Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-02-28
Farm News and Views
Philadelphia Record

Of the disease is found. It comes from
spores, and ones it gets in an orchard
seems to hold its own. Trees tina
were treated last fall should be sprayed
early, following with spraying several
times thereafter. using the Bordeaux
mixture.
Should the weather become warm
bees will come out of the hives. They
will then clean the hives by removing
dead bees and refuse. 1t is better to
keep the hives cool if there is liability
OF the bees coming ont too soon, which
may be done by removing them from
the cellar to an open shed, but this
should not be done until winter is over
or liability OF severe Geld weather has
passed.
All seeds should be treated for smut
if signs of smut have been noticed in
previous years. Both oats and corn
require treatment. Dissolve one pound
Of sulphate OF copper (blue stone) in
six gallons of hot water soak the seed
"a hours in the solution, and then mix
with land plaster SO as to dry the seed.
BY using TINS preeaution much an
noyance from smut may be avoided
during the year.
Tnere is NO rule for keepingjstosk 10
far as the number Of animals is con-
cerned. 1t is well to keep as mauy as
will consume tho food grown upon the {
farm. 1t pays to use the food and Z
sell the stock, becauee large portion
of the food will then remain as manure.
If farmer made no Vpparear profit on
his aoinals except the manure derived
from them be would become more Z
successful each succeeding year, as the
producing capacity of his farm would :
be increased. AS long as the farm is t
made more fertile instead OF being i'm G
poytrished, the farmer is making .,
profit every year. n
Fodder is not y-proddct, but one :,
OF the most important crops on farm al
But for the fodder there would be no a.
profit in corn, as it is a crop that de- g
piands labor. 1t does net in >icate q e.
ca, eful farmer when the fodder is left q
in the fields all brough the winter, as
it can be put to excellent service when a
kept in bright AID palatable condition
Because there is an abundant supply
of hay is no reason for allowing the
fodder TO 60 to waste. Procure more to-
stock and make the fod Ter assist the err
hay in giving a prsft. WI
The peach trees msy be prunod early =.
and with some trees it is very bene6 i i
10 cut them out liberaly. No old wood sy
should be left on peach tree if the ov
branch is dying on which such old
mad ann ho rar, ,.oJ 70 o1 ow M,
buds to gov. Some growers cut off
,ne third OF each three every year, So.
claiming that by so doing only ore w
bird is left bearing, one-third produc- D.,
n! WOOD for next year and one-thiri Ne
new Ids for future growth. ne
each trees must be cultivated AMI the 81
round kept clear of grass AMI weeds. pur
)iligent search mus be made from ach
Ipril to October for borers. ns
Strawberry runners or Young plants tire
hould be transplsnted as early as it We s
an pc done, 80 as to afford plenty OF
me for growth before the dry weather 7
June puts in an appearance. April Wo
usually the month for tr,nsplanting, the
ut if the ground can be prepared aud urs
a1e ready during the last week in her
arch it will be all the better, ~ mis- Pa
ng plants can be duplicated without w,
'ferring the filing Of the vacant spaces
late period in the season. The v
reund for strawberries should be "
ade deep and fine. If manure il mar
sed it should be free from litter, well The
'tted and worked into the soil with ner'
10 harrow. The plants may set ono No,
OF apart in the rows, the rows three Cru
ct apart, to admit Of horse cultiva-
IN, or they may be placed IA inches G
the rows. the rows % inches apart, from