The Penn's Grove record., 1894-08-10
a,vAsM AND GARDEN NOTES.

ksprinkle borsx to drive away ants.
Never brand an inferior grade OF
OUTER.
Do not leave new milk standing 10 i'm
pure air. ,
Bathing in sweet oil is one Of the best
remedies for frosted combs.
Wet earth is the best Of all cures Tor
bee stings, and is always at hand.
Hens never ought to be so fat tnal
they will not forage whenever weather
will permit.
Allowing young chickens to roost on
perches often causes crooked or detormeu
breastbones.
Feed well and steadily; not too muc1
bulky food like straw, nor OF highly coz
centrated food.
T. The raising of turkeys ducks ana
geese should not be undertaken unless
good pasturage can be provided.
Mice will attack beehives, and must be
guarded against by closing the entrances
of the hives with fine wire mesh.
Cows exposed to the early and unex'
pected cold snaps are the first to. go dry
This is An especially important fact to
dairymen.
The COW that gives milk which churns
quickly is one for a breeder to keep. M
one can make other than salvy butter IL
the milk has to be churned an hour OF
more.
In feeding roots be very careful to
have them as free as possible from clay
or other gritty substances. A careful
farmer digs these in dry weather. A
good way to prepare this forage Is to put
it in a box and chop with a spade.
The Babcock Tester shows that the
mornings milk Is richer than the even
ing's. This is because nc energy was ex.
pended during the night in exercise, and
is a strong argument in the hands oil
those who believe in keeping up mich
COWS.
A prominent sheep breeder, when
asked II he had not fed wethers, which
were being fattened more than twice q
day, said that he never fed them grain
but twice a day, and coarse food three
times a day, in each instance different
fodder being fed.
Level culture allows of an equal wet
ting of the soil by rain; the water is not
concentrated in a ditch between the
rows, often below the bottom of the po-
tato hill and drained of, but finds its
way to the potato roots and supplies the
necessary moisture.
ANY breed which has size aud vigor
will answer the requirements of anyone
starting in for raising mutton. It is not
necessary to expend a large amount oil
money. While the breed Of sheep may
count something, yet that is nothing as
compared with what the ability and in'
of the owner.
To successfully water cucumbers, mel
ons, etc., place an ordinary three-inch
tile in the centre of each hill, with lower
end four to six inches in ground. Fill
tile with water, which well gradually be
absorbed by the subsoil, and the upper
will not be left in "a condition ITO
hard and crack.
Strawberry growers should look after
their plants carefully Immediately after
a crop, as at this time they need special
attention. Plants are weakened by ex-
ce.slve production and become suscepti-
Bile to cold weather. To insure a healthy
plant and prosperous for a succeeding
season a little attention is obvious.
Salt will make fertile soil II properly
administered. Those farmers who have
used mineral fertilizers, phosphates, for
instance, for any length of time have'in
their soils a quantity of u~nusable- I'M
fertile matter. An application of salt
early in the season will accomplish as
much for a year or two as the more costly
fertilizer.