Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-05-09
Field and Farm.

Gapes is a disease that destroys large
numbers of chicks, and there is no GER
tain remedy therefor, though good re-
eults are sometimes obtained by draw
Ing the gapewormS from the windpipe.
Gapes usually exist on old farms. where
fowls have been on the same ground
Tear after year. 1t rarely occurs on new
ground. AS. a preventative pow the
ground and broadcast air-slacked lime
freely once or twice in spring and sum-
mer.
Gluten meal Is that portion of the corn
left over after the starch has been re-
moved, and it is therefore a very nitro
genOus food. 1t should be fed in CON-
nection with other articles. When mid
dlings are used ii is best to mix such
fooSs with cut hay that have been sprin
kled. as the unadulterated middlngs
are liable to cause Indigestion. Bran
and linseed meal form an excellent
combination at all seasons. Cows will
always appreciate a variety, and it
promotes digestion.
1t is not desirable to plant seeds OF
vegetables too early. If the ground Is
not warm the seed may rot before it
can germinate. Such crops as beams
| melons. squashes and egg plants will
not endure even cool nights. Get the
tomato plants well grown, in sticky
tOIEl, anu nave tne1n READY Trans
planting as soon rs the ground is warm
| and danger from frost has passed.
The claim that salt should be ap-
Piled to asparagus beds is not supported
| by experiments. 1t destroys a number
sf weeds and performs mechanical ser
vice in The soil, but it is not a nece5-
| sary fertilizer.
The wheel hoe will save much labor
| m the garden. Usually such an i'm
plement is a combination affair, COM
| prising seed drill, cultivator teeth,
| markers, rakeS, and knives, each being
| detachable. On heavy soils the wheel
| hoe must necessarily require more pow
| .r for its operation than when used on
| light. sandy soils, but it is the cheap
| .sct implement made, in proportion to
| is various uses, no one will make a
mistake who procures one. as it is a
wonderful labor saver.
Young celery plants should be started.
| Sow the seed in rows, one foot apAs
| and transplant when the plants aye
three inches high placing them four
| inches apart in the row. The soil for
celery should be very rich and also
rather moist than dry. A special liquid
| fertilizer for celery is soapsudS, but an
| abundance of manure or mixed fertil-
izer should also be used. 1t is very i'm
1
and the plants watered during a dry
ceriod.
Satisfy, or vegetable oyster, is not ex-
teDsively grown, but those who know
| the value of the plant as an addition to
the garden crops never omit it. The
| same may be mentioned of okra. The
satisfy seed should be put in as soon as
the ground is warm and the plants
Kept clean Satisfy is very hardy and
will remain in the ground all winter
without injury.
For late crops manure the ground now
and work ii into the soil. The ground
Twill be all the better by so doing. and
the rains will dissolve the plant food oe
the manure. which will be absorbed by
the soil. When the seed is planted the
plant food will be ready and in excel
ent 70 m for the plants.
Put out the young strawberry plants
fornext years crop. Every garden can
Afford space for Strawberries. If even
but a few rows. Be sure and get the
plants of the staminate and pistillate
varieties or there will be no fruit. A
hundred plants. if the rows are allowed
I" mat. may produce a thousand before
next spring.