The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-05

I About Hntching-A Milk Carrier
Farm Notes.
EARLY sowing alone will not insure
! success in the production Of good crop
of oats, but it will so a long way in
that direction. In many cases the 9TH
er conditions ere such that the time Of
sowing becomes the point upon which
success or failure may hinge. The re,--
son why early sowing exerts such an in
/ fluence upon the crop is that cats thrive
/ best in d cool climate, says American
Farmer. They can be grown in regions
where the summers open early and
are long and hot, but do not there pro-
duce large quantity of grain or reach
the highest point Of excellence in re-
spect to quality. They are at their best
where the springs are cold and the com
ing sumner is long lelayed. BY sowing
very early in the spring favorable eli
matte conditions are to some extent Sc
cured. The plant will become well.
rooted and make considerable growth
before the heated term begins. AS Il
rule the ground ploWed in the fall will
be in condition to be worked first in
/ the spring. In a good seeded prepared
| in the fall and narrowed in the spring,
the plants will root so deeply that even
though they should be injured by a late
frost tn r., will be enough vitality be-
low the ground to make them push up
and thrive. If they are to be grown up
on wet land which as not be drained,
ploW a few burrows through the field
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water ard thus hasten the time at
Which the ground can be fitted to re-
ceive the seed. This is not 4 very thor
ough method of draining, but it may be
made to answer temporarily. In pre-
pairing the ground in the spring deep
blowing is neither required nor desired.
Pulverize the surface thoroughly and
cover the seed we'll. Use a liberal guam
tity of first-class seed ard if the land is
not in a good state of fertility, supply
materials containing, in an Immediately
available form, the element which oat
plants require. In fact, each and all of
the essentials of good CIVILIZATIONS must
be observed. Complete and deep cover
ing is necessary, which applies to early
sown as we'll as to late oats. 1t is de-
sirable that the crop should be late
enough to escape the late frosts and at
the same time sufficiently early to es-
cape as much of the hot and dry wealth
er as possible. Oats at the best are
comparatively shallow-rooted plants
and consequently are very susceptible
to extremes Of weather. AS a rule,
light chaffy oats generally result from
late sowing.
Is Fecundity Influenced by Colors:
This is a question that would Lardly
enter into the thoughts of the ave age
poultryman, and if broached to him
4 he doubtless would treat the subject
with contempt and derision. That the
color of bird should in any wise in
fuence it prolifcacy would, upon the
face of it, seem ludicrous, to say the
least. But am not prepared to deny
or affirm the truthfulness of the asscr-
ton.
NV attention was first called to the
fact by breeder of considerable prom
inence. He had been asked which
breed of fowls he considered the lest
layers. His reply was that the question
} was decidedly hard che to ;nswer.
Continuing, he said:
did you ever note the color of a
bird as bearing upon Its reproducing
! qualities? I have made the subject
one of considerable thought and study
and, much as hate to say it, must
admit that birds possessing black plu,
mage will lay the greatest lumber OF
eggs in a given length Of time, al
things being equal. My observation
has been that ;Lacti-colored birds, with
41,o NJ v,Ncc,,SSinU q
ton Of white in the plumage, come
next in order Of prolificacy, while those
!. possessing much white, or pun ely white
plumage, range lowest in the scale.
have also observed that black fowl:
!, beget Il large percentage of chickens
from eggs set, and of a more vigorOu:
nature. am free to say, though
that it goes against my grain to ad
, NIT this, because Oh general principles
= 7 dislike dark-colored fowls. They al
most invariably have black legs, which
: means a bfuish-white skin, both O.
! which are tdetesJa bic to me. I low,
+ a rich yellow leg and yellow Skin
evWry time. But If eggs w ere the sol
:. object of my keeping fowls I certainly
would select some black or at leas
dark-plumaged fowl
This is subject worthy the earnes
e consideration of those who keep poul
:, try purely for eggs. Whether this gen
! tleman is right or wrong is not fol
!. me to say give you his words just
as they were given to me, and you
). must draw your own conclusions. II
is surely a very interesting theme and
! those in a position to do so would do
. well to prove the correctness or in.
= correctness Of this gentleman's observ.
: atiDns.-The Fanciers Review.
Mistakes About Matching.
i We often make mistakes when we
3 neglect the sitting hens A hen while
: sitting should be cared for as regards
! feeding, watering and busting, as well
8 as while laying. When she is confined
without having chance to change her
position or get out to scratch, dust and