Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-26


only man OH the joi, who is wise to all phases Of
farm life: He says he will get these newcomers
started .' right even II he has !" put the boxing
am from the city and have to rely upon you
for information OH how to farm. Will this soil
produce buck cakes: and how do 20 about
it:-X.Y w.
Yes. In the first place, prepare your
ground well, rolling it rs smooth
asa gridtlle. Sow the buckwl,eat as
early in the spring as possible, greas-
ing the ground after sowing with fat
bacon rind. This will serve the
double purpose Of fertilizer and ir-
rigatiOn. Get few hives of bees, as
stack Of hots with honey is more
palatable. The bees will work over
time during the summer extracting
honey from the buckwheat blossoms.
When they have stored away enough
honey to cover the field, you can take
it as a signal that your hots are sufli-
GENTLY Drowned and you can proceed
to harvest the same, applying the
honey in Il thin layer OH the cakes,
when they will be ready to be con-
sumed or stored away for winter use.
The greatest success has been attain
ed i'll harvesting hOts by using an Or
binary spade. Stack them III a dry
place in the cellar, and use from the
top as occasion may require during
the winter months.
How is the best way to proceed in order to in.
crease the capacity of my egg output have had
an incubator three weeks. and it hasn't laid an
egg. G.
Return it to the manufacturer and
get your money back. There are a
good many spurious incubatOrs OH the
market, but don't get discouraged;
keep on buying until you get one that
will lay well, after which you will
have no trouble in getting all the eggs
you can handle.
How can keep my bees from swarmimg?-An-
xo,,s.
Dead easy. When the bees display
signs of restlessness, run your hand
into the hive, pick up the queen bee
gently between the thumb and fore
finger and quietly remove her from
the cage. 1t is always best to do the
extracting quietly SO the other bees
won't get wise to what is going on.
Dress the queen up in regal style be-
fitting her important station, finishing
the decorating with merry widow
hat. Turn her loose, and if she is like
her human sisters she will again as
cend the throne to show off her fine
tOggery to her neighbOrs and be sat
istied the balance of the year. Each
succeeding year this operation will
have to be repeated, so the queen will
always be dressed in the latest style.
Many men find this the only way to
keep their wives and daughters from
sWarming. 1t works well Oh all
queens.
What Kind OF seed do l have to plant to raise
grape,iutS?-Rrain Food.
GrapenutS are raised by slow and
laboriOus process. After the wheat
is ripened, cut and thrashed, take the
product to Il mill and have the same
ground into flour. Make the flour i'll
to the proper consistency Of dough,
! kneeding it badly as you do the grape
nuts. Then place in a hot oven and
bake the bread until it is hard crust.
Remove the crust, break it into small
particles with an AK or flat iron, or
amy other hard instrument that is
handy, soak the small PARTICLES in
molasses, and there you are-you have
the famous brain food dope. The
! grapenuts are then raised witha spoon
by people looking for fad who read
the advertisements.
1 On March 9th, Rev. J. Philip An
! sh,ltZ will he in Judith Gap and will
preac. that evening. On the after
noon of the next day he will organize
an Episcopal Guild at the residence
OF Mrs. Oscar >keen. All ladies are
invited to attend this meeting at 2:3O.