Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-06-20
Field and Farm.

Where the cool nights Of May have
caused such tender plants AZ lima
beans to come ND sparingly and also
have q yellow color. the best thing to do
and the probability II that the later
plants will overtake the earlier ones
due to warmer weather and more favor
able conditions.
Less. difficulty would be experienced
with sheep II they were taught to come
into the barnyard every night and he
protected from storms. A trough LA
which salt has been sprinkled, with
hay in racks, will get them into the
habit Of expecting such. and they will
not be slow In showing that they ara
willing to accept Of the delicacies. As
rule sheep Craze In the cool of the
day sometimes travelling over a dis
tance ground. but they will always
appear regularly for salt or Q mess of
hay or ground oats.
Variety of food Is essential to rapid
growth Of young stock. Experiments
made in feeding pigs for four months
on potatoes alone caused ricketts,. or sof-
tening Of the bone. Other pigs. from
the same litter. fed upon potatoes, oat-
meal and phosphates, had normal ske!-
atons. but there was a difference. ac-
cording to the phosphates added. Those
fed upon phosphate Of potash had pO-
rous bones. The pigs tnat were given
phosphate and carbonate OF lime Gas
food ingredients) were healthy. thrifty
and grew rapidly.
An excellent method Of destroying
asparagus beetles is to cut the shoots
as they are Just appearing above Tie
surface, and such shoots are tender
from tips to butts. II preferred the bee
ties may be kept in check by going
over the rows as soon as the stalks are
a few inches above ground and rub
on the eggs. Do this twice q week for
sevral weeks. 1t can be done very
quickly.
Alfalfa seeded on light sandy soil In
New Jersey during the month Of August
three years ago has given several crops
Of hay per year. and the fall sowing il
declared a success, although the rec ON
mendation has been to SOW the seed In
the spring.
The planting Of waste land to trees
for timber is receiving more attention
than formerly. Farmers who planted
trees twenty years ago now 1nd that
they then made good investments. 1t
is claimed that cherry and hickory
trees require about thirty years before
they are valuable for timber: maple
trees twenty years, and black walnut
fifteen years. A black walnut tree ts
S6lO 10 attain from Twelve 10 uIteeu
inches in diameter in fifteen years
from the seed. Nuts are also q sOura e
Of profit with some growers Of timber.
The land for late potatoes should be
plowed deep and narrowed fine. The
land should never be allowed to form
a crust before the plants are up. Run
a harrow over the field. both before and
after the potatoes are up. The seed
may be planted about five inches deep
and given level culture instead Of hill
ing. Clover sod land Is excellent Tor
potatoes, and to avoid disease 1t is best
not to plant potatoes on the same land
twice in succession. Frequent anC
shallow cultivation rather than deeI
should be given.
The season for moving will cause
farmers to be busy, and 1t seems that
just as this work Is to be hurried some
accident occurs. This does not always
happen. but many such dra ybackf
might be avoided II farmers will clear
their fields Of stones. sticks and other
obstructiOns to the machines before
the grass is too high to see them.
An injury to a mower knife may cause
costly delay.
Broom corn is scarce and high. The
main crop IL grown in Illinois. The
brush Is the salable portion. but soms
farmers also value the seed az An i'm
portant crop. The labor required for
broom corn is about the same a. to.
corn.