The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-10-21
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
How to put horse con his mottle;"
Shoe him.
What is your reason for not keeping a
few sheepl
You cant make profit with
crowded yard,
You can't keep fowls thrifty without
green food of some kind.
Mud applied soon to a bee-sting is
said to afford instant relief.
NTillet seed makes good feed for
young poultry. Usually at this time it
can be bought cheap.
A little care for the comfort of the
stock hot, dry days will indirectly be
money in your pocket.
One test of mans fitness for profit
ably conducting farm is his ability to
properly manage his hire1 help.
II going on long drive do not forget
that water is acceptable to the horse
"between meals in hot weather.
One may repel striped beetles from
melon and cucumber vines by dusting
the moist plants with air.slaked lime.
It's bad idea to lock the stable door
after the horse is stolen. What if the
thief should repent and bring back the
horse.
How about those winter lambs you
mean to turn of early next spring. Now
is the time for coupling ii you wish the
best prices.
The sheep is dainty feeder and
cleanly in all its habits. It cannot sub
sist on filth, nor can it long survive in
filthy quarters.
Do not expect too many eggs. Occa-
sionally hen will be found that will
lay great number of eggs, but this is
the exception rather than the rule.
Do apples payl No, as the masses
treat their orchards; yes, abundantly,
when given anything like the intelligent
care that makes any other farm crop pay.
While Leghorns are the best winter
layersi is necessary to provide then
with comfortable quarters if they are
kept laying; this should be arranged fol
! now.
Poultry like fruit OF all kinds, espec.
tally apples, which at this season ear
nearly always be fed to a good advan
tage when more or less is going Il
waste.
Pullets that are expected to furnish
eggs during the winter must be reasona
bly, we'll matured by this time; late
maturing pullets will not lay until
spring.
OF the Cochins, the partridge
is the best for layers. the buff
the best table fowls, followed by tn,
whites and blacks; one advantage the!
all have is their size.
There is no advantage in feeding tur.
keys for an extra lar e size. Medium
fowls in good condition bring the best
prices per pound, and when there Is an
overstock sell the more readily.
Every farmer should have the conven
ience of an icehouse. The best way /!
for few neighbors to join aud build,
fill, and use the same. Ice in summer
is cheap-almost necessary-luxury.
1t does not pay to allow the hens tc
sit now; break them up at the start
Late Matched chickens rarely prov
profitable unless we accept bantams
This month will do very well for them.
Leghorns, Wyandottes and light Brah.
mas are all good steady layers; Minorcas
Spanish and Houdans lay the larges
eggs; Plymouth Rocks are good layers
Lanshans are among the best winte
layers.
Keep the March and early April pull
lets for laying. If given comfortable
quarters they will lay regularly tn,
greater part of the winter. Late
hatched pullets will rarely lay befor
spring.
If you have tried alfalfa (lucern) an,
failed, try it again on a new plan. Pu
out only little, SOW in rows and kee
clean by hoeing, until it has made
good start. After that 1t will take car
of itself.
Gather up and store the sorghum
blades without threshiug. Picking O
the seed will help to give the fowls ex
ercise during the winter, besides supply
ing them with a good ration store wher
it will keep dry.
Iron for roofs is Objectionable becau'
it expands in heat and contracts by colo
cutting off the nails that hold it dowr
The reason for the short duration {
paper and tar roofs is that the life of th
tar is destroyed by the suns rays.
A large proportion of the poultry ser
: to market from now on until col
weather will be in a very poor condition
and this is one leading cause for 10
prices. A little better feed and ca
would greatly improve the quality.