The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
OF Interest to the Farmers

landowner wlS.eS To Telice noA. rlg.
q tract Of land bordering on the right
Of way, the railroad would have &c
erect a fence Of this description on the
line bordering such tract.
Some ingenious poultryman has late
ly devised a louise proof henrcost, the
base Of the iron castings at either end
Of the roost resting in a receptacle
containing a strong disinfecting fluid
This would seem to be effective enough
in preventing lice and vermin from
crawling up the rcosts to the hens.
but would hardly serve to keep them
from crawling from the hens on to
the roosts and thus being spread.
During the recent stress OF harvest
time out in Nebraska many a young
woman has followed the binder and
helped shock the golden grain. and this
was entirely to her credit. just as
much so as 1t was to the discredit Of
the husky chaps who loafed around
town and didn't work because, In ad
dition TO generous wages. they weren't
taken to and from town every night in
a leather cushioned automobile after
the days work was done.
The proper time for cutting the corn
crop for fodder or ensilage Is when the
ear. leaves and stalk contain a max
imum Of nutritive value. II the corn
ripens under normal conditions. this
will be when the ear has begun to
dent and is quite firm and II picked
would make a good feed and seed ear.
while the upper leaves OF the plant are
green. with the lower turning yellow.
Cut before this time, there Is q distinct
loss in food value. just as there is a
loss If the fodder Is not cut before n
frost Kills the leaves.
II the little heifer has calved earlier
than was good for her own develop
ment. much can he done to make
amends and help her attain a normal
growth by giving her a good grain "a.
ton for eight or ten months after
calving. even IL she is on good pas
ture. If she Is the kind Of mixer
she ought to be. she will only appro-
PIRATE as much OF this extra ration as
she needs for growth and will put the
rest in the pail. Handling her In this
way is not coddling her, but simply
an evidence Of farsighted MANAGEMENT.
II there is any one sight more than
another that is calculated to arouse
the wrath and disgust Of a fairly in.
dustrious and respectable citizen 1t Is
during the seasons Of tilling and car
ing for the great crops Of the country.
and particularly at harvest time, when
labor Is at a premium, to see great
strapping. hulking boys and men loaf.
ing around the depots and streets In
most any town. utterly Indifferent to
the urgency Of the situation. cussing
Providence and the government for
their i'll luck. with the chances good
that they are eating three square meals
a day earned by hardworking mothers
and wives over washtub and sewing
machine. The law doesn't reach this
type Of offenders against common de-
cency, and pity It's that 1t does not.
There is probably no variety Of trees
grown in the warmer and arid or semi.
arid portions of the great southwest
which is equal to the eucalyptus IN
point Of general usefulness. 1t pos
sesses a thrifty and vigorous habit OF
growth. does well without irrigation
and on land that is 80 poor and rough
that it will produce almost nothing
else. Realizing these good qualities
large areas in California which can
never be put under ditch are being set
to eucalyptus trees. Results that have
already been secured show that II Sc,
close together these groves will pro
duce long. straight trunks free from
lower limbs, the wood firm and stron;
and useful for a great many purposes
The tree Is q native Of Australia. where
1t is highly priced and where severa
varieties Of 1t are found.
The grape growers In the Chautau
qua belt in York state have suffered
serious loss OF late as a result Of tn,
inroads Of insect and fungous pests
Figures which have been published
show that there has been q reduction
in yield per acre from 800 baskets IL
1900 to $50 baskets in 1903. So serious
has the situation become that the
growers are trying to secure the loca-
ton Of a state experiment substation
In the locality with a view to having
scientific methods Of fighting the pests
demonstrated 50 as to show them a
way out Of their troubles. Enough
would seem to be at stake 50 that this
move might well be made. rs the work
Of the state ofncials would be Of real
value to viticulturists In other parts Of
the state and In other sections Of the
country.