Middletown transcript., 1910-09-03
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS
There is money in bees.

There is money in bees.
| Retentivs soils should be drained.
i Send to market all old hens right now.
Start an asparagus bed. II shrivss on Z
sandy soil.
Sell off all the roosters except che prims
ones for breeding.
The breed of white hogs is rapidly dis.
appearing from this country.
The good roads movement increases the
pleasure Of moving over the roads.
A dogs bark is rather to be encouraged.
There is argument in the barking Of dog.
One man cannot well do two things al
once, buttWo men can do one thing nicely.
A poor mixer, is an abominasion
in dairy.
The shorter the fattsning period the
greater the profit from the pen.
If there are any bare places on thsIaWn
now they should be reseeded or resodded.
The disk is a better implement than
the ploW for breaking up sod in the or.
chard.
If farmers kept books there would be Q
great many better ones than there are to-
day.
There will be something to learn about
farming 80 long as there are studious
farmers.
There is q distinct difference betYeen
weeds and corn. There should also be an
extinct differences
An orchard will i've longer, bear better
and be more profitable for being well cuI-
tiVated and enriched.
Perhaps the first important factor to
consider in dairying is the stable wherein
the cattle are TO be housed.
Strawberries should be cultivated, the
weeds eradicated and the moisture
conserved for Late summer drouth.
When the incubator is TO be started for
late matches set things in order and run
it two dsysbefore intrusting the eggs to it.
Fresh manure has a tendency to cause
carrots, parsnips and satisfy to grow forksd
rootsi il also causes radisheS to become
wormy.
The attention the farmer gives the hen
is an invitation for the hen to lay-and
her cackle is the acknowledgment of the
invitation.
The scientific, thoughtful farmer works
with his head. He knows every COW,
her yield, her condition and her profit
producing capacity.
No live stock is 80 easily and quickly
increased in volume as hogs and 3 season
of good prices is usually precursor Of iu.
creased breeding.
Allow the calf to run with the mother
for day or go Immediately after birth.
The new milk is necessary to promote
proper digestion.
Aside from the commercial value of the
products from the poultry yard the value
of fresh eggs and fine poultry for the
table should not be under estimated.
Generous treatment while heifer tends
to develop the udder and in fact all the
milk producing organs Of the COW and ed.
tablishes habit that is never lost.
Do not defer harvesting your Irish po-
tatoes until they are affected with black
rot. As soon as the tubers mature and
the plants begin to die harvest the tubers.
No sane and active poultry keeper will
lice in the nest. Place water,
feed and dust bath where the hen can
easily get at them when she daily leaves
the nest.
All decayed specimens of fruit should
be promptly destroyed. Wind-fall apples
and peaches should be gathered up and
destroyed to prevent spreading the disease.
Unless you secure the guinea eggs and
have the young ones hatched under the
hens, along with the chicks, they are al.
most certain to become wild and unman.
ageable.
Beware OF ''red rust" in blackberry or
blackcap bushes. When seen, promptly
dig up and burn infected plant, being
careful not to scatter the fungous dust
over healthy bushes.
Those who have large apple orchards
are fortunate if they have evaporators for
drying Windfall apples. This is good
way to utilize unstable fruit and thus
add to the profits of the orchard.
Keep your eyes open for better hens.
You will often see some advertised for
sale. But steer clear of old Wornout stock.
None over one or at the outside two years
old should be bought or kept on the farm.
Cotsonssed meal fed to exceas will in
lure the flavor Of butter just a. linseed
meal in excess will iniure the grain and
favor. While both of these can be fed
70 an advantage TO dairy COWS the best re-
lults are possible only when they are used
IN connection with other materials.
Do not neglect to examine the currant
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white eggs of the currant worms and the
arva of the currant-ssWfy. II you 6nd
any, dust the leaves, top and under sides,
With finely powdered hellebore, when
the foliage is wet, or put heaping table
spoonful in gallon of water, and apply.
Young shrubs need more cultivation
md care than older ones, especially the
irst year.
Some men never discover where fence
q weak until they attempt TO climb
'ver it.
Even city man can come 10 the front
With small flock Of poultry in bis back
7ard.
No COW which averages lesa than one
md one-half gallons Of milk per day can
% kept at profit.
Take the chill off the water for she
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