The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-24
OF Interest TO the Farmers

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contaras an acid which tends TO neu-
tralize the alkah Of the manure. and.
while II adds little to the soil In the
way Of fertilizer. when decayed 1t fur
nishes q valuable mold or humus.
The French way Of slaughtering
horses after they have outlived their
usefulness in the harness has some ad-
vantages over the practice quite too
common In this country of selling
broken down animals to some heartless
brute who will exact the last ounce Of
work from them. quite likely killing
them In the process. The old country
way means at least a quick and mer-
ciful death.
That Misunderstanding vegetable
mold--is a requisite for the proper
growth Of vegetable life Ii shown
nicely when a crop such as corn Is
planted on spots which have been
scraped OF in the process Of leveling
q piece Of land The growth that is
made is stunted and the plants are Of
q sickly color. 1t usually requires sew
eral seasons OF fertilizing and filling to
bring such soils to a normal productive
capacity.
Swamp muck might be used on many
q farm to good advantage as an alb
sorbent of the moisture and liquids in
the stable manure. Such treatment
would arrest the dissipation and de-
composition of fertilizing elements.
while the muck soil would furnish a
type Of humus that the average soil
stands much in need of. For winter
use in cold ATTITUDES the absorbent
could be thoroughly dried during the
summer months and stored under cover
where 1t would be available.
The housewife-it Is super6uous TO
call her busy-can save herself a
whole lot Of hot work over the ironing
board II she will fold the bed linen.
towels aud all Of the undertaking
and hose carefully after they are dry
and put them away without ironing.
II she feels that she must put crease
In them this can easily be done by put
ting the folded clothes under q heavy
weight for a few hours. A whole lot
Of women are making this short cut in
their work. and they are to be COM
mended for their good sense.
That old friend the pigweed. known
also under the names redroot and care.
less weed. Is a very cosmopolitan pest
1t tries the religion Of the New Eng
land farmer. harries the patience OF
the midstate gardener and Is one OF
the worst banes Of the Pacific slope
rancher. Its source of working mis-.
chief lies in its prolificacy and persist.
ence. 1t will mature all the way from
10000 to $4,000 seeds in a single sea.
son. while IL chopped OF in the morn.
ing there Is n tradition that 1t will
send up n shoot and mature q seed be-
fore shutdown. Its roots go deep and
are about as tough as that Of an al
falfa plant.
For those DESTROYS Of taking up bee
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able a more concise or practical publ
cation on the subject than farmers
bulletin No. 397. entitled Bees" re-
Gently published by the department Of
agriculture at Washington. whence II
may be had free by sending for it
This bulletin condenses into forty-twe
pages the practical information and
| nocoSSu i,, thu v,rnv,ovs n
agement Of an apiary. including loca
ton. equipment. general manipulations
swarm management. production Of
honey and wax. wintering. diseases
| etc. as well as much other pertinent
| general information. At the close a
the bulletin Is given a list Of all pub
locations Of the department bearing OF
the different phases Of beekeeping.
| In all varieties Of apples where colol
Is a requisite. factors Of quality anG
size being the same the highest prices
will be received for that fruit which /.
the most highly colored. To secure
this result sunshine and free circula
ton Of air are necessary. and this can
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thickly headed top. The way out i!
the inauguration of a system of prun
ing which will open the tops of thu
trees-the removal Of the main leader
. good distance down and the thinning
Of the lateral limbs. This will no
only color the fruit. but it will greatly
simplify the labor OF spraying ant
harvesting 1t. while in years to come
II the pruning is properly done. it will
mean that the fruit will be produced
within reasonable distance from tn,
ground instead Of at a height wher'
extension ladders will be needed I,
pick 1t, Red apples are the none.
fetchers. aud the above 10 the way {,
get them.
A Delaware hen. bought 10 furnish
etufflng for n po.pie laid her owner "a: