Middletown transcript., 1908-03-14
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

4 getting the plows, harrows and the tools
in good working order, preparing for out
side work in general. and attending Il
tile ordersfor seeds, fertilizers, etc.
Ifit is intended to lime the land thi
season. it should be gotten out on th'
i fields as early as possible, so that il ma.
be well worked into the sol, before ma
nure or fertilizers are applied. The frest
j lime must not come in contact With ths
manure or fertilizers as it has tendency
to let loose and waste the ammonia
Therefore, it should be used in moderatt
I quantities, about 1000 to 1000 pounds Il
the acre. Lime can be used more liberallJ
/ ly on extremely acid soils, Or for alfalfa
/ The garden plat will be in condition
for plowing early this month, and tIie
should be promptly done 80 that it will
not interfere with general field work OF
become neglected. Should the ground
be too wet and soggy for ths field work,
there is plenty to do in the orchard, such
Jas pruning, scraping off loose bark, and
| examining the trees for scale pests.
In top-dressing or fertilizing the orch
ard, the manure should be spread ont,
and not tplaced in plies around the trunks
Of thetrees as the feeding roots are out
10 the rows even with the spread OF the
branches. A good ofchard fertilizer can be
| sa..aGlse ef rt,e and . half nafts hone meal.
and one part muriate Of potash.
Get all the barnyard manure out in the
fields as quickly as possible, Spread it
evenly and thinly.
Asparagus seed may be sown this month
or the roots can be set out. Set out horse
radish plants For onions, put out sets.
Plant early potatoes. Manure the lawn
and the strawberry bed. Put nitrate OF
soda and common salt on the asparagus
and rhubarb beds.
Trim out the old canes from the rows
Of berry bushes, and burn them lest they
might be harboring pests. Do not be in
a hurry to remove the bees from the cell
lar, even though a few warm days are
given us eafly this month. Set all the
broody hens you can. Provide them
with d sheltered nest, as warm as you can
give it,.
In short take advantage Of every day
this month, and thus save labor for the
busy season that is near at hand.
i f.
1t will require 3 bushels of oats to seed
an acre; barley, 2 bushels; timothy,
quarts; tobacco, 2 ounces; blue grass,
bushels; clover. white and alsike, 6 to
pounds; clover, red, s to 10 quarts; clover
Lucerene or alfalfa, Is to 25 pounds; red
top. l to bushels; millet, ! to bushel;
orchard grass, bushels; buckwheat, !
bushel; broomcorn, 1-3 bushei; corn,
broadcast, 4bushels; corn, in hills 4 to
quarts; corn, in drills, 2 to bushels;
popcorn, 2 quarts; sweeteorn, quarts;
peas, garden, to bushels; potatoes, 10
to II bushels; rutabagas and turnips, to
| 2 pounds; mixed lawn grass, 8 to BUSH
els; wheat, u to bushels.
Peas, beans potatoes, clover and fax
require potash in the soil. Beet, cabbage,
oats, wheat, barley and herbs require nj
trogen in the soil. Rsdish and corn need
large amount of phoEphoric acid in the
soil. The vegetable garden soil should be
well underdrained, thoroughly trenched
or subsoiled and enriched by judicious
application Of fertilizing material.
In March early leans, early beets,
broccoli. Brussels sprouts, early cabbage,
carrots, cauiiaower, celery. cucumber, egg
plant, kohl.rabi, lettuce, parsley, pepper,
radish and tomato seed can be sown in
the hotbed.
For LOO yards it will require one ounce
efcabbage, caulifover, coIlards, broccoli,
Brussels sprout, egg plants. kale, kohl
rabi or pepper; or two ounces onions.
leeks, lettuce, endiys, parsley, cantaloups.
squash, turnips. tomatoes or pumpkins;Y
or three ounces earrot, celery, cress,
watermelon, parsnip or herbs; or four,
ounces Of cucumber. rhubarb, satisfy; or
five ounces beet; Or iix ounces radish or
spinach; or eight ounces corn salad; or u ]
ounces okra or asparagus; or one quart
sugar corn; or three quarts bush beans or
peas.
The finer the soil The better tbs yege-
tables, both in Quantity and quality.
Work the surface Ioil over after every
rain, and thus rettin all the moisture.
Vegetables delight Ia warm, deep, rich
and mellow soil. Avoid planting seed
when the ground i wet, whenever pos
sible. You will et quicker returns by
waiting day or SO and giving the seed
better conditions Whenever possible,
is good plan to apply the fertilizers to
the land week orten days before sowing
the seed. In al cases see that Il is
thoroughly incorporated in the soil;
Otherwise injury tayoung plants may re
suit.
A first.elass quality Of red clover seed
should be Of fair size. purple and yellow
colors predominathg. and always With q
iustre. If tits small, with many shFiveled
brown seed in il, should be rejected.
Alfalfa seed hasa light oIive-grsen color
and is about the SINE size ID red clover
seed. The dead aid worthless seed are the
brown-coloredo onla. Brown seed indicate
old seed, and is lbt apt to give good re-
suits.
SaItpeter and nitrate Of potash are tlle
same. Il is fonntin dry, hot countries
in a natural prod1ct. Nitrate OF soda is
commonly called Chile saitpster and il
found ii large 9pceiis 10 that country.
IT contains the SINE percentage Of nitro
gen and oxygen asnitrate of potash. only
ii IS united with 1odium Instead Of potas-
sium, as i tte ea.e d nitrate oi potash
F@R SALE
Farm q ZIG ares, about 2 miles from /
Chesseftown, Kent CO., Md, formerly 1
the property of|the late 4. q Cochran,