Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-25
ABOUT THE FARM.
Hints for Farmers and Bus!
Housewives to Appreciate.


shade.
Let the brood mares have plenty o
exercise.
Let the pigs be kept growing now
30 that they can be fattened early.
One advantage with feed cutter
that the bedding used with the stoc
IAN all be cut up.
Cultivation in a dry time IS not onl
generally beneficial, but does q goo
work in destroyi ng the weeds.
After the harvest work is all fnishe
is good time to haul out and appl
manure and especially so to crops to b
seeded in the fall.
After the crops are harvested an
stored away is q good time to put /
tile drainage, in this way low we
place can be made productive.
1t is not only necessary that sir
ante lam should have good record, bu
that in addition they should posses
individual merit in themselves.
Thistles are pest on many farms
Thorough work in cutting them dow
as fast as they appear above ground
one of the best plans of eItermnating
1t is just as easy, so far as feed an
care is concerned, to raise a really goo
animal as it is scrub, while there i
certainly q considerable difference il
the profit.
While good system of rotation, a
rule, is best, some land can be KEEP
in meadow for several years If care
taken to keep clear Of weed and t
properly manure.
If the ground Is kept occupied tn
greater portion of the time with hoec
crops weeds may be gradually killet
but. A great help in addition to thi
Is to keep the fencs corners and road
Iides clean.
While from the middle to the last o.
July ia usually considered the bes
lime for sowing turnip seed, they can
IN many cases, be sown as late as Au
gust with good results. They are I
cheap crop TO grow.
With full supply Of fruit q gooc
supply should be secured TO use during
The fall and winter. There are quit,
number of ways Of doing this so tha
m addition to a full supply a good va
riety may also be secured.
A good work can always be done IL
essening the work Of properly cult.
Vating the soil by destroying the weed:
before they mature seeds and usually
The more thoroughly this is done Se
cleaner the fields can be kept.
There is no better time for pile
draining than in the latter part of the
summer after the crops are all harvest.
I'd, and portion at least of the fall
blowing has been done; plan the work
20 be done before making a start.
While it is usually an item to crowd
he work during the busy season, al
he same time it is questionable policy
70 overwork either yourself or the
cam. A days work can usually be
Home between sun up and sun down.
Oats should not be stacked until dry.
When 1t can be done 1t will be best to
store under q good shelter, sven il
Iome of the timothy or red top must
De stacked out. If kept In good con
iition they make one Of tbs very besi
IF feeds.
Shallow cultivation only should bs
riven the trees and plants at this time :;
Jtir only the surfaces but take pains tc
10 the work thoroughly. Usually witt
fruits tree cultivation IL not necessary
It this time, but often more or less cul
ovation is necessary at this time.
Budding and layering are two meth
DDS of propagating different varieties Of
plants, the work Of which oan be done
At this time. Budding, as soon as tht
buds have made sufficient growth and
ayering before the wood begins to
harden. Either plan is a very easy
way of increasing desired varieties.
A coat Of paint will not only ado
considerable to the appearance of the
farm implements, but in addition will
10 much towards preserving them. A
rood plan is to apply before storing
away. Tuvy suuuIu uul unueI
any condition be allowed to remain
aut exposed to the scorching hot sun.
The shorter the msnurs the easier il
Is handled and the more evenly it car
De distributed, while in addition It Il
much easier to thoroughly incorporate
with the soil each of which are very
items in securing the best
results, especially with the first crop tc
Oe planted after the application b
given
Plan ahead to SOW a good patch Of
rye for winter psstursge and early
spring feeding; for thi, purpose 1t will
De found one Of the best crops that
IAN be sowu and with breeding stock
IN the spring a supply Of early green
feed will be found quite an Item and
early sown rye will usually sup.
ply this.
The advantages Of the creamery Is
cost in the labor, one or two
doing the work of large number; 6
more even quality Of product than |.
possible when made by quite a number