The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-18
barn, and Garden Sotes.

lily every moment OF this time.
faraI and Gsrdou Notes.
Millions of do lars worth of manure is
annually lost on the roadways OF this
country.
There is nothing surprising The
French now freeze milk III blocks and sell
it in that condition.
Burn every spot that contains dead grass
or dried weeds. Millions of seeds ale
found under such refuse.
When the potted plants are well grown
and become heavily rooted remove them
to larger pot or they will not thrive.
Spinach may be sown in the spring.
Sow in drills twelve inches apart, and
thin out the young plants where they may
be too thick.
Eight pounds of milk make about one
gallon, but as milk varies in quality and
weight every gallon OF milk will not weigh
eight pounds.
Winter squashes, especially the Hub
bard, are worth about $50 per ton in some
OF the Eastern cities. Squashes should
pay at such prices.
When oats are scalded at night and left
until morning they make an excellent
mess Tor pigs. This is easier and cheaper
than grinding them.
Try starting some early plants by SOW
ing seed in boxes and placing the boxes in
the house window. Quite large number
can be secured In that manner.
1t is time enough 10 trim the peach trees
about April. This work should not be
done until the frost has finished its work
OF nipping the tender branches.
If every farmer would aim to increase
the yield OF every acre, instead Of increas-
ing the number OF acres, the expenses
would be less and the receipts greater.
Water in the cellar means disease in the
family. 1t is better to fill the cellar and
do without one than to have it with foot
or more of water covering the floor every
spring.
The greatest problem on the farm at the
present day is the weed problem. More
time, labor and money are spent OH weeds
than OIL crops, yet much OF this expense
could be avoided.
Ii the pig insists on roofing up the pig
pen make him do so in dry hitler, and not
in pen that is wet and filthy. Keep the
pig-pen we'll supplied with leaves, cut
straw, weeds or anything that will help
to make man ure.
The time to begin on corn is the pres
ent. Whenever the ground is in condi-
ton to pillow the work should be done.
Early blowing has its advantages. The
seeds OF weeds will be destroyed to a Ger
tain extent, and the insects will be exposed
to the cold.
The farmer who does not preserve his
implements intlicts great loss on him
self An account of the sum annually
expended for repairs would show thas
great leak IN the expenses exists
from carelessness in the care OF tools and
implements.
In an experiment with sugar in Kansas
the yield on over four acres was one ton
of sugar per acre, which polarized over SO
per cent. OF pure crystaliZed sugar. About
$50 gallons OF syrup were also obtained
from the four acres. The sugar was
made from beets, the seed of which was
imported from the sugar factories of Ger
many.
The asparagus beds should be well
MANFRED now with manure free from lit
ter 1t cannot be applied too literally.
Asparagus is the earliest vegetable that
appears and its quality largely depends
on the soil and the manure. If the ground
is not frozen the soil should be lightly
forked up, the manure applied and the
bed again forked over. which NAV prevent
loss OF the manure by washing during
heavy rains.
An Englishman by the name of Haw-
kins, fellow of st. Johns college, Cam
bridge, who has been working in Prof.
Koch's hospital at Berlin, claims to have
discovered a cure for the disease of anthrax
in cattle. His method is exactly the same
as that OF Koch as regards incubation, but
he thinks he has found the anthrax-killer
in rats.
Seed may be good and yet not terminate
on account Of being covered with too
much earth, especially on heavy soils.
The seeds of vegetables should DO planted
just deep enough for the moisture of the
ground to sprout them. One-fourth of an
inch is deep enough for such seeds as
beets, while the small seeds OF cabbage,
parsnips, carrots and turnips need only
the lightest of covering, and the soil
should be very fine.
Orchards are not considered worth the
manure made on the farm. Many old
apple orchards have never received an
ounce OF manure or fertilizer. The result
is knotted fruit, disease, an improbable
orchard and waste OF land. An orchard
will pay well, but it must receive its share
of manure. A good orchard should give
a larger profit than any crop that can be
grown on the farm.