The state herald., 1909-10-15

young.
Crocus grown In grass dies down so
easily that it does not interfere with
the lawn.
Shippers of cattle that show any
fitness for fat stCCa market have no
cause to complain.
A value in hogging down corn Mt
maturity in the fall is the enriching of
the soil with the droppings of the
animals.
Select medium.sized. full ripe toma-
toes for seed, No crooked or small.
sized fruit should be taken If the best
seed is wanted.
Suntlower seed is good poultry food
and few rows of the plants near the
poultry yards are also good for sum.
mer shade and protection
To keep the boy on the farm. enlist
mo 'htNiNSt, SiNt MN Soll'tuiHS Nlht
he can call his own. and let him have
the profits realized from It's sale.
Do not keep either the young or old
horses stabbed for several days in sue.
cession. because they need daily ey-
ment
Kansas farmer makes practice
OF hogging down corn by the use of
portable fence, and last year made his
corn thus fed net him IL IL cents a
bushel.
One man claims that for the cost of
harvesting i0.acre field of corn
hog-tight fence can be built around the
field where cattle fence. barbed
wire, is already there.
Raw farm land should have a dress
ing of long manure plowed under In
the fall, and thick dressing OF fine
rotted manure spread broadcast in
the spring aud well narrowed in.
The custom of hogging down corn In
the fall of the year has been practiced
for great many years on American
farms. but 1t is only of recent years
that farmers have come to know its
definite value.
The value of humus is emphasized
where an old barn, or house has been
left standing in the middle of field,
as the crops are usually much superb.
or to those on the surrounding por.
tons of the field
Feeding animals need exercise. but
not so much ms should be given breed.
ing animals. II Is best TO promote the
toward laziness. allowing
Just enough exercise TO maintain tn.
health OF the body.
II the pasture Is short In the fai
the lambs may be turned in the corr
field to pasture. They will eat gras.
along the fence rows and the lower
blades OF the corn. but they will not
lnjure the corn IN the least.
Land intended for fruit or vegetabi.
garden should have a heavy dressina
OF long stable manure spread event,
over the ground and deeply plowco
under. This should be done In Octc
Der. or before the fall rains set in.
Where there are bare spots in tn.
lawn sod, SOW n little new crop grass
seed and rake II In. Before winter sets
In thick dressing OF fine. sifted. rich
manure should be spread over the
grass; rotted manure Is the best fer.
tillzer
In selecting stock to be bred for
layers the male birds are quite M
important. One must he careful that
the males are descendants from pro
life layers. The best layers are alsc
obtained where the sires and grand
sires are also from stock noted for
their exceptional laying.
The apple maggot Is a larvae whict
matches out Into a moth during "A De
Rod after the apple has fallen to the
ground with a maggot contained with
In II The presence OF hogs In the or
ohnrd In sufficient numbers to con
sumo the fruit AZ It falls means IN.
determination OF the pest.
In the eastern half of the United
States black rot has proven n serious
drawback TO grR"c culture. Humidity
Is favorable To this disease. Moro
than 20 years ago spraying was intro.
dueed as means OF combating this
and other fungus diseases OF vines and
fruit trees, and bordeaux mixture has
been the standard fungioidc from the
first
The earlier ground Is plowcd for
fall wheat the better. as II allows more
time for the soil to settle before seed