The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-04
Farm Notes.

Window boxes serve well for producing
early plants where hotbeds are incon-
venient.
Many plants for the flower garden NAV
be prupagated by cuttings, among them
verbenas, coleus, petunias, roses, hello
tropes and chrysanthemums.
Experienced celery growers pronounce
the white plume to be the best market
variety and the new rose the best for home
use. New rose is also said to be less sub
jet to rust than come varieties.
Plow the corn land and work it over
fine with the harrow. Ii may save time
TO lay off the rows and pillow after plant
ing, but it lessons the yield. Have the
rows perfectly straight, the soil fine. and
much labor will be saved later in the
season.
The japan persimmon, which is coming
TO the front as a very desirable fruit, is
easily grated on the native persimmon.
1t is not as hardy north of Maryland as the
native variety, but it is believed that when
grated on the native 1t will be hardy in
this section.
The early Wilson blackberry has no SUI
perior in size and attractiveness, but it is
gradually becoming extinct, owing to the
ravages of the blackberry borer, which
seems to avoid nearly all other varieties,
but attacking the Wilson principally.
There is no remedy but vigorous cutting
and burning of the wood removed
In some sections the white grub is an
enemy to the strawberry grower. Solu-
tons of the leaves of burdock, or of ouassia
wood poured around the plants, will pre-
vent the attacks of the grub. but the rem
edy is too expensive for general use. II a
plot is cultivated by planting hoed crops
on it for three or four years before using
1t for strawberries, the worms will be de-
stroyed.
1t is not economical to attempt to save
space by setting out young trees very
close In prospective orchard. Plenty of
room permits OF better cultivation of the
soil and more rapid growth of the trees.
Peaches should be placed about twenty
feet or more each way and pear trees not
closer than twenty-five feet. The advan-
taoe of room will be noticed and apprecia.
ted when the trees come into bearing
Linseed meal is probably the most vaIu
able OF all foods used for feeding stock.
considering its cost. 1t is not only
valuable food, but promotes digestion. as
well as enrlchinR the manure. Being
highly heterogeneous as well az carbon
aceous, and containing a large proportion
of mineral matter, it is used to supply any
deficiency existing in folders or other
coarse foods USED for feeding, and it is ex-
celleht for both producing animals and for
young stock.
The principal cause of failure in the
termination of flower seeds is that they
are covered with too much earth. All
flower seeds should be in rows and only
the slightest covering given, simply sitting
q little earth on very small seeds serving
the purpose. Watch the rows carefully
until the young plants are well started. as
grass and weeds may crowd them. The
soil should be worked to a fine condition
before planting the seed, using the rake
until not a lump can be seen
This is an excellent time TO give each
raspberry plant good shoveliul of ma
nure. The raspberry responds well to
good treatment, and it pays to manure
tho canes. III neglected, however. the
canes do not grow and thrive, and soon
become nuisances. A single row of rasp-
berries about 100 feet long will afford a
supply of fruit for family il the canes are