Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1895 — FARM AND GARDEN. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FARM AND GARDEN.

BHIEF HIMTS AS TO THEIR SUC. CESSFUL MANAGEMENT. l —AVtaclted ■ -to--Agr.ic.n.ttiiral Im ple.-_ TT mei'rts—Cxmvetiient C/atea lor Hanban oJL no-i A : tlOnii Fruits ana V esetables, . j .gnhnotg veL.-i re y, ,0 ii. 11 c y^t ? hlqs. Crates that gre indispensable are each for Sforing;- or..- ship-i ping. Barrels cause .harsh treatmentand are hot where a delieSte 'ttturiH Hs': required. * While, crates present a more shallow depth and larger open surface. As'they

can be pried on each other, quantities of crates occupy no more space than barrels and frequently not as mneh. A crate Is easily handled by two persons, and allows, air. to circulate freely between its Contents (doing away with the need of bins, barrels, etc., through which air cannot readily pass), and the essential xequirement of sweating Is obtained. The crates.may be piled one above another in the cellar or store-house-and the fruit moved from one place to another with great ease. Make crates to fit into the wagon box, and an astonishing quantity of stuff can be handled at a load. But these rectangu-

lar crates w-ill not “nest” into each other so well as when made in the shape suggested in Fig. 1, which is a decided advantage. These can be made larger and with handles, or handles put on the usual form (Fig. 2), fpr quick carrying short distances. Handles tuay be! rigged .with hooks so as to be instantly remov J able instead of being attached to the crate.—American Agriculturist. / Bnrstins of Cabbage. Tlje brirstlrig of growing cabbage naayi very easily be prevented by selecting the heads which show signs of burst J ing, and starting the roots by pulling or cutting off some, bf the foot with aj hoe. The pulling process Is preferable. Putting both hands under The head? Says the National Stockriiriri, pull Until many of the roots rirfe loosened and the! plant is pushed, over to one side. , This treatment effectually stops the burst-! ing, and not only that, but the cabbagej continues (0 lusttiyjbnt I'have thd .grajilicat-ion of seeing heads thus treat-: ed grow to double the former size rind Jifeight,Arid ajl-date to ihi# sriartiiig tfes? i robts? which, checked thegrowtl) enough to prevent bursting, but npt enough tol hinder further development. There'isj no oxriuse for ailoiysrig cribbage t 6 btrrsi| whrin so effectual^means Areiat.hand td pgeyept;it, j ;« ~ ; ;: , ] A Swinging Seat., The Scientific 1 American v -illustrates The seat hen-fe described! It, Is intend ed tp thexlisepnifoyt to the rider that frotn the motion' of' the ma chiitife n arrd "tllri ’ irie'qririiitidri l Of th( groundi.o It may lie adjustfedi to srfiriders, i;u cur shows how the device is arranged. A hoop r or bospHri 2 'is ; riiduntied dh ; e!th er the ffont i 6r the! Tear axle,, am through it passes a beam supporting tlte seat dn a/ripfing shrirtk rit its/rear end. ,- ,Thq . efltl of thjerbpan passes through a sleeve on 1 the’.tpngrii of tlie'rdrieiri. 'Ey’means Of a of iiiii- the sltfcve iriridjusted to suit the weight qf tha yjder. T;he of the parts gives plenty, of elastidt}

on even rough ground, the scat remaining level and,jCQmparAtively, unaffected by, the motion of the machine. . i■' •! i- «■ ! -! ih nu in! iff . > Got o/ Wild Oat*. Wild oats are a great" nuisance in many sections. To them op sttfbbip holds, plow the land ub soon;ap t)ie, ; siua,ll hayc.beeuj removed. a sped already shed, will germiriatp, ’tile youh&' plahtsbim be killed by a ’secc<ha‘pifcwidg, ! ©r< by ruribihg over thfe flelfl with, a corn Cultivatffr or disk harrow. If the pats occur . on, sod land, break the ground in juiie or July, and prevent any maturing of seed by; stirring .the soil. The weather so far this saWon has been rhbist. thus causing thje seeds to germinate Iqulekly, and making 1 it possible th get vfd pf thppi soon., y A l'> A Diswiistinji Practice. :iI - ,4ny ,qne, w}m for. nest-egg takes ,a very great risk con,-' phred With the advtmirigb gained, If an jr. « dvahtdge l»‘ knowup Cor> the neputa tin a> pf aj vory ; .carefA»Vi>erson: piay, bp dap ithe febptv ihste-W ot kii a¥t lificjah e®g,7ls ,l»&tAtan jertpcndnjyu pggti e. .prices of eggs than all ofner causes, t sYfthjl im tip 1 rr, doth tticna otfi no ,amooi iaoil lo , Lime may be applied adtantageousiy on grass land in the fall, says the Country Gentleman. If the land is already full of vegetable matter, it is urobable

t ■ the most, economical apnlicatlon. Buv stone or unslacked lime, place It in' smalL-piles of about bqsl(iels,each ■ at regultui imartals dverlAid hnd I cover slightly earth, allowing tho raih ancFfhe nkfiMere-WTHclt rismb&ldvF Hu-tib-jbl .7/ .1, I ■l* «<> '-‘‘ fi ‘ V ; J. 0 *.C large farms into small holdings, which ! ffla»!yite!W Jirolj- [ Jeiprip England, was In Dorsetshire, nccordtug, to .Hajp* lisli Magazine. Kir 'llobert Istigedomb ago a faypi of three hnndred and fofty-tlu-ee acres, spent money'in foaiU and* wells, divided it up into tWentj'-five holdings of from tAVo ' to ihirty-tbrea acres. ,and offered them for sale, payment to be made in ten equal annual Instalments. Purchasers were readily found of all trades and classes, eight only being agricultural laborers; anil,ail the lnstal-, mentsj with light exceptions, have already been paid off. Instead of a farmer and three laborers, there are now twenty-five families of severity-five persons on the land, which has increased in value from £l7O to , £313, a year. ,

Feeding; Hque. It is not a good' plan • to'keep food before a flock of liens ail the time;. If this is done they will get fat and la/.}-, and not take enough exercise to keep /them in laying condition. It is the best plan to have a fixed time for feeding ■fO‘Wls;’especi l alT.v'at nig!it. and iiot Teed ; them at irregular intervals. If they are fed about the same time,every evening they will soon know when to come for it, and will he content until that time. If feed is thrown to them at all sorts of times they will eome rushHig arouud yori as soon' as you make your appearance, and a good many: of them will stay close to the house all day Ir expectation of being fed. The best way to feed hens in the summer is to feed them In the mornimr. and again just at night, and not give them anything to eat between 1 times; If kept confined they will be fed at noon, of course. ,j

A Melon Carrier. A little device made of wire with a wooden handle, which some, city deal- * ers supply customers for carrying hqmq melons, is-especially convenient, bountry people can make one with material at hand which isAqualiy effdOtive and costs next to nothing. The one shown in-tlie illustration mg}', be taken as a moclel. 'lt consists simply df a

: pfiede df'oiMiiUalty wire, which can be-'Or t . any-,medium;,spse, but .js petter if npjt very large. This .is cut the, desired lerigth ; '-riri'd i-nri 'tfifough'tlie pit’ri'of A. ■ corncob, which, .when .(he whyle is hym-'pletedj fbt-ms bis iirindle. Aftef thri wife ik pirissed 5 ffifdfigh ’the ’crib tint thh ‘ rindi'AbqVe lodriSiris the ‘cut. in Blip tltesd 1 over The melop, draW’therit tlglit ari!d a. Very handy/triel--6n carfiertirithe result. ••.> .u . To Prevent Kiust on Tools, 'A Frina'diari i’ecf{)e for tliri pfriservajtldii of Toblri frotn lAstllig Is rih-'folldWs: Dissolve’ hrilf-oribce of ririmphOr in obe! pound df incited ‘lbid? takb off tlie scum,, and mix in as much black lead (graphj;ltej' hri rivfii giye 7 it nri 'iron -boioij. Smear [the tools with tliisi and after twenty-four hours, rub clean p ith, a soft linen ciotli. Another coating ip tirade by mixing sidWdy six ounces off > lard to ten ourices df -resin, and stjrrin; till cool. ,‘Vphen,,sejpi-fln}d. bt is fe^dy .for use., . , / ; - .■! ■■ ■1 Apples .that Go td Waste. j frofe^sor,. Mayqapd, t says{ ) "Ylant' thousand bushels of apples go to wrist a which, if taken in tribe, might be dried with profit, or could be profitably fed to stock. Analysis shows a food value. In ripples fbb cdtVs land l hdrses df- from -ten to twenty .cents per bushel. Aside foodj.valqq, fact .thiiit thje inserts In such fruit are destroyed 1 in such 1 using" rbkkeri’lt' of great hnpdrtanceO’l ha,i ifiot Ji.O no -; ' 1 * 1 ‘ -'stbpidtoktes. ' ' ,,i * i i iHohl fast tot yptur imbtten *Bhoep.-, . j ’ (t * A good Sheep, is {a, good friend, fa thefanner. Ro lfijn.oycn though he is pot on fop just now. J “pj i&o‘Yariner ciln aftoril io he wltfifnit hrigs? Tturi 'they sliorild be %<icid ones-, j < If the hog house Is kept eidan It 1 lanecessary to have an outside pen far, ' mttniirfeJ».nT j • The: Bilftchcirri’: j biirMl' nhvisos 20fi o hop. pound hPSß>4i,v|n«haiu»/weigbh r ;if . a New,. York farmers estimate, kayos ' hjglvfy'' as Ticdhing 0 bifti 4l o 1 nuiriurTiil vaYue hidne IA pi u : WSrltO-) liDdl a -Jut ,711011 A •|,*A Wrlftpr says t l' Amil Having meteiy -the ffiabiq' i bfiiid liiw ad dafdw a. say* the exportation of horses for the fiscal year Just ended was far Id excess of any previous year In the history of the coontxy.

FIG. 1. "NESTING" CRATES.

FIG. 2. CRATE WITH HANDLES.

A SWINGING SEAT.

HANDY MELON CARRIER.