Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-03-12


en- at any time, and that they may be
slippery when least expected The
shoes on the horses should be regulated
accordingly. IL Is better to have the
horse rough-shod at all times during
the winter.
The COW that attends TO the business
Of chewing cud, di2esting food and
creting milk, regardless of usual sur
rrundings, is the COW that will come in
t. e al at title show trials The ner-
us, excit4 bic cow that forgets her
work under excitement Is the one that
is more likely 10 get left"
SwEET-CREAM BUTTER-Why not
make sNee,-cTeam butter for "Immedi-
ate consumption" as well as sour? asks
a dairy writer. II has been coEtended
by sour cream advocates, he adds, that
their butter does not require long-keep-
ing quality because IL IS made for ''lm-
mediate consumption. Now one OF
their cries is that sweet cream butter
Will not keep In one sense, but not in
the .use in which they use the term,
IL will not keep Ii is consumed as fast
as people can get hold OF it.
ABOUT FARMERS RETIRING. AT
what age should u farmer retire from
active work." is "A couundrum recently
propounded. y writer with whom we
agree sensb'y observes that he IS for
tuuate who is able to use his own ds-
cIetiun in answering the question, and
who is not iOr, Ell TO plod ON after labor
becomes dOuhly irs>Ome. But II Is
still better f tLe farmer who feels HIM
elf unable to do full labor refuses to
Al. aaaaFf
with such light labOrs as are suited To
his powers. For an active man, re is
such an uunat raj change that 1t soon
1, stIoys both health and siren 9Th. The
care OF domestic animals and of a small
garden IN Summer will keep both body
and mind more healthfIl than is Do ST.
le with id,eue~s- To give up work is,
for man who has always been used TO
labor, not happiness, but a certain and
.peeiy retirement from a world where
ne seems 10 himself no longer of any
use.
\ WRITER il the Ca'tirdiOr states
that eight years since he bull an ice
house; dug five feet In ground; bu It
tbs WA ! Of stone and b ick (old mater
Iall ten feet high; banked up portion
above ground; paced one brick upCh
another on top of wall 10 set Filters on,
leaving an open space of four inches
all around, and the inside of
the Tafters lined with straw
leaving an open space three incl-
Is deep from 'OOt of ratter % yentilatO-
4t top. Dug we'll in centre of OttOm
four 10 six feet deep. aud filed up with
small stone and pieces OF brick The
house IS round and ten feet inside of
wall, so that the body of ice is ten 10y
ten feet No lining Of any kind used;
pack ice against wall and cover with
: wdust. By adopting this process OF
: 'orage he always has ice until cold
weather. and frequently finds ice when
he clears out the house for the next
crop
The house ce' lar will not be benefit
Ell by W tTm weather, so Tar as the de-
c,y OF >tured vegetables Is concerned
The cell. should be kept clean and free
from od1r. On mild days a current of
air should be allowed TO pIsS through
for a short time. Any signs of decay
OF the fruit or vegetables should prompt
you to at once overhaul the bins and
clean out all rotten OF diseased potatoes
OF root, and the milk should never be
placed in a cellar that is used for the
storage Of crops
THERE are some weeds that pat in
an appearance early in the season, and
take possession of the land before the
seed p auted come up. To assist in
giving them a chance TO grow plow the
land early, anil as soon as the seeds of
the weeds of the weeds have spTDuted
20 over the field with the cultivation,
and also harrow the ground, before
p antIng the crUp. This will lrssen the
wee'ls and put the land in better con-
dit,Ou.
CARE OF SEED PoTA-OEs. Under
this heading All Eastern contemporary
makes some pertinent suggestions. Ii
observes that the Winter has been a
warm one. and the dang T, especially in
el ars, has been that potatoes will he
1T too high tenn eratuTe and begin to
sprout. Tins greatly veal ems tire
Vitality OF the set, us the spout must
lie broken off IN planting. The best
Way 10 keep seed potatoes in large guam
ties IS in pits Securel, Covered. When
once tleSe freeze over there is little
change in teInpertt re until =; ring.
About mo-. Tn before plar ting time get
{ sse unSpruuted potatoes out, then
\
where they will not freeze. and The
buds that then start Will be dark green,
nd with care can lie planted Without
being broken off.
rEErARISG TIE SoIL.-The ground
should be Spaded or plowcd Just as soon
as Il can be done. The best location
tor strawbeTT eS is piece of land that
IS well underdrdlned, ard that " a. xell
mauured the previous year Ia plsri .ug.
The plants delight in moisture, t'i will
rot thrive in n cold, wet location.
Properly. the work Of preparing the
soil should be done in the fall, 50 as to
have the mar uTe well Incorporated with
the earth, and then wOI king the groI nd
early IN spTin >, so as To give the wee, Is
a chance TO start, when the plot shoul l
Je worked over again. IL manure is
app led in the spring it should he well
rOttsd, and when fertilizers are used
equal portions of supeTphosphate and
nitrate OF soda, with four times the
bulk OF the mixture, of un.eached
wood ashes, well Takrd in, will be ex-
crilen'. The soil should be made As
iue as il can be worked, and deep. So
70 give the plants a good start.
| Only strong young plants, with plenty
Z roots should be used
| How TO HOLD THE FARM HAND
1t i, the sense of loneliness and home
ieSsue>s which Causes the farm hand to
wander about 50 much. Give him
wife and Children in a cosy home and
Ie will become a fixture. He Will BE-
| tttached TO the place 10y sentimental.
economical and prudential considera-
;ious. and will not fOrsake his home
aud employer for trivial causes. A pub
&C sp nit viii be awakened in him. He
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