Evening journal., 1903-10-08
Notes About the Farm.

Celery Is "a crop which requires very
rich land. But 1t will bear farther car
riage without loss than any other mar
ket vegetable. A good deal of the cell
cry used In Eastern cities Is grown In
various parts of the West, on rich.
mucky lands. II can be sold here at
lower prices than Il can be grown on
clear land near large cities.
II is not the large hog that pays. but
the one that makes the largest guam
tity of pork i'm the shortest time and
on the smallest amount Of food. If a
pig comes In during April he has nine
months during which to grow by the
end OF the year II he Is well bred and
from q good stock of hogs ne should
easily be made 70 weigh $50 pounds
during the nine months Of his life.
Experiments demonstrate that diff
ferent varieties OF beans. if grown near
each other, will mix through the dis
tributlon of pollen, if the varieties are
In bloom at the same time. The differ
ent varieties of cabbage win also mix.
Tomatoes ana peas, however, do not
seem 10 mix. but melons OF all kinds
win mix and destroy the original
varieties 80 far as characteristics are
concerned.
The codllng moth larvae or apple
worm" can be best captured by wind
Ing bandages OF heavy paper or cloth
around the body OF the tree. The
worms after leaving the apples which
they have caused to fall. ascend the
tree to piss into the chrysalid stage Of
their existence. and IL they can be cap-
tured by the bandages and killed the
tree viii soon be rid OF the pests. All
fruit that falls prematurely should be
picked up every day and given to the
hogs. or. II convenient let the hogs be
turned into the orchard for a short
time each day. and the worms win be
destroyed before having opportunity te
leave the fruit
or one thing the breeder Is assured
and that IS the fact that certain fam
lilies excel and are more successful thai
= others among all classes of stock. an
= fortunately for both the breeder an
y the farmer the pedigrees enable thel
y TO arrive at Some df,5rf4ai.e6- p-ib,dl
y as 10 the proner-'1 iilies from ar,'sl4-
h select The farmer who desires I
N grade up his stock is enabled to bree
4 from animals of certain strains. {
i from families that have produced
d certain large proportion Of extraordin
q airy individuals and to increase IN
/. yield Of his herds or hocks by eradin
& the flock TO q higher stanftrd tn
: farmer should select from the bes
I families OF the breed he desires.
I Chickens sen IN the market at as high
b figure. compared wi'h beef ana mutton
J as ordinarily. if they are in good ahap
Z and condition. Fancy fowls for breeder
? command as high figures as heretofore
5 whenever hrst-class specimens chang.
hnnds. and everyone who can turn out 4
better trio OF two NEXT fam than can hi.
: neighbor win find o. ready market foi
them at even the advanced prices.
Dairy cows or the best Glass pay better
] ihan any other stock which demands nc
more capital and fowls pay better than
any small or minor Industry OF the farm.
+ Taken IN combination. they're just the
thing for an industrious man OF small
means who has ten acres Of good ground.
Upon this much ground. with this CONF
bination such "a man would be sure not
I only OF good living. but Of saving a
snug sum every year.
, 10 costs something 90 buy a harvester.
, teider or hay press. and yet such imrle-
, men.s are not always wen cared for in
, winter. ono or two hours devoted 70
! cleaning and uillng the Implements and
tools not required. and storing them un-
der shelter may save the cost Of repair
next year.
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