The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-08
H,nts to the Farmer.

Less corn and cornmeal should be used
as warm weather comes on.
Prune The shade trees as well as the
fruit trees, so a. TO give them a beautiful
shape.
Keep the brood-mare doing light work.
Exercise, il not too severe, wi be bene-
fetal TO her.
4 little salt will be found beneficial to
all classes OF stock when stock Is allowed
in the pasture on young grass.
In the southern states the milk from a
COW that has recently calved is considered
unfit for use until the cali is at least six
weeks old.
IL is difficult TO secure a good lawn grass
sod among the shade trees OF lawn, as
the trees vii! draw on the land for plant
food TO the detrinent OF the grass, even II
the land is not shaded.
Young strawberry plants should have
white roots. Any plants with dark roots
should be thrown away. >et them out as
early a. the ground is ready. Ground
bone will be found an excellent fertilizer
for young strawberry plants,
Asparagus VIII soon begin to send up
shoots. If he beds have not already been
MANFRED such work shon,d be done with
out delay, using only the best and finest
manure TO be procured Coarse manure
will not be serviceab.e in tine iOg this sea-
son.
The best raiisbes are those that are
crisp and tender. This condition is best
obtained by forcing them from the start,
which is done h. growing them on rich
| ground that has been we'll prepared.
The seed terminates III a few days, and
as radishes are hardy, they may be seeded
in early.
When young trees or plants are re-
ceived from the nursery it rs important
that the roots be no. exposed to the wind
or become dry. They should be ''heeled
| in" if the ground is not ready. A large
majority OF the failures with young trees
would be avoided II this simple precau-
ton was observed.
The cory corn is rnc Of the earliest Of
the sweet cornS. and grows but foot or
more. In fact, all the early varieties OF
| sweet corn are of dwarf habit. The seed
should not be planted until all danger OF
! frost is past, and the ground Should be
very heavily MANFRED so az to force
the crop TO grow and give an early yIe:d.
A breed to be pure should have fixed
! characteristics pecGiinr 10 itself, and
| which can be transmitted. When pure
| breeds are used for improving common
stock there will be gain in some direc-
| ton, but when the attempt to Improve is
made without regard to the character
| istics desired, no improvement whatever
may be the result All work in improv-
| inc the stock should be done with the
view OF accomplishing some definite pur-
| pose.
Kale is an excellent crop TO provide
| early greens. 1t is hardy and may be put
| in the ground as soon "a the season per-
mits. Sow the seed broadcast. OH Clean
ground, and brush il in or cover lightly
in rows. Ksle grows very rapidly and
| will be out OF the wav in time to allow
of some other crop to follow on the same
land.
The sheep suffers more from long-con-
tinued wet weather than any other ami
mai. Keep them on dry locations If Won
wish to avoid disease in the flock, especial
| ly the dreaded foot-ros. Colds, due to ex-
posure, leads TO other ailments and as the
sheep is more easily affected by dampness
than by cold the flock should be carefully
guarded until the spring rains are over.
Artichokes have been frequently recon-
mended for use as hog feed, but unless
they are planted in some location upon
which the hogs can be turned, so as 10
root them up, the artichokes will become
| persistent weeds. They are difficult TO
eradicate when once they are established,
and should never be grown on land in
| tended for some other crop the next sea-
son.
The government chemists are still work.
ing on the problem of how TO best make
sugar from sorghum and 1t las been
stated that one method has been discov-
cred whereby the production can be
doubled. This lie important if true, for
when the sorghum cane can be made q