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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25

Queen of Edgely rose. or Pink Beau
ty. as it is more popularity called. is
one Of the latest roses to receive high
praise.
The new tea rose. Ivory. white sport
from Golden Gate, received the certiti-
cate of the American Rose society and
won other recognition.
Robert Scott, a rose of the shorter
petaled sort and hybrid perpetual. fig.
ures among prominent novelties. 1t is
of exquisite fi.i color and heavy tex
ture
American Beauty, Liberty. Meteor.
Bride and Bridesmaid. Bon Silene,
Gontier-Perle. Sunset. Carnot Beauty,
La France. Kaiserin, Crimson Rambler.
Golden Gate and Queen of Edgely were
among the notable roses OF the recent
show in New York
The Italian style of gardening is be-
ing more practiced in this country. and
one of the most striking features of the
New York rose show was the Italian
garden. with its white columned per.
COLA" or old Roman arbor, wreathed
with green vines and Crimson Rambler
roses
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25
BEARDLESS BARLEY.
Many Merits Claimed For It-Easy to
Grow and ReIished by Stock.

Many Merits Claimed For It-Easy to
Grow and ReIished by Stock.
The merits of beardless barley and
the advantages of it's cultivation In
comparison with other better known
crops are being much urged in various
quarters lately. An Ohio Farmer CORE
spondent says of it: 1t is spring va
riety and should be sown as early as
the ground can be prepared. Sow about
two bushels to the acre, preferably
with the drill. On good soil and sown
early, it is more certain crop than
either oats or wheat.
1t has not the parasitic enemies OF
wheat and does not lodge or damage
In transforms as badly as oats. 1t is
not adapted to thin clay land, but on
strong corn land it will yield more
pounds per acre than oats and is worth
more per pound to feed alone than oats
but is not SO rich in protein. The straw
is relished far more by stock than
either wheat or oats.
We grow it very largely for its supe-
riority as crop with which to SOW red
clover. We find we are more certain to
get stand when clover is sown on
freshly prepared ground. and the bar
ley, not shading the ground so much as
oats and coming off a month earlier
makes 1t far superior as a cover crop.
1t may be fed without thrashing to
horses, calves or sheep, or, if thrashed
to the same animals without grinding.
When ground, it makes excellent feed
for cows or hogs. 1t will pay for extra
labor in the preparation of the seed bed
and for the use of fertilizer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25
THE FARM HENS.

A Good Number For the Ordinary
From 100 to $50 hens should not
overtax the resources or energy of the
ordinary farmer. If he has help from
wife and family, as many have. a
greater number may be proftably kept.
But it is not desirable under any cir
cumstance to have more hens than can
receive the care and attention so neces-
sary for success. With judicious man.
0gement and treatment of his stock
and proper sale of their products in
eggs and chickens each hen should
yield a profit of 81 to $3.50 per year
over and above expenses of feed,
which to a farmer should not be more
than rs cents per head for the same
time.
AS winter ration calculated TO ex-
cite fowls to egg laying a ration very
successfully used by an Ohio poultry
man is:
Morning.-Equal parts of bran,
wheat middlings. chopped corn and
oats, with some fine beef meal mixed
in and the whole made into mash.
Noon.-W Wheat was thrown into the
litter on the floor of the scratching
shed to keep hens busy.
Evening Whole corn.
From April to Nov. the same was
fed. except that the morning mash was
mixed with cold water. and wheat was
given instead of corn The greatest
of cleanliness was observed.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25
FRESH GARDEN ITEMS.
Early Peas Pay-The Alaska Louse-
proof-PIants Thrive In Shade.

proof--PIants Thrive In Shade.
have found early peas my most
rcmunerative garden crop. I select
the right varieties for actual table
quality and see that they are picked
when not too young or too old, TAX
ing them to the consumer as soon as
picked.
Any pea that has passed through a
middleman's hands is spoiled. The pea
picked today is always handled so as
to be eaten for tomorrow's dinner. I
can keep them over single night by
putting III a cellar so cool as to cause
q dew upon the pods when brought
out next morning. The Premium Gem
and Abundance are the kinds selected
after long searching among varieties.
/ formerly made successive paintings
as late as June 1, but since the advent
of the pea louise l put in all peas by
May /. This year shall go light on
Abundance and put in patch of Alas
ka. If handled quite fresh and sweet
ened a bit when cooking. these will not
be complained of.
The few peas planted last year | put
in the apple orchard and did not see
louise. | shall plant peas more ex-
tensively this year, hoping that the
shade will again prove effectual Pro
fessor johnson recommends the Alaska
as in a certain degree louseproof.
This kind is also of better eating
quality than most of the early, round
sorts. Examination shows 1t to be
slightly wrinkled.
The foregoing Is the experience of a
Rural New Yorker correspondent, who
further says on the subject of shade:
| find the orchard an admirable place
to raise most garden crops. Potatoes
may be made to grow fine vines, but a
, small yield of tubers. The trees both
prevent evaporation from the surface
and exhaust the moisture from below.
A wide diversity of climate may be
found between the dense shade and the
more open spots. Where vacancies oc-
cur corn and squash did well.
Lettuce grew nicely where too shady
for other crops. Beans and peas take
kindly to partial shade. Through a
period of ten years have found the
shade of apple trees an ideal place to
grow the Cuthbert raspberry. A little
more moisture is needed, perhaps, but
| the vines seem to come through with
| out winter killing A like experience
with the Agawam blackberry has not
proved SO favorable. A blight of the
leaves has resulted in the fruit taking
on tasteless favor when ripening
| This variety l should plant on elevated
land, with full exposure to sun and
| winds.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25

Japanese is as shapely grower as one
would wish to fashion. 1t is rather a
stiff growing shrub, yet not too formal.
The flowers are arranged in pairs, one
in the axil of every leaf, and when it
makes shoots a foot or more in length,
as it will do in moderately good ground,
there will be this length full of flow
ers the following year.
The old SNOWFALL flowers more than
a week earlier than the Japanese. Last
year, on Memorial day, May 80. it was
out of flower. while the Japanese was
just ready. 1t Is high in favor with flo
rists for use on that day. its long
branches of flowers being just what
they want There are between 40 and
so well known species of viburnums
besides this (the plicatum) and they be-
long in nearly equal numbers to our
own country and Japan. The well
known and handsome lowered sheep
berry of our woods and thickets is a
v.burnum, as we'll as many other cul-
tiyated sorts.
Viburnum plicatum makes an early
start to grow In spring: hence should
be planted i'll early fall or very early
spring. If planting be deferred till
after the buds break in spring. close
pruning has to be resorted to-.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25

One or the most useful ornamental
shrubs in cultivation is the japanese
barberry. For the purpose of dwarf
hedge it is the best known plant in use
1t makes pretty specimen singly on q
lawn appropriately located or in masses
bordering shrubbery paintings The
foliage is small, neat and colors richly
In autumn, when the plant is further
ornamented by scarlet berries. Fur
Their, 1t is very hardy and stands al
most any position. 1t is undoubtedly
IN all round plant, says Meehan.
Notes From Gardening.
The market for American apples Is
now worldwide.
The carnation Marquis is gaining
many friends this season.
There Is no abatement In the de-
mand for decorative nursery stock.
The extraordinary demand for gera-
NUNS this year runs very largely to
semidouble kinds
]. Fl. Hale says to plant your peaches
on high ground. for 1t is coolest in
summer and warmest in winter.
1t is none TOO early for fruit grow
ers to make up their minds to market
in 1901 the highest grade crop on rec
ord. Poor fruit Is improbable at best.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25
IN The WINTER.
(Bsnson's Plaster Is Pains Mastsr.)

For coughs and colds Benson's Porous
Plasters are an incomparably better rem
edy than any other external or internal.
Their medicinal properties enter the skin
and 90 straight to tie seat Of the disease.
They relieve and cure s'seated' cold
without disturbing the system or upsetting
the stomach. Cough mixtures often nau-
seate. Benson's Plasters are medicinal in
the highest degree, and quickest to act.
Placed on the chest or back or on both
OF once in serious cases, the good effect is
feltimmediately. Tho congestion yields, the
cough abates and the breathing improves.
Lung or bronchial affections or kidney
disease, are cured with the least possible
suffering and loss of time.
Benson's Plasters are immeasurably SUI
perior to Belladonna, Strengthening, Cap
sicum or any other combination in plaster
form. They are also preferable to ONT
ments, liniments and salves.
Benson's Plastors have received tJty-fUt
highest Gaoards over all competitors; and
more than 5000 physicians and druggists
have declared them to be one of the few
trustworthy household remedies. For sale
by all druggists, or we will prepay postage
on any number ordered in the United
States on receipt of 25c. each.
Be sure you get the genuine Accept NJ
imitation or substitute.
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, N. Y
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25
ALFALFA CULTURE.
According to Eastern Practice-SOil,
Seed and Seeding.

According to Eastern Practice-SOil,
Seed and Seeding.
Alfalfa grows well on varying kinds
of soil provided the subsoil is open and
porous. The most favorable is rich,
somewhat sandy loan, warm and fra
bic, with deep and loose or grayelly
subsoil well supplied with lime. A
dense clay or hardpan subsoil is most
unfavorable. Alfalfa also sometimes
does well on poor, well drained, gravel
ly land.
1t is especially desirable that the soil
be supplied with an abundance of lime.
The plant is a heavy feeder and will
not thrive on soil deficient in plant
food. Fertilizers should contain main
ly potash and phosphoric acid, and
while alfalfa is a leguminous plant, ca
pable of obtaining atmospheric nitro
gen, it responds quickly to applica-
tons of heterogeneous manures. These
should be spread broadcast and har-
rowed In thoroughly.
lit VI LAO ACA0 lOA t0O cOu-
son preceding should be such as to
most effectually subdue all weeds and
cause the sprouting and destruction of
any seed in the ground; hence farm
yard manure should not be used for at
least one year before seeding.
Pure seed is essential. Only that
which is bright. plump and clean
should be used. The seed resembles
that of red clover, but is larger and
when fresh has greenish yellow color.
Experience has demonstrated that In
order to secure a good stand it is best
to SOW 80 to 35 pounds of seed per acre.
The seed should be sown broadcast,
preferably the last of April or the first
of May, without any protective crop,
though fall seeding has sometimes
proved successful on weedy or light,
dry land. 1t should be covered with a
very light harrow or a weeder and
lightly rolled.
Care should be taken that the seed Is
not put in too deep. This is very i'm
portant and is often the cause of fail
ure. The depth will vary somewhat
with the kind of soil, but in general if
planted more than three inches deep
there is danger that the terminating
plant will not be able to reach the sur
face. One-half to two inches are about
the extremes.
Another point of Importance is that
the soil should be packed around the
seed MANY failures TO secure q stand
of alfalfa are traceable to sowing the
seed broadcast on newly plowed
ground, and narrowing to mix the seed
loosely with the surface soil. 1t is safer
to compact the soil and then go over it
with light harrow or weeder, loosen
ing the immediate surface soil.-E. B..
Worries, New Jersey.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25

A concentrated food containing a
large per cent of indigestible woody
fiber like bran Is not suitable for
young pigs. and they will not thrive on
1t or mixture of it half and half with
some more digestible concentrate until
they have reached the age of A or S
months. The harsh woody husk of
wheat is irritating to the stomach,
causing indigestion which finally re-
suits in scours, one of the worst of
young pig diseases. Any food that
contains large per cent of indigesti-
BILE matter should be rejected as pig
food during the first months of the
pigs existence. While they are still
with their mothers and for a time aft
erward a good quality of shorts or
middlings or shorts with ground oats
or barley Is found to give satisfactory
results. This is particularly the case
If, after weaving. these foods are sup
plemented by supply of skimmilk
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25

next, between the hours of II and o'clock,
to-wit, at o'clock in the afternoon of said day,
at the Court House in the City of Woodbury.
County of Gloucester, and State of New Jersey,
all the following described real estate, that is to
say:
All that certain lot piece of land situate
on the Northerly side of Park Avenue, in Wood
bury Park, Gloucester County, State of New
Jersey, as shown On a certain plan thereof filed
in the Clerks Office of said County, at Wood
bury, and designlted as Lot No. %, described
as follows
Beginning at the Southeast corner of lot No %
on said plan; thence along lots Nos. D. 81 20
and 10, North thirty-eight degrees East, one
of foot to corner of lot No. 35; thence by the
same, South ffty-nine degrees and eighteen
minutes East, twenty-eight feet and two-tenths
of foot to a corner of lot No 24 thence along
minutes West, one hundred and sixty and a
half feet to the Northerly line of Park Avenue
aforesaid and thence by the same North sixty
nine degrees and twenty minutes West, seventy
nine feet and seven-tentbs of foot to the place
of beginning.
Reserving an easement of light air and pros
pect over strip of lands hereby conveyed of a
uniform width of ten feet from the Northerly
line of Park Avenue and subject to the following
restrictions: the parties hereto for themselves,
their heirs and assigns, hereby agree that no
privy nor cesspool shall be set within eight feet
of the boundary line of the lot hereby conveyed.
Being the same premises which the Woodbury.
Park Land Company by deed dated June Nth.
1886, and recorded in the Clerks Office aforesaid
in Book l42 Of Deeds folio Ia granted and CON
veyed unto the said Stephen D. Allen in fee.
Seized as the property of Stephen d. Allen
ct ux, defendants, and taker in execution at the
suit of the Mayor and Council of the City of
Woodbury., eomplanants, and to be sold by
f. ID. SPRINGER, Sheriff.
David o. Watkins, Solicitor Prs fees $3.50
Dated March q 1901. 32S
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25

ering. This tendency is to be viewed
with alarm We have already seen the
Buff and Partridge Cochins practically
taken out of the ranks of utility breeds
by forcing them to be first of all feath-
er producers 1t will be too bad if the
Brahmas, the grandest of all breeds,
shall be forced to follow them.
Feathers on the feet and legs of
chickens are Objectionable from proc
teal standpoint. They become accumu-
lators of filth in pens and yards and
present an unsightly appearance upon
the dressed carcass. Neither do they
add to the beauty of the fowl. 1t is
that they are necessary adjunct to
the Asiatic breeds, but why should it
be SO? Laying aside prejudice, who
shall say that q fine light Brahna
would not be as handsome with nice
clean yellow legs and feet as with a
mass of more or less soiled feathers
hiding those members?
Having been an admirer of light
Brahmas from boyhood and thinking
they would be improved both in utility
and appearance if they could be pro
duced with featherless legs and feet,
have been experimenting for years
with that object in view. 1t has been
no easy task. My first efforts were
along the line of crossing with clean
legged breeds, but the results were sc
unsatisfactory that soon abandoned
that method. 1t seems out of place to
alloy the blood of the grand old breed
with that of any other.
then began with birds of absolutely
pure breeding. selecting those with as
light leg and toe feathering as l could
find and breeding from the cleanest
legged of their descendants until
have succeeded in establishing a strain
of pure bred light Brahmas that are
practically without leg and toe feather
ing, and they are beauties, as the very
lifelike drawing by Mr.. Richardson, ac-
companying this article, clearly shows
"A. NJ. Stocking in American Poultry
Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25

William Brigham of Chardon, o., is
the owner of gander goose more than
100 years old that is as lively today as
the large flock of youngsters which he
proudly leads about Mr.. Brigham's
farmyard.
The bird was brought to this country
by Mr.. Brigham's father nearly a CEN
fury ago from the east and has been
in the family's possession ever since.
There are many accounts of the old
fellows sagacity in eluding foxes and
other enemies, and he was the playfel-
low of many Of the old men of the
township when they were boys years
ago. The goose was exhibited at the
recent Geauga centennial celebration at
Burton, where he attracted great deal
OF attention. Kansas City journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25
News and Notes.

The cauli6ower growers of Long Is
land, New York, have formed an or
ganization to market their product at
better prices.
Cuyahoga county (O.) farmers are
protesting against the proposed in
crease of 33 l-3 per cent Of the valua-
ton on farm lands in Ohio by the
state board Of equalization.
DR.. Stubs. who has been Investigate
Ing Hawaiian agriculture, is credited
with the report that sugar growing is
the only we'll developed industry Veg
etables and fruits. except bananas and
pineapples. are supplied by California
and other Pacific regions.
Again movement to curtail the cot
ton acreage is called for by some of the
southern growers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25

us your mamma cross? Mine is
awful cross! Does your mamma say
Hush when you laugh or make a
little bit of noise? My mamma does.
She has nerves, papa says"
The mother who overheard this ac-
count of herself would feel heart-broken
to think of the shadow cast by her misery
on those she loved Yet her condition is
real. Her nerves are strained to the
point of torture. Lack of appetite and
loss of sleep increase her weakness.
Such a condition may, in general be
traced to disease of the delicate womanly
organism, cure for which is found in
the use of Dr. Pierces Favorite Pre-
scription. It establishes regularity, heals
Inflammation and liberation and cures
female weakness. It tranquiliZes the
nerves, encourages the appetite and in
duces refreshing sleep.
III had been constant sufferer from uterine
disease for five years, writes Mrs. ]. A Steorts,
of Yankee Dam, Clay Co., West Virginia, rand
for six months previous to taking your mediciue
l was not out Of my room. Could not walk or
stand as there was such pain and drawing in
left side and bearing-down weight in region of
uterus accompanied with soreness. I suffered
constantly with headache pain in back, Shout
ders arms and chest and could not sleep nor
lie down. When had taken three bottles OF
the medicine the periods were regulated, 1
was not so nervous, could sleep well and the
pain in side and bearing down had vanished.
NV health is better at this time than it has been
in five years"
DIR. Pierce's Pellets stimulate the liver.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25
when Your Bird. Are Sick.

when a bird becomes sick" sensibly
advises The Mirror and Farmer, al
should be placed in a coop by itself, OF
number may be put together so as &c
permit of handling them without fright
ening all of the others. If the bird re
fuses to eat, it indicates that it is Sc
rious case, but food should not be fore
ed upon them other than to give them
something nourishing. A tablespoon
full of warm milk, with two drops OF
brandy, will often invigorate u sicE
bird and induce it to eat, and for that
purpose oatmeal boiled in milk to q
thick consistency is excellent. A LITTLE
finely chopped meat is also beneficial
but do not force too much at a time
upon them"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25
ERFM-.-Aaas<T
M aEsERff2
Sg5sasssssa AKPEN
CONVENIENT TOOLS.
A Homemade Hand RoIIer-A Vince
Marker For the Garden.

A Homemade Hand RoIIer-A Wheel
Marker For the Garden.
In the cut from the Ohio Farmer is
shown a homemade hand roller. II
consists of a beech log that will dress
is inches in diameter and 2 feet long
In order to get the block round drive a
nail in the center and take string and
measure to the closest place on the out
side of the log and make circle with
a lead pencil at that point in the string
then take an AK and hew down about
to the mark and dress smooth with q
small smoothing plane. Drive a hall
inch iron pin in each end of the roller
in the center for the axle. Take two
pieces of iron 81, bolt them to the latf
frame, bore holes in frame and set IL
the crosspiece "a and fasten by the ca
bled wire %; bore two holes in the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25
Valuable Cherries.

The Windsor cherry has been called
by good authorities the most valuable
sweet cherry ever given to the CONNER
cial orchardist. The markets demand
a dark colorcd sweet cherry. 1t brings
better price and does not decay like a
light colored one. The Windsor is
large and hard f1eshed.
A New York grower says one of the
most valuable features of the Windsor
is the great vigor of the tree. which is
more resistant to disease than any 9th
err cherry tree. Black Tartarian. Black
Eagle. etc. are hard to raise. The
Windsor alone with him remained
healthy. The cherry ripens from the
9th to 10th of July along the Hudson.
The Ping is 4 very large cherry from
Oregon. some specimens measuring
three inches around. 1t resembles
Windsor.
Montmorency and English Morello
are good sour cherries.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25

Hardy hydrangea stands drought
well'
A special exhibition of sweet peas at
the Pan-American Is announced for
July % 10 Aug. q
One of the taking little novelties of
the spring trade have been small pots
of four leaved clover.
Leading fruit growers have claimed
that where lime and sulphur are used
as a wash for trees there will be no
pear blight.
Fashion rules in flowers as well as
dress. Ii is said that English leaders
in floral matters have decreed the
downfall of incurved chrysanthemums.
]. H. Hale speaks good word in Ru-
raj New Yorker for Italians from north
ern Italy as laborers on fruit farms.
Politeness and attention, smiles, music,
willingness to work and an enduring
ability to work hard are leading char
acteristics. Many of them are expert
in tree pruning. fruit thinning, picking
and packing