, 1899-04-21
Farm Notes.

It Is probable that a great many
young peach trees hav been frozen
this year, and 1t will be necessary TO
cut them back below the injured por-
tons. If only a bud Is left on each
tree it will make a rapid growth, ano
the loss of time will be but little II
the and is in good condition.
Bad butter is frequently caused by
keeping the cream from one milking
too long while saving it for the next
churning, as is sometimes done wnen
only one or two cows are used. Ripe
and unripe creans should eve be
churned togethsR. The sooner the
eream is churHUc after it is separated
from the milk the better.
The potato plant requires the larger
proportion of the necessary potash in
its early stages. The reason Is that
It is the top that makes the heaviest
demand for potash and needs 1t at
the start. If potash Is applied late
Turing the growth of the plants much
Of it will be unserviceable for the
crop.
When a farm must bel abandoned IT
is an evidence that the owner has
taken everything possible from the
" =
ire hundreds of farms in New
that were once "abandonedS'
Ech are now proving profitable
new owners took possession.
Every farm car be made better, or
at least it can be put in condition to
produce crops, and at the same time
improve in fertility.
Manure should be spread over the
sJrfa0n nf tho fold az soon as ii is
hauled, for the reason that when
dumped in heaps it may be leached
out by a rain, which leaves the field
richer in spots n deprives the man
ure intended for other portions of the
surrounding ground of some OF its
soluble plant God Manure cannot be
as we'll and evenly spread when 1t is
dumped OF the fields as from h
wagon.
A ton of bran contains about 81
pounds of nitrogen, worth about $3.50.
Also So pounds of p~hosphoric acid,
worth $2.40, and 80 pounds of potash,
worth $3.50, making a total of $11.50.
When bran sells at $12 per ton, which
is frequently the case, the farmer will
be as safe in his investment in bran
as a fertilizer as for any other kind,
even if it is not fed to animals, but
applied directly to the land. But it
is more economical to feed it and care
fully save the manure.
There is a gradual growth of a pref
erence for Gamer n better-tiavored
pork. and a breed of hogs-the Tam
worths-have been introduced, the
merit of which is that, while they grow
rapidly and increase in weight like
other breeds, they excel in lean meat.
Farmers who have used boiled pota-
toes, crushed oats and peas are of the
opinion thai hogs receiving the var
led diet will make more weight than
when fed only on corn, while the meat
is of much better quality and brings
one or two cents more in the price
per pound. The well-known Irish
bacon" which sells at from 20 to 81
cents per pound. is produced without
corn, the food being largely nitrogen
Gus.
April is the month for making new
strawberry beds, and in so doing the
following rules should be observed; 1.
Pillow the ground deep and harrow
fine, first putting on manure or fer
tilizer before narrowing. 2. Roll the
land after using harrow. 3. Be sure
and have at least one row in three of
a variety that is both staminate and
pistillate. A. Have the rows about
three feet apart, to admit of the horse
hoe, and put the plants 18 inches
apart in the rows. 5. Use only young
plants of last springs runners 6.
Keep the bed free of weeds and grass.
I. Mulch the rows before winter sets