Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22

tings of the various bedding plants
before they are destroyed by frost
Tip cuttings are the best.
Seeds of hardy ANIMALS, such as
candytuft and peoples, may be sown
outdoors for spring bloom.
Sweet peas may be sown outdoors
in the fall; they will bloom earlier
than the spring-sown seeds
Save all the leaves that fall from
shade trees and store them in an out
of-the-way place for later use, as
mulching material on the bulb beds
and borders.
Be sure that azaleas and rhododen-
drons have plenty of water IL the
summer has been dry one. These
shrubs are frequently killed by sum-
mer droughts.
Get the poultry houses in good
shape to stand the bad weather. See
that all crevices are filled and that
the roof is tight.
Why not try the open-front poul-
try house this winter, substituting a
muslin curtain for the window glass
Don't forget to separate the young
pullets and cockerels early. They
will develop better II kept apart.
Now is a good time to weed out the
old stock and to send the least desir-
able specimens to the block
If you want to introduce new blood
into your flock, this is an excellent
time to pick up some specimens of
the kind you want.
Breeders are usually eager to dis
pose of their surplus birds reasonably
before putting them in winter quar-
ters, and you make a choice in Sep
TENDER that would not be possible
later on.
Before rainy weather comes get in
that supply of road dust that you will
be needing so badly a little later on
for the dust-baths.
Collect all leaves as they drop and
store them in a dry place for use in
the litter during the winter
Now is the time to plan for an
adequate supply of water for the win
ter Buy plenty of shell and grit, hop
pers, also,
Try out the dry-feeding plan this
winter. Keep variety of mixed
grains constantly in front of the fowls
in hoppers. It's good for them and a
labor-saver for you.
Pick all fruit by hand after it is
well colC.ed and fully matured. but
before it becomes soft. In removing
the fruit from the tree be very careful
not to break or injure the spurs or
branches.
Have the windfalls made into
cider.
Give the small fruits another Gull
tivating.
Preserve the surplus fruit by can
ming, drying or making into juices.
If fruit trees set last spring show
the effects Of warm weather remove
the soil around them to the depth of
three or four inches, apply water
and then a heavy mulch,
and most Of the trees will be saved.
The plots to be set to fruit this fall
should be MANFRED, plowed and sown
TO a cover crop now. After planting,
he cover will have a good growth,
and the trees can be set without dis
turbing it. Early in spring pillow the
cover under, and the soil will be in
fertile state for the trees to make a
rapid growth the first season.
Blackberry plants properly cut back
during the summer will not have
lateral shoots of considerable length
which should be shortened to fifteen
inches.
Gather autumn pears as soon as
they reach a full size, and ripen them
indoors; if picked before maturity,
they are liable to shrivel
Young peach trees in the first year
out of the nursery are in danger OF
injury from early frosts. During the
latter part Of September preparations
should be made to lay them down
with an earth covering for protection
against cold. Dig a circular trench
four feet wide, pour water into this
trench and work the trees back and
forth until the roots are loosened.
This will admit the trees to bend to
the ground Tie the branches together,
cover with burlap, and put sufficient
earth over the whole tree to cover ii
and hold it in this position.
Lily bulbs do best if planted in Sep
TENDER. Give them a rich, deep, we'll
drained soil, with plenty Of fertility
within easy reach. Manure must
never be placed next to the bulbs,
however.
Few perennials excel hardy phlox
in attractiveness of flower and length
of bloom. Bet strong, field-grown
plants now so that the clumps will
be well-established before winter.
Iris set out during September will
flower nearly as well as old plants
next summer
Many of the hardy vines can now
be planted.
order your hardy bulbs early this
month.
See that all the hardy chrysanthe-
NUNS are properly staked and tied.
The weight of the flowers will break
down the plants and spoil the display
unless proper supports are provided.
Dahlias are now at their best. Keep
the developing stems we'll supported
and remove the faded flowers when
ever seen.
Make cuttings of bedding plants
wanted for new stock.
If biennials and perennials are
sown early in the month, they viii
make plants strong enough to winter
well, with the proper protection.