Evening journal., 1908-12-16
TIMELY HINTS OF
FARM And GARDEN
Questions of Importance at
This Period Answered
By Experts

Buried potatoes will spoil in winter.
generally from want Of ventilation. also
iron. dampness The potatoes At tie
tor of the heap will be found SPOILED
ana the In preston IS that they haze
frozen which Is not usually the case. In
s'sud, the damp -four. steamy air as,snd-
Ing there and which could not ss,np..
has spoileo them. hole made in the
tT With crowbar. and closed with n
wish OF straw. would have allowed
eS;ess 10 the colrneG air, and probably
saved the potatoes.
method to secure potatoes outdoors
Is worth noting: See that they are drv
and clean by digging before wet wealth
er comes on. Cover them all over with
one foot OF packed straw and three
inches Of earth. The straw will pre-
vent dampness. aud the few inches Of
earth will favor ventilation.
As these roots heat very easiv. in stor-
ing them thorough ventilation must be
provided They must bo kept as cool as
practicable, without freezing, but a little
frost will not hurt. provided they are
thawed very gradually. When stored
In cellar they must not be placed on
the floor. but instead kept a foot above
on coarse wooden CRATE which may
be made Of rails TINS will freely ad-
NIT the air. When turnips become
heated they get pithy and comparatively
worthless
In keeping rutabagas outdoors place In
ridges. not over three feet wide. and as
steep as they will pile, and as long as
convenient. Cover we'll with straw. then
with few inches Of earth. Pat the
earth smooth with spade to drain or
rains. Then make hole with a stake
or crowbar every six feet and put in a
wisp Of straw to furnish ventilation.
Sandy soils are improved by a generous
application OF manure, by lining and
very often by turning under green
crop like cowpeas. In many places
leached ashes have been found highly
beneficial. Generally in sandy soils the
subsoil is clayey, great advantage is
derived from shoveling il up and spread
ing 1t on the surface
When young calf is taken from its
dam. there is more or less difficulty in
raising It. Some mistakes are USUALLY
made, the result being scours. The
natural food Of ,ne calf is fresh, warm
milk. and tho milk that is given It ar
ter It is parted from the COW should
also be fresh and warm. If skim milk
~ useu tnere VIII be lack OF cream
which is important so far as the well
fare Of the calf is concerned.
Grease OF any kind is recommended:
so also is a mixture OF equal parts OF
melted lard and kerosene But the
most effective treatment is to coat the
legs with gas tar which can be Sc
cured at any gas plant As the tar
wears of the scales go with II and
the legs are left In a good, healthy
condition.
White lead finely pulverized is the
most effective application. Rubbed on
dry or made into paste with milk and
applied a few times, il will also pre-
vent white hairs growing on CALLED
places.
Remove the hog 10 a smaller pen by
himself. and rub the small Of the back
and hips with spirits Of turpentine.
Also feed on a boiled mixture Of corn.
turnips. meal. bread and refuse from
the kitchen, TO which add. while boil
ing, a mixture as follows: -Four parts
ashes, two parts birthstone, two parts
SALT two parts lime. and one part salt
peter. Give this as often as the trough
Is empty.