Connecticut western news., 1907-06-06

,weal a farmers trust is just as sob- l. jectionable as the beef trust, coal trust , or harvester trust The underlying principle is the same in 'all-a holdup | agreement. Indiana has succeeded in arousing
 an interest in good roads through the imposition of fine of from S1 to $25 for every day piece of road is left
 in bad condition after notice has been given for it to be put shape.
 From the sanitary point of view Jap
 anese mating Is far preferable to or
 dinary carpetinr for covering the
 floors of bedrooms In that 1t not only
 catches less dust, but Is not so con
 venient to harbor disease germs.
 An unprecedented droughteor finan- tcial panic, followed by business pros tration, are about the only conditions
 that prevent a recurrence of the con-
 gested traffic conditions which prevail ed so generally last fall and winter.
 While the planting of small potatoes
 lWp sOI lLlCc SuCItSSlNE SEtlsOuS WILL
 not result ill greatly diminishing their
 average size, yet 1t will do this If per
 sisted ill during term of years. For
 seed the potato of medium size, uni- form shape and free from scab Is con- sidered best.
 From the standpoint of scientific
 agriculture 1t is just as serfons an of
 fense to handle land in such q way that it will produce but half a crop as
 1t is to try to get it to produce more than a full crop The careful tiller of the soil will do his best to avoid both extremes.
 Ptomaine poisons are the result of process of putrefaction in vegetable and animal matter. The development sof the poisonous principle seems to be greatly accelerated by leaving meat or vegetable in the tin can in which it is bought Immediately upon opening the can such products should be pat in glass or tearThen dishes.
 A ease noted rhe other day in which a farmer of bibulous propensitfes while on his way home from town drunk fell out of his wagon over the railing of a bridge into a creek and drowned is a somewhat extreme but very good illustration of the kind of q finish man can have if he only takes the right methods to bring 1t about
 The garden patch devoted to the growing of early potatoes may just as we'll be made to grow second crop as allowed to grow up to weeds. Go through the patch the first week In June and plant hills of navy beans be tween each hill of potatoes. This will not only serve to keep the late weeds in check, but will give you three or four times as many beans as the fam fly will need next winter. .s..
 While the farmer who takes half a day off and cleans out his fence rows every spring, and especially those along the highway, may not make l many dollars out of the job, he is cer- tainly entitled to and receives the si- lent thanks and appreciation of all passersby. Tn so far as the burning of the trash and weeds prevents fouling of his fields adjoining, he himself is also Q beneficiary of his work.
 Tor any orchardist or gardener who | is planning to do considerable spray ing the coming season 1t is well to | have at hand a copy of the spraying | calendar which Is put out by many of | the state experiment stations. These | not only give directions as to the kind | of spraying solution to use on the diff | ferent crops, but give in detail best | ways to make them. A postal sent to i the director of the station will be all | that is necessary to secure copy of | the calendar
 Where the, orchard trees have grown | so large that corn does not do we'll | planted among them and it is still de- | sired to till the soil, there is nothing better than field or navy beans. In | order to escape the weevil, which is one of their worst enemies, they should | be planted about June 1. Where spe- cial equipment cannot be had corn planter will answer the purpose nicely. After drilling as for corn, straddle the row and plant again. This will not only result in an increased yield, but the beans will more completely cover the ground, thus keeping down the weeds.
 AS result of research conducted by the federal department of agriculture } parasite has been discovered of the gypsy moth, which has done immense damage to the trees and shrubs of and other New Eng land states. The parasite ranges i'll