Middletown transcript., 1905-03-25
THE FARM, GARDEN AND DAIRY
Little Paragraphs That will Interest Every
Member OF the Household
THE END.

Little Paragraphs That will Interest Every
Member of the Household
What was it you intended to have
done before spring?
Clean out the poultry house, renew the
nests, whitewash the walls and boxes
get ready for business.
An agricultural paper says you can de-
stroy the morning gories on your farm by
plowing path right after rain.
Kansas is to engage in the refining oil;
Illinois will operate packing plant and
Minnesota is to engage i'll the manufac-'
ture Of reapers.
The Philippine Islands exported
mostly to this country, hemp fiber to
the value of $l6,OOO,0O0 last year. This
fiber formed the basis OF most Of the cor
dage-rope, binding twine and the like
which is used here.
A farmer once sal to u: "The moon
has everything to do with fresh neat.
Sausage made from pork killed in the
dark OF the moon will decrease and dry
up 25 per cent, while that killed in the
light of the moon will expand nearly
third" What do you think about it?
The best and safest investment for the
young man Of to-day is land. Its income
can be figured almost as readily as that
on government bonds, and it is bound to
increase in value greatly, as the area OF
good corn land is limited and the uses
to which the grain is being put are being
multiplied.
Mr.. Wilson OF the Department OF Agri-
culture is good fgurer. He has it that
the U. s. Hen laid 10000, ,OO0, 900 eggs
last year. To count them at so minute
and working eight hours day, would
take him 1898 wears, and then he would
get turned out Of the union for counting
overtime. The eagle may soar and
scream in America but the hen lays it all
over him.
Twenty-Five thousand sea turtles pen.
ned in an inlet OF the sea near Orlando,
Florida, where they breed and are fat
tened for the New York market is what
two men are getting very busy about just
now, and who are planning to ship
twenty thousand curious creatures to an
eastern market, where they are consider
ed great table delicacy, and will bring
the sum Of fifteen dollars EACH
Here are some facts that might be
painted over every door in the barn lot
Young stock should be kept growing. 1t
should be kept thrifty. Keep the feed
boxes clean and see that the feed is eaten
by the animal to which it is given.
Clean up the lots where playful animals
run-oId drags, mowers, plows, etc. It
is cheaper to keep such things out Of the
way than to doctor mp wounded colt.
mind that will think, and an energy
that will do, are worth money in the barn
lot.
A western railway has undertaken to
solve the nuisance Of the snow blockades |
in the winter by planting evergreen trees
alongside the cuts on its right OF way
From what we have noticed OF the work |
Of trees in connection with drifting snow
we should think that trees planted along
a right OF way which is usually a hum
d.od faat - xr;,ltb ,yanId H. ,,oro I,a.,,.
than good, being too near the track. |
They would do admirable work, how
ever, if planted distance Of FIVE or six !
rods from the track.
One of the most paying crops, where
a man wishes to put good bit OF labor
on small piece OF land is onions. | have !.
always made profit on them and often /
a good big profit. They will do well on
almost any land, but Of course will do
best on good rich land. A yield OF 80
bushels per acre is about an average, but
I have had them up to 750 bushels per
acre and have known of cases of even
bigger yields. Price onions in the stores
now and yon can figure out for Yourself
what there is in it.
There is nothing small ahont Uncle
Sam in matters of serving his people. A
two cent stamp carries sealed letter to
any place in the United States or Canada.
One price to everybody. The humblest
individual who may not write more than
one letter month pays the same price
as the big concern that uses thousands OF
them daily. No discount for large
quantities. The same inyariabIe rates
should govern railway transportation
square deal for everybody" This is
what the public has the right to expect
and it will be satisfied with nothing less.