Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1903 — GARDEN AND FARM [ARTICLE]

GARDEN AND FARM

THE IMPROVED FARM GROUNDS. :■ ■ Ifc-doee notneeeaaarlly meant heavy QsnßtaMLmi> -hem», tan rfbeh ~i«i»dva«eHr vroura wvmj&mjx&z beauty. The first thing to be done is \fce I Mikso«iitHk tb*“ tfeta t*i tiled In and hummer*** leveled so as to ob-| tain though pot a| ’fmexfflQpfflf ieederf. aIK necessary toi ' do'U' limb ieseedlng. it hbwlawn is really nothing but meadow, it Should be ploughed up and properly sefeded. down, using aj good lawnmlxture, which can bfe oVi tp-lped #rym ,aay reputable, seedsmanu ohp,or two, or even ornamental frees, such A 8 cutyThed "provide bne corner of : the' plot • for 4 cftttfep of Shrubs rather thanJSbttidg the Shpubg' over the grounds, "Wei- ) gßHas, allihjeas ealydanthus* vlrburmim, • fOnsythia and et ringia are, among* the shrubs ; fpr speb a. pJo«, - and jth®y • moderpte ? in price- ii A border ; ,fo^ ( flowering plants may be made . Mom JhtL ne*r thft hflwsp, and in thifs border may be hardy 1 perenrita’ls or Some kitia of the flo.werffir arintnils 1 o,f ; which ’ ope" 'if fdiwH 3 lij this pihn is too elaborto for the* fiMt season’ then confine the work to getting a good lawn and next year go oa and add the tiiOifher features. - Three years'< prork, e® this klUd; ißlll. U)f*e |« wonderful, chpnge la the appearapee of the grounds at, an . expense so smalt one wjll, wonder \yhy the work was not done before. • a , ,

FORCING RHUBARB IN THE CEL:*r />*.>'»*.( u.y W. I*AR, 'HO Ji} ’ In general, the forcing of vegetable* in wlntgr requires greenhouse facilities and i other Bpeolai equipment which the farmer doe* not possfesS. However, - there is ; oae decided exception to this statement in the case of rhubarb, and it is to the forcing of this crop that wa should like to call special attention. The operation is most simple, and any fariner who is willing to take the pains and has a reasonably warm cellar will have excellent success.

Good, strong roots should be dug about the first of December, left on the surface a few days to freeze, and then removed to the cellar. Pack them in closely and water when the soil shows indications of becoming dry. A reasonably warm cellar Where the temperature is about 50 degrees is quite satisfactory, and a semi-dark place Is best. In four to five weeks you will be rewarded with a crop of heavy stalks of a bright red color, with a very small leaf at the end. We have gathered stalks, forced la this manner, which weighed upwards of two pounds each with the leaf removed. These pre most palatable at this season of the year, apd may be sold In the local market at a handsome price. Of course, roots so forced have been seriously weakened and will be worthless for a garden crop the spring following.

GROWING TOMATOES,. IN TRE SHADE. In my country tomatoes are grown .very .freely. Thousands of, acres each year are produced for the canning factories. For extra early tomatoes, I recotamend making a hotbed of each hill and putting on a cover as soon as the plant Is Set: For a medium crop, to ripen in’July'or- * little later, Wet the plant in the ordinary way, cnid put on the cover,- The effect oftljiais ;to break the cold, raw winds, and-pro-tect from raja, Meet, and light frosts, while at th&iSajne ,the, Jnjury from is prevented. Tlves'e covers cost, 15 cents each. , Taking’k plaiif out of the holijfe'd and setting it’the open causes £ serlcfus check. 1 TomatOen, <a» -Fell as l many other plants,' cannot stand raw wind*. They may esiik but they, do not grfew L rapidly* and are usually unprofitable. The cover* should be rerp’oved 4urtng the warm days and-the plants gfyen ' all the sunshine possible, for. tomatoes delight in a warm sitoation. When the first frost pom® In the Tall puli'up; the tomatoes by, the roOfs had transfer; to the cellar, hahgftte theta tip ttn’lhe wplls, find thfe Jgrteeu tomatoes' 'Will ripen nleelyJ of'tMa'VTeatment every farmer can hate frefch'tomatoes well on toward: Chrietm&s. — W. W. Woodart, Indiana. . • ~ • n*. SEED-SOWING. Beed-sowlng~ is a delicate operation, and must be < done carefully or there wi|l be sorry fijlures. The seed of many kinds of plants 1b so fine that it will falUfefemllatfe If covered deeply —in fact, It doe 3 uo.t requirq anSi covering; In sowing ’ petunias,‘porfulpcps, and others bf tna€ c!a?s, I Would scatter the seed op the soil, which should, '-of coarse, be' as mellow As possible before entrusting seed to it-—and thehwfo over the-bed with a smooth board and press the sail down firmly, • This forces gH the moisture neoessnry ,to bring pbout geftainatfofl. iAtfef aee<f fiSh fie covered llghtly by Wfting fine soil ovfir it, after WMefi thepressfng board should be «ed. If yoa«w«mt the Vaed you use to grow, nevar it at the bottom of a furrow, aftgr .the manner of the market gardener. <fhq seed of bis plants is. quite unlike that which yon makß use of in the flowar garden.

Land can stand a treatment which the* Bothers cann^m^. | I have || ifly y^a [of sowing mU bjas, 'rather than in Be larg^Pedl4wMjte : my plants ara summwMl find that this saves a good workj becauae concentrated proLiuctlon of seedlings. Here I grow litem nntlLthfly .are lafgtL enough to transplant.—Eben E. Rexford in Lippincott’rf idWUaweisfei»tditw mt suit fnovi• ll rhinevrs nNiSHiNU' ,JPIGS, : Fpa, MA4.item itnsre fpr the to .weigh pbout Jo 6 fxjundp. the fattenfrig proems Should begin when they are dbdtrt five months old. Up to that time, if they have been 4ejd enTbrpn and middlings ,witbr the Rgeetsr swill front, the .house twxd .odds apd, }WyMo% tahte Aim' yiegetphies tyjm: the. cost will have ifcen small so that more expense c4n. tie tttarket/ l 'WhbP / the pfeceto. begins: the plgS- Should, sis possible, have a range of clover,, into which they can he turned doriog a portion es tho day, * Sopie shade should-be provided

_on/ this range, and at ail times there shonid. be. an abundance of good watgr •t.Q , which , they, tigye' 'free,, ,Grounq, corn and oats 1 in edUal parts should b’e ihe'irotigh feed and ‘a'nttie ettip tin‘the ear or Shelled Phddld' be ' given between Pieale if they will eat •it ’r«tdiiy>uif u 16 nectary 1 to fceeu the pfgs in the! confines of an-inclosure during- the/nfattening' period: ilther sfaquid 'ba (Supplied wkh fresh greeps Of. isanae tkind, daily, even though, grass and-weeds have, to be cpjt fpr jthem. The grain ration should be the same as .advocated foF pigs on the range. 'Any odd fruit or' vegetables that can tie given' ' will add to value ’tit" thti •fresh 'green ; ratl©nfc. Pigs fattened -oh these lineb ought to go bn to the market at comparatively little cost ! i ‘i J.:: -4 ■= • 9i TAPPING MAPJ-E TREES. WITHOUT INJURY. Thefeifs no feature in the process of manufacturing tnaple sweets Which has been more neglected than in tapping the trees.:! In the old days and even now, boylng a hole into, the tree and inserting a spout of any kind, regardless of its merits or demerits, has been and is considered sufficient, without a thought either as to the injury of the tree itself, or dT the quality as well as quantity of the product resulting, In an experience in the maple belt, covering 20 years in the bush, I fail to recall a single instance of a bush being tapped without a flaw. Until recently it ha 3 been impossible to tap a tree, with omy one spout and one bore, increasing the flow of sap, and making syrup In color from the last run equal to the first run, though the idea toward such a great improvement existed. The great impediment was the cost of production*, which now, by the use of special machinery and skill has secured this much desired end. —An Experienced Sugar Maker. Encouraging for horse BREEDERS.

The best authorities agree that it win 'take three years to get? & wtipiny of horsed j large enough to meet the home to say nathlng surplus tip export. i’»■| jp, There ji sacriflee pi $9,00(f hoftitpßd mtites in warj that number flying from ufsh before coming hoclltbated. * France is short on horses, and the iame is true. ot some European conn-, tries. Wdipg.fUie kjnds 4 of diave an encouraging outlook.—Chi 4:ago Stock World. "PREVENTING FOOT AMD MOUTH ; ’ ’ • DISEASE. ” 1 Frequent outbreaks jot the cattle ep|■demic ’ haveiqqdurred in. Germany, ahd Jndre Experience has been' gained -khan -in - most sections. A rpcehf am, believes that the most hn- f -qjottant operations are Immediate re--of affected animals, and: nut. -kritious dieting of animals whjch have, For The ' pubcise',of preventing the disease it ls4?rg^thit fc animals be.rendered a* rq-, pistant |s possible i>y ; ini •a healthy and well, nourished, <mn4lt-.* •loh, and-that; the; Vfrliq of foot* and' ♦mouth disease he kept atefiuatefl ; .’6r’ pe destroyed by abundance of Ifrtsh sZJ3tot£ -st«toten«# teas uMtyfefi'Hike the disdisease.

m Ar laying hens, And. vfh?!*, tl» TgjJ feScts obtainable on the rang'd are prob^ E3&sHjSE Bhen fowls are confined more or loop, f~ eog hpae i|.<me t of. tl foods' and the animal hy are. also good, t pqujfrymen have had .the. beat r*-. f~lta from feeding dried blood. . This ntaina a conslderabl* amount of pro- - in, which is desirable in the food of hens. It Is usually sold by deal<fes in poultry supplies tlracfszsr sis: bjood meals and quite Inexpensive. "S -■ —■■■ j . rasjaaiijx. - • ■ •'*V> * Wisconsin's most valuable crop la Ay: -Lost year’s produet was worth fce.oeo,OOfl. The oat crop waa next In value at |2f1,600,000. • ■ ®An ofl taotor from Indianapolis Is Binding At Lehahop, in the Uoly-IMBB* M MV7’. ra B.fe » ra {