Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-14
THE COUNTRY CALENDAR

tt is still not too late to thin Bald
win, Greetings, Northern Spies and
other late varieties of apples which
may be bearing a good-sized crop.
All experiences have shown that it is
a decidedly profitable procedure.
Thinning shears or pruning shears
should be used at this time for cut
ting the apples off as pulling them
off iniure the connection between the
apples left and the fruit spurs.
Phlox beds will need more water
than most pants. Don't let them
dry out Nerbenas ,oVc the sun and
heat and will thrive with very little
moisture.
Soak the roots of raspberry and
blackberry bushes to insure strong
canes for next years crop Of berries.
Schizanthus for use in cool con-
servatories or greenhouses should be
sown in August in pots or fats and
placed in cold frame
Strawberry plants set ont in August
on good. rich, well-preparcd soil VII
give a good crop of berries next sea-
son.
Artificial fertilizers deteriorate rap
idly if kept stored after they have been
mixed. Keep the chemicals separate
and mix just before using.
1t requires plenty of feed to run
the COW machine to it's full limit
This limit varies more than most
people seem to think.
Sunshine, dry and reasonably warm
quarters are necessary for the dairy
calf If you would keep her mos
healthy and develop her into the best
COW.
The hens should be busted with a
good insect powder. Many OF the
powders that are sold are no bettee
than dry earth having lost most Of
their efficiency. You can make a good
lice powder by taking three parts OF
gasoline and one part crude carholt
and mixing il with plaster of
paris. Put a little Of the liquid on
to the plaster of paris and mix thor
oughly till IL is dry. Then apply Il
the feathers of the hens.
Geraniums and fuchsias make theil
roots rapidly, often in a week. SOM
plants take a month. You can turr
them out carefully holding the hant
over the plant, the stem between tn
fingers, and thus examine the roots
Try starting some in water lnstea'
of sand. Use a large-mouthed bottle
hang it in sunny spot and add wa
ter as evaporation takes place. /
may take weeks. but if the leaves a
the top look fresh, there is no oc
casiOn to worry,
Geese ought to he shut up to fatte
for a month before they are killed
To get a successful result 1t is mos
essential to keep them eating all tn
time, and to do this they must b
carefully watched at feeding times
and any bird which does not respon
to the call of the pail should be give
a teaspoonful of warmed castor o
at once.
Have you plenty of good clover c
alfalfa hay, and have you been buy
ing wheat bran for your hens? If 81
You have been throwing away you
money. Not all of il, but you hay
wasted a good deal, nevertheless. A
falfa is virtually as rich feed a
hran. Good clover is almost as ricl
In some respects these feeds ar
preferable to wheat bran, for the
are not so irritating to the bowels.
Save all the wood ashes and us
around fruit trees as a fertilizer
Wood ashes are especially good fo
peach trees, and they will benefit a
fruit trees and vines.
Shade is necessary for CROWN
chicks and adult fowls. Provide shad
and shelter from the hot sun an
plenty of places to run under in sue
den showers.
Strong and vigorous flocks of hen
eat more than weak tlocks, but the
eggs cost less, They are better layers
The hens should have place
roost, and it should not be over tn
cows, on the farm implements an
buggies, or in the hay NOV.
When three months old the poult
throw the red and this is a critica
period. Keep them warm and fee
plenty of milk, meat scraps, groun
bone, and food of like nature.
The males should be separated fror
the females as early as sex can b
distinguished. for they thrive an
grow better that way.
The hog that is kept growing fc
the market is easily finished.
Cabbage and cauliflower will gro'
better If frequently cultivated. II
the leaves about the cauliflower head
to keep them white.
A little grain fed to the sheep Will
on pasture is a paying practice.
EVERY GARDEN REQUISITE
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