Middletown transcript., 1911-06-03
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

The first OF our radlshes came from
China.
Any flavor 10 the milk will be found in
the butter.
Do not use potatoes affected with ''scab"
for seed.
There is no grain equal to corn for fat
tening turkeys.
The cultivation OF the corn brings the
seed near the surface.
Freshly burned stone lime is best for
making Bordeau mixture.
Carrots should be s6wn early as the,
crop, especially the late varieties, require
long season.
Do not expect success with house plants
unless you give them enough room and
enough sunlight.
Glover and orchard grass seed should
be sown on winter grain before the frost
10 out of the ground.
Pig losses are invariably found to be
much smaller where they are kept on
pasture than under any other conditions.
The most potent cause of hens eating
their eggs is a lack of the mineral ele-
ments in their systems to make the egg
shell.
Young ganders are better for breeding
purposes than young geese.
Silage has an advantage over green soil
ing crops in cost of production.
After the potatoes are up, set the culi-
vator deep and close to the plant.
A very rich sandy loam is best for Gu
cumbers, as they like warm soil.
When full grown, turkeys are hardy
and fully able to take care of themselves.
The largest and pIumpest seeds always
give the best and strongest plants.
Mares heavily in foal can be injured by
field work If not handled judiciousIy.
Barley is best suited for cool climate
and good soil, like limestone, slate or
red clay soil; sand loan is too dry and
hot.
While sweet corn will grow on almost
all good farm land, yet it will yield larger
ears on deep, sandy or river bottom
loan.
A crop OF beans can be grown and mar
keted cheaper than crop of corn and are
much easier on the land, being a nitrogen
gatherer.
Carrots do we'll on most any garden
land, bnt they prefer moist, deep, loa,
my, friable soil.
Pastures will respond to stable manures
and commercial fertilizers the same as
other crops.
In drying seed corn it shonld be re-
membsred that warm air alone does not
dry out the corn.
Roots are valuable addition to our
stock foods, especially where the farmer
is without siIo.
After long investigation, three Eurpean
scientists have decided that trees, through
their foliage, extract free nitrogen from
the atmosphere.
One difficulty about raising guineas is
that the yoTng birds are very easily kill
ed by mites and lice.
Let the soil be rich for your asparagus
bed, for its growth will always reveal the
way it has been fed.
When plants have been attacked by
frost every means must be taken to pre-
vent them from thawing rapidly.
Bean growings as commercial crop is
taking first rank in many bean growing
centers for several reasons.
Apple tree roots feed from all portions
of the orchard soil. Feed such soil as
you would for any other crop.
As soon as pigs commence to eat spread
a little whole oats over the floor after the
sloop is eaten. Keep the trough and
feed yards clean and dry.
Rape may be seeded at any time be.
tween early May and late June, depend
ing upon what time the crop 10 wanted for
forage or pasture purposes.
Plaster, when properly applied, is bene-
fetal to all leguminous crops especially
red, white, crimson and als:ke clovers;
disc peas, beans and potatoes.
The most economical, as well as the
best growing ration for weaned pigs is
equal parts of wheat middlings and oat
meal, and about oue.fourth the amount
of faxseed meal.
The Indian Runner ducklinga are
usually very active and hardy, and will
quickly roam far and wide in search Of
insect life, which if plentiful will form a
large part Of their food.
The average bean crop for the United
States is about 16 bushel but individual
growers are getting as high as 40 bushel
per acre where conditions are high and no
greater expense.
The egg eating habit is very usually
contracted by one Of the flock at first par
taking OF the contents Of the egg after it
has bt EN- accidentally broken, especially
if the fowls have been supplied with q
sufficient proportion Of albuminous food.
While certain breeds are more inclined
to yellow skin than others, the fact re-
mains that even naturally yellow low
Skinned fowls can have the color changed
by feeding accordingly. Corn and corn
meal is the proper food for producing yel-
low carcasses while fattening.
Setting hens in small and poorly ven.
tilated houses and in small yards always