The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-02-15
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


knowledge of the apiary must be
gained by yourself. Others may supply
you with facts, but results must be the
work of ones W experience.
BY feeding at short intervals all that
an animal will eat up clean the hogs can
be made to fatten more rapidly, but the
work must be done regularly.
Does it cost more to raise 1000 pounds
of flesh in the form of poultry than 1t
does to raise 1000 pounds in the form Of
beef Which sells for the most9
The light Brahmas are of the very
best breeds to keep where it Is desired
to raise large, heavy roosters that can be
made ready for market when six or seven
months old.
Meehan says it is always better to
prune roses early in the winter than to
wait till spring, aud, as a general prin.
ciple, it is much better to prune early
than to prune late.
The now chrysanthemum, Golden
Wedding, attracted much attention at
the late show in New York, aud has
been pronounced as probably the finest
yellow yet produced.
Have you ever figured out how much
profit you made by letting sheep run In
a field of cornstalks till their wool was
full of burst Some time when in good
spirits undertake the job.
Do not feed a lot of cockerels till they
become sold roosters," then sell on the
general market. 1t is hard to make them
pass as ''spring chickens" even If the
dealer ~ cuts the spurs off.
Professor W. A. Henry has shown by
experiment that it costs 1921 to pro-
dice 100 pounds of gain with lambs,
and 5000 to secure the same gain with
pigs of about the same age.
When the eggs are wanted for the in.
cubator, a good plan is to separate the
hens from the ROSTERS for a week and
then turn them together, and then begin
saving the eggs In a few days.
While the farm affords plenty OF range
and an abundance of grass for the fowls,
yet with this good feed and care are
necessary, especially during the winter,
IL TIC DtSL Icsulls dIG StcuIcus
Overfed hens are liable to disease, aud
when leg~-weakness, egg-bound, soft or
extra large eggs are laid, or poor
matches occur, they may be directly
traced to overlooking of the hens.
Some of the winter Towering salyias
are very SNOWY. S, involucrata is one OIL
the best; it has long spikes of pink
flowers, and it lasts IN bloom three
months, says a correspondent in Garden.
ing.
On the farm, at least, it is often pos
sible to keep a small flock with very lit,
tie expense, as they will be able to pick
up the greater part of their feed, while
if a larger number were kept more feed
ing would be necessary.
The first demand of the gardener is To-
lettuce. and he begins his round Of prof
when he eau deliver the large, crisI
heads ahead of his neighbor. Seed TO
lettuce plants must be started in the fall
wintered IN cold frames, aud sown il
February in the hot.bed.
When chicks droop their wings AM
ole without any apparent cause 1t /
usually the result of breeding fror
pullets, unless the chickens are bein.
chilled or insuticiertly brooded, or b
being kept in damp quarters, either {
! which would produce roup and consC
quent death.
n The main reason why shallow eultivl
L ton succeeds so we'll with the onion
!. according to A. A. Crozler, because tn
n roots grow best in a compact soil, an
n the explanation which attributes IL
general practice of cultivation to Il
supposed shallow-rooting habit of IL
" plant is erroneous.
- Seed Of the white barletta. OF of u
a queen onion, if sown now, will make
e fine crop for picking before CO.
n weather. The heaviest troopers are Il
mammoth pompeii aud the viii
Of ,%garganus, which look very much alik
be The former is said to be superior to q
o. Italian onions.