Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-28

try. into the orchard. Hogs viii rub
the trees and cause them injury. and
sheep will completely trim the lower
branches. and some times bark the
trees.
Where the orchard u to be kept -
permanent grass for any reason. The
best plan for the good Of the trees = .
NOW the grass each year and either q.
low Il to lie on the ground - mown
as a mulch and fertilizer. or pile Il un.
der and around the trees for the same
purposes. In some cases hay may be
removed from orchards without serious
injury TO the trees ana fruit crop. The
orchard should be q valuable acreage
Of the farm, and everything should be
done to enable the fruit tree6 to do
their best. They must have good soil
conditions for good growth and fruit
ing. Pasturing the ground packs the
Value OF Cowpss Hay.
Cowpea hay has the same feeding
value as alfalfa, and is relished by cat
tie. Cows keep up the milk dow ON It.
and It is equally good for beef. 1t
makes q splentlid crop to follow wheat
drought -resister. and. when properly
handled. will make about . ton per
acre. The ground should be disked Inn
mediately after harvest and then har-
roSed. Four or dve pecks per acre
may be sown as the right amount. and
this done with q common grain drill.
using the oat cups wide open. Cut
when first begin to ripen and allow to
c$o In Eos try~ %
doesn't hurt 1t much.
Farm ousstions.
1. In what proportion are Sand.
gravel and cement mixed for concrete3
Are they mixed wet or dry? whyf
2. How does paint preserve woodf
What is white lead?
3. Draw plans for model farm harm
and estimate cost of material and labor
Of construction.
4. Why should barns and outbufld-
ings be guttered?
5. What arc the essentials of . good
dairy barn?
6. What kind Of roof IL best for q
poultry house? Why?
Z. Where should the different poultry
house fixtures be located! What 10 q
trap nest?
8. Give advantages for matched
flooring in a barn.
9. Lay out model plans tcr farm
buildings Of q forty-acre farm.
Chiespo'e Farm School for 0oya
There il sound and practical phil
anthropsy rather than sentimental
benevolence behind the farm school
project to be launched by certain citi
zens Of Chicago at Walhalla, near
Ludington. Mich, within q few days
1t is not to be In any sense . charity
or a reformatory, but simply school
for the training OF boys between 10
and 16 years Of age In agriculture
horticulture and Horticulture. There
will be ample room on the 120 acre
farm for instruction in all OF these and
the manager and director exhibits what
looks like good judgment at the very
, start in saying that the boys are to
be trained. a. far as this may be done
according to their Individual bent
That is. q boy Is not going TO DO made
| to learn general farming whether his
taste runs that way or not. IT we flnd
that boy u especially interested IN
flowers" says the manager. I'VE shall
| try to train him to be q horticultur-
| ist'
In other respects the plans for the
operation OF this school, 20 far an the,
can be formulated at the beginning
appeal to common sense. The fee pei
month for students is to be about hall
the cost of providing for them or SIS
This win enable parents in humble
| circumstances to send q boy to ths
school, since 1t will cost little more e
keep him there than 1t would to care
for him at home. Moreover. If HI
earns more than the SIS a month. ant
it will be possible 70: him 30 do so. !
is probable that the surplus will b.
placed to the credit Of his tuition fe'
with the result OF making this less o
anu obligation for his parents or o
extending the period Of his tuition OF
the farm. The plan. indeed. - to keel
the boys on the farm school until the!
are equipped with sufficient knowledg'
in one or all OF the lines mentioned
to enable them to earn minimum
wage Of Sl5 a month on the outside
Around Chicago. AZ around nearly al
large cities. there are plenty OF oppor
tunities for skilled farm labor. TIL
Industry Of truck gardening, In tn
open or in greenhouses, has grown {
tremendous proportions. 1t IL demand
ing the services Of skilled hands, an
LIT Is becoming yearly better able TO pa.
good prices for efficient service.