Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-05-31

100. e puts inc highway
On of the township under ~
one supervisor, and more letter
ork is done. The change = lhis sys-
m is the one sensible and practical
Improvement which is within the reach
ali communities.
If the old sow does her part and
lises you ten good pigs this spring
nd you do your part in properly car
~ for them till Christmas. you will
ealize a hundred dollars in money out
f her, besides a litter of fall pigs, if
on want them. The old sow thus
eats any other money maker on the
arm as things now are.
We are top grating so apple trees
his spring, 2-year-old Duchess. as an
Experiment.. We are using scions of less
lardy varieties-varieties which are
lot hardy with us root grated or upon
heir own roots. From what we have
Ioted during the past 20 years we are
ed to believe that we shall meet with
air measure of success in the expert
nent.
The best time Of the year for the COW
o freshen is from the middle Of Sep |
ember to the middle Of October. The
lverage COW is well fed and cared for |
Turing the fall and winter and may be
more cheaply fed than during the sum
ner months. Her product also brings
better prices. and her calf goes on to
grass the next spring a strong and lusty
animal.
We have laid out one flower bed
IS follows: The bed is circular. In
The center is a Golden Glow which will
grow to the height of five or six feet.
this is a row Of Dwarf
Cannas; outside these a row Of coleus,
Or foliage plants; then circle Of gera-
NUNS. 1t is a new plan. but we think
that the bed will make pretty appear
ance in August.
We are inclined to think that the best
way in which to protect tender plants
and vines from the rigors Of our north
ern winters is to lay them down and
cover with a V shaped trough made Of
inch boards, then covering the trough
with coarse manure or earth. We find
stuff so protected during the past VIM
ter to be in the finest possible cOndi-
ton this spring.
A Nebraska friend wants US to tell
him where he can get some balm Of
Gilead trees. We do not believe that
he wants them. This tree is just as
dirty as the cottonwood in the matter
Of distributing its seed and never makes
as Handsome a tree. Why plant this
worthless sort of timber, anyway?
Why not plant white ash, catalpa, black
walnut, maple or elm?
The seemingly small difference he
tween 10 below zero in the winter sea
son and 80 below as a maximum de-
gree of cold means more to the man
who raises fruit than many people
think. A large number of our very
choicest varieties of fruit will endure
the 10 below zero temperature with
out harm. but utterly fail when expos
ed to the 30 degrees below.
Have you had a talk with your neigh
Dor about that farm telephone? II
not. have one A little cooperative
work will easily secure for you one OF
the greatest conveniences Of the day
Then the phone pays its way. Wher
you have stuff to sell. it is worth some
thing in money to know just how the
markets are in the two or three differ
ent market towns to which you have
access.
We have tried the experiment of NOV
ing a water elm tree six inches in diam
eter this spring. 1t is trimmed down t
bare trunk y feet high and wrappe
with newspapers to check the evapOFa
tion. viii it live2<-tT ell.fhat remain
to be seen. e1will be well watere
and we expect to see it grow. We hav
frequently moved them four inches Il
diameter and rarely failed to max
them grow.
The agricultural department last yea
imported $50 new varieties of seeds
| plants and trees. Of course not al
perhaps not many. may prove to be Q
value in this country, but it will b
strange if some do not. There is sue
an infinite variety Of climatic and the
NAL conditions in United States teri
tory that some place may be fOun
where the products of almost all othC
countries may he successfully grown.
Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation foreve
l0c, 25c. II c. G. G. fail, druggists refund none
A SHEEP STORY.
We are asked as to the relative pro
its to be made in raising sheep as COZ
pared with hogs, horses or cattl
There are so many conditions associa
. ed with such a question that it is II
easy to frame an answer. There are Il
; difference in men, the difference
farms and many other things. tt
may be said, however: The sheep is t,
, cleanest animal on the farm. 1t is al
e as a general thing the healthiest.
: produces two crops in a season-one
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