Middletown transcript., 1908-09-12
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

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pigs during the year, netting $40.
An acre of blackberries has beel
known to produce 10000 quarts, or abou
98 bushels.
Last year in Paris, France. 5000
horses, mules and donkeys were eaten
Many Englishmen and Americans are &C
quiring taste for horsefesh. It is salt
to be more nutritious than beef. and j
recommended for consumptives. Onl!
healthy animals are slain and the slaugh
tering is done under supervision of tht
Government.
The pulpy seeds of cucumbers and to
matoes are hard to handle when they
are to be saved, owing to their being 81
sticky. The following method is goot
one to follow: Scrape out the inside pull
into dish, set it in moderately warn
place for 48 hours or till it sours, ther
beat it with stick. Fill the disl
with water, drain off and repeat until thu
seed is bright and clean. Spread to dry
then pack and label with date.
Bees should be permitted to have soms
comb honey in the hive on which to win
ter. Note this when rohbing this fall.
Do not put off the renovation of the
strawberry bed any longer. Reduce the
width of rows by the cultivator and pull
weeds from among the plants. Then ap
ply dressing of rich manure and the
vines will make good growth this fall
and enter winter with large amount oil
stored-up energy for use in the next
springs crop of berries.
Green crops are plowed under in the
fall or spring; but spring blowing gives
the better results. When the plnwinQ
under of crop taxes place in tne IaIl
there is considerable percentage OF nj.
trogen lost before the roots OF the plants
get at it in the spring.
Alfalfa hay is not complete ration.
For best results tshould be fed with corn
fodder, ensiIage, wheat or oat straw or
roots. There is large amount of protein
in alfalfa. Alfalfa must not be cut toe
late in the season. 1t can be cut from
to seven or eight times in a season, and
yields ton to a ton and half or more
at cutting.
There are a number of reasons why
fall planting of trees and vines is best.
First, nearly years growth is attained
in excess OF that which would result were
the planting deferred until the following
spring. Second, trees can be purchased
cheaper in fall than in spring. Third, a
better assortment of varieties can be Sc.
cured, as we'll as better grade of trees,
as in the fall large nursery blocks are un-
broken. Fourth, nurserymen have more
time and can give better and more prompt
attention. Fifth, there is more time to
plant in the fall than spring, and generally
the soil is in better condition for plant.
ing.
The average net profit from spraying
in Is cooperative experiments carried
out by farmers under the direction of the
New York. State Experiment Station
during the season of 1906 was $73S SO per
acre; the net profit from spraying expert
ments in 1905 was $20.04; in 1904, $24S6,
in 1908, $23.47. Rather convincing evil
dence that it paysto spray.
According to the Michigan Agricultural
College arsenate of lead troubles much
less from settling than Paris green, and
does not burn the tender foliage when
used as strong as five pounds to so gal
Ions of water, although three pounds is
as much as is commonly needed. At this
strength it will furnish as much arsenic
as when pound of Paris green is used
in from so to 65 gallons of water. Arse
nate of lead also owes much of its value
to its superior adhesive properties, winch
under ordinary circumstances fully dou-
bles its effectiveness.
A Maine fruit grower says he does lis
wedding among the small fruits with
mulching of swale hay, straw or forest
leaves. This saves a large amount of
hard hoeiDg, and holds the moisture,
keeping the weeds from growing. The
fruit is also cleaner while growing and
ripening, attains much larger size and
is of finer quality, naturally bringing
better prices.
The apple crop in New York this year is
fully as large as last year, the general quail
ity is exceptionally good. In Pennsylvania
and New Jersey the crop is equal to 1907,
but the quality in both States runs from
poor to good. Delaware has an IS per
cent. crop with quality fair to good.
The New England and Southern crops
are poor. while the Pacific and Middle
West crops are very good, especially the
former.
Professor U. P. Hedrick, horticulturist
at the New York State Experimental Sta.
tlOAl, says Cuus4tNduih EuOH6 EuU6tduIl"
ally the same apple crop as last year,
but differently located, being lighter in
the Cumberland Valley and somewhat
lighter in general in the eastern portion
of the State, but this shortage is made up
in the central and especially in the west
ern part, the quality in the eastern part
being rather poor, while in the Western
part it is generally good.
Que strawberry grower says that he
has found good results from the use of to-
bacco refuse applied on the plants IN the
fall, giving another application in the
spring. He says the white grub will
leave a strawberry patch so treated.
Other growers have not had such good
results from tie use of tobacco stems,
but they are cheap and the remedy is
worth trying.
A Connecticut peach grower says bis
best fruit this year was on the young
trees, and on those which had Seen se-
verely pruned. He Gays he fads that