Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-25
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Upon one side the farmers stand,
on one the sinsects small
Dame Nature lines the two teams up
And then she cries. Play Balll'
The wise farmer who has boys In his
family will not introduce trotting blood
among his horses. A man can raise first
class boys and draft horses together
but a 2.i0 trotter on farm has sent
many boy to the Jim jams.
II costs more in labor and money to
succeed than it does to fail. but sue
cess pay bigger profit.
WIN Support FamIly-It may be
safely stated that 500 hens Will support
moderate family and there are few
persons who keep more than that num-
Der; but, like any other occupation,
the expenses must be taken out, and
whether the expenses are too great or
not depends upon the extent of the OPP
erations. As one man can attend to t.
600 hens nearly as well as he can to 500,
It is plain that the smaller the flock the
greater she proportional expense.
Muberries for Chlckens--Our cheap
est poultry feed Is mulberries They can
be grown very cheap. AS soon as ripe
plant seed (they can be planted where
two inches with rich soil. Rotted leaves
are best. Stick few sticks around
them. Cover with little brush 10 part
ly shade them. They will grow 10 to
90 inches high this fall. There is no
better way to save cherries-blrds pre-
fer mulberries to cherries
Ashes and manure make a good fer
tilizer for orchards.
Tear out old and good for nothing
trees; plant good ones of the sorts
which suit your local conditions,
Where proper care Is exercised. the
life Of a peach tree is from IL to l6
years
Every fruit tree should be labeled.
put on again.
Packages should be of full measure.
To fall short In measure is to provoke
customer,
There Is no secret about a mans sue
cess who adopts the best methods and
works at them.
There is no objection to selling No. 2
fruit If II Is so marked. But to sell No.
2 fruit as No. | Is where the trouble
Is.
Mulberrles make splendid shade trees
for the poultry yard. and the fowls de-
YOUR the berries,
First class fruit in first class shape
VIII probably create an inquiry for more
Of the same kind.
The success of our western farms and
ranches hinges upon the cutting Of the
nj FOL IN ha
II so as TO secure the full nutritive
value OF the hay, AS too often allowed
20 stand before cutting and then re-
main and bleach on the ground II is of
but little value, Is nutritlve qualities
having mostly turned to woody fiber.
This Is natures season for growth to
stop and ripeninR to take place. Ex-
Cepting In case OF late peaches and ap-
pies, fruit trees should have no water
during the next 60 days. A liberal sup
ply OF water at this time viii produce
an unnatural growth that will leave
trees I'm weakened condition for the
winter. Just before freezing wea Their,
say about Nov. 30, the orchard ground
should be powed rough and thoroughly
soaked. Another plan Is 10 employ a
cover crop which should have been
sown before this time. Such stand
may consiss Of vetches, lupines. Glow
ers, peas rape, rye, oats or even win
ter wheat.
In standing for short legged peach
trees Roland Morrill, says: If there is
no climatic reason why a tree should
have long body ! would give II
short one because by and by the young
tree must be pruned and every foot
tree is raised in the air Is Just so much
more energy expended TO the end OF its
existence in going up and down ladders
Every foot means increased percentage
OF extra labor for every man that goes
up and down the ladder hundreds Of
times during the life OF a tree, This
means difference Of 10 per cent on ex-
pense and II may make 20 per cent.
These are little things but they count
much, So | would say unless there In
some excellent reason otherwise
would advocate short bodies. Another
reason is there Is not the same leverage
from the wind on the short body that
there is on the longstem.'
There are two varieties OF hardy
cherries that succeed over a wide ex-
tent OF country one Of these is the ear
" Richmond. The American Agricul.
turlst has said that II only one cherry
tree is to be planted, that il should he
an early Richmond IL Is well known
and popular old variety that has been
stand by for so many years. II i an
abundant bearer and the trees are Wig
orous and healthy. The other variety II
the Montmorency which Is larger in
fruit and later In ripening. Montmor-
ency is the most popular OF all the
hardy cherries. IL Is light red I'm color;
the trees are remarkably productive.
The fruit sells for nearly double the
price ot cransYy red cherries at the
canning factories. Those who have not
succeeded well with the sweet cherries.
black or white ON account OF their rot
ting after warm summer showers or on
account of winter killing should plant
the Early Richmond or the Montmor-
ency. which am sure they win succeed
win