Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
GunnptiOn on the Farm

careful TO aolsSt the right sort.
The buug- hole does not empty
half so many barrels as the little,
everlasting drizzle from the spigot.
Nsver heard Of nybody running
the cuItivator too much, except one
man who vss too busy cullivating
90 dig hIs wife's ioWerbeds for her.
II will pay to have on hand dupli-
Gates OF the most breakable paris OF
the harvester. 1t cost time, which
Is valuable, to stop a machine in
rush days 70 WSit for the broken
parts.
To the hired man: You can be .
man whom the whole neighborhood
win wSnt. Howl Just by being
fair aud square, earnest, honest, good
natureS and clean in all your life.
No out.of work times for such =
man.
When you wiah permission to- 20
aoress another mans land 90 and
ask for it. Don't take It for granted
that Iii will be all right" You can
only be sure of that by going to head
quarters and talking with the mas
tnr.
Out Of $500 boys recently sxaE-
ined in the schools of Kansas, only
six cigarette smokers were f. und 70
DO what would generally bo called
bright. Ten Of the remainder were
average students, while all the rest
of the $500 were found TO be poor at
their studies, or worthless
One OF the handiest things about q
farm is a canvas large enough 10
cover a load or stack of hay. Those
who still stack all hay outside need
one most. But there are many other
uses for one, such - covering loads
Of grain that can noO be unloaded be.
fore a shower, a protection for the
binder on dewy nights. etc.
The answer we have been giving
TO young men who with to Eei izio
agricultural journalism, ls to 20 on a
farm which is devoted to the spec.
ialty he is most interested in and
work and write, write, write, send
ing his MSS. 10 farm papers keep on
sending them until he makes a repu-
tation for himself then, IL way is
open for hint will open. Others
may give better advice than this
this is the best We cin do.
In a little while summer boarders
will be in evidence. Deal gently
with them, brethren, when they ask
You how many eggs the eggplant
produces III n day. and when they
ask to sec the COW that gives butter
and cheese. They mean well, but
they are very green concerning coun
try ways ; and IL they are frightened
out Of their wits when they meet =
flock Of sheep, do not remind them
Of their cheap jokes about the perils
of q couDtryman crossing a busy
street in town. The summer board.
or is usually willing TO learn, and in
time he will even be able to distin.
guish between . bumblebee and q
gEasahopper.
KilliHg weeds by spraying To
make the spraying solution, empty .
hundred pound sack of sulphate OF
iron into q hfty gallon barrel fill to
the chine with water and stir with q
hoo for few minutes until dissolved
Strain tArsugh several thickneSsss Of
eheOseoloth tackled over nianhols Of
the spraying machine. Apply with
a powerful spraying machine, pro.
ducing q real mist free from drops.
Use about fifty gallons to the acre,
and spray on q bright, warm day,
or on a dark, damp day it does not
matter so long as rain does not come
within eighteen or twenty hours.
This spray will not harm grain crops
and will kill wild mustard and var.
ious other weeds.
From June Farm Journal.