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TRAINING THE TOMATO, PLANT.
Many tomato growers permit the
plants to trail on the ground, and think
the heat of the soil has some effect in
* hastening the ripening, and no doubt
with reason. But this is not desirable in
a private garden, although it is the least
expensive and laborious way of growing
“the fruit. The plants may be trained to
stakes and kept pruned of all straggling |
branches, the stems being tied ta the
. stakes; - Very fine fruit is grown in this
- way. ‘Another way to make a horizontal
trellis, two feet above the ground, on’
which the stems may trail, and the fruit |
n this way gets the benefit of the re-
flected heat, which hastens the ripening.
“The French vine growers have in some
cases adopted tbis same method of train-
ing the vines. ' But for the garden the,
neatest. apd most satisfactory way will
me bably be the single-stake method.
en thus trained the plants will grow
eight or ten feet high. Th may algo
be trained to the side - of a building. —
New York Times.
{PEAS AND PEA MEAL FOR COWS.
' Pea meal is an excellent feed for milch
cows, pigs, and calves, but being much
richer than crdinary bran and shorts, or
He middlings, it must be fed with caution
at first or until the cow or other animal
becomes accustomed to it. The best way
to use peas for cows is to grind about
equal parts of oats, peas, and corn. Bar-
ley may be substituted for the oats or
corn, or if the peas:are ground separate
add two bushels of bran or middlings to
each bushel of the pea meal, and mix
The peas should be ground
as 800m as they are dry enough id early
* fall or winter, i in order to destroy the
* grubs of the pea weevil, which are usually
present in peas raised "anywhere in the
United States and. in some parts of
_ Canada. Before this insect became so
abundant as at present, many of the far-
mers of our Northern States raised large
quantities of field peas for feeding their
hogs during the summer and early fall,
before they were shut up to fatten. It
was claimed that peas promoted growth.
better than corn, and after the. animal
reached the proper size corn was given
to increase the quantity and quality of
the flesh or fat. The flesh of swine fat-
tened wholly on peas is far more delicate
and better flavored than that from corn-
fed animals, but'it is not so firm and
hard, requiring more cate in curing. —
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{ DARVESTING THE HAY CROP.
I. The value of the hay crop depends so
fargely upon’its being harvested at: the
right time; and especially upon its being
properly cured without damage from
rains, that the time of the hay harvest
is always a season’ of anxiety. = Clover
and orchard are the first crops to
be made into hay. \ From the brittleness
of the cured leaves of clover and the
_ coarseness of the stems it is much more
difficult to cure successfully than the
smaller stalked grasses which constitute
the bulk of the hay crop. Clover should
be cut for hay as soon as the blossoms
begin to turn slightly brown, for the de-
velopment and ripening of the seed
will make the stems more woody and less
putritious. When mown the swath
should He: in the’ sun until the upper
portion is partly cured, then turn it over
and generally finish by placing. into.f
small cocks until dry enough for the
barn. The less handling and stirring it
receives while being cured the better. In
a season of continued dry weather it may
be hauled in from the swath or window,
if cured enough, but clover will not shed
rain in an uncovered cock and is Yamaged
by a heavy dew.
Timothy is the standard hay grass of
the country, and of the two is more re.
‘sistant to injury from wet than. clover. |
Neither one; however;-should be allowed
to become wet from rain after it has
. partly dried when it is possible to pre-
vent it, When catching, showery
weather prevents, partly cured hay
should be placed into cocks and covered |
with hay caps, of which every farmer
should Have a supply. © These may be
made from coarse," heavy muslin, two
yards wide, and if stretched evenly over
the hay cocks and edges fasteped down
will, 1 most case, be gamiciently pro-
* tective without being painted.
Care must be taken that
4 gock long enough
Farmers differ: somewhat in thor ideas :
“about: the ‘p stage'of growth in
shoul : ‘mown, The
most common prachi 0 cut after the
¥ GP
ve a list of f soud edg-
ofits a desire to nave
| and winter is at hand, If you can Huy.
‘afew beds 1 the a writes Eben E.
Rexford. Below I name and give a brief
tion of a few that I have found
ed for this purpose. It will
be necessary to order them at the time
the plants with which th& center of
bed is filled are ordered. They cannot
be grown from seed and made effective.
Alternanthera. Often called ¢Rain-
bow” plant, because of its varied and
brilliant colors. It is of easy culture.
‘Plants should be set about six inches
8
‘of its vivid crimson color. Should be
treated like the Alternanthera.
ae Pyrethrum, or Golden Feather,
popularly known. . A good yellow.
Ercoliont for massing where this color is
wanted. Not sur d, I think, by
Coleus Yellow Bird, which i is the only
with it.
Coleus Verschatteltii.
‘varieties‘of this plant to come into pop-
ularity, and still one of the best, if not
roon is wanted.
it should be this. It grows only eight or
ten inches high, forms a compact, round-
all through the season without any .at-.
tention in the way of clipping. Its fol-
igge is of a light green, edged with
white, and a row of it is very pleasingin
connection with other plants, because of
contrasts in color. All the other gera-
piums having a white variegation are
comparative failures for bedding
but this i8 perfection in every way.
Among flowering plants of a habit of
growth suitable to this purpose, I con-
sider the
Dwarf ‘Ageratum one ofsthe best, bes
cause of its thick, low, compact form,
Its lavender-blue flowers ‘are borne in
such profusion that they almost cover
‘the plant, ‘and by. them we get a color
for pattern or ribbon work that we can
get trom no other plant.
Sweet: Alyssum. is useful tor small
“bloom, if kept properly clipped.
In order to succeed satisfactorily with
any. of these plants, they must be clipped:
{requently to ‘prevent them from taking
on a straggling’ or uneven form. _ Clip-
ping not only keeps them in shape, but
causes them to become thick and com«
pact; because it forces them to throw out
lower branches of the plant than they
One of the chief beautiés of these plants,
when used a8 “edging, consists in their
rankest. grower of all named, but plants
should not be set more than eight inches
apart. Mignonette is not iby pretty for
edging beds of annuals where a formal
effect is
grant and so useful for cutting that I
prefer it to anything else for this pur.
pose in this part of the glen. rsAmerl
can Agriculturist.
| FARM AND GARDEN NOTES,
Look out for the tent caterpillar. -
The swamp rose mallow is a talY,
place.
Neutura is the © name of a new canna
said to be a vigorous gave of large:
flowers.
Lilies require but little care; the prin-
cipal thing is to forbear disturbing them
too often.
‘Plenty of sal-soda should be used in
the water that the creamery utensils and
floors are washed with.
One’ colony of bees, if a suceess, will
gather honey enough to furnish much
sweetness tothe family. sa
Oats and timothy are the proper food
for the working teams. Corn is too
heating and clover too loosening: for use
in hot weather,
Remove: all runners from the. straw-
berry plants set last fall or this spring,
uptoduly 1.’ This will permit the parent
to grow strong and stocky. .
Rubbing butter with the ladle destroys
the grain and makes it greasy. Press as
much as. you will; but don’t rub, and
don’t touch it with the hands.
logs in the orchard, or atywhere about
the farm. They only afford a harbor
‘and breeding place for vermin. .
The asparagus bed cannot have tao
cutting cover it six inches deep, first
cultivating the bed thoroughly:
Clean up the windfalls in the orchard
every day, and prevent the spread of the
codling moth pest. Sheep or pigs will
do this if you give them a chance.
© When your cerries are ripe, give your
‘fowls a liberal supply daily. It will do
‘them good; they relish fruit of alt kinds,
and it 1s a change from their regu.ar diet.
A eross of White Leghorn with a White
Wyandotte produtesian | his ellent fowl
for Saskety aad as oes ¢ Cross-
"The Hote to. state oii
fin les, kept i ia. pia pei ate
e apples, kept in col ro
the he should open the eyes of Soe
orchardists to the possible profit in their
part
Achyranthes. One of the best because |
other plant of this. color which compares
One of the first
the best, where a dark crimson or ma- |
. Geranium Madame Salleroi, If Icould |
have but one plant for edging a bed, if |
ed mass of foliage, and retains this form |
mally more branches trom the base or |
would be likely to do Af not cut back. |"
neat, trim appearance. The Coleusis the | : : : 5
ote Fence Maries.
alll :
i riot cared for, but it is so fra-
thrifty plant,desirable for a moist, sunny
Leave no old brush piles or rotting:
‘much barnyard manure. After thorough
cu ? krshave Z
uts and i
Iie smaly
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