Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-06-11
FAM NOTES

recognized part OF the equipment y. the
successful farmer and gar. .ener. The
usas to which II can be put are being
increased yearly, and the indications
now are that within very few years
we shall be able with il To combat sue
ceSsfully the great majority of insects
and fungOus diseases attacking field,
fruit and vegetable crops. There is
great variety of spraying-machines now
on the market. the majority of which
do effective work. The main points of
a successful outfit are that the pump
shall be strong, durable, and easy to
work, but throw forcible stream; that
the nozzle shall project fine spray
cons derable distance, and lie so con-
structed that the size and quality of the
stream can be regulated at the viii of
the operator. Iu these days, when so
many people are using or getting ready
to use cOpper-sulphate solutions as fun
gicldes, It IS desirable that the parts of
the pump tou he'd by the spIaying-1uid
be made of brass, as he copper solutions
cOTTOde IRON.
HATCHING UNDER THE HENs.-As
eggs uecOm- plentiful, prices drop. 1t
is best TO use all that can be spar d for
Matching. IL will bring profits later,
when young chicks command top prices.
If hens are used for Matching, exp-r-
ience has shown the wisdom of proyid-
ing clean, comfortable nests. y dark out
of the-way place is the test. A breeder
of our a quaintance Is now watching
over SIX hundred sitting hens, under
each of which thirteen eggs were plac-
, ell. 1t requires attention 10 give such
u family Of incubatOTs the comfur nee
essaTy to make them faithful y close,
steady sitter Is the reSul. of providing a
clean nest-u>inE insect Iowder TO keep
clear of vermin, which not only make
the hen restless, but the chicks, when
Matched, are eaten up before they are a
month old. Dust the hen unuer the
wings AID body before allowing her 10
sit. and then keep her penned up day
or two.
BLIND STAGGERS.-This disease IS
caused 10y Indigestion, which produces
congestion OF e brain, with apparent
loss of sight and of general nervous
power, 50 that the pigs staEger about
and run against obstacles which may be
in their way, rs If blind. Very soon
they fa'l over AMI become ccnvulSed.
Oyerfeeding Is the cause, and this fault
Is quite c mmun, for, As pigs are -reedy
and are usually given all they will eat,
they eat too much and suffer from in
digestion, with the result above men-
toned Treatment Is generally useless
when the brain il affected. y probable
remedy Is u give an ac' i've purgatIye,
as two ounces or luseed oil with one
scruple of c.ilomeI. and abstain from
feeding for two or three DAYS; then give
very little food until the animal IS fully
recovered.
DoN'T fail 10 prepare plot OF ground
near the poultry yard for winter rye Cor
the hens IN ate tall and early spring.
Hens need some kind of green food
every day, and there IS nothing better
than green rye IN its season. IL may
be sOwu auy time IN August or Septem-
ber. II put n later il may be eaten of
as fast as II grows and thus destroyed.
Il should get good start before the
hens are turuel III.
IT is a pleasure with those who live
on the suburbs Of towns and cities 10
keep few hens. y small flock Will
cost but little, as the scraps from the
table and any waste material, VIII pro
vide a large share of the food 1t Is
claimed that as many eggs are produced
in suburban sections a. on the farms
II pull-ts for next year have not been
hatched it Is time II should be done. 1t
the hens do not begin to sit until late
use eggs from the LeghOrn breed, a.
such pullets grow rapidly and mature
before they are six months old. ! he
LeghOruS ara uon-SltierS, and lay more
eggs than many other breeds.
WHILE the weather l. dry the roots
Il !
II is best 70 pour a little wafer arOu"d
the roots of plants that are transplanted
as IL VIII prevent many of them from
willing. II the ground below the sur
face Is quite damp this pTecautIon is not
necessary.
Do not plant corn on the same lands
that you grew a crop of corn upon last
year. \ rotation OF crops Is best. When
1 the location FIR corn is changed every
l year there Is less liability of attack from
rust, and the oil is not compelled 10
. per OTm the same duty twice III success
: sion.
FARMERS In the hlll towns of west
| eru Nas-achus It's are in the midst OF
/ the annual maple sugar harvest. The
| sap Is reported Is running very pleu'i-
/ fully, AMI there Is prospect of good
yield.
MAKE the nests of sitting hens warm
/ at this season. A cool place for tie
nest is desirable for broody hen in
summer, but in winter ii requires large
/ proportion OF animal heat to warm the
nest and eggs.
SOLID manure AMI dry dirt will hold
the liquid N suure vel, Tie solid pOr-
tions absorb large quantities of moist
Uue, and the mixture of solids and liquids
improves the quality of BOTH
y potato ''sorter'' Is something that
is needed, and if II ented it viii find
ready sale. Apple ''sOTters'' have been
III use for some time, but as yet pota-
tOss are assorted 10y hand.
IGNORANCE and prejudice are the
bane ui the farmers cause ignorance
of their rights AMI prejudice against
each other. When they know their
rights and are a. willing To trust them
ia the hands OF their KIND as in the
hanis OF others their prejudices viii
vanish
! VARIATION of the food promotes ap-
petite All animals become disgusted
with a sameuess If food. When I, od
Is refused tempt the n!mal with some
thing else. II this manner sickness
and loss of flesh may he avoided, while
the cost need not necessarily be in
G. eased-
y correspondent of the Mirror states
how to avoid rot aud scab in potatoes:
''EOH the land, and when the potatoes
are four inches high sow on a mixture
of fifteen rlrfs DIa-r4 ~ three mart - Lra,I
lime and one part OF salt"