The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-02-22
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

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A drained acre Of land is equal to 70.
moving one hundred miles south.
Two beeves can never be made fat on
a pasture that has only grass enough for
one.
Keep studying and experimenting il
you do not want to be left behind the
times.
Many men in the dairying business are
Ignorant on many of the most important
points.
Store carrots in pits or cellars, and
cover the roots with sand to prevent
them from willing.
If 1t is possible have the heifer calf
come into the dairy at twenty-six or
twenty-eight months old.
Nov the weeds in your pasture land
four or five times a year and you will be
free from them in a few years.
In fsttening rapidly, close quarters,
cleanliness, a small amount OF light, and
plenty of fat farming foods will soon tell
the story.
AT this time it is safe to keep a few
more fowls than are actually needed for
breeding in order to be secure against
ordinary accidents.
If celery is put in the cellar some earth
should be left on the roots. The roots
should be kept moist, and the tops dry
and free from frost.
Start beds Of mushrooms under green
house benches. Cover spinach lightly
with litter, and kale in exposed loca.
tions should also be covered.
When the weather is mild in winter,
lettuce in frames need all the air you can
give them, otherwise they will be SO ten.
der that the least frost will kill them.
The principal difficulty in keeping late
chickens growing is lack of warmth. If
they can be kept comfortable it is COM
paratively easy to keep them gaining.
Ducks, young or old, do not thrive
well on a grain diet. They need more
bulky food. Bran, grass, middlings and
food of this kind are better than grain.
While as a general rule old hens are
Improbable, it is sometimes advisable to
keep them, especially when they have
proved themselves to be good mothers.
All business men take note of the con-
slant changes in the taste of their Gus
toners and in the demand for certain
kinds of goods. Farmers should do the
same.
To grow an orchard successfully have
the ground in a good state Of cultivation
for several years. Before planting pillow
deep, and if a subsoil be used all the
better.
E. D. Eastman, Of Rochester, N. Y,
feeds 120 lows for nine and a half cents
each day by means of the silo. He con-
siders silage and c~otton-seed meal a per-
feet ration.
No man need think of succeeding in
keeping cows unless he is willing to give
his attention to it, and care az least for
the comfort of his cows as he does for
his W comfort.
While kerosene is an irritant, crude
petroleum makes a good liniment. 1t
will kill every louise it touches. Use
kerosene on the roots and in nests aud
petroleum on tue CHICKS.
Cabbages in cold frames should be
aired freely and kept cool. Heads for
winter and spring use must now be pro-
tected, but not covered too deeply, nor
stored in too warm a place.
Because occasionally a crossbred fowl
presents a fine appearance one is tempted
to think it a good plan to breed them,
but this is a mistake. The best results
are secured by keeping the breeds pure.
In the management of fattening it is
much better to have fowls eager and
hungry for their food, so that they will
hunt and scratch for something to eat,
rather than to have them lazy aud list
less.
In most cases, even when the poultry
is given a good range, it will be found
advisable to have a close yard where, at
any time it may be considered advisable,
more or less Of the poultry can be con-
fined.
It takes time to increase a cows
capacity for milk when feeding for that
purpose. A cow giving $50 pounds of
MN a gNoA Nohhob NC h4AAC " give OOO
pounds Immediately. The change is
gradually made.
Some of the larger breeds of poultry
are best in small towns OF villages where
it is desirable to allow them the range
of your OWL premises, but not to bother
the neighbors. The larger breeds are
easier to restrain.
A few carrots given daily to the horses
aud COWS will be considered a luxury by
them, and the carrots will greatly benefit
them. One of the best modes of pro-
Viding a natural butter color for the
butter is to use carrots for the cows.
To get milk-to get the most aud the
best milS-the bodily comfort of the
cow must be considered and miuistered
to. The comfort, the ease, the perfect
rest of the COW must be studied if she be
expected to yield to the extent of her
powers.
Mixing p%yrethrum with four or FIVE
parts of flour makes a good insecticide
to dust over the foliage of plants, and
a cure recommended for the green fly,
cabbage maggot, and all belonging to
this class is one ounce muriate of potash
in one pint of water.
An old farmer says that rose bugs