Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-07-28

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There is little satisfaction or profit
in trying to crop the apple orchard
after it is six years old The roots of
the trees by that time SO fully occupy
The best thing is cultivation, with
some cover crop for winter or the seed
ing down with clover.
A mistake is always made and bad
one, too when timothy seed is mixed
with the grass seed sown on the lawn.
1t always makes patchy and uneven
lawn and is very difficult to extermi-
nate. It grows in tussocks, is coarse
and outgrows the blue grass. Keep
timothy and red clover off the lawn.
One of the very best peas for garden
use is the Champion of England, but
as it requires to be supported it is a
good deal of bother to care for. We
have a picket fence bordering our gar
den, and this year we have planted
this pea close to the fence, expecting to
see it climb the fence and support it.
self
We set out a new strawberry bed
the other day, bed six rods long and
one rod wide. 1t took just about half
day to do the work after the land was
rryo,.lr xr-s, ~
this year will pay so large return.
What variety did we plant? The Dun
lap, which is making fine record In
this part of the west.
Your neighbor will always be found
to have some peculiarities-will look
at things and do things differently
from you. 1t will do much to promote
good neighborly feeling between you
and him If you look with kindness and
charity upon his peculiarities and give
him credit for good intentions and hon
est purposes until compelled to think
otherwise
The windmill on the farm should be
made to do far more useful work than
it usually does 1t should do the
churning, the separating, turn the
grindstone, the corn shelter and the
feed grinder, and specially should be
made to furnish the farm home with
supply Of water under pressure. AS it
is, nine out of ten mills do nothing but
pump the water for the stock.
Our respect for the hen hawk was
increased when we saw one drop down
by the edge of a creek recently and
hook on to four foot bull snake. The
snake was a big load for the hawk,
and some of the antics which the bird
and the reptile cut up when up in the
air were very amusing. The hawk
won out, however, and lugged the
snake OF to its nest In the top Of big
tree.
We had rather be hired man than
a monk, for the monk has to wear a
cowl and gown, work hard his life
long for nothing, can't take his best
girl out for ride on Sunday, has to
tumble out of bed at 2 o'clock in the
morning, say some prayers and be
thrashed and help thrash some fellow
monk and never sees any save the
hard, cheerless side of life. Lots of
fellows worse off than the hired man.
johnson grass is regarded as
c.. ~, at.fc Of "a Gnufh
Texas having passed a law which
fines railway corporations $50 where
they allow it to grow on their rights of
way Recently a Texas farmer brought
an action against a railway company
under this law which went against
it in the Texas courts. An appeal
was taken to the United States SUI
preme court, where the constitutional
ity of the law was affirmed.
We had the pleasure lately of going
through one of the finest botanical gar
dens in the United States Shaw's gar
den at st. Louis There is there to be
seen a marvellous collection of rare
trees, shrubs and flowers and the art
of arboriculture and Horticulture car
ried on in moss scientific and artistic
manner This beautiful garden illus
trates how it is possible for an old
bachelor TO do something for his coun-
try and be most kindly remembered
after his death, Mr.. Shaw being one
and giving to the people Of ST Louis
his magnificent IT,,