The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26


hoe in hot weather weeds that can
Just as well be upturned with a single
horse pillow. It is quite likely that in
the case of the small home garden
there is steady old horse on the
place that needs just this stint Of work
to keep 1t in good rig.
We think there has been reference
in this department in a previous sea.
son to the farm owner who made 1t
practice of paying his tenant a DO.
nus for every acre of stubble which
was plowed before Sept. /. This was
done to head Off the work of myriads
Of weeds which usually get in their
work of seed production between har-
vest and the first killing frost. We re-
member the farm in question. and the
TILED fields We're among the cleanest
in the locality.
All kinds of vexation and a whole lot
of reboiling of fruit in the canning
season can be prevented if the house.
wife will see that she has 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
cent apiece, while one can of fruit
lost is worth from 20 to % 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 go 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 deal of pride. If we remember
correctly said boy was not compelled
to put in dull day at the circus. 1t
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
is 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 hive into
which we looked the other evening
was literally alive with lusty larvae
and the newly Matched moths. When
this state Of affairs exists the swarm
is usually done for. and the moths and
larvae should be given sulphur
smudge or dose Of carbon bisulphide
by placing few drops Of the chemical
on a piece of cotton and inserting 1t
into the entrance to the hive.
With the north pole tagged by Peary
and the battle against the air seeming
ly 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 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
as a result of scarcity of food ami
mails and with an ever increasing out
put of gold tending to still further in
fate prices. the time would seem to be
appropriate for whole lot of fellows
to diversity their agricultural opera
tons by making a start with a 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 still higher level. will hardly be
changed within decade. hence good
prices may be counted on for the fleece
Of the flock To man up tree the
sheep business looks mighty good for
several years to come.
The government Crop Reporter for
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 698 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
IS, Michigan 81. Arkansas so and Mis-.
souri, 80 per cent. Iowa was hardest
hit Of all with the April freezes and
shows but Z per cent of normal pros.
pect. The estimate on pears for the