The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-05-20
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

II is sad that linseed oil, if applied to
the knot on its first appearance, is a
remedy for black knot.
The Rural Mem Yorker is inclined to
regard the Reitenbach Norway maple as
the best Of the purple leaved trees.
)! After the garden crops are well under
way the hens will prove beneficial rather
han injurious, as they will destroy many
insects.
The Windsor cherry, one Of the dark
colored sort, is in many respects equal to
the Black Tartarian, while excelling it in
hardness.
Chickens like ripe tomatoes; and will
eat ripe cucumbers, not green ones, but
they will eat green and ripe grapes. Keep
them out of the vineyard.
Insects do not like wood ashes. Use
the ashes for the trees and vines. II
you have no ashes buy some. Ashes
contain beth lime and potash.
Keep the heifer in the full flow of
milk as long as possible after she has her
first calf. An old maxim is hat every
thing depends on the first year with a
heifer.
Nothing pays as well as eggs now. A
good flock of fowls will give a larger
profit, in proportion to the capital in-
vested in them, than anything else on
the farm.
One often sees the hint given that
| sheep require less care than other stock,
and so are more profitable. On the con-
trary, they should have constant care
and good attention.
The editor of the Dairy World says
'sthere is no such thing as over-produc-
ton in a prime article of butter. There
is simply an over-production of ignor-
ance in the dairying."
Those who grade and pack their fruit
carefully, honestly and tastlly have an
immense advantage over other competi-
tors, all things being equal, in bad as
well as in good seasons.
Wick says that white, sweet-scented
violets do well for quite a number of ears
planted where they are apt to be bad
places in the sod, and will always thrive
if the grass does not crowd them too
closely.
All fallen fruit, no matter how small
or how carly in the season, should be de-
stroyed. 1t is in the fallen fruit that
many insects mature. They can be
better destroyed by destroying the fruit
than in any other manner
One of the best safeguards against a
dry season is to use land plaster in the
hills of corn. A very small amount of
plaster will answer. Put it on the hills
after covering the seed. 1t attracts
moisture and is of itself a fertilizer.
Many cellars are damp that could be
drained with drain tile. A spirit level
laid on the cellar window sill aud
sighted, affords an easy method of learn
ing the difference in the slope of the
land where it is desirable to drain the
cellar.
A solution of kainit, or muriate OF
potash, at the rate OF one ounce to the
pint Of water, has been found to be sure
death TO many insects, such as green fly,
cabbage maggot, etc, by contact. This
simple and safe remedy is worthy o.
trial.
The broadcast seeding Of fodder corn
J is one of the agricultural absurdities that
some farmers persist in following. Fod
4 der corn should always be grown il
drills three feet apart and carefully cul
tivated. Then one can get a heavy croI
of good fodder; but broadcast seeding
! argues laziuess and a head hat does no
think.
: The old-faslioued pumpkin growing
! in the cornGelds of our fathers will b.
! remembered by many of us. Upon tn
whole, we think that when we sim
Z proved" upon the methods of u father
!, in this matter, we did not make much o
: an improvement The pumpkin is no
to be sneezed at for pies, and it is n
mean feed for stock.
Root crops consist mostly of water, an.
are often oveTestimated as to value fo
O stock feeding. They make an agTeeabl
O change of diet, but they caunot be reck
oned directly as fat or lesh.produciuq
Il Grain, nay, cotton-seed and linseed meal
d are all better than roots. The Euglis
raise roots because they cannot rails
Is Indian corn successfully.
l. The California Fruit Grorer says thi
a melons may be obtained a month Garlic
than usual by planting the seeds
squares of sod which have been place
&c in a warm, sheltered spot or fran,
where they can be protected from fros
Is AS soon as danger from this source
a past, the squares are removed and set
! the fields where wanted.