The Odessa leader. (Odessa, Del.) 1892-18??, 1892-09-21
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An excess of manure is injurious to
grapes.
A sharp, steel rake is good weed
killer at the start.
Cultivation will benefit the trees for
few years after setting out.
Prune the trees in the orchard; keep
in good shape from the start.
Good returns are made when the skim
milk is given to the young pigs.
Pull up all dead stalks of plants from
the flower-beds and keep them neat aud
trim.
1t is useless to try to keep pigs strong
and healthy without plenty Of proper
food.
Keep the tomatoes we'll picket off the
vines. Every one should be removed
when ripe.
Glover and corn cut in the milk fed to
young pigs is al excellent thing to pro-
mote growth.
Strict attention to your own business
will be more dollars in your pocket than
the election of any ticket in the field.
No plan of management will be best
in all clses; the owner must adapt the
treatment to the condition of the orchard.
If second or third crops are to be
grown in the garden, be ready to plant
them as soon as the first crops have ma
tured.
On clay land especially the applying
| rf ,o,,rsa froul, ,nanura ia hon aHnioI IN
account of the mechanical effects pro-
duced.
There is no profit in pigs that receive
no attention. To make them pay they
should receive some care and be fed in
the most economical way.
Wick says that bulb planting should be
done as early in the fall as the bulb can
be procured-though it is not too late
any time before winter closes in.
Supplying all of the essentials Of a
crop, such as good soil, thorough
preparations and good seed are of more
importance than the signs of the moon.
One reason why some men do not sue
coed in fruit growing is that they grow
nothing else. They buy fertilizer, meat,
: grain and everything they use. Thi
t takes all the profit.
e Flower pots can be rid of earthworm
v by pouring GA the soil warm dec Ictio;
Q of NORWOOD aud powdered horse chest
{ nlts. The worms will come to the sur
s face and can then be removed.
n Nothing delights pig or benefits hin
| &c
ie while to give them ration of potatoes
3 beets, turnips, or artichokes at leaa
n once week, or as often as possible.
le Fruit tree borers do not like to wor
ie where the fruit grower plants the trunk
= near the ground with cart grease that
made up of a portion of pine tar. Som
employ gas tar, but this often does grea
injury, says Meehan in his monthly.
De Any man who has spent hours of Walt
= able time trying to locate a stopped u
y drain tile will appreciate the advic
81 never to make under drains withol
" making map locating them, and ind
u. eating the depth at which they are laic
W The brood SOW should be given plent
a of food in fact, she requires about twiC
II as much as an ordinary pig. If she dot
20 not have enough food to keep herseI
of and farrow in good condition the own
re- will be disappointed when the little PHI
10 are full grown.
no According to Professor L. H. Ball
Az eight and perhaps ten species Of nati'
~ cherries are in cultivation; of the
We three are grown for fruit an all but OIL
nd or two are cultivated for ornamer
N None of the species have gained muc
III prominence under cultivation, and mo
is. Of them are of comparatively recent
~ production.