the |
later small fruits. They are more apt |
To rot on the trees Just at the time they |
should ripen. y few for home use are |
we'll enough, but the growing OF peach |
IS would be mole profitable if on y the |
later sorts were grown for market.
THE story Is told OF a market gardener |
near Chicago who makes a bu -ineSs OF |
growing and shipping SOU isEe5 to the |
New England markets. He has this |
year thirty acres of his own growing, |
anu he usually buys hundreds of tons |
Of other growers. The stock Is stored |
until January or February before ship |
ping begins A selling lrice OF S35 is |
$40 per ton Is said to pay well, though |
rs high as $50 has been received.
APPLICATION of petroleum or kero-
sene TO black knot of plum trees before
il has become too old is said TO prove
eflicaciOus in preventing the further
extension of the disease or for curing
II. But 10 Is necessary to be very eau
tious not TO allow the oil 10 run over
the healthy bark, which would kill the
tree II the bark was young and tender.
\ better way, doubtless, would be first
to cut out the eXcreScence and then
apply the oil
POULTRY viii not pay the rent OF thelr
roOsts in winter unless they have clean,
warm and light quarters. These mo-
eru Improvements" provided. however,
ami plenty and variety Of fOOd-corn,
barley, oats, meat scraps, moderately
seasoned with warming condiments,
and dessert Of ground oyster shells,
and choice selection OF gravel set on
their table daily, and you may reason
ably eNpec the rent TO be regularly de-
posted IN the boxes therefor provided.
No MATTER how careful we may be,
We shall occasionally hnd eggs frozen In
the nest. These eggs are, Of course,
unfit for sitting or marketing, but with
little care can be preserved and m@de
useful for culinary purposes The Only
preCaution needed Is To keep them froz-
en- till they are TO be used. To prepare
Tor use pour boiling water over them,
and allow them 10 cool in a warm room
Then use them at once.
How can get - cents pound for
my butter the year roundI asks cor
respondent. The only suggestion that
would be practical for US to make Il
that the first thing TO do is 20 make but
ter that is worth p cents Then If you
can find some one 10 pay that price the
thing will lie well done. But you alone
Will have 70 find your market. IL must
lie a private market that pays the same
price for butter at all seasons of the
year.
II the season continues warm the
manure heap may oyerheIt and become
'-ilre-fauged, which damages il. In
such cases the heap should be turned
over. II tins is not convenient make
hOieS IN the hcap, with croWbaT, and
pour III water into the holes so as to
diminish the heat. Manure should
heat moderately, but to allow it to be
come too warm is to cause loss to the
ammonia.
IT seems that there is high limit TO
the yield Of corn. A South Carolina
farmer reports Pa bushels per acre. II
his report Is true Though probably some
mistake has been madel It Is the largest
yield ever secured One-half of that