Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
THE COUNTRY CALENDAR
llnls About Things to Do at This Season in Garden
anu ureenhOnse, the Orchard and the Poultry Yard

raising broilers for the market is
1lstinet branch of the poultry indus
ny, Begin ON small scale and in
tease the production as success and
experience are gained.
mems Tor general purposes will do
petter When kept away from the
cocks. Keep the males in quarters ri
tnelr own, until the breeding season
Don't let the fowls roost in tho
trees. They have no business the RE
100 many thieves of all kinds. When
night comes they should be safe under
tight roof
There is no best" breed, though
many have this idea The breed TO
Keep depends upon the market con-
dltlons and the purpose for which
tney are kept. 1t must be remem-
bered that more depends uron proper
FEEDING and general care than on any
particular breed.
Keep all trash picked up around the
poultry houses and runs. Everything
not absolutely necessary offers a pos
slble hiding place for vermin and dis
ease germs, in addition to giving a
slovenly appearance.
Better results will be obtained from
several small flocks than from the
same number all In one. In fact. any
flock of hens should not number more
tnan twenty at the most.
The poultry has no business in the
hog house or yards. 1t keeps the
tflasr i
pigs are liable to get the bad habit of
killing them Keep them apart.
Poultry pays well, but not by throw
Ing a few handfuls of grain, the same
Kind, day after day, on the ground.
Feed a variety of food, including
green cut bone and vegetables, and
keep the house light and dry.
The poultry houses and coops can
be made ornaments to the premises.
Paint them to match the other farm
buildings or they look well in a clear
white. Keeping them well painted is
a saving of dollars in the end.
The blossoms of the dahlias may be
protected in the same manner.
Caponize the surplus cockerels and
they will develop into fine, large
birds for the market. Every farmer
has few that are eating more than
they are worth. They do not have to
be kept long after getting their
growth to do this.
Every pound of farm produce.
which otherwise would be wasted
that is fed to the poultry, decreases
the feed bill. This means an increase
in the profits Keep this in mind
and there ought to be a favorable
difference in the yearly accounts.
Build a good, roomy closet. to be
used only for your poultry interests.
Put therein all the supplies such as
leg bands, insect powder, etc. Also
keep there hammer and an assort-
ment ofm4ilHoaJt will save both time
and steTfs by knowing just where to.
look for the needed article.
Liquid manure intelligently applied
10 the chrysanthemums will improve
both the foliage and flowers.
When the nights begin to get cool,
remove the plants to the window
garden Give them plenty of air dur
ing the day. SO that the change will
not give them a setback.
Re-pot the calais in rich, turfy
soil. Divide the bulbs, if they require
division.
Build vermin- proof pit for stor-
ing the half-hardy plants not desired
to winter indoors. The pit is also
useful for holding plants until wanted
in the greenhouse, or for storing
greenhouse plants that have lowered.
Grass seed grows admirably at this
season. The cool atmosphere and
autumn rains are very favorable 10
it's growth Seed new areas and rem
ovate the lawn
Any time in the year is the right
time to begin planning for an as
paragus plot.
Save every bit of the hen manure.
Keep it dry and put it on some crop
next spring. Worth its weight IN
gold.
MANY farmers who have been grow
ing fruit for years do not know that
the apple and most other fruit trees
form fruit buds in the late summer
months
Apples keep best when allowed 20
hang on the trees until they reach
maturity but that does not mean sou
AMI ripe. 1t is a common daiidos
that green, immature fruit VIII keep
the best.
Good cultivation during the summer
will cause fruit trees, bushes ana
vines to grow new wood ana FORM
new buds for next seasons fruit crop:
cultivation should cease at the end OF
the summer so the wood VIII nave
time to develop and harden before
freezing weather.
The hum of the busy little honey
bee should be heard on eyerv farm.
A moderate amount of care given 10
these industrious workers Will help
ont considerably in these days OF the
high cost of living by providing
supply of the most delicious ana
bealthful of all sweets for the table
The silo, the first appliance to adapt
itseIf TO concrete, has grown enor
,aoisIv in size. One of the biggest OF
them is sixty-two feet high and has
walls that are eight inches thick. It
will hold enough enSilage to fatten
Ave carloads of beef cattle. 1t only
TOOK month to build it and its total
cost was but $500.
If winter oats can be grown with
General success in central ATTITUDES,
shav should prove a very valuable
cron. Spring sown oats are valuable
when they can be sown early enough
and the spring season Is moist ana
favorable for rapid growth and fuil
maturity.
pumpkins are merely water crop
To-