Middletown transcript., 1910-11-19
FARM NEWS AID VIEWS

Seed potatoes, Ike tahls stock, should
be stored aaeold, % possible wishoutirost-
Light Iniures the flavor Of table posatosa,
which should b kept in shs ahsoInte
dark.
It Is not necessary t0clean the gardan
seed 20 thoroughly ae slls seed purchased!
If IL is be soWn by hand.
Good results may be sesured from sod
ground By pIoNlng 10 she iall, and il the.
spring sowing o. drilling 70 psas.
By combining fruit.arowing With mar
ket-gardening for q few years one can get
started in the business on . very small.
capital.
The frat step toward better seed corn
for the next year must be taken IN She
fall BY selecting the seed ears IRON the
stalks in che field.
A large service rendered by birds is the
destruction Of various rodent pests, such
as gophers, mice and rabbits, which work
such havoc to trees and crops when they
become numerous.
Certain birds serve as acaEangeFs, COM
suming deeayine animal matter that
otherwise might become souEcs Of poll
luton Of our air, streams and water sup.s
plies, thus endansering health.
Large sweet potato growers have es..
p,c ,cially constructed housea supplied with
furnace heat to store the crop. The latter
part Of the winter is the best tins % mar
ket tbs crop, as prices are up.
The potatoes should be plowsd out as.
soon 90 the tops aEs yellow. Itleit in the
ground the potatoes viii make q second
growth, which will ipinre sheiriood and
market value.
The potatoes should be dry aud free Of
earth. The potato ground should be.
drilled to wheat and seeded 20 grass. II
the potatoes have bssn wellfsrtiliaed and;
good culture given, no fertilizer viii be.
needed for she grain,
Meat scraps put up especially los she
hens may be bad Ia aImoet any market
andit i . very necessary eVg-pEodueing
iced at thls time. CrustIed oyster-shells
are needed, also.
Hens will do well ON almost any kind
Of iced II they have enough ofis; but
they certainly can not make eggs unless
they are supplied With certain necessary
elements for eg9-prcducing.
Nothing eyer happens without a cause.
One OF the things that viii surely cause
sickness among chickens is crowding I60
fowls into house large enough Tor only
fifsy or at most seventy ave.
There should nou be an extra allow
anCe Of corn given 81 night. Corn fur.
nishes heat to The body, asit Is slow 10
digest. For comfort during winter, the
crop should remain practically filled.
during the entire night.
An essential 10 the hen . comioTti 10 cold
weather is floor where no drafts are
felt, While you are repairing the chicken
house, bank il up well outside. and if the
floor is OF earth. make snrs 10 have it
higher inside than she ground without.
With she present. prices Of besf. which.
all authorities agree can not be loWared,
the production Of ias cattle on farms
where the work has long been iorgostenH
will be found profitable.
Are al the tools, from screW-driveE To-
thrashing machine. sungly housed for the
winter2 They should Be, bnt Il nOt Il is#
mot too late to bring them 10 yet. Better
do e nov.
Is the harness tied Up with strings amp
where Take them OF and do ths best
job of repairing you ever did.
Get ont some stuff ior whifnlstress.
Keep little on hand aHl the time, foF you
may need them before you know iI
Have bottle Of rubber cement on hand
and some good CINE. Fix things, and do
Il while Che other work il nOs pressing
Time is saved by doing now much Of
the work usually done in the busy spring,
auCh % hauling stones. clearing aWay trees
and brush, liking The eraps arbor, ETC.
Leave the job Of climbing the windmill
to some one Who Is leyeLheadsd and
strong in limb. Many serious accident
hes happened from not living up 70 this
rule.
Be thankful every day; don,t pile your
gratitude eli on to ons day. The manI
Who is sbanktul only when the GoyefnOs8
says he must, never Ii very thankful any
day.
| Do nos despise welisbfsd poultry. No
territory has ever bssn noted los ils poul-I
Try products unless well.bssa fowls pevs
therule.
Head lice are deceiFine. The are soI
email and chin that they are olten mis-
taken for down % ths chicks bead and
throat, where shsg ere lhs mesl numsl-
ous.
Sudden chilling. Il i follows overheal-l
ing may result ID diaFfhosa or eaAasFh or
both. Particularly & this true d little.
chicks 10 ths bEoodsr oI Nish ths moi hst
han.
Not only i there mara monsy u ssiains
thoroughbred pqpllFg, but they look bet.i
ter on She placa and eivp The owner snl
appearance 0lsskIaR great care and pride
ID his possessions,
Fssa The birds You,ll need 'sm lext
bug times
Donas III the apples cF pasaloss Ileexa.
sors ons she roilsh onea.
Donss Speculate @ elauiata te,
heslsnta migrate i yod fhiak ybd aHgl,
but utneger speculate;
Gfesn bsue uppls sesll hdiIda snd
mEaefsl mntleI
EaniiRht & snsial g success il.
dhicke1 raiaink.