Show I T l M GARDEN TAIRY IC Plat to keen a book account of all the work of the farm Plant peas as soon as possible to work the ground The earlier varieties vari-eties are very hardy If your orchard does not take care of you it Is likely because you do not i take care of Woodland Mail I The training and development of the should calf It cow begin with the I sfrculu ba taught docility and be well fed fedThe The wild grape planted by a scrubby tree or an unsightly building will often of-ten transform it into a bower of beauty The arnless and happygolucky farmer is the fellow who lets his affairs af-fairs run him in place of his running I them I wont be anaia of the little side issues is-sues on the farm There is money even in diversity of garden truck for tle farmer if the farmer will but deal with re lf ble and wellknown seed firms he will never be the loser in any way for his pains wV mistake of a lifetime is for a woman wo-man to get the notion that it is her business to milk the cows and cultivate culti-vate the garden Nothing a man may do will add so much to the cash value of his farm as to improve the road leading to and through the farm B til down farm products by feeding 16 lye stock That is the only way in sight to solve the freight problem It is the only way in prospect too In Join into a neV life of produc durtion as for instance from general farming to pardoning it would be well to begin on a reasonably small scale 1 It is said that there are 75000000 dogs in this country and it is probable prob-able that there would be really little loss if 74000000 of them were not here Onior culture is usually profitable j ahc 5 we are looking about for something I I some-thing out of the ordinal it might be I well to give the onion some attention It Li reported from Maine that an I orchirdiet put the pigs into a failing orchard and they tore up the tough 1 sod o the great benefit of the trees Dont be in a hurry to leave the farm Unfortunate as the farmer has been for the last few years the farm has been better off than any other I legitimate business I Radishes require a very porus and very rich soil to do best A mixture of sand and leaf mold makes them mature very rapidly They should not be allowed to lack for water A writer says that an apple tree in full blossom is like a message sent fresh from heaven to earth of purity and beauty Do not be afraidtb r making the garden gar-den too rich All vegetables are rank feeders Put wellrotted manure on the surface before plowing and on top after plowing I 1 Fertilize the asparagus bed liberally I Give it a good coat of stable manure I arid work it in around the roots and then cover the surface with commercial i commer-cial fertilizer of some kind It is easier to produce than to sell i products at a profit and the dairy I farm is no exception It is in the matter I mat-ter of selling dairy products that the cooperative creamery leads I There is no crop that pays as well asa as-a good garden Vith plenty of vegetables vege-tables come good health and smaller oxpenses Make the garden large and one of the specialties of the farm Clean up wells and cisterns before the water rises and above all examine all drains and sources of supply to see that Impure diseasebreeding material does not get into water when the spring freshets come Some mistakes may be corrected or i overcome but planting an orchard of j poor trees on unsuitable land is not one of them It is far better to plant one of the right kind In the right place and then give it proper are than to plant 100 sickly trees on poor land to be neglected later on I As a toTe ivo cultivate more acres thanis profitable Instead of putting I twenty acres in no potatoes put all of the fertilizer on the ten acres and grow the double crop letting the rest go to Krae thus saving the labor Cultivate fewer acres and keep more stock Feeding Feed-Ing the cattle you will feed the soil and it will bring forth the crop that will feed the pocketbook ORCHARD NOTES Set the tree out with care placing it in rich soil Pnd packing the fine mellow mel-low earth thoroughly about every rootlet root-let Leave no air spaces about the roots The soil may be packed more rroperly by pouring water upon it as the earth is thrown in Dont wait any longer Plant some fruit trees this spring You will add to the value of your farm make the home more homelike and your family more happy and contented There is I also substantial remuneration In dollars dol-lars and cents How sweet it is to eat j I of the fruit of the tree I planted with i my own hands What a feature of the landscape a tree becomes What a j I fueling akin to friendship springs up in mans breast when he gazes at the symbol of rugged strength that has i braved a thousand storms j Do not leave an orchard to itself after af-ter planting Cultivate it without ceasing ceas-ing Tt Is just as important that an orchard receive good tillage to make i iieaitiiy vigorous growth as u is to torn or j tatoes It seems as if any farmer should be willing to give the attention i at-tention to his trees that he does to i regular farm crops Yet it is simply Because orchards are entirely neglected neglect-ed both as regards tillage and fertilization fertili-zation as wen as applying fungicides and insecticides that they often prove so unsatisfactory and unremunerative Only give the tree half a chance and i will pay dividends |