The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29

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Roots to cow are what pie is to
boys
Good farming is impossible without
good teams.
The farmer who gets up against it,
is generally responsible for his Fredic-
ament.
The cultivation eff the potatoes
should begin before the weeds have
chance to start.
Some men can do more work and any
kind of chore
Sitting behind the stove in the grocery
store.
Many a farmer is running his farm
after the. manner that Il woman drives
nail. He shuts his eyes and then
strikes out hit or miss and it is prin-
ci2ally miss.
Here is wrinkle in horsemanship:
Instead Of putting twitch on the
nose, put it on the ear and you can
make any horse say, PUSSY, pussy"
as 1t were.
Keep the lawn we'll sprinkled during
dry weather, especially il the grass was
seeded IN the spring. as young grass is
easily destroyed if deprived of moisture
for a length of time
Okra is not extensively cultivated,
but it is one Of the best and most
nourishinS vegetables grown. For
soups 1t can not be excelled. Once
started. the crop is almost sure ona.
Don't make life miserable for ths
family another season by trying to
crow poultry and garden truck on thn
same piece of land. One fence viii
fence in the garden and fence cut the
poultry.
Get some elephants from your dealsr
and set them out. DO not try TO grow
them from seed, nor attempt to grow
them unless you are willing to careful
| ly attend to them. \ few plants will
furnish an ample supply.
The plant bureau at Washington
states that fruit growers. especiaIly
apple growers. should use more of TIE
common and inferior fruit for cider.
canning and evaporation. This would
make prices better for the fresh fruit.
and also result in an improved quality.
1t Is little else than foolish to pump
water, shell corn and do other things
Of this sort by hand when n mechanl-
cal means is possible. If a man coy
siders his time worth much. it wont
take long to save enough time as well
rs energy TO pay for windmill or have
the corn shelled.
The farmer should endeavor to learn
something of the classification of liz
sects and their habits. Many of thean
are aids TO the farmer. though a ms
iority of them are enemies. Parasites
kill more injurious insects than ang
other known cause. Some insects live
by preying upon other kinds.
| The agricultural department says
there are now 800 varieties of corn.
which are easily recognized. The STALKS
run from a foot and n half for some
kinds of popcorn to twenty-five feist
for a Tennessee variety. while in tie
West Indies some corn grows to
height of thirty feet.
The most successful stock feeder Is
he who can know with some degree IF
accuracy whether an animal will be ut
! its best as n young thing. yearling ar
mature animal. That character which
denotes a capacity for steady devs.l-
opnlent up to maturity is the prime one
to be considered in selecting the breel-
| ing animal.
The club root of cabbage attacks 81
plants related to cabbage, and it is dye
to parasitic vegetable which feeds en-
the healthy tissues of the plants. Tile
plants that produce seed after the MAJ
ner Of the cabbage Tin pods), such as
kale, turnips. mustard, radish. etc. arc
liable to the disease, but il more read
ily attacks cabbage than any oths,
plants
One of the safest and best ways 10
send few choice cut flowers to a die
lance is to cut slips in potatoes and In
sert tie flower stems, taking care that
they are firmly fastened in and sup-
ported by little cotton or paper. An
ordinary potato will keep most flowers
| fresh for two weeks or more I'm mod
crate temperature. Potatoes can also
be used in floral decorations. being dis-
guised by leaves and flowers.
EDrfching the Soil.
Two tiny heaps of Il white chemical
| substance and piece of cotton wool
with some specls upon IL constituted