Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-12
THE COUNTRY CALENDAR
Practical Hints About Things Do at This Season in Garden
and Greenhouse the Orchard and the Poultry Yard

produce without resetting for twenty
years or longer. 1t Is q sure cropper
every year, being seldom affected by
disease or insects. II is extremely
hardy in various soils over wide lat1-
tudes. A start Of asparagus may b.
secured either from seed or the pur-
chasing OF year-old or tWo-year-old
plants Where the young plants can
be purchased reasonably, it is really
cheaper to purchase them than 70
srow the young plants for seed, espe-
caily for q small planting.
The proper time IN which to select
seeds Is late in the fall OF winter.
The reason for requiring this portion
o. the year for so doing is because
mere is then no hurry, and the work
can be done better. The common
practice Of laying the seed corn aside
% remain until spring has done great
damage to the corn crop, as NefE
often the excess Of imperfect grains
such as to cause a failure Of ger
iaination over the whole field. Every
car Of corn should be examined and
Tie inferior grain shelled off. Nege-
table seeds also require examination,
toI insects, dampness and other
causes interfere with their ssfekeep-
ing.
The fact Of the whole matter is
fsNf persons so about keeping poultry
ia a common sense way They e&-
rect much to come from their birds
without much planning, work and
are on their part. They have ex-
uected their hens to live on thin air
snd turn out the eggs by the dozens
every day. They have treated their
nocks unreaspnably.
Mulch all the bush fruits young
trees and ornamentals with loose
straw manure But do not let the
1nulsh lie close to the trunks of the
The cold has sent mice, rabbits. etc,
elsewhere for a winter rest,
Make the bees comfortable for vim
ter. The first real cold day after a
mild spell is the time to bring the
hives into a moderately dark and dry
place with a uniform temperature
from 50 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Il
nothing worse than zero weather is
expected supply a layer Of absorbent
material Just under the cover and I,
pack the hives with straw. leaves or /
newspapers.
In tho business of farming there
- no short cut to success. The con-
dition of prosperity which we all
strive to attain are only reached by
sure steady steps from point 10
point. Therefore, you must abandon
wholly and indefinitely all "get-rich-
Quick ideas il you have such in
your mind.
Begin with a small farm, and make
IL tidy; don't have sagging gates
md swaying doors In planning
our crops, seed less ground than
gu think you can cultivate we'll; !
raise ne gress that you can't Craze
pr make into hay: don't raise weed
unless you can sell 1t for a profit
over production. Prepare good
shelter for your domestic animals
and give them good bedding in
Winter.
The varieties OF indian corn are
many, white and yellow types being
q cry common. red not uncommon and
even blue and black corn being found
~ the Southwestern United States.
There is a widespread popular belief
rhat the food value OF these different
sorts varies as greatly as their color,
put this is not the case. White. yell
loW red, blue and black corn are very
much alike in composition. and are.
therefore, equally valuable as sources
- nourishment. The liking for one
aT another IS a. personal or local
matter.
Profitable farming results from
good farm plans comprehending every
feature Of the farm carefully coordi-
mated and effectually carried out \
good farm plan provides fer reason
able reward for the capital and labor
invested and the maintenance or in
crease Of soil fertility. and it must be
within the comprehension and the
owner to carry out.
TO keep celery through the winter
take UP the plants. cut of a portion
Of the leaves and pack the plants In
q box or barrel. with the roots down.
After putting in as many side by side
as there is room FOR. sift in dry sand
enough TO cover them and put in an
other layer OF the plants, standing as
before, and SO on until the box o.
barrel is full. Keep in a cool cellar
OF room, where little frost can reach
Them.
We are Of those who believe "a
Improvement, and we believe, too
That most OF the astonishing i'm
movement that has been made in
farming, within the past quarter Of (
nent in farming utensils-especiaily
~ plows. eultivators and seed
Planters.
Where advisable We must become
70 certain extent diversified farm
ers In order that our income may be
properly balanced SO as to maintain
our financial equilibrium when the
fruit yield Is heavy and prices are
low, or when the crop is light and
the price is high We must get ac-
quainted with the COW, the hog and /
chickens, and at least grow enough |
Vegetables to eat
Raising chickens or other poultry
Is a business that must Zoe conducted !
web to be made a success. The in
diylduai must study the various prob |
lens and work them out as the bust
ness grows. It is important to have
good stock, 10 make good matches. to ,
grow to maturity q good share OF the |
birds Matched, and to feed and care /
Tor them we'll
Don't allow a COW to skip = milk |
ing. The retention of a large guam I
tity of milk in the udder until the |
next milking period is very injurious. |
Not the least important by any |
faeans OF the dairymans duties is |
he successful raising OF heifer |
calves which are TO make the future |
milk cows.
Milk (skimmed, sweet o. sour is
me Of the best feeds for growing
Chickens, and It win pay double the
profit when turned into poultry that
IL will when fed to pigs.