Middletown transcript., 1912-01-13
FARM NEWS and VIEWS


ed to ripen on the tree. A good rule is to
pick when the seeds have turned brown.
A cover of quail in the orchard will
prove a good friend to the grower, because
they eat tremendous number of insects.
An orchard soil rich in organic matter
is the kind Of soil we want; hence grow a
clover crop this fall and plow under the
next spring.
The apple thrives we'll on a great varie-
ty of soils, provided it is we'll drained and
otherwise well cared for.
All feed possible should be grown on
the farm.
Turkeys do not take kindly to indoor
roosting places.
Try and protect all stock from cold
winds and rains. It pays.
At the time of shipment the feeces of
sheep or lambs should be dry.
Reject all damaged feed. It will pay you
in good milk and excellent butter.
Don't neglect to commence feeding the
colts the grain before they are weaned.
Is the soldering horse in need Of more
grain, or may it not be that its teeth need
filling2
Sheep like men, can endure great sever
ity if conditions are maintained favorable
to the body.
There are a good many breeders who
still believe that it is profitable to grind
corn for the hogs.
It's good idea to wait on the corn I'm.
ill you are sure it is safe to be cribbed,
but not to wal. any longer.
A few hours attention to the imple
ments when storing saves days of work in
the spring rush.
Fall plowing of the garden destroys cut
worms and other insects b; eide getting rid
Of fall weeds.
Potatoes for seed sheuld be carefully
stored where the temperature will be as
low as possible without freezing the pota.
toes.
Bees are safe for the winter? If they
see in the cellar, see that the hives are
raised from the f1or. Remove the bottom
board.
Hog millett is correctly known as
broom corn millet. 1t produces more
grain and slightly less forage to the acre
than common millet.
1t is said that cherries cannot be grown
at any great distance from large
bodies of water.
The average yield of Irish potatoes in
Illinois for 1911 was 80 bushels per. acre.
The side delivery hay rake, the binder
engine, the hay stacker and the gas power
grain elevator all are helps to more prof.
table farming.
Potatoes and other root croDs will keen
we'll if stored in moist sand, but the ten.
perature must be kept low enough to pre-.
vent sprouting.
The stone silo when properly built has
always given satisfaction.
Study and master at least Que farm pro-
llem during the leisure time this winter.
Get the habit of hauling manure to the
ield every day az it is taken from the
)arn.
Rubber hose must be hung iu a dry
'lace if you expect it to last long enough
or you,
Give the asparagus bed an over coat of
manure before hard, freezing weather
ONES on.
II you have a garden you will find poul-
~ manure valuable at this season.
The sort of seed corn to select is the
ind that produces bushels-per acre.
Gather your vegetables before heavy
osts and store in suitable places.
Decaying organic matter in the soil adds
its warmth and stimulates plant life.
A mixed cover crop of nitrogeuoue and
IN n-nitrogenous plants is often used to
Vantage.
Cabbages can be stored in pits the
me as root crops, but they should be
vered with at least ten inches of soil.
A low temperature is necessary for stor
g any vegetable, but it must be cool,
y air, free from odors and Hipts.
1t is not commonly know, but cement
Ike are returnable after using, if not
mayed, at valuation Of ten cents each.
1t should be remembered that a horse
D do more than his feet will stand.
Failure to secure profits in bog raising
} usually due to Encouragement.
31od clean food, pure water, fresh air
] clean surroundings such as stables and
'ds will keep stock healthy and increase
profits on the place.
Any work or exercise which produces
ere strain on the muscles, especially
The bindquarters, is liable to cause
rtions in mares.
'ne oil the hrst essentials for the we'll
ng and comfort of live stock is the
er supply, which, upon the average
n, is entirely inadequate to the needs
he stock.
ence the fodder!
lex all half ripe or green tomatoes be.
the frosts come.
inseed meal contains bone forming
ter.
orses with tender feet needs lots of at.
ion.
the purchase of new hOrse always
chase mare.
domestic animals increase or decrease
aipdly as pigs.