The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-17
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


Now watch for the insects, and do
not let the little pests get the best of
you.
Let the pig have share of the pas
ture, especially during the hot
weather.
What can be prettier than a brood
of fat little chickens before they have
got their Pin feathers?
A horse will drink great deal more
water il allowed to drink from q
trough instead of pail.
Clean out from under the poultry
roosts at least once week, and then
put layer of ashes on the floor.
In greasing wagon many forget
the fifth wheel. The horse gets the
benefit of this when he is turning cor
ners.
Avoid the June flush of milk, with
its low prices for calves and all dairy
produce, by having your COWS Oalve
at any time except May and June.
While eggs are so cheap in some
sections, seven to ten cents per dozen,
it may pay to feed them in the milk to
calves as a great factor in growth and
fattening.
What would many city child give
to glance at a row of cherry trees in
full blossom? Stick to the farm,
boys, for if you don't you will be sure
to pass many a regretful day.
The windows of hen houses should be
covered with cotton cloth or protect
ed with a rude awning made Of the
same cloth, or with evergreen trees
cut and set like posts before the win
dows. or the glass may be white
washed.
The modern dairyman who is MAX
ing the most money hires but little
help, devotes the time from May to
September to raising forage and grain
crops, keeps only limited dairy in
milk during the summer, and puts his
energies into the dairy during the
other eight months.
1t is not an attractive sight to have
the lawn covered for months with
coarse stable manure, making it look
like barnyard. Stable manure fills
the lawn with weeds; this is newt
able. Give it wood ashes, bone dust,
etc., or any standard grass fertilizer
and you can have perfect lawn.
With turkeys, try not to have to
move them into new quarters. The
hens, especially, do not usually de so.
we'll when moved late in the season.
They like to become accustomed to.
their place before nesting time. Have.
time to look up the most desirable.
places for nests and the best places to-
lead their on-coming broods.
Currant and gooseberry bushes are
often injured by the borer. The egg
is laid about June l. When Matched,
the young borer works its way into
the cane, and remains until the fol-
lowing spring, eating out the pith and
causing death of cane. AS soon as the
leaves start, the affected parts are
easily discovered, and should be cut
out and burned at once.
In raising poultry what do you feed
them, how many 10 you keep in a
yard, how many eggs do they average
per year, what breeds do you keep and
which proves to be the most profit
able? Tell US about your houses,
yards, rune, fencing, etc. Do you
keep ducks or turkeys? Write some
thing of what you know about this
business and send it in for the good
OF others.
There is a duck ranch in Penrsyl-
vania that turns out 1900 ducks in a
year. 1t is in the shadow of the Blue
Mountains, and comprises but few
acres. The variety kept is the Pekin,
that at maturity weigh from fourteen
to twenty pounds per pair. They
have rich, yellow skin aud orange
coloredI bills and legs. They bear con.
iinement we'll and can be successfully
rised with only sufficient water to
drink.