. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 1222 The Cornell Reading-Courses pruning in order to check excessive growth of wood and to stimulate fruit production in young plum or peach orchards, are things of interest and profit to know; and if the young folk of the farm were given more often a direct share in such profit, their desire for knowledge of the best methods of propa- gation and cu
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 1222 The Cornell Reading-Courses pruning in order to check excessive growth of wood and to stimulate fruit production in young plum or peach orchards, are things of interest and profit to know; and if the young folk of the farm were given more often a direct share in such profit, their desire for knowledge of the best methods of propa- gation and cultivation would naturally in- crease, and with it the desire to stay on the farm and put the knowledge into practice. Summer work in the dairy and poultry yard Plenty of food of the proper kinds, pure water, and room for exercise, are the chief needs of the domestic animals and fowls after their young are sufficiently grown to be treated as are the rest of the herds and flocks. But the proper man- agement and disposal of their produce is a matter for much study and it should be made as interesting a problem to the young folk of the farm as it is to their elders. AUTUMN WORK Gardening A large part of the beauty of the flower garden, and of the productiveness and profit of the fruit and vegetable garden, is due to the care expended on them iu the fall. Bulbs must be planted at this season and it is also the best time for planting many shrubs and herbaceous perennials, and for dividing and re- setting those that have become too crowded. The summer bulbs and tubers, such as gladioli and dahlias, must be taken up and carefully dried for their preservation during the winter. The peonies in the flower garden and the rhubarb and asparagus beds in the vege- table garden may be covered with a com- post blanket, which can hardly be made too warm and rich for them, particularly if it is intended to force the aspar-. FiG 76.— The shepherd's purse. A study in weeds. Please note that these
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