The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-10
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
low the lawn early and often.

FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Now the lawn early and often.
Ounces thrive in rich, mellow soil.
AS rule, clay loans arc best Tor
plums.
Fowls that are confined need plenty of
green food
Ducks should be kept out of,the water
until feathered.
The best time to cut rye or oats for
hay is when in bloom.
Early moving is favorable to the
growth of second crop of grass.
Professor Fenton calls attention to the
great value of potash fertilizers for fruit
crops.
Do not be in hurry to cut grass while
the dew is on; it will dry faster while
standing.
With modern appliances, two men, a
boy and three horses can secure large
amount of hay.
As rule, early cut hay is of better
quality than late cut, and quality is bet.
ter than quantity.
The finer colored varieties of the
coleus are well adapted to the window
garden or living-room.
Cut orchard grass as soon as it is fair
ly headed out. The later it is cut after
that the poorer it grows.
If you stack hay, keep the middle Of
the stack little the highest all the way
up. 1t will shed rain better.
Poultry associations promote the in
terests of breeders. Poultry shows pro-
mote the interests of the public.
Sawdust, wood shavings or woody
fibre in the form of overripe hay are not
male moro nutritious by the use of
salt.
Fruit growers have only the choice
now between spraying their trees or see
ing the fruit destroyed or badly damaged
by insects.
In shipping young poultry see that
they are well watered and fed before
cooping, aud do not crowd too many
into the coops.
Plant flowers, shrubs and vines about
the house to add to its attractiveness, and
otherwise improve and ornament your
surroundings.
Flat culture is better than hill culture,
and especially in dry weather. Hill cul-
ture is an inherited idea, and is not much
practised on its merits.
When you stop for dinner, do not be
too lazy to take the harness of your
horses and wipe the sweat from their
shoulders and backs. 1t will refresh
them.
Flowing under green corn appears to
be one of the secrets of rendering some
soils productive. They supply humus
and favorably effect the soil mechani-
cally.
If you have. large field of clover and
the weather IS showery and Catching"
so that you find it hard to cure it into
good hay, try the silo; many farmers
tried it last year with success.
Unruly cattle ON farm are very
troublesome, but the cause it not hard to
find. 1t is, almost invariably, poor pas
ture and scmi-starvation. Why
shouldn't hungry animal jump fences
or push them downa
No farm animal will make surer re-
turn in proportion to care given than a
| fn ha ho
way out of the agricultural depression, in
connection, of course, with enlightened
marketing of dairy products.
Hardy shrubs and flowers should bs
selected with view Of having supply
of flowers from spring until autumn. A
some flowers bloom early and Others late
selections of varieties best suited to tn,
soil and for each month will assist in or
namenting the garden until frost ap
pears.
Professor Fernald reports that an an
hill near house, which was doing mucl
damage to the lawn, was exterminateC
by making holes in the hill fifteen inche'
apart with small stick and pouring two
or three teaspoonfuls OF bi-sulphaIe Of
carbon into each hole; after which al
the holes were closed up and the eartl
pressed down by stepping on it.
The successful and profitable keepin;
and rearing of poultry, either for HON
use Or for market, and especially wher
they cannot have their liberty, depend
wholly upon good management, ant
upon strict compliance with numcrou
essential, though simple, requisites-an
of which being omitted, only partia
success at most can be obtained.