The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-03-15
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


Hens IN confinement require green
food.
Dampuess in the poultry yard is the
great assistant of roup.
If the purpose is to obtain eggs, it d
generally better to use pure breeds.
Grass should be thrown to the heni
in a condition so that they can pull it.
A sitting and a non-sitting breed pro,
duce a cross that sits in almost everl
case.
1t is highly important that strawberry
runners should be cut before the fruit ID
made.
In nearly all cases it is best to be ready
to set the hens whenever they show ad
inclination.
If you have no reading circle in your
neighborhood, now is a good time to or.
ganize one.
A fodder cutter will cut the clover
fine, when the hens will pick it up wish.
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 Matched In February
will usually begin laying in September,
in time to take the place of the moulting
hens.
A safe rule is to keep a good hen that
has proved herself, unless you are GER
tain you have a better one to take her
place.
A neglect to supply water for a day,
or the omission Of a meal, will some-
times cause a falling of 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 outof
doors as long as the ground is not frozen.
Bulbs may now be started in pots for
house culture.
1t is a 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 a hopeful sign of the times.
The old m~axim-"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 larg,
numbers, can be grown cheaper thar
they can be purchased at twenty-five
cents per 100. Enough seed can be
bought for five cents to produce 100
plants, and there is always plenty of
time to grow them before setting then
out in June or July for winter use.
Farmers do not want the kind of cat
tie that will barely exist or live on tn
least amount of poor feed oil poorer care
or rather no care at all, or as some say
on hazel brush and pennyroyal; but tn,
animal is wanted that will convert tn.
greatest amount of the farm products int,
cash, and at the same time do so with
profit.
If the orchsrdist will annually feed hi
trees properly and generously; will pre-
vent other growth from undue interior
ence; will make the best use of arsenica
spraying; will thin his fruits faithful
at the right time aud handle the produc
with care, he will be likely to be as we.
resompensed for his trouble as the busi
nsss is susceptible Of,