Evening journal., 1901-10-19
AGRICULTURAL HINTS AND HFLPS
What the Farmers Are Doing and How
Are Doing 1t

and fruit garden to draw upon for sup
pies, hard wood floor in the kitchen,
a modern range or OF. stove to cook
with and a generous supply of cooking
utensils. lt will cost far less to pro-
cure these things than it will to chase
around after hired girl, and pay her
wages or pay a doctors bill The wife
is by every right entitled to lust as
much modern equipment and conven-
iences In the kitchen as her husband
is in the conduct of the farm work.
and she should not have to ask for
these things either"
Rhuharb. as forced plant either
for winter or early spring. is both de
sirable and profitable. The most sue
cessful results can be had by digging
the roots after killing frosts, dividing
the punches 10 one two or three buds
for every root, laying the roots uni
formly on the surface, covering with
earth to protect from sun and air.
After the roots have had three or four
days OF freezing, take up during the
day when thawing and place immedi-
ately In the hotbeds, mushroom houses,
vegetable cellars or frames heated by
/ pipes Or II wanted for early spring
use the root may be lifted early in
February and placed in frames, banked
up well with fresh stable manure, Sc
| lecting a well-sheltered location.
\ The growth of rhubarb does not re-
Quire light, but on the contrary devel-
/ opment In darkness adds to the flavor
and tenderness OF the stems and re-
i duces the acidity Because of this
frames or beds may be covered TO
maintain the warmth, by means OF
| double inch boards. with straw or ma
nure on top. There is no bad effect
/ from forcing the plant in cellars II
/ properly managed, so no fumes or bad
odOr comes from the bed. In forcing
under either situation the roofs should
be placed perpendicular, packed closely
together When In proper position
1 slit. with sand screen, good rich loan
on the beds, working The loan between
the roots so as to leave no air spaces.
Cover the crowns to a depth of six or
eight inches. After the season of fore
ing, the roots may be planted back into
the open ground without injury to the
plants
Salt and wood ashesin abundance will
in measure lessen the desire Of hogs
20 root These should be mixed to-
gether and placed in a trough whore
tho hogs can get at them at will. or
course Il viii, not prevent roofing. as
this can be accomplished only by the
use Of rings, two or three OF which
can be inserted IN the nose of each
hog.
Pumpkins for hogs can be kept quite
late in the fail by placing on shelves
In a barn where they will be dried.
Of course they should be fed out before
very cold weather arrives.
5 Movable pens are o good investment
on any farm where hogs are raised.
r The animals can be kept clean aud
. healthy ii these are used and ~ NOV
p ing from place to place the manure is
more evenly distributed.
Skimmilk and corn tend TO produce
sthong bone and large and vigorous
/ hog An exclusive corn diet is not ad-
visable. for weak bone and excessive
! fat usually result fn0i
: Among the decided acquisitions in
the way of ornamental trees which
have been brought forward in recent
& years, Is the pink lowered dogwood,
= INAANM MAAAifN VI AiAl tANAIhAWIA DIS
I red lowered dogwoOd. 10 is q very dis
tlnct and desirable variety OF the large
, white lowered dogwood, the lovely
S flowers of which add so much to the
3 charm of our woods I'm spring, and
l which Is known as C0rnus Florida.
5 Those familiar with this tree know
how lovely the flowers are expanding
I well in advance of the leaves. Beauti-
fII "a fhrN fa
. the pink is more noticeable. and when
Z seen at a little distance off by one who
does not know what it IS. it never fails
a to interest him TO find out what It can
D be. Many plants are known to pro-
e duce seedlings. and sometimes only
! branches. bearing flowers differing in
r color from the rest. and this pink flow
S cred dogwOod was a Seeding. found
t wild in the South and brought North
/ and propagated FlOwering in early
e spring. as it does. It is unlike anything
S else in bloom at that time. and this.
added TO the great beauty OF the flow
e ers. make it a most desirable small
S tree for a lawn.
S For table fowl the Cornish Indian
e game is one of the leading breeds.
'A ANAA ANaA - NNAN nMttNs JUICY anu
t free from stringy fibres. They are ex-
d tremely hardy and make excellent
e crosses with any Of the heavy breeds.
n They are good layers Of large brown
d eggs. They are also gcod sitters and
!; mothers. For raising young turkeys
a the hens of the breed are by far the
% best and not excelled by the turkey
e hen. Cocks weigh from nine TO twelve
Is pounds aud hens from six and one-half
20 TO nine pounds.
r
q One of the best Of the peach growers
il finds rubbing tha base Of the peach
e trees with about two ounces of hard
g soap and plugging an holes and in
"a iuries with the same substance the best
p remedy for borer wounds and against
borer attacks. The soap is food TO the
tree. and the borers will not attempt
&c to work through it, If boreIs are al
stl ready in the bark, they may be easily
10 removed with a sharp-pointed knife.
he The practice of covering peach trees