Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-10
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


Hens In confinement require green
food.
Dampness in the poultry yard is the
great assistant of roup.
If the purpose is to obtain eggs, it i
generally better to use pure breeds.
Grass should be thrown to the heni
in condition so that they can pull it.
A sitting and a non-sitting breed pro,
duce a cross that sits in almost ever}
case.
1t is highly important that tstrawberrT
runners should be cut before the fruit ID
made. 1
In nearly all cases it is best to be ready
to set the mems whenever they show ad
inclination.
If you have no reading circle in your
neighborhood, now is good time to Or
ganize one.
A fodder cutter will cut the clover
fine, when the hens will pick 1t up with.
out difficulty.
The principal reason why cooked food
fattens poultry more rapidly is that it is
more readily digested.
A neglect to clean out the houses, re.
move the surplus food, ETC., may be
very important factors in inviting lice.
Pullets that are hatched in February
will usually begin laying in September,
in time to take the place of the moulting
hens.
A safe rule is to keep good hen that
has proved herself, unless you are Ger.
tain you have better one to take her
place.
A neglect to supply water for day,
or the omission of meal, will some
times cause falling off in the number
of eggs.
The California Fruit Grower advises
that "peach yellows be regarded among
peach growers as cholera, and treated
accordingly"
All hardy bulbs may be planted out of
doors as long as the ground is not frozen.
Bulbs may now be started In pots for
house culture.
1t is good time to make those light
bushel boxes that crate up one above an
other and are so handy in field and cell
lar at root harvest.
The man who has no time to clean his
boots before entering the house generally
finds time to find fault with his wife be-
cause she is not good-natured.
There is an increasing tendency among
farmers to do all that is possible in winter
to save some in spring and summer, and
it is hopeful sign of the times.
The old maxim-"Look after the
small things, and the larger ones will
take care of themselves" is as true in
poultry keeping as with any other pur-
suit.
Cabbage plants, when required in large
numbers, can be grown cheaper than
they can be purchased at twenty live
cents per 100. Enough seed can be
bought for five cents to produce 1000
plants, and there is always plenty of
time to grow them before setting them
out in June or July for winter use.
Farmers do not want the kind of cat
tie that will barely exist or live on the
least amount of poor feed or poorer care,
or rather no care at all, or az some say,
on hazel brush and pennyroyal; but the
animal is wanted that will convert the
greatest amount of the farm products into
cash, and at the same time do so with a
profit.
II the orchsrdist will annually feed his
trees properly and generously; will pre-
vent other growth from undue interfer-
ence; will make the best use of arsenical
spraying; will thin his fruits faithfully
at the right time and handle the product
with care, he will be likely to be as well
reeompensed for his trouble as the busi-
ness is susceptible of.