The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-25
OF Interest to the Farmers

was Flowed before Sept. l. This was
done to head Oh the work of myriads
OF weeds which usually get in their
work Of seed production between bar
vest and the drst killing frost. We re-
member the farm in question. and the
titled fields were among the cleanest
In the locality.
All kinds Of vexation and a whole lot
Of reboiiins OF fruit in the canning
season can be prevented II the house
wife will see that she has q supply Of
new rubbers for her cans. After be-
ing used couple of times rubbers be-
come hard and inelastic and greatly
increase the chance Of leaking. The
best rubbers cost about two-thirds Of
q cent apiece. while one can Of fruit
lost Is worth from 20 to IS cents.
which makes the reason for the above
precaution quite plain.
That lad was certainly an excep-
ton to the run Of boys who cried be-
cause his father had considerably and
properly made the necessary arrange
ments for him to 90 to the circus. pre-
ferring rather to stay home and pillow
corn so that he could be with the
horses. which he had lately learned to
drive. an accomplishment in which he
took a deal Of pride. If we remember
correctly said boy was not compelled
In {v> A,,n Aav ~ fho 1S,
may be interesting to note that this
lad, now grown. is making a nice sue
cess Of his farming operations.
The bee moth Is a pest that is like
~ to lay its eggs in comb honey that
ia stored and not properly protected.
and also does so in hives in which the
swarm has made headquarters for too
long time. The super of q hive into
which we looked the other evening
was literally alive with lusty larvae
and the newly hatched moths. When
this state of affairs exists the swarm
Is usually done for. and the moths and
larvae should be given a sulphur
smudge or a dose Of carbon bisulphide
by placing few drops Of the chemical
on a piece of cotton and inserting II
into the entrance to the hive.
With the north pole tagged by Peary
and the battle against the air seeming
~ won. as shown in the remarkable
performances Of aviators in America
and Europe during the past few weeks,
there would appear to be little else to
achieve along the line Of accomplish
ing the seemingly impossible and won
derful. Yet a large place in public es-
TEEN waits for the man who may be
able to catch and conserve the swell
tering heat Of summer for use during
the winter season, as we already do
winters cold when We store cakes Of
ice. Experiments have been conducted
along this line. but SO far they have
been without result.
With meat products at a high notch
mails and with an ever increasing out
put of gold tending to still further in.
date prices. the time would seem to be
appropriate for a whole lot of fellows
to diversity their agricultural opera.
tons by making a start with flock
Of sheep. With intelligent care they
are easy to raise. while a major part
Of their keep is furnished by the
weeds-the bane and waste byprod
uct of most every farm. Besides very
satisfactory prices which one may ex
pect for mutton. the Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill. which. showed wool duties
to q still higher level, will hardly be
changed within q decade, hence good
prices may be counted on for the fleece
Of the flock. To man up tree the
sheep business looks mighty good fol
several years to come.
The government Crop Reporter fol
June contains some very interesting
statistics on the fruit situation by
states and for the country as a whole
The condition Of apples. which outrank
in value any other single fruit crop. is
placed at So per cent as against 61.4
for June. 1909, and 69.S per cent
which is the ten year average yield
Washington leads with a percentage
Of 95. Oregon shows 90 per cent. while
Of other important apple producing
states Idaho promises 90 per cent Of a
normal crop. New York IS. Colorado
So. Michigan 81. Arkansas so and Mis-
souri, 81 per cent. Iowa was hardes,
hit Of all with the April freezes and
shows but per cent Of normal pros
pect. The estimate on pears for the
whole country is placed at 63.2 pei
cent Of a normal crop as compared
with 61.S a year ago. while the pros
pect for the peach crop is placed at g.
per cent as against 54.1 per cent 4
year ago.