The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-02

spread. The easiest and practically
the only effective means OF artificial
control where established, is by out
ting of the overwintering nests dur
Ing the late fall. winter or early
spring and destroying the larvae with
H. Ihls, OF course, can be supple
mented by spraying with an arsenical
mixture when the caterpillars appear
on the foliage in spring.
Farm poultry is too often allowed
to run in one large flock. The chicks
cannot be fed properly and are almost
sure to become infested with lice from
the older fowls. Often ducks. geese.
chickens and turkeys are all turned
together to fight for supremacy. The
more the fowls are distributed over
the farm in summer, the most produc.
tive they will be.
Every flock owner of long experience
In handling breeding ewes fully rea,
Lies that the condition of the ewes at
mating has decided influence upon
the breeding qualities of both ewes
and progeny.
Heartsease was formerly not worth
considering as honey plant, because
OF Its scarcity; but Of late years it has
become plentier, and this year it is
worth many dollars. Same with dan.
delion.
To make hens lay, put some oats in
oox' pour warm water over them,
ana Keep IN warm place. Feed a
small quantity to hens each morning
after the oats begin to grow and get
green. Oats soaked in milk are splen,
did.
Prepare cultivated ground the same
as for Strawberries for transplanting
raspberries and blackberries, but blow
burrows ten feet apart for black berries.
eight for red, yellow, and purple rasp.
berries and seven for blackcaps.
An average sample of the droppings
Of high-fed hens contains about thirty
or thirty-two pounds of nitrogen, thir.
ty pounds of phosphoric acid and ff-
teen or sixteen pounds of potash in
each ton.
What furnishes more material for
the white of eggs than corn does? A
bushel OF wheat contains abou: one
tenth more protein, three per cent. less
fat and nearly three times as much
fiber.
AS a rule, trap Wanting should be
done when the pla1s IS dormant This
applies to all fruits, bat for convent
ence we sometimes transplant straw
berries during the growing season.
At the close of the honey season,
when part or all the bees are run for
comb honey, some sections may be
capped partly over. while some will
be partly filled but no sealing done.
Much unnecessary energy il expend-
ed in trying to avoid labor. Those who
are not willing to give honest, con-
sc1ent1ous labor need not expect phe-
nomenal success on the farm.
Cows feed little at night if we'll fed
during the day, and if the stable is
we'll ventilated they are as comfortable
here as anywhere, and the gain to the
manure pile Is considerable.
Before starting in fruit culture for
market visit the progressive, practical
fruit culturists and study details; also
learn the cost of bushes, method OF
culture and the returns.
Different farmers In different Sec
winter wheat. Some SOW early and
some SOW late. each claiming equally
good results.
There is no ona who ought to have
a better garden than the farmer who
has all of the land necessary With
teams and usually help to care for it
Whatever you do, don't select seed
ears from stalks on which smus has
developed, for that's one of the les
ways of encouraging this trouble.
When the asparagus tops have be-
come ripe they should be cut off and
hv,w nd In ho ~
the rust fungus are destroyed.
Different qualities of the same
kind Of grain and hay enter the ball
anced ration of the different expert.
ment stations for horses.
For picking apples a half bushel
basket, lined with burlap and pro-
vided with strong hook, will prove
better than bag.
Salt improves both the flavor and
keeping qualities Of butter, as we'll as
increasing it's weight at small pro-
portionate cost.
One of the most trying periods in
the foars development is weaving the
youngster from the milk of it's dam.
There is money in bee keeping if it
is managed properly.
Fat heavy hens that spend too much
time in the corn crib, eating with the
hogs, are in danger of dying suddenly
with apoplexy.