The Opelousas courier., 1891-09-05
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NeW York World.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES

N0lEHs
pest onions are generally grown
Always cut. cucumbers from the vines
with a piece Of the stem attached.
A good farmer will not let his chick
ems roost on trees. under open sheds or
on the fence.
The best way to water hanging basket
IS to plunge it into a tub of water until
1t is thoroughly soaked.
The Rural NeW Yorker commends
Michel's Early as the best Of the notably
early strawberries in cultivation.
Bed the callas out during the summer
in good soil, thus checking their growth
and giving them a season Of rest.
July is a good month to prune the
a%zalea. as this gives the plants time to
make new wood aud set their buds.
Ducks lay at night or early in the
morning. Don't let them ous until after
3 o'clock. They seldom use a nest.
1t is a mistake not to mate your breei-
ing hens early. In this way You get the
brood out early and they thrive better.
Mix a little charcoal with the soft
chicken feed and it will aid digestion
and prevent disease. It is a good puri-
fer.
It will be an advantage in many cases
to scald the chicken feed at night and let
it stand until morning, not keeping so
long, however, az to allow it to sour.
Gnineas are light sleepers and if dis
turbed at night make considerable
racket. Hence it is a good plan to in
duce them to roost in the house with the
rest of the poultry.
Ducks should not be fed too much
grain. They will thrive better and keep
in better health if given plenty of coarse,
bulky foods, such as potatoes, turnips,
cloves and materials of that kind.
Many failures in keeping new breeds
of poultry have resulted from having too
many. The breeder not being proficient
enough to know that different breeds
reldire different management causes a
failure of the best results.
Wait until the 70 Wis are well matured
before determining the makeup of the
breeding pens. BY studying the char
acteristics of the different fowls intended
for breeding and mating accordingly
better results will be obtained.
A mulch will help all trees, roses and
shrubs as well as peas and vegetables.
Materials: Lawn clippings, straw. horse
droppings, leaf mould, old manure.
The coat should be at least an inch and
a half thick. Three inches would be
better.
In planting new strawberries do not
overlook the fact that there should be a
staminate and pistilate together, unless
the variety used is both staminate and
pistilate. Beginners may make mistakes
in such matters, and it is well to call
their attention to it.
Chop the manure well into the soil Of
the garden. Use only the fine and well
rotted material. Coarse manure, con-
tanning cornstalks, straw, or other litter
not decomposed, will only be in the way
of the young and tender plants. The
finer. the manure the better.
According to the Fruit Manual, pre-
pared by the Kansas horticultural
Society, the cherry thrives quite we'll on
either high or low lands and on sandy or
loamy soil. An eastern or northern slope
is preferable, as trees do not suffer SO
much from droughts or heat of sun on
such locations.
This is the Farm Journals way of
watering a tree, shrub or vine: Punch
holes with a crowbar all around the tree
in a circle as wide as the branches spread
and pour the said holes full of water.
To simply pour q few bucketfuls Of wa
ter around the stem OF the tree Is to do
more harm than good.
It Is not necessary to blanket a horse
In the stable unless the animal is wet or
should not be cooled suddenly. a
sheet may be used to keep the skin clear
Of dust. When standing on the road or
in any exposed position, especially DUR
ing windy weather, the horse should al
ways be covered with q blanket.
The perennial pea in some situations
is one Of the most useful Of hardy climb
ers, according to Vick,f for rambling over
hedges and giving them a touch of rose
color on for covering q strip Of old
fence; if planted in an out-of-the-way
corner In the garden it needs supports to
prevent it from stragglingo over too much
surface.
It IS a mistake to expect that your
g & will hatch precisely in t%wenty-one
days. While this is the rule it is not an
invariable one. Some will hatch in
nineteen days, others in twenty-one
days, and others still will require twenty
four days for incubation. The causes
are varied, such as getting TOP cold, too
much heat, lack Of moisture, want Of vi
tally in either or both of the parents
and the age Of the eggs.