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

Grow the pigs from the day CT
birth to the day of slaughter.
Don't feed spoiled food to the poul-
try. It is poor economy, as they
may become poisoned or contract
disease. Burn all rotted food imme-
diately.
Applo. given in small quantities
make an excellent feed for colts
There is no better way of getting
on good terms with the youngsters
than by quartering sweet apples and
feeding to them from the hand.
Shredded corn fodder Is one of the
things that has not been fully apnre-
ciated on the farm. 1t is good for
bedding the stock, it is convenient
TO have in the henhouse as litter,
and 1t is really worth considerable
as feed.
II fowls were more nationally
treated to nourishing rather than
a stimulating dietary and supplied
with shell-forming materials soft
often.
Feed the horses which work hard
good. nourishing food and plenty of
1t. A half-fed horse can't work and
thrive. A young horse doing the
same work as an old one should
have as much feed.
In order to get the most out of
oil meal for hogs it should be mixed
with boiling water and allowed to
stand a few hours before mixing
with the other slop. Some feeders
get good results by feeding it dry
but their equipment is different from
that of the average pork raiser.
Take care of your pillow. When
you are through with your days
work cover the metal parts instead
of allowing them to remain exposed
to the damp night air and rust I'M
til next morning. When you store
your plow in the shed rub little
grease Of any kind over the mold
board, share and land side This
will effectively prevent rust, and the
grease will be rubbed off as soon as
you put the pillow in the ground
again.
Rust in asparagus may be largely
controlled by spraying with resin
bordeaux from July to September,
at intervals of ten days or two
weeks. This is a difficult and rather
costly undertaking and will hardly
pay except ON large areas. busting
with flower of sulphur has given
good results. Cutting and burning
all the diseased stems will help to
Keep the rust in check.
In the face of the fact that poultry
of all kinds is so very popular every
where, and that eggs and dressed
poultry command a good price and
are increasing in demand every year,
1t seems strange that more farmers
do not increase the size OF their
poultry plant.
Keep good COWS, that will produce
from 200 to 300 pounds or more OF
butter fat annually, and feed them
literally is the advice contained in
Farmers Bulletin 541, of the United
States Department of Agriculture, on
farm butter-making. Keep the cows
comfortable and clean when in stable,
This Is conducive to best production.
Fall Is the time to set out Vine
yard. Have many Concords, Of
course, for a sure crop. Niagaras are
next for the same reason of hardi-
ness and their light color and delights
full flavor. especially in jelly. Moore's
Early should find a place for its
earliness. and the little tight-hsted
Evira for the fair beauty of its
punches on the table.
There are many useless expecta-
lions connected with the poultry in
dustry because of the fact that there
are those who are unwilling to meet
the necessary conditions. but to those
who will meet the conditions these
expectations cease to be useless and
become reasonable probabilities, and
1t is for the individual to decide
whether he will be the victim of use
less expectations or the beneficiary Of
reasonable possibilities.
Hogs, unlike most other farm ami
mails, are not very well protected
with a warm coat of hair. In fact,
their hair, as rule, is no protection
whatever to them. although the scarf
skin is to a greater or lesser degree
The fat hog can endure much cold
without suffering, since the layer OF
fat under the skin serves as a blanket
to keep the animal warm. Thin hogs
and hogs in medium flesh are much
affected by the cold, and unless they
have warm shelter they will suffer
during the winter months.
Spray the roses of all kinds for the
leaf beetle this month, using arsenate
of lead and getting at the under side
of the leaf Keep right on clipping
hedges where necessary; every clip
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Carnations can be planted indoors
late this month or early next month
of course great deal depends upon
the weather and the type of green
house. With the big modern we'll