The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-04-26

Some idea of the extent to which
flower culture is carried-the point at
which it amounts to a fad-is conveyed
in the news item which states that
$4,000 was recently paid for single
orchid at London flower sale.
In cases where King road drag Is
not available and one has not the time
at his disposal TO make one roads may
be greatly improved by Il thorough
treatment with common drag just
after II rain and While the earth is still
in moist and mellow condition.
One hundred pounds of wood ashes
contain five pounds of potash and are
particularly valuable as. an orchard
fertilizer and us II renovator of loose,
sandy soils. Coal ashes. ON the other
hand, possess no fertilizing value for
any growing crop and should not be
used.
The annual vail from southern peach
growers has been raised relative to an
alleged destruction of 30 per cent of
this years crop ana the absolute ruin
of many orchards one redeeming fea-
ture of The situation is that, as Il rule,
the peach growers are pesSimistic and
generally more scared than hurt.
As Il general rule. all over the north
country where it has been used the
large tile for the culvert in the high
way is almost Il total failure and its
use for this purpose is being abandon
ed. The trouble is that water is allow
ed 10 settle on the bottom; then the
frost comes and cracks the tile and
renders it worthless.
Farmers bulletin No. 244, issued
by the department of agriculture, on
the food value OF different products,
states that cottage cheese prepared
with cream compares favorably both
in composition and digestiblllty with
beef ana other meats and that OH the
farm where milk is produced this food
is one of the cheapest that can be used.
A good example is just about as
catching as bad one, and along agri-
cultural lines we think more so. No
man can go to work and Increase the
pr0ductlveness of his fields, raise bet
ter crops and stock, fix his home
grounds up and put into his home
modern improvements but his less en-
terprising neighbors are stimulated to
follow his example.
The general introduction of the farm
separator and the shipment OF the
cream to the central creamerles have re-
suited in materially lowering the grade
of the butter made owing TO the varia-
tlon in the age and quality of the
cream. In order TO overcome this trou-
bic the crealnerles have adopted the
plan of grading the cream received,
paying good premium for No. and
lesser price for No ..
An Illinois fruit grower mas invented
II folding strawberry box which bids
fair to come into popular use.
Thirty years is given as the life of
the red cedar post; that of white oak
is eight, red and black oak four, elm
seven TO nine and catalpa twenty.
A we'll polished hoe and spade are
almost Indispensable If one is to have
any pleasure Is using Them, and one
way TO keep them polished Is never TO
lend them.
There Is an asparagus firm at Ogden,
Utah, which has l25 acres planted with
this vegetable They harvest their first
crop from this tract this spring, most
OF the vegetable being canned.
When harvest time comes we can al
most always see where had certain
things been done differently in the
spring results would have been much
better Right now is the time to look
our for these things
Western crows have not yet got into
the habit Of pulling up the newly plant
ed corn, as they do down east Ii is
To be hoped that they viii not, as the
birds are so plentiful they would make
bad work with the cornhelds.
Down on Chesapeake bay they fatten
oysters ON corn, just as the northern
farmer fattens his hogs. The oysters
are placed ia cool cellar and wet
down with salt water. Cornmeal Is
hen sprlnkled ogeF the pale, which they
sreedily deveur.