The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-05-05

sweet corn can Only Dc ntu eafif DJ
planting the dwarf varieties. It may
happen that the ears are small. but rap
id t. 1 growth and earlin, ssa are secure
only 10y using varieties that are not
compelled to produce tall stalks aud
large ears. At the time ofplanting the
early kind that has done service for
many years and still surpasses many
newer kinds. Later paintings can be
made from time to time, and with good
judgment in planting there should be
a plentiful supply of sweet corn until
frost appears in the fall.
Young turkeys are difficult to raise,
but the causes of loss may be traced to
allowing them in the damp grass and
by attacks of the large gray lice on the
heads, for which a drop or two of sweet
oil is an excellent remedy. These lice
come from the hens To the chicks, and
will not be noticed unless by close
searching on the skin of the heads and
necks. Rub the oil on the skin with
the finger.
1t is claimed that it takes seven acres
of American wheat TO pay for the sugar
grown on one acre in Europe, with
sugar beets. The importance of the
best sugar industry in this country
should receive the consideration of
every farmer. Sugar is an article for
which we have market at our doors.
Asparagus in this section should now
be plentiful. After the cutting season
is over apply ground bone literally be-
fore the plants are allowed to shoot up
for seeding, and late in the summer cut
down the stalks and burn them in
order to destroy insect pests.
Grass is too young as yet to allow
orses full liberty TO Craze. If they
have been kept on dry food all along
they will have scours if allowed to eat
too much grass at first. They should
gradually be allowed on grass until
they become accustomed to IT,
If you have new strawberry patch
set out pick Off every bosom, or the
bearing of fruit will wea ken the young
plants and retard their growth.
Never wait for disease to spread on
trees. If the ''yellows" appear in the
peach orchard dig up the tree and burn
it at once, and examine the trees at
least once a week. Black knot ON
plumbs and blight On pear trees should
be looked after before damage is done;
but if remedies fail it is better 10 burn
the trees than to allow other trees to be-
come infected.
Should the trees be full ofyoung fruit
it will pay to pick OFF one-halfor more
of the fruit when very small, as by 50
doing the tree will be less taxed and
grow more rapidly. 1t requires courage
in fruit-grower to remove the fruit
as it seems almost like vandalism, but
those who have tried it report most
satisfactory results and state that they
would not again allow a tree to bear 8
full crop.
The peach tree is renewed quickly by
severe cutting back. 1t has happened
that, when tree was apparently dead
cutting away the old wood aud allow
ing new buds to grow made almost s
new tree in year or two.
The Russian thistle, which was con
sidered a dangerous pest in the West,
has not spread very rapidly, as was ex
pected. II seems to thrive best on al.
kali soils, and is not partial to every
kind of land. Since its appearance il
has subdued the Canada thistle and
been very beneficial in certain states
Though it is not a very desirable plant
| to have on the farm, the farmers who
have learned how to keep it in subject
ion no longer fear it.
1t is believed that the results of ex
periments now being made in every
state, under Il c direction Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, with seeds o
| sugar beets of various kinds, anC
which were imported for the purpose
will be of incalculable benefit to tn,
farmers. III the beet grown can test l:
per cent. of sugar they will afford !
profit. The experiments are important
from the fact that over the Who'll,
country, on farms and at the expert
ment stations, at the same time, test:
of varieties of seed, climatic influences
soils, etc, will be made on an exten
sive scale this year.