Middletown transcript., 1908-07-11
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

| A"ePo0iIy IlaS lis peculIarltleS
ana among them is that of the annual
travel to new soil by means of the tins.
stocks from the hill are comparativelv
worthless for new plantations; and grow
ers OF valuable varieties must obtain their
plants from the tips of the present years
growth. The first part of July, if it has
not been attended to sooner, when the
growing canes have reached the height
OF four feet nip out the point with thumb
and finger, and soon branches will come
out along the cane, increasing the num-
Der to take root, and adding to the pro-
ductiveness of the plant the next season.
Leave the bearing cane in its place until
TALL. Later, when it is time for the tips
to attach themselves to the soil, the root.
ing can be facilitated by a slight covering
OF dirt. In preparing for the crop in
spring head in the branches to two or
three feet, according to their strength
For winter lambs breed the ewes in
July.
Keep the ewes on grass till November
and then contine them in clean sheds and
feed oats, bran and oil meal.
According to chemical ANALYSIS, old
process linseed oil meal contains an aver
age OF about 5 per cent. of nitrogen, 2 per
cent. OF pbosphoric acid and u per cent.
of potash.
Too heavy sailing destroys the flavor of
good butter
There is an advantage in rapid milking,
providing it is done without hurting the
COW, and she is MIXED clean.
To protect animals from the annovance
OF flies the following preparation is recon-
mended: Two-thirds linseed oil, one-third
crude carbolic acid. Apply with a swab
to the tips of of the halr especially about
the horns, and the animal will not be
bothered with flies of any kind for week.
This preparation, it is asserted, is excel.
lent for horses, answering the same pur-
pose. The linseed oil prevents the hair
from coming out, and also retains the
carbolic acid.
Another remedy is to take two or three
small handfuls OF walnut leaves or penny
royal, on which pour two or three quarts
of cold water. Let it infuse over night,
pour the whole next morning into kettle
and boil for Is minutes. When cold it Is
fit for use. Moisten a sponge with it,
and before the horse goes out of the stable
let those parts which are most irritable
be smeared over with the liquid.
When necessary to draw nail or screw
that is hard to start, very often sharp
tap with hammer will loosen it. Should
this fail, put on kerosene oil and let it
soak while. 1t is good plan to put a
little linseed oil on screws and nails be-
fore using, for they will enter the wood
more easily.
II tools are painted with coat Of crude
petroleum before being put away it will
prevent the metal from rusting and pre-
serve the wood.
The tomato harvest is one of the first
events on the farm that is reward for
labor spent. 1.-THE tomato is grown as a
truck crop it should be gathered two or
three times a week. But when intended
for canning purposes the harvesting need
not be quite go close. When the fruits
are to be shipped some distance it is nec-
essary to gather as soon as partially col
ored instead of allowing them to become
ripe on the vine.
Up until the time of ripening the to-
mato is of velvet green color, and at
this stage they are harvested if it is in
tended to ship a long distance. For home
markets it is different the fruits being al
lowed to ripen upon the plant.
None except sound tomatoes of a simi-
lar stage of maturity should be harvested
and packed in one crate. Care should
be taken that all leaky fruits and those
that are deformed are rejected. 1t is pro.
ftabIe in packing tomatoes for the market
to have them symmetrical in form and
uniform in size, and of a like degree Of
ripeness for filling any one receptacle
In shipping long distances the fruits
should not only be picked in an imma-
ture state, but the individual fruits should
be wrapped in thin, pliable brown or
white paper, similar in grade to what is
known as tea paper. Packed in that way
they may be shipped several hundred
miles, reaching destination in good con
1ition.
In packing for long distances it is the
common practice to use the six-basket
carrier, same as is used in shipping
peaches. Place the wrapped fruits care
July in the carrier baskets, and then pack
The baskets in crate the same as pesches.
A fiat box IS to 20 inches square and about =
i've inches in depth, which will carry two
ayers of wrapped fruit, is extensively
lsed, but the six-basket peach carrier
eems to be the most popular.