Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14
THE COUNTRY CALENDAR
Practical Hints About Things to Do at This Season Garden
and Greenhouse the Orchard and the Poultry Yard.

Plant not less than one apple tree
of at least half a dozen OF the sum
mer. fall and winter varieties You
can increase or double the number of
trees upon the same size plot OF
ground that apples will occupy.
suung geese should be marketed be-
Tore cold weather sets in. 1t is much
harder to dress a gosling in cold
Neather. The feathers set tighter,
and in picking them the flesh is torn.
Gather the eggs frequently in cold
weather and keep at a temperature of
not more than so nor less than 40 de-
grees. A wooden bowl Of bran is
good to keep the eggs in. In an
earthen or metal vessel the walls are
too subject to changes in tempera-
t1re.
To make high grade butter calls for
scientific methods. As Il rule, the
farmers wife has this particular task
TO perform, and when we find one
who understands the principles of
good butter-maling we end her sur
rounded with conditions that enable
her to make better butter than any
creamery butter maker under cream
cry conditions.
For the benefit of children in rural
schools suggestions for series Of les
sons on corn are about to be issued
by the United States department of
agriculture. The average production
per acre Of corn in the United States
Is still below twenty eight bushels per
acre despite the fact that in almost
every section of the country yields of
more than 100 bushels have been OBJ
tanned. The forthcoming bulletin con-
tains outlines of twelve lessons COW
ering such important points as the
different kinds Of corn. ways of judg-
ing corn, seed, corn crop rotation, best
kind of fertilizers, proper cultivation
and food value of the crop. This bull
letin will be published under the title
of Farmers Bulletin No. CIT, School
Lessons on Corn and copies will be
sent free as long as the supply lasts.
Plant a peach tree or more in the
dooryard for beautiful foliage, fra
grant bloom and luscious fruit. The
fruit garden for the home must he
just as near the house as is possible,
beginning at each exit of it and con-
tinuing just as far and near as our
respective space or plans will per-
nit.
Hens are subject to Inflammation
Of the lining membrane of the eyes,
or conjunctivitis, and this may re-
suit from exposure to dampness and
cold, to irritating dust or vapors, or
to contagion. II is best to remove
affected hens from the flock that the
disease may not spread to others
through contact, and If 1t is desired
to treat the hens they may have q
few drops of the following solution
placed in each eye once or twice
daily: Boric acid. ten grains; sui
phate of zinc. one-half grain; water,
one ounce. This Is conveniently used
from an ordinary eye-dropper.
The markets OF this country are
not nearly supplied and can never
be overstocked with poultry and
eggs.
If the pullets are now placed In
their winter quarters it will give
them a good chance to become ac-
qDainted with their new home before
they start laying.
Don't delay any longer in culling
out all stock that 1t is not intended to
winter.
Among the non-sitting fowls most
suitable for small runs are the Minor
cas-, Leghorns and Andalusians.
The Leghorns are the most pro-
life and precocious of all the varie-
ties of poultry. The utility Leghorns
are wonderful layers, and, being par
ticularly hardy. they lay eggs freely
both summer and winter.
If the man who raises common"
cattle could spend a few days on a
market where stockers. feeders and
fat cattle are sod he would be very
likely to go straightway and buy
the best pure bred bull he could at
ford. There he would learn that
blood tells, that it adds dollars to the
value of every animal marketed
whether it be a stoeker. feeder or
a beef animal. No cattle approach
the top price in any class unless they
are well bred.
Somehow OF other the demand for
working mules of good build and
weight stays as strong and as keen
in these last few years as ever.
Three-year-old mules are wanted in
every horse and mule market in the
country and in spite OF the increas-
ing number of motor trucks and other
transportation methods the market
shows no inclination to forget the
mule.
Because OF the abundant supply of
cottonseed meal that there is likely
to be in this country this year. spe-
eialists in the department of agricul-
ture believe that the farmer has q
better opportunity to make money by
feeding beef cattle than for some
years past. The feeding value of cot
tonseed meal has been recognized by
agricultural authorities for some time
and large quantities Of II are export
ed annually to Europe. where the
farmers, especially those in Dem
mark, are also aware of its useful
ness. 1t now seems likely that the
price of cottonseed meal will continue
to be considerably lower than in re-
cent years. and the American farm
or should therefore utilize it to adj
vantage to make cheap gains.
Useful information in regard to the
varieties of winter wheat best fitted
to various states in the eastern half
of the Union is contained in a forth
coming bulletin of the United States
department of agriculture in Farmers
Bulletin No. SIC, winter Wheat Va
rieties for the Eastern United States
Since the introduction of hardy varie-
ties of winter wheat from southeast
ern Europe the winter wheat area in
this country has expanded steadily
northward 1t has been found by ex
hof.iaTa2 that winter wheat gem
eral gives larger Yields than spring
wheat because OF its greater drought
resistance and its earlier maturity
which enables it to escape hail. winds,
disease. etc.
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