The Delta independent., 1909-06-25

used Tor melon raising.
Where nitrogen is lacking in the
soil, grow a crop of COW peas and turn
under.
A coat Of paint on the fences about
the house will improve the looks Of
things.
Put plum trees in the chicken yard
They provide good shade for the
chickens and the trees do we'll there
To get extra early sweet corn start
the seed in berry boxes in the hot bed
and transplant as soon as weather
will permit.
the garden patch. Give the ground
special care and it will not disappoint
you with its yield.
Did you ever notice that it's the
farmer with the best breed of animals
to sell who finds the readiest market
and gets the best price?
Ground rock phosphate sprinkled
over the manure pile as the manure ac-
cumulates increases the efficiency of
the fertilizer when applied TO the land
Don't plant cheap seed just because
1t is cheap. If you want to buy such
s"ed be sure 1t is worth worth plant
ing by testing its terminating pow
ers
For the dairy COW where silage is
fed wheat bran, ground oats and
ground corn make a good ration. also
wheat bran and ground barley, or
ground oats and bran are good.
Carelessnes in handling milk in the
barn will give the cream odors and
havors which will injure the butter
made from 1t, no matter how care
fully the cream is kept afterwards.
Be sure aud look over the harness
and the machinery before putting the
hard strain of the spring work upon
them. timely repair will save seri-
Gus breakage later. and perhaps just
at critical time, TOO.
In laying out the garden do 1t so
that you will have long rows Plant
far enough apart so that you can use
the horse cultivator. Quick work then
running back and forth over the rows.
and. my, how the garden will grow.
Time spent on getting the ground in
good condition to receive the seed is
tine saved when it comes to harvest
ing the crop. for poorly prepared
ground will not grow crop as wei.
or as quickly as II will when the work
is done right.
Corn is growing in popularity and
importance by leaps and bounds. The
100 bushel per acre mark has already
been reached and some are dreaming
of 200-bushel per acre yield That
their dreams will be realized is almost
assured before they awake from their
dreaming.
Common animals with the best of
care sometimes will do astonishing
things. For this reason If you have
not the best of stock make mp your
mind tha, you will get the mos. out of
them by the very best of care and
feed. In this way you will win where
otherwise you might fail.
A good way to interest the boys and
girls on the farm is to place the gar
den patch in their care and agree TO
90, tk..
tables they will raise You will be
surprised to find how much interest
they will take in the enterprise and
how much the bill for the crops will
amount to.
Peach trees badly affected with the
bark beetle should be severely
trimmed back and a generous applica-
ton of manure and commercial fer
tilizer applied to the 's'il around the
trees. The trunks of the tree should
be treated to a thick coating OF white
wash three times a year. as follows:
The latter part of March. the middle
of July and the first part OF October
For the young pigs muscle and bone
building foods are needed. Without
protein pigs cannot build up the lean
meat or grow to any size. Protein Is
found In skim milk. clover and alfalfa.
Corn is nine-tenths carbohydrates;
oats have little more protein than
corn. but not sufficient for the pig.
Rye contains a little more protein
than does corn Barley is one OF the
best feeds on the farm: 1t contains
more protein than does rye. In clover
and alfalfa there is large bulk for
the required nutrients and pigs can
not get enough for maximum
growth