The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-27
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Spade up yards; keep the fowls scratch
ing.
Protect animals from flies and the
heat.
See to the cucumber and melon
vines.
Good soil and culture make good
crops.
A tight barn is better than an open
one to keep hay in.
Twenty-Five healthy fowls are worth
100 half sick ones.
Too steady feeding on one kind Of
grain has bad effect.
Ripe grass loses nearly one-half its
value when cured rs hay.
Cut early and grow second crop of
orchard grass and clover.
Provide shade for your poultry yards
these hot days. 1t is necessary.
Beware of that innocent, measley,
abominable pet cat around chicks.
If your hens lay soft-shelled eggs they
are perhaps too fat. Put them at work
scratching.
Keep your chickens tame. They do
better in every way; besides, it is a great
deal of satisfaction.
Forcing chicks too hard in their feed,
where they have limited range, will
lop over the combs of cockerels.
Ifyou are searching your focks for
the good layers, select the pullets that
have large cor.5s and long bodies.
Give the birds chopped onions occa-
sionally. They are among the best of
foods and are often preventive against
disease.
Give the growing chicks a variety of
food and don't allow them to become
stunted in the first two or three months
of growth.
Do not allow your chicks to remain in
a coop on the damp ground, for roup
will be sure to follow such experiments.
Every care should be taken to avoid
colds.
If possible young pigs should be kept
in out of the cold rains; also from run
ming in the grass that is wet from rain or
dew. Many bowel troubles arise from
such exposure. This is true of all young
animals.
A diet of Cruel made of pure potato
starch will soon cure scours in calves
when all other means fail. No milk is
given. A Massachusetts farmer says he
lost many calves annually until he found
this out.
Any grass land that will not yield
SJn and half OF lay per acre should be
broken up at once after moving and
planted with something; even crop of
millet will pay better than neglect and
no late crop at all.
1t has been discovered that few hens
with young broods kept and fed in an
onion patch are an excellent remedy for
the prevalent maggot. A hen turkey
cooped with score of young ones will
clear all the flies and young maggots
from an acre of onions.
One ounce of alum dissolved in one
uudIJ VI MdtcI VIII Dc suluCleuJ as
remedy against squash bugs and cucum-
Der beetles. 1t is also an effective rem
edy for the cabbage worms. 1t should
be sprayed on the paints by means of a
syringe with fine rose nozzle.
A bundle of straw for the young
chicks to scratch in is always welcome
among brood of growing birds. The
activity INDUCED in brings in play the
muscles that increase their size and vigor !;
this always benefits and assists, when
they want to feel sick and ready to fall
out of rank.
A sprained hook will swell consider
ably and should be treated without de-
lay or SPAWN may ensue. Cold.water
bandages should be applied until the
swelling is reduced, when some active
liniment we'll rubbed into the skin will
be useful. Rest is advisable, and fresh
cut grass with bran mash once a day
would be helpful.
A sieve is a very useful as we'll as nee.
essary article, to keep about the coops.
The pail Of ashes may seem to be fine
enough to please the daintiest hen, but
sift them aud the sharp cinders will come
on top and can be usefully used about the
runs. The finer ashes are of course used
for dusting. If the ashes are mixed
with dust or fine dirt, some claim they
are better, claiming that wood ashes are
too strong-that they mar the luster of
the plumage.