Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-03-08
Will HELP THE COUNTRY sCHoOI

WILL HELP THE COUNTRY SCHOOL
In ver% many sections Of the countll
the problem Of maintaining the loca
district school has become seriou.
problem, this for want Of children +,
educate. Following up the suggestion
made some time ago in these notes t,
the effect that the most practical solu
tion of the hired man trouble on tn,
farm was to employ married men. Civ
ing them a hOmF in which to live. ;
garden, chickens and pasture FOR ;
cow we want to further claim tina
such plan will do much to also solv,
the school problem. such men presulra
bly, being generally young men and nj
most sure sooner or later to have chill
dren TO send to the country schools
Surely this plan has much to commend
it-relable help. the married hired maj
not wanting to run Off every night OF
two to see his girl. but staying right al
home to look after bis cet.4Al =. at home
Sunday 'svqilliIrS and not running off tc
leave thSS5.8 man all the COWS to milk,
the farmers wife. rid of the work of
caring for and feeding the help in the
house, the wife of the hired man at
hand to help in the home if needed oc-
caSionally. a crop Of nice little folks he
ing raised to patronizc the district
school The more this scheme is looked
into the better thing it is found 20 be.
ABOUT Strawberries
Among 800 farmers. rasers of corn.
hogs and beef, assembled at an insti-
tute meeting only three raised their
own Strawberries. and this in locality
where the strawberry was as easily
raised as the potato. Some had tried
and failed; others said it was too much
bother; Others-the many-said they
would be glad to raise them if they
only knew how. As the time will soon
be here when the bed must be planted.
we give simple directions for making
one which, if followed. will insure any
man all the nice berries his family can
| possibly use. Take a strip of land
eight feet wide and ten rods long. Dlow
II eight inches deep, then disk ana haI.
row it till it is put in the finest filth.
II the soil is thin and poor. put six or
eight loads of well rotted BARNARD
manure on it before blowing. Get 4Oc
plants from some reliable deaIer-some
home man, if pOssible-of four or five
varieties, such as Lovett, CLYDE War.
field, Beder Wood, Crescent. Parker
Earle, Brandywine or other varieties
which the home dealer can recommend
Set out the plants in three rows tbrop
Ieet apart and plants three feet anort
III the row, mixing the varieties when
planted; keep well cultivated ana frae
from weeds the first season; cover With
TWO inches of prairie slough grass. corn.
stalks or clean straw after the he'd is
solidy frozen up in the winter: rake
covering off after plants commence
growing in the spring and leave cover
Tor mulch between rows: then in limo
your reward will come. After fruitino
Keep the weeds and grass out of the
pea as much as possible. fruit next
year and then pillow the bed m. Tho
way to be sure of plenty of berries is
to plant a bed every spring. We have
followed up this plan for p years ana
haze never failed. 1t is worth know.
ing that if you can irrigate the bed dur-
ing the blooming and fruiting season
you can almost double the yield.