Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-07
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

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| FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
The best onions are generally grown
from seed.
July is good month to prune the
azalea, as this gives the plants time to
make new wood and set their buds.
Ducks lay at night or early in the
! morning. Don't let them out until after
o'clock. They seldom use nest.
It is mistake not to mate your breed
| 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. 1t is 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, as to allow it to sour.
Guineas are light sleepers and if dis
turbed at night make considerable
racket. Hence it is a good plan to in
duce them to Toost 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
81, i 1
require different management causes a
failure of the best results.
Wait until the TO 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 we'll 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
the variety used is both staminate and
pistilate. Beginners may make mistakes
in such matters, and it is we'll to call
their attention to it.
Chop the manure we'll into the soil of
the garden. Use only the fine and we'll
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
tree, shrub or vine: Punch
holes with a crowbar all around the tree
in 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.
1t is not necessary to blanket 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 blanket
The perennial pea in some situations
Is one of the most useful of hardy climb
ers, according to Wick, for rambling over
hedges and giving them touch of rose
color or for covering strip of old
fence; if planted in an out-of- the-way
corner in the garden it needs supports to
prevent it from struggling over too much
surface.
1t is a mistake to expect that your
eggs will hatch precisely in twenty lone
days. While this is the rule it is not an
lnvariable 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 too cold, too
much heat, lack of moisture, want of vi
-ality in either or both of the parents
and the ACE of the aOOa