The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-09-20
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


Lettuce may be sown at any time.
The soil cannot be madetoo rich for
tomatoes.
Peas and corn ground together are
good food for swine.
Coal ashes make good material to
mulch the ounce trees.
Horticulture and entomology will
go hand in hand in the future.
Glover is an excellent feed for hogs,
as it supplies the needed nitrogen.
Tomatoes do best when kept off the
ground, and are not so likely to rot.
Timber for posts should be seasoned,
charred and immersed in hot coal tar.
Get in late cabbage or celery where
you have taken off peas or other crops.
Keeping the surface of the soil fine
and mellow will aid to retain moisture.
It is we'll to stir bit of oatmealinto
the drinking water, especially if you
use ice.
An old SOW who has proved a good
breeder should always be given the
preference.
The boxing and freight on poor fruit
is as much as ON good. The selling
price is less.
Coal ashes that are reasonably full
of coarse cinder make a good mulch
for Strawberries.
A twig that can be cut with knife
now may require pruning saw if al
lowed to grow another year.
When You "rest bit" in the field
remember the team will enjoy it too if
allowed to stand in the shade.
If you will not spray your trees your
self, why not hire somebody to do it
who knows how? 1t will pay you.
Oil meal or linseed ca ke is made by
English stock breeders the basis for
thoroughly good prepared stock food.
Mulch trees and bushes that were
set this spring. The dry, hot weather
we may expect now is trying to new
set fruit.
A good way to kill out briers at this
time is to spread over them thin
layer of dry straw and then burn.
Wheat straw is best.
On account of the risk of keeping it
will be found best to market onions as
soon as they are thoroughly ripe if
good price can be obtained.
In nearly all cases pears will have q
better flavor if they are picked as soon
as matured and are then ripened in
shallow drawers or on shelves.
In packing fruit uniformity in size
should be observed as well as possible,
putting in only good, fair-sized mer-
chantable fruit as number one.
1t should be remembered that dead
wood may be cut out of tree at any
time. Now is good time to do work
of this kind, as the dead or diseased
limbs can be readily seen.
While shade and ornamental trees
beautify the premises, care should be
taken that those growing close around
the house are kept pruned so as to ad-
nit of free circulation of air.
A tree is strong and hardy when it
becomes old and its roots are thor
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it needs and must have attention or it
will die. The better the start to grow
when young the better the tree.
A good method of destroying cookie
burs where fields are thoroughly in
tested with them is'to seed to grass or
clover and use it for meadow for few
years. When it is plowed again and
crops such as corn, potatoes, etc, are
planted go over it with hoe in late
and autumn and cut them out
A foothold once gained, heroic treat
ment is required.
Look out now for the warts on the !
plum trees and cut them off with a
knife and paint the wound wifi kero-
sene oil mixed with any kind of paint
that may be at hand. II left they be-
come the black knot, and often destroy
the trees unless prevented in season as
above described. Follow it up every
fortnight through the summer, and
grub up all the wild cherries in the