Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-29
Farm Notes.

Crab grass is a summer plant that pufs
in an appearance in June. 1t is very
annoying pest to strawberry growers, ana
once it gets hold seems never to leave.
| 1t is very difficult to destroy alter II
makes q good start and advances In
growth, but when very young 1t is de-
strOyed by simply stirring the SOIL. Ihe
only way to get ahead of crab grass Is to
work the land we'll after each rain.
Corn is a plant that will utilize all
kinds of manure, even of the c"arser
kinds, but success with corn depends
largely on the cultivation given. A sue
cessful proven of corn states that ne pc
gins to cultivate before the seed Is plant
ed, meaning that he gives extra care to
the first preparation Of the land, winch
should be made as fine as possible;
and after the corn Is above the
ground the top soil is kept loose and fine
in order to retain moisture and destroy
weeds.
To hasten the work of melons work the
young plants and then apply about table
spoonful of nitrate of soda around them,
raking it into the top soil. AS soon as
shower comes and dissolves the nj
trate, the plants will at once take new
start.
To grow large beets use lime on the soil.
Experiments made last year demonstrated
did some of the best prepared fertilizers.
This does not apply to sugar beets, but &c
those grown for stock and for the table.
As lime is cheap, farmers should give 1t a
trial on beets.
DR.. G.. NJ. Twitchell recommends as
food for laying fowls a mixture of %
| pounds of oats, 25 pounds OF wheat bran,
25 pounds of wheat, ground together, to
which he adds 10 pounds of llnseed meal
three quarts of this in a ten-quart bucket
full of cooked vegetables, or of clover hay
chopped and steamed. This is for the
morning meal, and for the other two
meals he gives wkole corn or wheat.
In addition to the value OF quick
growth on trees, it is a well-knOwn fact
| that bugs and worms have less effect on
such trees than on slow growing ones. AS
a general truth it may be said that most
newlv-planted trees and shrubs, and gar
den crops of all kinds, receive far less
nouriShment than they are capable OF
appropriating to advantage. Even good
gardeners often 3asl in this respect.
Now that clover and grass can be had
for the pigs it viii pay to turn them out
to help themselves. With a mess Of bran
and skim milk at night, they will require
no other help and will grow more rapidly
than if penned and fed on corn.
Plots of grass infested with weeds are
unsightly The best remedy is ~ NOV
the grass and use it for bedding. The
mower cuts down the weeds and destroys
MANY of them, but the grass will make
new start. By doing this once or twice in
the year the grass will crowd the weeds
out.
Peas and radishes for successive crops
should not be overlooked. Do not be con-
tent with only one crop in garden. As
soon as any crop is fully harvested pre-.
pare the ground and plant something else
A garden can be kept in full service un-
til frost appears.
The potato beetle will leave potato
vine for that of the egg plant, and it will
attack the tomato unless potato vines
are numerous Its favorites are in order
with the egg plant first, potato next and
then tomato Paris green is the remedy,
but must be used as soon as the beetles
put in an appearance.
Results from spoaying trees in winter
with whitewash to save the buds, as was
advised by the director of the Missouri
station, show marked benefit. Where tree
were sprayed four times they were full Of
blossoms. while those not sprayed at all
have but few or none.