Middletown transcript., 1909-06-19
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

Cabbage plants thrive we'll under fire.
quent cultivation. The cabbage is gros.
feeder and too much manure cannot be
applied. Should the plants be backward
in growth apply tablespoonful of nitrate
of soda around each, scattering it over an
area Of one square foot and working it
well into the soil.
An acre in this country contains 43, $50
square feet, or 100 square rods. A patch
SO yards, inches wide and 20 yards long
is practically an acre of ground. 1t is far
better to see just how much can be raised
on an acre than to follow the old plan
of showing just how many acres one is
able to plant and partially cultivate. The
one-acre crop is in line with high-cIass
diversified farming.
The value OF sulphate Of ammonia as q
fertilizer was demonstrated in some Ger
man tests where marsh lands we're fer.
tilized with nitrate of soda and sulphate
Of ammonia. With both oats and beets
the plants receiving sulphate yielded
much more than those receiving nitrate.
These results indicate that on marsh lands
liberal supply of lime, sulphate of ann
monia may be advantageous ly substituted
for nitrate Of >oda and confirms the Wis
dom OF the practice common in Germany.
As a rule, load of manure made OF
nitrogenous foods, if all the solids aud
fluids are properly saved AMI applied, is
worth four loads of the ordinary farm
manure that has lain out of do rs all
winter.
The word 'legume" is used by botanists
to denote the one ceIled two-valved seed
pod, containing one or more seeds, borne
by plants of the botanical order Legum-
inossc. The most common representa-
tives Of this family which are used as
food are the various kinds of peas and
beans. In common usage the term is ap-
piled to the plants themselves. which are
hence called leguminous plants or ie-
gumes. The term pulse is also sometimes
applied to this class Of plants. The Papil-
iouaceous or butterf, shaped flowers, and
the pendant pods of the pea and bean,
are familiar in every garden, while the
ripened seeds OF the pea, bean, lentil and
peanut are among the standard foodstuffs
offered in our markets. Taking the world
over, the legumes are, next to the cereals,
the Emost valuable and the most extern
siyely used among vegetable foods. Ths
seeds are eaten green, either alone or with
the pod, as in the case of string or snap
beans and edible podded peas, and also
in the fully ripened state, as split peas,
dried beans, lentiIs and peanuts.
Lime is a stimulant fertilizer. II the
soil is sour an application sweetens it; il
too heavy, lightens it if too light, rem
ders it more compact.
It has been pretty thoroughly demon
strated that potato spraying is a high
grade insurance. You may grow potatoes
one year successfully without spraying,
but you never know what year to select
for your experiment. II fungus growths
happen to be bad that year you would
lose heavily.
Pruning il one OF the most important
factors in the production of first class
fruit. While there are many methods
for pruning trees, some right and some
wrong, yet most of the general principals
aim at the same thing-to remove the
surplus wood, develop strong frame and
keep the tree within the bounds Of the
grower.
The ventilation OF barns is matter
#Laiieh deserves mora attention than it
receives There are frequently cracks
and open spaces which serve the purpose
Of ventilation, but which often cause
drafts, resulting in colds, rheumatism and
other ailments. In like manner the
drainage around the barns should be ex-
amined, as bad results often come from
imperfect drainage. Then there is the
watering arrangements. All horses ought
to be Yatered before and not after feed
ing.
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