Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1912-03-16


Corn begins to ferment Immediately afte
pulling, so she never pulls more than 81
ears at a time which can be canned in Il
minutes. This would make IL cans. Ust
J can of salt, sugar to taste, cover will
water and boil 10 minutes. Screw thu
cap on but once-dou't retighten as II
breaks the seal made by the air vacuum
and tends to let in air and bacteria. Sht
steadies her jars in the boiler by using {
wire rack that keeps them from breaking
each other; fill boiler only about J the j4l
depth. Use no talt except for cOrn-it
toughens fruit. She also told how she
made her own conserVes which while
fine food are very costly if bought.
Mrs. Snyder also spoke on poultry. She
gives no feed for 48 houas after Matching.
She found by examining about 100 eggs
at all stages of the incubation that the
yellow of the egg is absorbed by the chick
just before coming out, and this is its food
| for 4S hours. She gives the new chick
only grit for this period. Then use chick
| food until the sixth week; then fine
cracked corn and wheat until they can eal
the whole corn; never give chickens cold
or wet food, if mashes are used, dry them
| 6UOuRu 10 ldh6 buG 6UkklucSb Oubs always
boil any milk given them, never use raw
milk at it causes bowel troubles. She found
that -four of sulphur cured and prevented
the gaps. Feed times daily; heat their
waterloo everlastingly clean in every way
with them-their food (never using de.
cayed food of any sort their drink, their
housing, etc. Eggs not for setting keep
better when the male bird is excluded; 10
days will restore fertility. Use good full
blooded stock as it pays best.
Mrs. Snyder says that Plymouth Rocks
are lazy; her preference is Wyandottes
and White Leghorns. Wilmington mar
ket demands yellow flesh; hence white
Orpingtons, whose flesh is more White
sell better in New York markets.
The evening program began with a
pleasing duet on the piano by Mrs. j.
Allan johnson and Miss Maud Deakyne,
followed by a funny recitation in the
negro dialect by Miss Nellie Janvier, both
of which performances were warmly aps
plauded.
Professor Hayward, Director Of the Ex=
perimeutal Farm, gave 4 brief but very
meaty talk on daiFying. Through the
biuDder of the Express Company his
slides did not come, aud he was not able
to give the illustrated lecture he Lad plan
lned-Which was great less to the puE-
ic.
The dairy COW produces food cheaper
than any other aniMal-more per pound
1000 pounds year dairy matter, most
of it edible, while year old steer, gives
only 500 pounds of dressed meat, only
part of which is edible. In Europe they
throw oat the beef COW, cheese taking the
place of meat and the animal is used iur
work. Professor told of seeing COWS
drawing a pillow, the man holding the
handles and woman driving the COWS.
The dairy COW has raised Denmark out of
bankruptcy, and made it highly prospect
GUS.
Dairyiug in this section is in bad shape
just now for these reasons; l. poor COWS,
of whom ought to be killed in all Della
ware, as only ] pay for their feed-much
less for their housing and interest on the
investment!
This single statement is worth big fol-
tune to the state if it be heeded-and do
lars to every farmer.
1t is impossible to tell bad from good
COW by her looks; only tests for weights
of milk and fat percentages, can settle the
question. Daily weighing of the milk of
each COW, and a fat test once a month.
Prof. Hayward said the dairy business is
something like the Italian corner fruit
seller, 81 maka big nun onns the penut-
ta-losa the nun onna the dam BAN ban
am! Get rid of the star boarders-the
poor COWS. Delaware, with her good
creameries to supplement her farm pro-
duCtIon, has better chance to escape the
middleman than most states.
A good dairy feed is 40 pounds of corn,
silage, 10 pounds Of soy beau hay, pound
soy bean meal, and pounds of ground
corn meal. Milk is worth, pound for
pound, ] as much as beef steak.
The dairy keeps the farm up, keeps the
farmer home, and 80 makes him a better
farmer, husband and citizen.
Prof. Hayward began near 10 O'Clock,
and so his very useful lecture was made
only too brief.
Mr.. F. 9. Bancroft told about his apple
growing. He is great authority on the
apple. He gave the audience much vslu-
able information on the whole subjpt.
Said Delaware could grow better apples
than New York or the Wesi, and that New
Castle County could do as well a. Kent or
Sussex and in point OF color coulI EXCEL
either.
Select trees best suited your particular
soil, dip the trees in the insect destroying
liquid before plantiDg-but not the roots
kill the scale before it gets start.
Trim all broken roots with the cuts on
the under side next the SOIL II the
head of year old tree does not suit yor,
cut it off aud grow a new one. The
terminal bud can be grown up or down.
Cut back the tops heavy, aud trim the
head sprouts into the middle of the tree,
but don't prune too heavy-the Nav
Jerseyman prunes none at all, but this is
wrong. Keep fairly open head l, 2, or
story high if needed.
Don't plant any Ben Davis trees, nor
bother with Summer fruit unless you can
load enough to fill car and have it iced.
The 4th of July aud Williams Early Red
are the best summer varieties. Plant the
top of the tree right over the roots. Mr..
Bancroft told how sashing the bark
not too deeply-of a crooked limb tends
to straighten it, h had thus fixed up a
lot of very crooked trees, slit theEside
opposite the curve. OF later varieties the
Wine Saps will not self polinate, some
other variety must be planted with them,
The Stringham Wine Sap is a superior
apple, no two trees have the same favor
and hardly any two apples on the same
tree. The Stayman Wine Sap Roma
Beauty, Paragon and Nero are fine kinds,
also the King David, cross between the
Arkansaw and the Jonathan-a year
old tree yielding baskets.
Spraying ie the most Important of all
things. For months it is spray all the
time with lime and sulphur. It doesn't
pay to make it yourself. Miscible oils
are also good tho not fungicidss. For the
scale you need spray but once. Scale 2
years ago was bad because of the neglect
OF early spraying. The scsb gets in its
work in the days between the opening
Of the cluster of buds aud the bloom.
Five days before the buds open, the
spores of the scab infect them, 60 We had
to spray day and night. Spray next
when the blooms fall and lhena Sd time,
3 weeks later.
Fay great attention to your harvesting
and packing. Handle each apple with
care-like eggs-both in picking and in
packing. l have been packing apples for
years but don't know just how yet. 1t is
a difficult art Use IS Delaware bas-
ket" and the Oregon Box" Remember
kok hool l.