Middletown transcript., 1911-08-26
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

The quality of the plant.ripened toma
to is much better than of house-ripenet
fruits.
/ Cucumbers for pickles may be plante'
yet Boston picking is good variety.
Do not permit your chicks to go int
the cold, wet grass in the early mornings
By judicious planting fine supply 0
onions may be secured throughout th'
season.
Included in the long list Of feeds avail
able for the farm stock, grass has no equal
Cut off the water spouts Of tree al
soon as they appear.
Oyster shell is absolutely the best shell
making food for the hens. Keep it be
fore them constantly.
Don't plant any flowers in straight rows
except hoIlyhocks.or suDfowers, or plants
for borders.
For family eating plant the white pole
cherry beans among the sweet corn, al
first or second hoeing.
II you think OF setting out an orchard
and have had no experience better hire
man to show you bow.
Roosts or perches should not be more
than two feet above the ground and one
should not be higher than another.
Newly broken colts should not be work
ed too hard. They are apt to overstrain
themselves and be injured for life.
A balky horse is often made SO by
cranky or cruel driver, and can rarely be
cured. So be very careful in breaking
the colts.
It is good practice to graft pIums or
peach stock.
A spraying Of the currant and Other
small fruit bushes will help.
Fruit should never be offered for sale
that is exposed to flies.
Never cut limb from a fruit tree IN
less you know just why you do it.
An orchard neglected for one year virtu
ally puts it back three years.
If the rabbits have gnawed only the
outer bark, wrap the wound with cloth.
Do not be stingy Of water for the plants
Soak them plenty once or twice a week,
| and don't dribble once day,
1t is great mistake to pick out the
poreest soil on the place on which tc
plant the orchard. The best is none toe
good.
If a man sells fruits of which be is as,
hamed then he should throw away his
stencil and conceal all evidence of bis
ownership.
The flowers will require close attention
now to keep them tidy. Pick off all the
seed pods and dead leaves and keep aftel
the weeds.
Lemon and orang growers have learned
that it is best to wash and wipe them be
fore packing them to prevent the spread
of rot fungi.
The reason fruit trees planted in fencC
corners and out Of the way places do no
thrive generally may be found in the fac
that they are not cultivated.
In washing only running water should
be used because if washed in water tba
has been used they will absorb the mi
crobe organisms of disease.
If you cannot get one this year, get g
brooder and wait for the incubator unit
next season.
Fowls require the equivalent of about
27 pounds Of dry feed for each 800 pounds
of live weight.
Hens require plenty Of green food as
we'll as room for exercise in addition to
liberal grain feeding.
A hen that is laying an egg every other
day will consume considerably more food
than one that is not laying at all.
Chicken and ducklings bred from i'm.
mature stock have not the same vigor as
those whose parents were full grown.
The unsanitary conditions of the coops
is the cause of the mortality Of thousands
upon thousands Of chicks every season..
Apply kerosene to the roosts with a
cloth or swab twice week during the
summer or warm weather to kill the red
spider lice.
There are almost as many ways and
methods Of feeding and caring for turkeys
as there are localities where they are
grown.
Frequently cleaning and disinfecting OF
all the poultry quarters means less trouble
and more profits. Use carbolated white.
wash freely.
Watch for cabbage bugs and cabbage
worms. These insects usually cause trouble
when the weather gets dry and food is
scarce.
Whether the season is wet or dry, OF
the land rich or poor, thorough cultiya.
tion is the chief "secret" in having sue,
cessful garden.
The brood sow that is kept upon pas
ture with little supplementary protein
food stands the best chance of making the
biggest profit.
The onion is akin to the turnip and
cabbage; you must see that the roots arC
well in the ground, but need not be sC
particular about the bulb.
The good dairy COW has a capacity for
tremendous amount Of ieed and this leeC
must be furnished her If she is going Il
yield the best returns.
The really successful farmer is the maj
who solves the problem of labor. 1t is vel
| nigh impossible to get help at once com
petent and intelligent.
Chicks that are sheltered from th
weather and given plenty Of good waite
viii find much of their feed, and prov
the most profitable crop on the farm.
:, In selecting a ram always pick out on
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