The Ocala banner., 1922-06-02

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value to dairying and stockraising sec
tions. Electriication has already pro-
gressed rapidly in Sweden, where in
Vulnerable swiftrunning streams and
| waterfalls are available to make
white COAL and this invention is ex-
pected to further stimulate such ac-
tivities.
culling Standard and Mixed Breeds
Of Poultry Compared
In Knox county, Ind, half the num-
Der of fiocks of hens culled under the
supervision of the county agent, en-
ployed comparatively by the United
States Department of Agriculture, the
Agricultural College, and the county,
were standard bred and the other
half mixed breeds, so their compara-
tive merits could be considered
| through culling.
The standard bred focks number
ed 1887. while the of mixed flocks
numbered 1,103, or 16 more hens. The
week before culling, the standard bred
hens laid 2,906 eggs and the mixed
breeds 2.547, or 352 less In culling.
314 standard bred and 355 mongrel
| hens were removed from the fiocks,
| leaving 773 standard bred and 73S
mongrels, or So more standard breds.
! Two owners of the standard bred
fiocks, being breeders, culled much
closer than the owners of the mixed
fiocks. The week after culling the
standard bred hens laid 2,724 and the
mongrels 2,433 eggs.
The figures show that among the
1887 standard bred hens there were
IL less culls than among the 1,103 of
the mixed fiocks, and that they laid
359 more eggs the week before Gull
ing and 291 more the week after
The Home Garden in Summer
The idea prevails that summer veg
etables cannot be grown in Florida
1t may be true that less varieties can
be grown in summer than in winter,
but just the same there are num-
ber of vegetables that can be sue
cessfully grown in the home garden
thruout summer
In emphasizing the point that Flor
I IL
vegetables on their table every day
in the year, Professor w. L. Floyd
horticulturist of the Florida College
of Agriculture, names several that
are particularly adapted to summer
conditions.
He states that New Zealand spin
ach stands summer heat well and
that tender tips and leaves of it may
be gathered every few days as new
ones put out quickly. 1t makes very
satisfactory summer greens.
Cowpeas, especially the California
black-eye and the Yellow sugar crowd
er, are very nutritious and grow well.
Mustard may be planted repeated
ly, grows quickly and is good when
young and tender, tho it soon be-
comes tough.
Okra, if cultivated and has it's pods
cut two or three times a week, will
continue to bear thruout summer and
will produce large quantities of fruit
Elephants, pepper and collards, if
started in spring and given proper
cultivation and fertilization, will con-
tinue to bear thruout the summer
months.
Small climbing lima beans. espe-
cially the variety known as the Flor
( ida butterbean, does we'll if planted
not later than May. Pole beans, such
as the Kentucky wonder, are also
good when started not later than May
Do not go into the dairy business
until you have assurances OF an abun-
dance OF feed This means grass,
forage and grain. Do not depend
entirely upon the commercial sack as
your source Of feed
Healthy chickens, rightly fed, don't
easily catch colds and contagious dis
eases.
Mr.. Farmer. now is the time to re-
member that hundreds of tons of hay