FARM AND GARDEN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4414, 9 May 1893, Page 2

FARM AND GARDEN.

THE mmmfeoALEmEH,

MAY, Rhubarb, tea kale, and asparagus ■Houia be cleansed and manured, tk» plants dmturbud ut Uttlu as powlble. Make now plantation* of tlum V'f father permits. Mubarbitsm plant wttb which overy garden should bo well slwkad j ii p not aottfißtoi f on aeswann—& wop that toev<.%Jtttla—navor affected by blight, cepiioti the most nteM and whole- 4 soma of all green Eraic, and by s tittfe ~ uMafeinint may fo sbbfaiw«>4 ''&©•>£ July up to the end of SumfaatV.Ho ' plant is mote easily forced j any abed or outfiOii&e makMU good * forcing bouse as can be procured, provided a temperature of fra&i maoism to 6S degrees (fttbrsnbsiy csa beobtsieed. A deep bo x w Opk, lali of roots ona tier ia thickness, »ad tba interatwe* filkd #£th good dioihpkeedia «> warn stubla, behiad the chimney where a firs is. jjesj ( or an _. ■raito aitttrtiw,, will yield, abundant lappty during WfotdMS Spring months. For open' esftare make tha aoil *a m trenching two aj«de« daw, and •tmg abundance of MfeUßJa. Sat tblM ihree foot .apart, sad in c*m pUof ihem clews? tbss %m iazt-md a ball from pi«.t to plant; awstaw with gooddnuaspuut a&tassfctial >.« be eonai&ired. -

This akwlel 1m a bsay- Dfoktor'a moatn as iaag m w«&s? admit. OoMsWrisaftßdsumiitba&ei may now b« remowdwhera necessary. fwtvKm aaS «n W - ' berries ghosg k= put in oidsr, if ao & ckw out e3leaeke& torn at* out ail last Maijsgi&ur or Sn youust !"** 40 ,» P&«f. Doctor's diSfcr, Soma grafenaß;« s ok- ai* bads, while other* ut&rlyKd wholfi lengths ■ liemovs ranners : ttom strawberris®, tncoa I ahoolo ba kepi cl« n at all tism, m . less ;tiwjjranners sioald b» ranked for planting. Wharem? groatiil kyes SStSii^SSfis. rapidly as poMibh a daa aaeh aaw Wmtojsetßfn, ,3a soil- - sbrald ba wall pnlvanMii and pressed firmly to aaypait 0 f t h 0 j 3S ta. Tba JsniSs to b& used Mt oa traea tk> operatioe of trwiEpiaaUag, if tits roots Isavs roMa*Bd HSteh iajuty, w it ihs us largMt is lut to out tbant dows even in the old wood. Plantontall Spring fiowerisg btilba, Nsmssuff, Jooqaila, Hyaointha,Bi)owl drop®, Orocae, Valips, *o.~ 'Ex. oSisage,

Mm 80U Value is LqsU .Waget wrboa Mia'the aim, mi. wfcera this alemeat of pkat fosd k •aaea to {he soil it does notprodaes m ?I n ?i"f™ i, ' ,nofewl| e6i oraorathm if it had fceea Jsftoet altogether. Bat it is gastediffereat with sramoeia, phosphoric acid sod poUab. Aad where we sell worth of wheat at j 3s 4d. per bushel wa ship off iiw fkra worth ofthass sleeteote. OS) the other bsoj: a £4Q is sold we selLool/ fertilizers:; and | there .Is scarcely Jost. In a ton of tbnr El 7 £2 worth of tha elements of pl&nt food abore enatneratsxL Stamens I should be csrefnl a boat what the*'sail if tiwj waatd retain soil fertifitj.

- Protection from Flies. -To «om(brt yoar boras during tb® fiy. days of summer, the following W *' J - foshd « gucom, earn ia"Land stud Water: ; ,£K»i a'qasßt* j of tae ami yofing learn of the e der traa for ass boar or 80, ana then strain c2 the decwtion into a atone bottle or other vessel, where it will keep good fef years, la Jbofc 'weather, irbea flies abound, apply this hqEOi; to tl» horses cost by means of a -apo&gs every morning. Ko ilea "weSI iroeble the horse all that day. The liquor ones on, but does not stain the cost. 3-be smell it gives off no fly cAa stand." Whether there be anything su the recipe or not, it ia-at least FC£th trying.

Test your Seed Corn, It would bo advisable fgcJSugMM tas, test the vitality of ill MaiiflCS&m planting, A great deal ofswdiljis year may not be ■ pmioskrly - tens f in germinating powers, and " a last should in ail cases be made. : By this mpaus ooe ut enabled to dfepidg tndr© accurately the proportion of aeed it is desirable to; nsa; if : the seed shows great germinating powers it will be necessary to aeoit in greater ptot&or- - tion, & simple way of testing seed is ' by arranging a certain 1 number on & which should.stand abswt half its depth in & dish or tray of " water. The Ula, -which will be come entirely damp by absorp&a, should then be covered by aaoiher dish or apiece of wood fend kenS in a wrm place. occur and then it will be possible to s?e tbe pinrcantaga of setd® wisicis can. to relied upon to grow when put into the ground. In selecting a certain amount of sesd for-testing afto sample should b« taken from the bolk, » t aud aotthejxwfc or the worst picked ons; a quantity dioald fca loft iiidis* ; criiiunately, and plump and tiuMbML placed on the tile m they aalaotion is otherwise made the trial will form go reliable gaide as to the gerainatiag oapaoity of tb« bale o<4» seed corn. :

The Orchard/si's Plaint. * "'The en an who iaveataacbura CT m,r »P.« a remedy for corntorooiio ussy patest bta ■ machine or raec&iiss •nd&s protested for laanyyesra.. So one has lis right io make the machine or mix tbs ska ms&ems Without Mb cooseofe, Bui the iaaa who labours fa* a lifeiima i 0 kas oo and is vit« i tu W robbed of bis Experience in KeepingJfyplet.

. It has. been proved by eesskatex- "'- perimeiit tb'at tbe ketpieg ef ml* depend* upon the integrity and ctO' plttnun of the natural Yaraiah oaf their eking, Whsa was-xabbed/ bffittpaet tbe fruit soon loat IS per Mas moraof its wa%kt by (haa oy saaaplas mt misistbut iarJy stored. And apple* with the BjQlisrmM Sal sot &s----ecym aloag tits*, atthcwgb aauweed with wnitl and k*ft in « moist &ias wbj® glaoe.' High Priae of Fruit Knut 'Mm noarttisiiit onw .£* «*tt»ant dwqS^ttTSE * fcu f V**** * kfgij i fall* ywJAca m tin* Lab. 3str

is the result of their way of managingFor the purpose of tanking an attractive display iu front cf their stored they purchase a larger amount of fruit and vegetables limn their trade demands, and then they ask aucb prices tie prevent large salea and limit demand.

Good use for Bones. Those fanners who allow animal bones to lie «found the promise* are neither tiiily nor wise. If they cannot b* brgkiplF up they should be buried near grape vine* or iiuit trees, the vootß of which will gradually appropriate th*m for food. Grupo roots will, after a little, penetrate into bones and pulverise them. The b<*»t way, however, is to bwak them with an axe or sledge hammer and then bory them ; or allow fowls to eat the finer portion*, of which they are very load.—Agricullwtni. ,