Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-07-11
AGRICULTURAL


borer at this season.
4 dead limb j. an incumbrance to tree
sui should be removed.
Whenever you see rat hole pour q lit
tie tar in H. The rats will not come near
il
/ To secure a growth of white clover on a
gras. Plot use plenty Of wood ashes as a
top dressing.
Late potatoes will do well on q piece of
land from which crop OF clover hay has
been cut.
The surest way to remove paint Ii By the
use of turpentine. IL used Immediately
the paint will never fail to be erased.
During the warm days of summer q tat
hog suffers severely. Avoid grain, and
feed on grass or succulent food OF any kind.
Use plenty Of manure and cultivate
well should be rule for young raspberry
canes. The first year is the time to push
| them
If you have no time to plow the weeds
in NOW them down. Treat them in any
manner ron prefer, so you prevent them
from seeding.
If the land for the turnip crop is not
ready there is no time to lose. 1t should
be well worked and made fine. AS soon
as the new crop of seed comes in is the
time to sow.
Hogs will find quite an amount of food
on fields that are covered with weeds. IF
too busy to plow in the weeds keep the hogs
at work on them; but the safer method ia
to keep the weeds down with implements
1t is not too late for a garden yet In
fact the warm weather is very favorable
for some crops that may be planted now,
such as beans and turnips. Late cabbage
may be set ont as soon as the plants are
large enough.
Take no heed of those who tell you that
fruit trees, plants and vines viii bear as
well without cultivation as with, but re-
member that cultivation should be given
early, and that i'll timed, injudicious cult
yation is worse than none.
How to cheaper the cost is to apply the
cost where the product will be the largest.
1t is not profitable to feed some animals,
for pound of food given to inferior
stock will cost just as much as pound
of food given to choice animals.
| In case of depredations by ssquash-vine
| root -borers, one remedy has been found in
covering some of the vinesjpints with
earth in a manner to inaucesga throwing
out of new roots. OfSeuss the destruc-
ton of the borer would be preferable, if it
is possible.
The hills of beans, tomatoes and melons
will be crusted on the surface unless there
are frequent rains, and hard crust radi-
ates heat instead of permitting it to enter
the ground. By working the hills over SO
as not to disturb the plants the SOIL will
become warmer and plants grow more rap
idly.
Avoid rs far as possible getting goods to
market on Saturday morning, as they will
keep much better in the country than in
the city. Monday morning the receipts
are generally light and the market bare,
and shipments started to market on Satur-
day evening win strike good market on
Monday morning.
The lice that infest peach trees in some
sections have been found to be very tenac-
/ cbf nnf
work on the trees, with the object of nd
ding the trees of the pests, BY a single ap-
plication Of the remedy, but apply it fire.
quently. Strong soapsuds well sprayed on
the trees, il recommended as an excellent
remedy.
Sweet potatoes will endure dry weather
as well as any crop grown, but when the
plants are young the top soil should be
be kept loose Weeds and grass should
not be permitted to choke down the plants
as is sometimes the case when the rains
are frequent. As soon as the vines cover
the ground well they should not be dis
turbed unless for cultivation. Warm days
and nights will push the plants rapidly.
The striped beetle is the enemy thatpre-
vents the melon and cucumber grower
from realizing a crop. The Raral Ner-
Yorker's remedy is one that should be tri-
ed. Into pail of land plaster put sufi-
cient spirits of turpentine to give the plas-
ter strong flavor. About tablespoon
full of turpentine to two gallons Of plaster
is sufficient In the morning (after the
plants have made sufficient growth) scat
ter small pinch on each hill. The odor
drives away the beetles, and second ap-
plication is seldom necessary.
Soapsuds do good service when used on
celery and asparagus.
Young turkeys should be given full
liberty now that the weather is warm.
Florists generally agree that single
dahlias surpass the double forms and bring
about excellent results when treated as
ANIMALS.
If you do not want the sills ofyour barns
and sheds to decay keep the dirt away
from them, so that they will remain
constantly dry.
Popcorn is profitable. as the grain and
cobs are sold together by weight. A New
York farmer raised 100 bushels per acre
last season, which he sold at 81 per bushel.
Lice will destroy the young chicks
during the worm weather unless their
quarters ere kept very clean. The lice
that prey on the heads and necks are the
most destructive.
The fence corners must now DO looked
after, as they are the harboring places for
weeds and insects, being seedbeds from
which the whole farm may be stocked with
pests.
Surprised His Wife.
good story is told of certain well
known farmer residing near Emaus Pa,
who went to Allentown on Saturday
evening to buy suit of new clothes, but
who, after making the purchase, got jag
on. While going home at night the idea
came into his maudlin brain to surprise his
wife by appearing dressed in fine clothes,
and stopping in the road he undressed and