The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-11-15
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
hen that is too fat can't lay.

A hen that is too fat can't lay.
1t pays to salt the cattle regularly.
A liberal use of whitewash is bene.
fetal.
Dampness is to be prevented at all
times.
Sour milk is an excellent drink for
poultry.
Well-drained land is the best for
fruit trees.
Winter wheat and rye make good fall
pastures for stock.
A good orchard adds greatly to the
market value of farm.
By sowing rye you can have green
food late, if not all winter.
Cattle will eat almost all of the corn
fodder if it is cut or crushed
To make a profit from your butter
you must make a good article.
As soon as the leaves are off the cur
rant bushes the wood should be
thinned.
The best profit comes from hogs
that are marketed before the age of
ten months.
You will save money, time and vex.
alton of spirit by keeping all machin
cry in perfect repair.
Keep mp with the times and do not
persist in old methods when you find
new ones which are better.
When planting trees dig the holes
large enough to allow the roots to
spread out in their natural position.
If you wish to keep your horses in
good condition see that their stable is
kept clean and that there are no
draughts.
Before setting an orchard, it would
be well to find what varieties succeed
best in your locality or, in locations
having similar conditions to yours.
A pound of honey well stirred into
gallon of water, and set where it will
keep warm, and where bugs and insects
will not get into it, will in a short
time be converted into fine article of
/ vinegar.
We cannot give mp stock growing on
the farm, tor the fertility of the farm
must be maintained and our pastures
must be utilized; our crops of grass
and forage and grain, too, should all
be fed on the farm.
The Danish cattle are a hardy little
race, perfectly adapted to their some
what hard circumstances. Their milk
does not compare favorably with the
Jersey, Holstein or Shorthorn breeds,
being deficient in butter fat.
Good protection in the way of we'll
made chaff hives will go a long way
toward keeping the bees healthy, even
when feeding on bad honey. If closely
confined aud obliged to feed on bad
honey bees are often subject to dysen-
terry.
Where no increase in the number Of
bees is desired all swarms that issue
can be put back, but in order to get
them to stay all queen cells must be re-
moved. A good time to do this is
while the swarms are ont, as they will
stay ont after sitting long enough to
do this
Extracted honey will often granu-
late and become hard on the approach
of cold weather. If of good quality it
will become white. To restore it TO
its liquid form set the vessel contain
ing it in warm water and gradually
bring to IA boil, until the honey is
melted.
In planting vines, trees, or shrubs
the roots should be placed in as near
their natural position as possible.
Much of the loss which is attributed
TO the lack of care on the part of the
nurseryman is really caused by the
failure of the fruit grower to observt
this rule.
The early dropping of apples, which
is though to be due to wet weather a
the time of ofblooming, can be prevented
by spraying with the Bordeaux mix
tire. The trees sprayed with thi
mixture at the Ohio Station the pas
season gave a very fair crop. Will
those which were not sprayed were
/ total failure.