The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-10-06
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growing ought to be worth consider
Ing. He says that after trying al
most every method now practiced by
different growers, he is convinced that
the best method Is to plant a new bed
every year, and explains his plan as
follows: after the first bearing year,
as soon as we are through picking,
l begin to take care of the beds by
pulling all weeds and grass, before
they make any seed. Let these lie
on the bed in spots where there are
no plants. AS soon as the ground Is
frozen / cover the entire bed with
horse manure to a depth of two or
three inches. This will perhaps
smother some of the plants, but there
will be plenty of them left for the
next years fruiting, and those that
come through in the spring will grow
with as much vigor as newly-set
plant. From a bed of one acre treat
ed as above described l picked more
berries the past season than from an
acre planted one year ago. The ber-
ries, however, were not quite as large.
After l finish picking a second crop,
plow everything under in July and
plant to celery. The land will then
be in a high state Of fertility, for
the strawberry takes but little from
the soil. II second crop Is not
wasted the ground should be sown
with crimson clover about the first
of August This should be plowed
under the following spring. when the
ground will be in excellent condition
for planting early potatoes, beets. cab
bage or, in fact, any early vegetables.
This method of growing strawberries
gives me three beds to look after,
two bearing beds, one and two years
old, and newly-planted one every
spring, and | am of the opinion that
there Is less labor and expense In
planting bed every year than In
trying to build up the old one year
after year."
Is the farm horse doomed to disap-
pear from the working force of the
farm? David Beecroft thinks so, for
in an article in Technical World Maya
zine he says: "No longer will the
plowman homeward plod his weary
way Instead he will simply turn on
the second speed of his agricultural
motor car and go dashing up the lane
to the farm house at the rate Of 20
miles an hour. In the early months
of 1902, what proved to be the first
successful gasoline agricultural motor
appeared, contesting at nearly all Of
the great agricultural competitions OF
the season In England, and carrying
off the gold medals from the horse In
every contest. Flowing proved to be
the first phase of farm labor to which
the agricultural motor was introduced,
and at which, four years ago, 1t made
its initial reputation. Steam engines
had proven too heavy for the soft land
being plowed, and here the agricultur-
list expected to mire the internal COM
bustion motor, but he signally failed.
For a plowing test among horses,
steam power and the gasoline motor,
two and three-quarters acres Of very
heavy clay soil were selected. 1t was
a condition that the furrows we're to
be nine inches wide and six inches
deep. In doing the work nine horses,
three to a plow, with three drivers
and three boys, did the work at
total cost of $S.28, or at the rate Of
$3.6S per acre. BY steam power the
total cost Of plowing the same area
amounted to a total of $9.0S, or at
$4.08 per acre, and with the gasoline
motor the cost totaled $4.44, or at
$1.97 per acre. For plowing purposes
three-furrowed plow Is invariably
used except in heavy clay soils, where
couple Of furrows prove sufficient"
The New York Times Is authority
for the story that dweller contingu-
Gus to the Long Island mosquito
marshes has discovered that he can
catch mosquitoes in large quantities
by the device Of putting up wire net
ting with large opening at one end
and an electric light at the other The
mosquitoes with numberless other fly
by-night insects are allured into this
dazzling inclosure, and In the morning
are pulled up In such large heaps that
they may be handled with scoop SHOW
els, and thus become an article of fod-
der, nourishing and stimulating, to
the Long Island chicken In degree
up to this time altogether unsuspected.
A Dustless Road association is try
ing In England to abate the very great
nuisance OF dusty highways, both by
improved methods OF road construc-
ton and by saner use OF those roads
by the traffic passing over them. Here
Is a suggestion for our good roads
movement in this country. Let con-
struction work In as far as possible
provide the dustless road. OIL and
tar are being used successfully In va
rious parts OF the country to this end.
Don't feed large quantities Of
cracked corn to horses, or continne
the practice for any length Of time, ms
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