Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-09-27

from the FARM su,nat.l


Perhaps some OF your crops have disap.
pointed you this year, but II you sowed
few seeds OF kindness, a. we advised last
spring, that crop did not disappoint YOU.
Another thing: II you didn't plant then
tits not yet too late--this is one Of the best
''catoh" crops known. Try it.
Scarcely any farmers in Congress; wa
don't like It.
There are few things in lie more despi.
cable than the man who blames it on his
wife.
Looking at the sun through whiskey
glass shows the picture Of the poorhouse
and thin soup.
In these days OF undertaking, the
farmer who is able to rake up good COM
post hesp stands to win.
Somebody has said that q dog with no
teeth has . soft snap. We'd rather think
that he has no snap at all.
Corn in the crib is Just in the right spot,
but is the spot rights Or will the rats get
more than their share OF it?
Most horses can hear well, and yet you
would think from the sound of some
mems voices when at work that the
animals were deafer than posts.
Don't forget to save out corn for seed
while you are husking it.. Just because an
ear OF corn is large, does not necessarily
make it the best for seed. See that the
rows are straight from tip to butt, and
that the kernels are well formed and
plump.
II potatoes are inclined 10 rot, don't be
in q hurry to dig yours. Leave them in
the ground as long as you can before dig.
ging. There will be far less waste. have
seen some lots Of potatoes all go to mush
after they were dug; whereas, II they had
been left in the earth till cold weather
came on, most of them might have been
saved.
Many Q good man is in such haste to let
the world know where he stands on the
tariff, reciprocity, and the direct election
OF senators, that his patient wife cannot
lind out where he stands on the important
domestic questions Of water in the house
and new carpet for the parlor. Save the
country, brethren; that's right; but don't
forget to save the wife, for after all what
is the country to you when you have losta
good helpmeet?
Storing vegetables. Onions: store IN
loft rather than in the cellar. IL be latter
they will sprout to their Injury A rev
parsnips for winter use may be lifted anu
stored in sand in the cellar; but, IS reez'
ing sweetens them, it is best to leave many
OF them outdoors for later use, Potatoes'
Store in bins one foot or eighteen ineneS
deep, raised somewhat from the floor. 10
not bruise or they will be likely to ro''
Roots in the nature Of satisfy and morse
radish, freezing does not hurt, so the man
lot may stay out where grown; but soms
should Be dug and put In earth in the CO..
lar for winter use.
In the large producing sections cabosss.
arc stored in specially prepared frost PRIV.
houses. But they are often stored :.
cs11Ass, harms or caves. Some gfo~s..
store In pits and there ID no better way
keep the heads crisp and fresh. Inc m...
thing ID to keep out frost and provide ~
Ventilation. Whatsver the plan OF Vt
! ing, don't wait for Pressing weather
fore harvesting.
Keeping cabbagss: Select dry p.~
in the patch, pull up the caboages -
stand them lcloss together, heads aos s..
Cover with soil from Ave to ten in'.
deep, thinly ct Arst 30 they will no' 80
covering only enough to prevent irse1..
- the season advances. The puiy..s
beds may b made from four to Si1 .sn
vide. A few cabbages Ar present use =.
b stored, heads down, in barrei ~ ~
cellar, but the bulk Of the crop snouiu