Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-22
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FARM AND GARDEN sors.

FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Candy, as late berry, probably has
no superior.
One advantage with pea fowls is that
they need little care.
After the eighth year the milk yield
Of COW rapidly decreases in flow.
Even a pair of old boots will be
found serviceable at the roots Of grape
vine.
Plants feed from the air by means of
their leaves, and from the soil by means
Of their roots.
String beans are summer crop and
may be had in succession by making sew
eral paintings.
1t is not good plan to hatch out tur-
keys late in the season; it costs too much
to winter them.
A little raw salt pork is good rem
edy to give hens that have got into the
habit OF pulling feathers.
Never use whey il the skim milk can
be had. Fermentation of food sometimes
renders it unwholesome.
1t is told that mignonette can be kept
as pot plant for years, provided no
seeds are allowed to develop.
To secure a good laying strain select
puile;s from hens that have, upon fair
trial, proved themselves good layers.
1t will not pay to attempt to raise
young chicks now. It is too late in the
season, as lice will be sure to attack
them.
Late cabbages make an excellent crop
instead of weeds, and they serve to keep
the ground clean by demanding frequent
hoeing.
The best and most economical way of
feeding meal to poultry is by first mix
ing it with boiling water; that partially
cooks it.
The style of hen house is not so i'm
portant as to have plenty of sunlight
and a dry floor, and with all cracks and
crevices closed.
A fence two feet high is sufficient for
all OF the larger breeds of ducks, and
house t0x20 feet is big enough for
twenty-five ducks.
If provided with comfortable shelter
ducks will begin laying in February, and
keep it up regularly until September.
They are better for eggs than hens.
Whitewash on the farm buildings will
make even rundown farm" appear
attractive. One barrel of lime will
brighten up the entire farm buildings,
fences and trees.
Road dust is an excellent absorbent for
manure cellars aud privies, and during
dry season can be gathered in qusntity
by the aid of a scraper. 1t usually oon-
tains also considerable percentage of
horse manure.
Every rod of land in your field should
produce something. In that vacant row
plant squashes, pumpkins or turnips.
Manure literally that corner in the pota.
to field that was too vet to plant elTly,
and set it with cabbage.
In order to lessen the number of ;n..
sects next season make it point to S0ke
up all fallen fruits, as they will make ex-
celcnt food for the pigs if cooked. 1t
is in the fallen apples, peaches and
pears that many of the insects are bred.
Any cultivation which disturbs the fue
roots of growing plants is an injury.
Deep cultivation, therefore, after the
roots have spread through the soil should
be avoided. This applies to everything
you grow. Clean, shallow culture and
plenty of it should be the rule.
An ounce of saltpetre dissolved in
gallon Of water is not only an excellent
fertilizer for squash vines but serves to
prevent the attacks OF the squash bugs,
which are busily at work now. As it re-
quires but short time for them to en-
.rely destroy the vines, the vines should
be examined daily.
Judge Miller, in his report on the
newer strawberries for 1891, at the
Nurserymen's late convention, said of
Aliehels Early: "This, l think, has
come to stay; it ripens eight days before
Crescent, lasts month, and in quality
is among the best 1t will, think, do
away with the Crescent.
A popular way of polling running
deans is by setting pole in the centre
!of hill and planting the beaus around
tit. Popular Gardening suggests, as an
Improvement upon this plan, to set the
pole in the centre of four hills and
stretch a string from the top to a hooked
Ieg in the centre of each hill.
A new strain of dahlias, originated in
England, is known as the Tom Thumb.
The Florists Exchange says of them that
the plants are of very dwarfsh habit,
and are from nine to twelve inches in
height, compact and bushy, and produce
their single flowers freely. Twelve dis.
tinct colOrs have already been "fxed."
Poultry houses intended for winter use
should be built during the summer. If
built later in the season they are liable
to be damp III the winter unless the lum-
Der has been well seasoned. Experience
has demonstrated that roup ia the winter
season is often due to the poultry house
being new and damp, owing to the lun-
Der being green.
Run the pillow on each side OF the old
strawberry rows, throw the burrows to
the center, and go as close to the old
plants as possible. As soon as the plants
begin to throw out runners go between
the rows with a cultivator and level
down the ridges formed by the plow. In
this way you may secure quite crop
IRON ar old bed next spring.
A Collection OF Scalps.
The National Museum has very large