Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-09-07
Farm Notes.


farmers because they do not know those
| varieties of grains and grasses adapted to
the climate. Plants with thick leaves are
| Lest suited to a dry climate, while those
| with thin leaves are more desirable for a
damp air. For this reason those living in
a dry climate should grow corn, grass,
etc, with thick leaves. Seed corn should
be selected carefully. Nibs one and a
half inches long on an ear of corn result
| from lad selection. On such an ear the
silks from the kernels ON the tip of the
ear are so slow in maturing that there is
| no pollen TO fertiliZe them. Select ears
that show, by being we'll filled at the tip,
that the silks mature close together, not
more than three or four days apart.
Hens will "steap' their nests in summer r
and find some secluded location where the
ground appears moist. This fact has
prompted some farmers to believe that n
moist location should be preferred for
| hens that are incubating. The selection Of
the nesting place by the hen is not be-
cause the ground may be damp, but be
cause she desires a cool location or To get
rid Of lice in the poultry house. In win
Experiments show that sitting hers
Will hatch out as many chicks frcm
the eggs when the nests are up on a dry
hay NOW as when they are located ON
damp ground.
of sheep is extremely valuable to keep
the cleared soil from being overgrown
with the bushes, weeds and shrubs which
usually come up in following years. 1t is
desirable to get the cleared land in grass
as soon possible. When it is once seeded
down it may be pastured with sh,ep all
through the summer, not only without i'll
Juring the grass, but positively benefit
ing it, the sheep will devote NEST If
their time to trimming down the bushes
md u. Zl.s hn
land. To make more thorough destruc-
ton Of the shrubbery, an excess of sheep
should be put in the cleared lot. and these
must be fed some grain, SO as to make
their browse diet digest better.
The New Jersey law of 1893 requires,
that all gardeners, horticulture. t., farm
ers, nurserymen and other growers of or
dealers in plants or fruits of any kind
upon their own or upon leased lands or
premises, shall free and keep freed all
plants, shrubs, trees, cuttings, scions or
buds grown, cultivated or dealt in, by
them, from all injurious insects that
might spread from the plants infested to
others on the public highways, or upon
lands ad djOining or belonging to others.
The State Board of Agriculture will ap-
point commissioners in each county TO
act in cooperation with the entomologist
Of the Agricultural Experiment Station
in enforcing the law. Failure To obey the
by fine, and, in case of necessity, the
destruction of infested plants and trees is
provided for. 1t will be intere sting 10
watch the operations of this law and see
how it works.
4 COW giving a large quantity Of milk
has been slaughtered, and every drop Of
milk has been gathere up, and the largest |
amount ever found was about four quarts; |
hence milk is largely made during the
nf l. thx. hn
placed under favorable conditions at the |
time, or You do not get the regular quanti- |
ty Of milk. Do not think that the milk |
is already there, and all you have To do |
in this state. Most of it is there, ready !
to be changed into milk, but 1t is
not milk ,and we must have things favor
BILE for the COW to make this change.
In the pastures the principal drinking
places should be carefully examined;
first, to protect the source of supply if it |
be liable to trcading by the stock; sec Ond,
to remove the accumulatiOns of mud, II
by so doing the capacity of the p' nd can
protect the whole supply. as far as posi-
BILE, from that fOnling which Is bound to
90 on if the cattle can obtain free access
to the water, and which is never felt
more than when the water is scanty. II
will be understood by the thoughtful
and a deficiency of water may be al
leviated to a certain extent by careful
management, but no time should be lost
in taking steps to remedy any defects
which might exist, or other pressing
works will sbelye the matter once for all.
Extremes are dangerous. One class of
ia rmers do not feed enough for profit.
especially after grass is gone, while the
other class believes In the theory Of "the
ka nth q |
wrong. An animal may consume more
feed than it can digest, making the pro
duct expensive. Feeding depends on
variety. Too much corn or ground grain
in the summer season viii cause bowel
difficulty, and an excess in winter without
The addition of bulky material gives no
benefit, as it is vOided.
Give the animals suffic oncy. but not
exclusively of one kind of food.