The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-19


Spinach is a much-neglected crop il
the kitchen gardens of the rural dis
tricts. 1t is found ON sale in The city
markets, however, at nearly all the sea-
son of the year.
In bdrning stalks no available fertil-
ity goes up in smoke. The loss in
smoke Is carlton. There is very little
nitrogen in stalks. There is more hu.
mus, and if a soil lacks humus the
stalks will be help to It,
1t is all right to look for ease and ~
plan to have an easy time, but in the
meantime it is safer to work ON. 1t Is
not always the one who does the most
work who thrives, but the one who does
the best and most timely work.
The goose is very careful mother,
and the job of incubation would better
be left to her. She can be allowed to
swim in breeding season, because she
is orderly and knows where she puts
her eggs, Blu. duck will ,ay anywhere.
Better not permit access to water, but
keep breeding ducks in a yard.
Some of the safe schemes" adver-
tised are safe. One man invested in
one of these safe schemes" and his
money Is apparently safe, for Ii is
there yet and no Indication that he will
ever yet 1t out again. 1t is well-known
fact that the safest schemes do not
hayeto be advertised as safe schemes. 3"
Farm land in a certain locality was
selling at about $10O per acre and 4
trolley line passed along through that
locality and land now sells at from
S125 to $3.50 per acre. This is the way
Ii helps the land owner. The land is
more valuable, and it is the demand
for it that causes it to enhance In
value.
1t is a good plan 10 sometimes get
away from the crowd. Last summer
many were induced TO store eggs be-
cause the crowd was dong 1t For the
past few years many lamb feeders have
been making money feeding lambs; this
year there has been loss In some cases
because feeders stuck too closely to the
crowd.
Each tree should be carefully exam
ined early In the spring, say in March,
for the presence of boxers which have
been at work during the past six
months. They can be found by scrap
ing the dirt away from the tree and
noticing closely for the sawdust trail.
If that is found the borer must be cut
out and killed.
1t is almost always a good plan to
keep the harrow close up to the plow-
Zig. as il closes UP the avenues of es-
Gaping moisture, thereby Fastening de-
composition of all litter ard mulch
which will add still more moisture TO
the soil. There are many problems go
ing on all the time ia the soil. We
want to get some of them In our heads.
I'm 1888 Japan only used little
over one thousand pounds of American
-four. Last year she took 50,0O0,Ooo
pounds. IT seems that breech clouts
and chop sticks have made way for
pants, plug hats and baking powder
biscuits. and more than any other ma
ton to-day Japan is adopting the Amer
lean type Of civilization" remarks a
writer In On exchange.
Dat smut Is caused by microscopic
plant life that lives on the oat plant.
1t is propagated by fine spores that are
like dust. These find Judgment In the
hulls of che oats and are sown with
the seed They grow In the plant and
nothing Is seen of them until 1t is man
ifested In the ripening grain. ".An enc
my hath got sown' this, but one is re-
sponsible sor 1t In the selection of his
seed. Seed oats can be treated so as TO
be free from smut spores. The question
is. will u be done?
Papers not posted on the status of
the Angora industry are liable to print
some strange news thereon. The fol-
lowing srom the American Cultivator
is a case In point: 1.-The popularity of
nc Ang5ra goat seems to have bee:.
4 short-llyed affair. Some of the larger
concerns have gone out of business,
declaring that the young stock could
not be sold. Others have offered goats
OF 81 per head. Probably the truth is
that the boom in sheep has side-track-
ed the goat business for the time ye-
Ing"
Heavy Mixer Is Profitable.
A balanced ration is the ration that
S best for the purpose. A COW that
produces milk requires more protein in
its food than one that is not producer.
steer that Is being fatted for market
should have more carbonaceous mate
rial In her food. There is no ration
that will serve all purposes and as no
two animals are exactly alike. no kind
IF ration can be said to be balanced
to provide the substances demanded by
every animal In the herd. The farmer
should endeavor to use balanced ra-
lion az far as 1t is possible 10 do SO.
but he must be close observer of his
live stock and endeavor to know every
animal and its characteristics.
Varied Rations for Hogs.
Hogs will consume more and assimi-
late it better when a variety of food is
furnished them. The proportion of the
different kinds of feed must be deter
mined by observation and judgment.
The price of the various kinds of fsr Nd