Middletown transcript., 1909-05-15
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

WlbQ 0Oten In one Gnu 10 usouS Wu1Su
enables the operator to twist them off
rapidly. Usually. il the clusters were re-
duced ons.half or more, the crop would
be more valuable. Nature does some Of
this thinning, bus not enough. If half
the blossoms drop without setting fruit,
the orchardists win do well to cut ont
half of those that remain.
The Japanese cultivate the cherry tree
mainly for It's blossom, and have parks
and avenues OF these trees. When the
blossoms are at the height of beauty
everybody goes TO see the trees, and the
Mikado gives garden party to Japanese
and European officials for the enjoyment
Of the sight.
Secretary Wilson has won four cases
out Of every seven brought for carrying
cattle more than 28 hours on cars without
feeding. He would have won nearly all
Of the 700 cases brought if he had men
TO get the evidence, but when he asked
for S25, 600 to make the law more effec-
tive, Congress cut it out Of the bill.
The shaping Of tree should be done
when it is young. The practise Of allow.
ing useless limbs to grow only to be sawed
or chopped off when the tree is large is
9 mistake, as every undesirable limb
grown deprives the other limbs Of SO much
food and nourishment.
One who has successfully tried it, says
that q choked COW may be relieved by
tying stick in her mouth to hold it open
for a while. Her effort to dislodge it will
start the obstruction in the throat.
In administering castor oil to animals,
allow one or two pints to a horse, four
ounces to pigs, and two ounces to calves.
Castor oil is an excellent purgative. In
cases Of scours it is advised to give small
doses, combined with laudaaum.
The supply Of beeswax is never equal
to the demand.
The bee is almost helpless when she
issues from her cell, but in two weeks is
full grown, and able to do full days
work. Her first days are put in about
the live learning housekeeping.
The most common adulteFations Of al
falfa seed are bur clover, yellow trefoil
and sweet clover. Grab grass, rib grass
and green and yellow foxtail are also
found. But the worst weed seed found
in alfalfa seed is fodder.
Alfalfa seed resemble those Of red clover
in size, but differ in not being so uniform
in shape, The color should be light olive
green or greenish yellow. Darkened, dis
colored, and shriVelled seed should be
discarded, as it's terminating power is low.
Plump, well matured seed produce more
plants and stronger plants than do the
small aud immature.
It is q mistake to fiji the maDgers fuh
OF hay end allow she horses to eat ali
they will at all feeds. The onIy time .
horse should be allowed to eat full feed
of hay is at night, while he is resting,
and when there is long time for diges-
ton. Hay is q bulky feed aud distende
the digestive organs. A horse with his
stomach stuffed full Of hay must undoubt-
edly suffer discomfort in working under
such conditions. Hence, the morning
and noon feeds of hay should be light, so
that the horse may not be compelled to
work With asense Of undue lulness alI day.
The Jewish poultry dealers OF New
York city have formed poultry society
to deal 10 poultry products which are to
be prepared and marketed in coniormit,
with the requirements Of the Jewish
market, selling directly to the consumer.
Don't feed the calves too much milk.
Don't feed sour milk. Don't feed the
young calves cold miIk-oF the digestion
Of the calf will be in danger, aud lack
of thrift, scours and so-calIed calf cholera
will follow.
An old horseman remarked recently:
If q man wants to learn about horses, 1 Q
must learn from horses" A man to be
successful must be with horses and be a
close observer Of their moods, manners
and makeup. A colt should be trained
from the first moment that he is Helped
to his feet. II taught to yield early to
mans restraint and guidance he will
never need breaking" To follow bis
masters wishes will be second nature.
Never speed colt too young, and when
he is given speed, permit it for short
spurts only as he can besrit.
i has come to be well recognized fact
that the cheapest and most certain way
Of constantly increasing land fertility is
su growing iTe Hssek aas.aa sad keeping ttas.sEsy ttasssy
COWS. Que Of the state experiment sta
tlons has recently been demonstrating
these facts by some careful tests. Il Is
shoWn by these tests that well fed dairy
COW will produce alittle over twelve tons
of manure year, containing seyenty-six
pounds Of phosphoTic acid, eighty-eiQht
pounds Of potash and lls pounds Of nitro.
gen, fertility enough to grow seventy
bushels Of wheat besides the straw. Most
Of this was contained in the grass and
other feed grown on tue farm, and Is Re.
turned to it in this way. The intelligent
reader knows how much this amount of
fertility would cost If be bad to buy it
in the market, which many Of course do
every year, for lack Of enough baFnyard
manure to supply them, and which would
cost about thirty dollars al current prices.
Another station shows also the value Of
sheep manure on the pastures, and that
il is worth at least five dollars per ton.
These demonstrations Of the various
experiment stations point strongly to
the importance Of feeding the farm pro-
ducts to live stock to as large extent as
possible. These have also shown that
when this barnyasd manure is allowed 70
leach away when exposed to the weather,
Il loses from tiity "a. sixty per cent of he
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