Willamette farmer., June 20, 1874, Page 3, Image 3

. WILLAMETTE1 FARMER.
UsEfJL lfOF4JION. .
Hints on Building a Stone House.
Tho nse of slone iu building duelling-houses
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To tho architect's question, "Of what material
do you propose to build?" the reply of the
client is almost inTariiibly, "Stone;" but a fow
fact, concerning the costvery soon cause the
owner to abandon that material, and take one
lets expensive. A stone bouse, properly built,
is undoubtedly
can be erected
faults; and,
put together, the latter certainly predominate,
Its two principal recommendations are its tine,
substantial and showy external appearance,
and the facility with which creeping Tines may
lut nrntni nnnn II Tim tuill.lttiCT. not rinnltlnn
tiftlnt nwrullii these lnes to crow nt random
paint, permits these vines to grow at random,
producing a mnoh desired rouiantio effect. It
cannot be claimed that such a house is auy
warmer in winter, or cooler in summer, than a
brick one; while in comparison with n frame
house it maintains tho same relation ns u cast
iron stove does to a sheet-iron stove. Hie ouo
being much thicker than the other, absorbs
more heat, and hence wo aro required to wait
longer before feeling the benefit of tho fire; but
when once heated. It retains it much longer,
The interior of a frame home changes much
more readily under the influence of the ontsido
atmosphere. We have seen the walls oflhe
interior ot a atone house iu midsummer covered
with moisture caused by a sudden chaugo in
tho atmosphere from a close murky atmos-
phere to a cool, clear one, causing probably a
difference of ten or fifteen degrees in less than
half an hour, thus producing condensation on
tho walls. This could not occur in a fiamo
building, both on accouut ot the material of
which the walls are constructed, and nlso ot
the rapidity with which the outsldo can affect
the Inside. Iu this caso the moisturo would bo
removed, not precipitated. The walls of a
stone dwelllug-house should never bo con-
strncted ot rough rnbblowork, for tho reason
that it is almost impossible to thoroughly fill
all tho joints with mortar; the slone being
rough on the face, does not allow tho water to
pass on ireeiy, aim me resuu ii lum, hi n
driving storm, a very small opening, hardly
largo enough to admit the small ulado o( a pen
knife, will take in a largo quantity of water
and produce dampness. In the construction of
churches and other buildings, not dwellings,
we have often worked long and diligently to
find these small crevices, to stop tho How of
water, btouo naturally ansorus moisture, nun
that, together with any leakages that may exist,
produces too much dampness for health or coin-
fort. The proper construction for the walls of
a stone dwelling Is to have the beds and Joints
squared, (what is termed squared random-
work.; This enables the w orkuiau moro surely
to fill tho joints with mortar. All tho outsldo
joints should bo thoroughly pointed with cement
beforo tho bulldlug is occupied.
A stono house can bo constructed either with
hollow or with solid walls. The former method
is the plan wo generally recommend, for tho
same reasous as have been given for its ador-
tion iu a house constructed of brick. Tho
outer wall should not bo less thau lb iuches
thick, of stone: leaving a si) tco of three inches,
the most expensive edifice that " mougui uy many mat, owing to tbe late
. It ha, its advantages audits 3."' "'" ',, ,'"". "T" . '," " ,M"" ?
.unless it is carefully and thoroughly our opinion, there is no fear of such an event
and backed up on the insula with four iuches that liny bo imported for a good many cars to
of brick work; the inside and oulside work to come, and wo trust tint the breeders will not bo
bo i bouud together with iron ties, the somo as disheartened it their investments do not make
for a brick bouse, only that the ties should bo m ourly returns a, they had counted upon,
about 15 iuches long. If a stouo house bo built -
iu this way, and the same precautions taken as Securing Colors by Breeding.
described for a brick house, no fear need bo
entertained of dampness; but where this ays- Amongst cattle, tho pairing of red ami white
tern of hollow walls is adopted, and tho inside ,)mllH H-y frequently produces roan iiroqeuy.
and outside work is bound together by t,toms On0 hundred of such unions taken at random
going through the whole thickness of tho wall, jrom ti,0 hoithorn "Herd Hook" yielded
or with biuders ot trick (instead of irou), njnoty r0M, caivc) with only four red and
dampness is suro to ensue. Hollow walls to be ix whites. A white bull with red cows np.
thorough and eficctual must have outsldo and ,,0lUH frow tho records of tho shorthorn "Herd
iusldo work entirely separate from oach other. l)00ij t0 prodr.ee roan calves with greater cor
To build n house with stone use great care tnllt.. tlm the red bull with tho white cows,
in laying up tho walls. As this Is, uniiuestioii- frow wj,lch union thero falls a greater percent
ably, tho most thorough method of building, it n(?0 t,0th of reds and whites. Doth bull and
is aUo (.except in somo rare cases) the most ex- cow bciiiR red. not more thau ono-sixth of tho
pensive, eveu in cases where stono Is obtained ealoS coma of nuy other, color, and not one
lor only the expenso of carting; the cost of tho .)cr CPllt wcro white. i ti10 H1,l0 way, when
brick for u brick houso being more than coun- uoth pirents are white, thero is such nn over
terbalunccd by tbe additional labor required In whelming predisposition to white color, that iu
cutting and dressing tho stone, and in hand lug twenty such unions registered iu Mr. Strut
and building it into the wall. In conclusion, otiVfl aluablo pages. I find nothing but white
we would advise those contemplating bulldlug
nf Kinnn tn do so in the most thorougb manner
If the cost is too great, do not economize by
IUUIUIIKU
building cheaply, for the sako of having a stouo
house. It is far better to adopt ft cheuper ma-
terial. A well-constructed frame house is much ,ariable proportions of red and white and roan,
better and healthier thau n cheap stone houso. retracting 200 cases of pairing of red bulls and
Whatever you do, In tho use. of nuy kind of IOan cows. I obtain an almost equal proportion
building material, o thorouqMy, and you will 0f red nnd roan calves, with only a record ot four
be relieved of much cAreund perplexity. our whites. Unserving tho color of tho parents
enjoyment of your home will bo much greater, namely, t iking the roan bull with red cows
your health promoted, and everything wh ch ,i0CK Ilot merely affect tho color of the progeny
tends to give that quiet aud repose (or winch
home is chiefly valuable will be greatly in
creased. -Imertam JlomaUml.
.
tl. pi iu -i u.t..:.i.
iiieairenaiiiuiniawiiaia.
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Uoldmay ue uammereu so inai is ouij
1-300,000 of an inch thick. A grain ot iron may
bo divided into 1,000,000 parts. Still chemistry
tolls us that there are ultimate parts called
ioiis i m' '" i
atoms or molecules, which are absolutely indl-
visible. These atoms are attraotcd to each
other by the attraction of cohesiou, and repelled
. .. , , , ,.. i. ,i, np.ion of
by the force of "lmUion. Hye action of
both these forces the i otou J '".f
.' ".'-. ..Tbe s0 idU? ' B ?0"'! A'P9"?. "r."
the lac ua eacu pair oi. c -
.". iV.-.'; .n.l -mill a, ,,n oni.ln to
w "' k"",;u7r Zir ",,,,,
be used in judging ; of what is tru v- grea t i d
small ib nature. The Bunker Hill Mon ime
mtehttotaihtoouramU
ci-jshing the stone at it )" " . '
iron are stretched until they break tho-o which
aro tho strongest increase in length lew than
tbeweakeroue. A puce ot wood having a
breadth and th jctaes of three luehe. and a
length of four feet, if supported at ts ends
would be bem one millionth ot an Inch i by a
weight of three pounds placed at its center, and
n ncikui v -- . - --- ---- - -
a waliftlt
it one-seven-milllontn ot an men. rroi. .orioa
Hr.nhl a mach ne for testins the variation
" flit . il. J.l.l. t)vn . nvlfth
of sticks of wooil. The machine coults of
levers ami screws m contrived that the amount
of weight brought to bear upon the stick can be
accurately measured, and the variation of tbe
stick from a straight line can be measured, even
though it do not exceed ono seven-millionth of
an inch. Jour, of .lp. Chtm
.n-i...i i..i.a r al.jnlntfl nlcnhnl.boi
sironc alcohol with quick lime for one hour in
avelwithau inverted condenser, and then
liJiil
,V1 v.. Lri. T i. irnn bar ampl led Indicate mat tno color ot cattle may
of an oblate, spheroidal form. An iron bar i Md tinsmitted quite as easily as that
would .upportr s own weight! '""" of pigeons and poultry, wllch skill and i.rac
toolengho 3Jf miles. A bar of steel aj ,,,1 to tho tinting of a feather, w'ith a
opca made which would sustain its own weight . .tIece- carefl1 ,ecctlon. a
,f ATfpnne.i to a leneiu oi ia'. milt
distil.
CTTLE BrEEDErS.
Thoroughbred Cattle in California.
(From tho raclfio Rural frc-i.)
vviiuin me past, two years considerable nnil
eaing Interest has been taken in the ira-
p,0vement ol the common cattle in this State,
Appreciating the advantages to be derived from
nn efltlv ,,att Jn e business, Feveral of our
SSffiStffi
herds to be found In tho United States and
tvanaeia, ana somo oven trotu those in England
occurring, uno trouble is that wo have not
enough thoroughbred cattle iu the State. If
wo had more, or if even those which aro now
liere were moro widely scattered, their gtcat
superiority over common cattlo would soon
become evident to the most oatltlmw mni-tinm
iu 'V0,00""''?. "d bo would not hesitate to
flt by ,bo inlr0l,uotion nml l11ffll,ion o( ,,
Improved blood among his stock; and wbero
tho demand is, theie alfo will tho profit bo.
At present, almost any farmer is wlllius to oivo
$100 $200, and iu somo Instances ev en moro.
for a graded bull of good appearance, but hr
will turn with a smile of pity from and for tbe
man who w-nuMnsk that ug'uro-forn thorough-
bred calf. "Pedigree?" say be, "what's tho nse
of a pedigree to mo? My grade Is as good look-
ing a buna, your thoroughbred and bo has no
pedigree." True, friend, but whenco thot0
p0od looks if not from tho blood of his thorough,
bred sire? Moreover, although good looking
himself, yon will find thit ho cannot itutnrt
those qualities to bis offspring an A Is siro did to
him, for (hero is not euonghof that good strong
blood iu him. Therefore is it, that tho pedigree
is of somo value, inasmuch as it i, a guaranty
0f puro, uualloyed blood for manv generations
back; ami, thereforo it is, that a thoroughbred
u worth so much moro than a graded bull,
Xiue farmers out often knowhow to apprecialo
tho pedigree of ahorse; whv Bbonld they not
apply the name principle anil reasoning to that
ot a bull, iu which thoy aro (or should be) so
much moro Interested? Tho "no fence law"
passed bv the last Legislature will tend to do
way with a great portion of thoso immense
herds of cattlo which roamed at will through
our southern countries, and wo shall have to
iook nearer Homo for our supplies of beef. Hut
tho nearer homo wo git, tho moro enhanced
becomes tho value of our pisturo lands, and as
tho farmers cry truthfully my, they cannot
alVord to ralso steers when it takes four cars,
before they will dross from six to seven hundred
pomms, ami ot very poor quality of beot at
tli.it. So long as our farmers stick by tho com
mon Spuilsh or deteriorated American cattle,
(hoy never will succeed in making monej off
thorn, but let them for two or three cars give
tho improved cattlo a trial, ami thev will find
that not only will theso make tho xaiiio amount
nf be el and of far superior quality (and there
foro commanding tho highest market prices) in
half tho tluio it took their scrubs to mature, but
their farms w 111 bo materially Improved by the
manure which theso cattlo return to tho ground
off which they feed. If each of our farmers
kept a fow head of cattlo or sheep to run out
their stubbles wo aro confldeut that w should
not hear (f so manv poor crops nud fanning
getting "plajed out."
There is room, and plenty ot room for tho
thoroughbred cattlo in Cullfnrnhi. nnd for nil
Drodueo. When, how our. ono or other of the
parents is of mixed color, such as red nud white,
or roan, which is of course only au intimate
.,,!,,,. ndiulxtnro of red and white, tho calves
,. ,.ot C0IU0 m. m.10i. uif0rniitv. but exhibit
hut still leaves nbout equal nuinbt.rs of rods
nmi roans, With not more than two per tent, of
whito. Hod and white parents appear chiefly
to beget red calves. From 12 such unions tn-
ken at random from tho "Herd Hook." I find
y3 reds. J roans, and no whites, lied and
white bulls matotl willtroau cows left .'10 reds
,fi , , ., h . Two red and
white sires, both of good Oxford descent, with
red cows, produced 22 red calves and only oue
r- Conversely, roan bulls on red and whito
cows left 17 and 45 rosus. Amongst shorthorns,
w hen lotIl pareulw are roan, more than half the
progeny follow suit, Of U31 cows born of roan
parents, 107 are roan, 72 white, 'it red. ltoau
bulls with white cows leavon record of 3U roan
x h
cows leave CI roan. 49 white, and C red. Such
facts-aud from the Herd Hooks of the several
deicr,ptoni 0f cattle they might be immensely
Clime iBiicier n iwo or lueeo uciirruuuu.
might with tolerable certainty olitaln Uls anl-
g f or,,lMy coIor be required. Sev-
, fa c'on(,i,iOBs modify the tolerable gen-
eral rule that calves partake of tho color of
,heir parents. Tbe most preiiotent. usually tho
disliuotive breed of the pair, impresses .
r 8lu,e of its own color as well is of its
characters. Often a well bred shorthorn
ml,unUommnnicate bis color ami gooilints
"h , of , herf of mu,,y hues
, b&i, B , lm f K0Vl ,'
nhoush the sire of nnwards of 120
calves, and mated olU-n with white cows, never
- - , t( eMTflt ynMr,
proeinceu a u" .
Bhobt-uorns is Enommii. The demand
among the English farmers for Sbort-hom bulls
h, greater this year than list. At the Eugllsh
galea there have been 74 more sold thau last
year, and at an average advance on last year's
prices of $10 each Last year the total amount
invested in young bulls at the sales was J40.000.
This year, ?55,0'XI. This answers the question
ri to the country eitllnir overstocked with
Short-horns, as some in our own country have
unwisely supposed it would hhort-horus are
'ery much more numerous in Lugland and ad-
jsceiit ishuds than auy other breed of cattle.
What wc call natives here are hardly seen there,
their cattlo being bred up by thoroughbred
crosses. Though there aro herds of thorough
breds iu nearly every neighborhood, still the
increase Is wanted, aud thero are but few Eng
lish, Scotch or Irish farmers who are not well
I tested in all the advantages to be gained by
ieoping improved farm stock. They are par
ticularly i xacllng as to tho points of sheep and
pigs, and aro every year becoming more so ns
to cattle. HWeni Farm Jonrntl.
PnKSTAOE. As a general rule the best bred
patent impresses its character moro strikingly
on the progenj a strong argument for using
only sires of souud accredited desccut. Still
another consideration points to tho importance
of using first-rate male nuimals. Whilst the
progeny inherit iu tol crably equal propoitlon
the qualities ot both sire nud dam, some of the
most piomlneut aud selling qualities of cattle
are chiefly inherited from the sire. Size, skin,
hair, horns, or absence of horns, the bony
frame aud the general mien usually follow- from
tbe male; whilst the internal orguis, temper
and constitution come more notably from the
female.
THe Swi.se Yvd'
Feeding Fall Pigs.
Jinny of our best farmers are coming to tho
conclusion that it does not pay to winter pigs
iu the usual out-door pens, and are lunkitig
their pork from early spring pigs that can be
kept growing from tho stvtt, so as to dress two
hundred when six or seven months old.
As rows well produce two litters a year, I
concluded last fall to try tho experiment of
winter feeding for tho early spring markot. w itb
a litter of IU pigs born Sept. 'JO; gave them the
lango or tuo storcorary iu tuo nun Pascnient
n place) that never frce-zes until 10 weeks old,
then confined them iu a small pen in one cor
ner to fatten, feeding corn meal soured In a
barrel with milk, aud for a chaugo mush and
milk, with a few mangels dally for an appetizer;
dressed aud marketed them at dltlertiit times,
oommenclng the latter end of I'ebruary and
selling the last one near tho close ot Morch, at
nvciago age of G$ mouths. The account
stands as follows:
Uwcsiillnissstf.! f 'a no
8.5001l. corn iiirsl, HWprr i-wt SIM
ll.lXIOlli. sklinnieM mill tl 00
.'0 lnuhoU lcfl, t 3Jc. per liiinlict & 00
Total 'II1W
Trtehe of the pigs wdphed dressid iu aggie
gate l.C'.IO lbs., an nurago of 111 J lbs, tneli, nml
mild for $112.0.1, lning u bilam-e of $7,111
which just nbuut pays for maiketlng and dress
ing. I get paid (or the Vi weanlings at fiwnk old
two dollars each, including ono that was lost by
nccidetit when fifteen weeks old, and tho pro
poitlon of food cousiiUH-d by him up to the
time, Kit) lbs. of meal and U00 lbs. of milk.
I got paid for tho milk at tho into of ten dol
lais a season per cow, and I have got a largo
and valuable addition to the manure heap to
pav fqr com and feeding.
i have calculated upon au extra price at this
particular season of the ear, and was not dis
appointed. Tho fiourii-hiug manufacturing vil
laoo of Siher Creek was nctr. and had not suc
cumbed to tho panic, uud James 11. Molutjro,
who Koeim toe niurKet mere, linuglit llie porK
and cut It up for his appreciative customers.
Cor. of iViiiMfuu'iHi h'aniitr.
N'ujidku or Swink :s Wisthin Statis. It is
well, oceaHloually, to take a statlntlnil view of
any pailicular product that one may have just
Ideas oi supply anil tit maun, vv n nru nun iik u
to the Department nf Agiicillture for the fol
louhiL' stall ment of the number of swine of all
ages in the States named, compiled from the
preliminary tames oi ino statistical uepari
incut, by .1. It. Dodge:
llojtu. llet
BUIk. Nn. in Ik'I N. Ill IS7J.
TriihoiMi- l.l.'rf.MO l,Sir.,fil
vvmt Virului JJI.uoii :ivi,hhi
Kfiitucli S.hisikk) 1,111,7(0
Ohio 'J,(III,(il V.in.uiU
Mkliln filii H0.1 SII.Soo
InilUns a.UiJ.TiKI J.IIJ.lMMi
Illinois J.tu-.i.Tio a,70fi,ns)
wiwonslii ris.wm f.'.s.mi)
MlniKi-oti .xii.jki w.i.uu
lim 3.CJI.710 .I.SII.lim
Mlsiuiiirl J,eiU..I(0 9,AMiV
Kaliam s,l 1 57,. IK)
Nilirmk ISS.Siiil lJt.liNl
('allfornls llS.um 4X7,11X1
Urviioii 17I..HH) iuj.doo
ToUl 20.SIT.tiHI 'Jl,7SJ,7ul
DccriM lJJil.TlO
1'oni; Haihimi. My own theory of pork rais
ing bubi-d upon experience, observation, and
probably a little philosophy of things, If writ
ten for the benefit of others, would be about as
follows. Hurimt the hot summer mouths I
would feed very little solid feed, such ns com
iu the ear or uncrackod. I would keep hogs
upon gieen feed constantly, eitlujr grass, oats
or rye, and fees! them atreiiuliir intervals, once
or twice per day, upon mushed feed, elthir
shorts, chopped oats or ryo, buckwheat, e to.,
ft oil in troughs. When fed In this way and at
tho sumo time allowed access to water and
shade, hoes will bear crowding through the hot
mouths, a vi ry uood time If not the best, to
take on llesh. This puts them iu the best of
condition for corn hiding, which should eom
me uce about tho 1st ot September, whin the
uew crop is'ntill soft nnd tendir. Treated iu
this way hogs become probably as perfect as
auy method Lould make thi-m. Upon the
whole, too, I believe it the chianest and most
economical. Cor, Gtmumtoten 7cfr;ra;ii.
Cocrni ii Swivk. A Hamilton county (Iowa)
correspondent of the ltural W'orlil siijh; "If the
shoats are not doing well, aud the hulr or bris
tles do not lie smoothly tho shoats having
been fed principally on corn, aud they go
coughing around we come to the conclusion
that they have got worms, and a teaspoonful of
turpeutluo is then given to each, In the form of
a drench. If the coughing does not cease in
the course of a week, give auother spoonful;
usually the first dose will be sufficient.
Kidsky W'or.M l'inALYsu A correspondent
of the UVi(-Tti Itunil says: The most effectual
cure tbut I have) ever seu tried is th simple
pluu of taking n lilece of light board, about six
Inches wide, striking the hog across the small
of the back a few strokes several times a day,
I have win it tried in numerous eases where
hogs had been down for weeks, and have never
known a failure. It is worth a trial.
ItirAiRtvii Sliunoiw. To replace the small
patches of quicksilver often found removed
from the back of lookiuu-glussos, clean thedam
agtd spot by very careful rubbing with tine cot
ton until there is no trace of grease or dust;
then with the point of a knifecut the sio of the
required nlecoof the silvering off auother gluts;
a small globule of mercury (the size of a nlu's
head for a surface the size of the finger nail) U
dropped upon the celt piece. The mercury
penttratei as far us the cut, aud allows the
piece to be removed, It is then geutly pressed
on tne spot with a piece of cotton.
PodLjUY Y4RD'
Practical Hints.
(From tho rctnellurtrrM.)
IUstavs nud Asiatics may l kept together,
without danger of cross ng.
their freedom
L'els
To kkii' free from lice whitewash the build
ing nud perches, and to ouo pailful ot white
wash add two ounces of "coal tar creosote, or
Impure e-arbolio acid," pllt up in bottlex by
I)r. Spulb, of llrookljn, kept by all druggists;
also make n wiak wash e.f tuo same and warm
soft water, and wash the fowls therein; this is
Mahkim. l'o'wu.-The best method ot ma.k-
ing fowls is to cut tho web of the foot, and keep
n record as follows: Outside web. right fool,
trom viinl No. 1: outside web. 'Ml foot, rso. J.
and so oil. Male fowls over one jcar old, are
culled "cocks ;" male tow Is, undi rime oar old,
crooked handles are best,) hold the blnl under
vour left nrm. urasp his head witliuuir left hand,
aw tiumitrr ri vttrtiw n mctpmiH mnv uti
urcome niuiruvu to eucuuiurr. iiiriinuuw- inriu
th Tint ,y -rr he'S tloul Cohimi. , n ' r ? Z? VUlf MT T tf",
li.Mniv v.i u Mnrtiw tr.n '.i- Y.itlc fur should have no dillUulty. If eare to taken that
V?. ViVi.,,!!,,. n.d I,, i. i,r :.., ' roots have no diteet contact with air to dry
copy of const uii n , I ')' 1'yor llu,u- them while being moved, and thev Iii.to a roa-
1xaa lnl.i.ialn,l 111 itlitAniia ulntll.( aAtlil tn
l)ir i-eis trie I ounn immun net-.
are caned cocKereis.cxcepigames, which are occupations in the world, It Is tho one which
called "stags." ( i.t combines repose and activity. It Is not
How to Tium on "nun a Oamk Sjmii. idleinssj it is not stagnation; and yet it is per-
W hen the comb is well developed, take n sharp flll., ,,H,,ite. Mke all things mortal, it has
pair of shears (old fashioned lamp shears with n. c.linr.... .m.1 .lUuimnliiiiimiiia ,i,i n,..r. ,,r.,
placing left thumb under his beak, then vvlth one , nthliig but suciessfui cultivation, tho
clip remove his left ear-lobe, then his left ll(!K.IC(r,ae enjoyment would bo less. It is bet
wattle; next his light ear-lobe and right wattle, t,,r for the occasional shadows that conio over
then his comb. With only li clips this e in th M.0ne. Tho discipline, too, Is more salu
bo accomplished in thirty seconds, then place aryi jt ,,!,, ,mr natitneej and it tries our
the bird on a good walk, nud he will be rlTieted ftiUli. Hut evi u in the worst of seasons, there
by tho operation no moro than if ho had had u firnuiro tn reward and eiieontage, than to
five quills plucked from his wing. dlshearliu and disappoint. Thero is no day in
ToPiiMivTl'owisrmiM I-i.timi.-CiiI with th y,.,ir without something tn i.fiord trsnqull
asharpknlfo eight or ten of the outside quills Hy and pleasure to the cultivator of (lowers,
(primaries), of ouo wing only. Never cut thn souk thing mi ulilch (ho mi ml may rest with
short feathers (covetts), and when the wing Is ri,ui,
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ClUNlll I1U 1111 iUllin lilt) visiimii.
I. . Hll'KNMI..
Egg-Eating Fowls.
It is nlwavs e-onsldered that fowls first eat
eggs for the sake of tho shell, because they
nave not aioiss lo mo liihi-i'iiieutsiuiiirouipiihii
d
iicrire-i iii'iiiiu. ii nicy urn mi, uiuy win ni
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It T.Ini.i Iu Uu, lirltii'itml llii.rrillnnt. Illlil UN
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there is much of It "' ,, Vl l,?. 'l hose ladles who d.coiate their (allies will find
some of lutha w v.mt luyrti d be pro- , , ,,, ,.,, Tho ,lav,
vide, I w th a heap . if niMW' ' '' ,'h1,,'u11vv , arranged on a plate or glass Irult dish, makJ
It each r in U olP.vded vvlth g ass he, y I , h ,,,', fir , , , (l( hUmm,
sodsiif earth should be nit covered with grow- ., , ,,., m ,.
Ing grass It they ar- I,, lu, had son.e Mine, , CT J - , ' l e "" The
shpn d also bo g I et i, 1ml 0.,y iiinst bo & n. ,,,,, (W, ,, ,,, lu)l l)0
Whole feul morning and evening, barley meal 7 , ( th.. dIiiiiIh do not nnnear for sov
or ground oats at noon give wU, corn ami 'w eVks. so it'ii "Si to rcMTVlnne corner
SXrWdolS W
been fount d it is almost impossible to cure wituKii iu a Trench horticultural journal
tLim. I'irnt lit them bo watched, ami as sunn relatia lids suggimtive i xpeiieiii't: Alter sunset
as the hen gives notice that she has laid, she I pm-o in the e, liter of my orchard an old bar
must bo driven from the mmt mid the egg re- rel, and iusldo of which l'liuvo iiroviously well
moved. Wo have sometimes cured them by nrrul. At the bottom of thiilarrel I iluco a
filling nu i i.'g sin II with mustard aud ruyinnn lighted lamp. Insects of many kinds, at
pepper and let It remain lu tho nest. TIijsiIom' tract id by tho light, muko for tun lamp, aud
will soini'tliiuis have to bo repeated, or at lenst whilo circling unniiid it strike against the sides
until nil the fowls have had enough to sutisty of the birrti, where, inciting with thn tar,
them that they don't relish that Kind of eggs, thilrwiiiKS nnd legs beeoiuo ho clogged that
Wo have also ctin d tlie-m b.v the use ofihiua thoy fall helpless to tho bottom. In Ihu liluru
iggsiu the nest and around it, that is nu thn ing'l examilio the liiirril, and friqueiilly take
flour of the conii, '1 1m Ir constant picking ul nut of it leu or (wilve gallons of cockchafers,
them makes their bulks sore, and making no wlilih I nt once destroy. A few pence' worth of
liiiprissiuutin the nest egg, (hey give it up as a (ar employed iu this way will, without any
b id Job. When tin so remedies fail, thn best furthir trouble, bo tho menus of drstrojilig ill
thing to do is to npply thu hatchet pretty mar numerable uuuibeiH of tin so insects, wliose
llie pick ol tno Head. owiry inus.
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Best Ago of Mens.
The ndv Ico contained iu tho following pura -
graph Is from an experienced poultry raiser,
who has made both money and ripnlatinn by
following this branch ol doineslio industry,
His suggestions, if followed, will enable those
who raise poultry to ktep jonug nnd profitable
fowls, iiistindof it great number nt old aud
fieblo fow Is which are not worth the food they
consume:
A pullet hatched early lu the spring heidus
to lay at the approach of winter, anil pullita
hate-heel late lu the mimiiier begin to lay in the
ensuing spring, nml it Is by saving a certain
proportion of pullets from the early and late
broods, that von muko sum of winter eggs, a
fow early hatched chickens for catching the
highest markets, and a niiiiirriiiiH Muck of
ihickctiH in the warm mouths, when riming is
less precarious. Thu hen enntiuuis iu her
prime for two. mid. nt most, three years -tin re
(ore save even- vear puiluis equal to a nurd oi "" .."-...... '
v our brood stock, selling off nt a trifling price ho ralsi d a crop of Northern Spy applt s on four
the Httino number of aged hens, eir olUrlng acres, which sold for $l,2.0.fi0, Heveial (rees
the in up hi ii slowed elish or well baked pie. veihleHlllvei barrels each, and em count 1H0, 100,
ii..,......- r. 1,. . , n,e i i.,, b.,.1,,1,,1, ,, 218 nml 222 nnnlot filled a barrel He attrili-
heavy, sy mini trlcully-made, splondidly feather- "tin IiIh hiiccihs to a proper thimi ng of the
id "partltt," of four years, for the sako of her fruit In hummer. If, when the fruit sets ton
stuck. Many farmirs grumble about their nil, you pick one half the number, Jim will
poultry, from not paying attention to suih a have the same bulk of apples In the fall, and
simple matter as (In fr not looking over their ' 'K "" "'' larger and uioio puifecl, will
brood stock otieii u year, drafting all tho old bring twlcu tho money.
diuncs (known by the developed hcuIih on their .
legs), mid reserving from tho market lnsket Tun Cm moil. C'i.ashikicatiov or Innv. M
the most promising young pullets rulnid during IVi'my, au eiiiiui-ut I'rencli chemist who hu
thuHcsHoti, recently been studying further iuto tho metal
lurgy nf Irou mid Hteel, thinks that it would
Ki'ai.y I.rus inI-'owiji. It Is a little difficult bu of much more advantage to founders aud
to determine the cause of the affection, oalled metallurgists if commercial Iron, which Is still
scurvy, on the legs ot fowls, but not ut nil ill 111- classed according to its physical properties,
cult to apply relit f for it. If the fow I has been should bu known with reference to itsciiduicul
lermitted lu run for u cousideruble time, and charutteristirH, that is to say, iu accordance
until Its legs are encased in scurf, a thorough with the very smull quantities ot carbon, sill
wushlng with warm and strong snaii-suds, In pbur, phosphorus, etc., which it may contain,
remove the outer scurf, nud utter ilrjingthe mid which chemicul unulysls would reveal,
legs make an application of hog's Urd and (tour This chemical clusslficutlou bus for sotue time
of sulphur mixed together, will geuerully tit. ct past bum ill usti hi Krupp'scelebruttd foundry
u cure, iu vtry bad case a second application where, ill fact, nothing is It ft to chance, Oheiu
inuy be iirctssary This affection generally nts constantly uualyio tho crude materials and
manifests Itself by a sort nf ashy appearance ou thu fsbricutul products. The si-lunlitlu and
the inside of the legs of fowls just below the industrial element is intimately couuected with
hook joints uud about the feet, At this period the military, Artillery officers examine the
a simple, thorough grcasluu. with lard alone manipulations und follow their every eletuil
will eiitinly urrest und reiniive it, us we know (,'ouMdornblo sums ure devotitl to Uew expen
front practical experience. Kerosene oil has incuts, made on the diflerout alloys which may
been tried effectively In many cases. Thu tie. soluble for cannon, and of each metal tried
bird mid sulphur are sure to relieve. l'uuttry 'there is compiled u record which indicates its
lluttttln. chemical composition, lis advantages und do
fects. According to M Frcmy's Investigations,
As the manure of the hen house is thu best t appears that tho best metal for guns is
for onions, so onions chopptd flue and mixed neither irou nor sti el, but some combination
with Indian meal are occasionally the best food of both. .SVJ. .Iwfriuni.
for chickens. It should be givcu once or twice
a weeJe, mid will prevent gupes, und,ull kinds of Food rou 1'oui.tuy. Never stint poultry in
intlammalion o Dm throat aud eyes. variety or quality o( their food. Good food is
1 a positive economy. The best and heaviest
FaxtlUATlMi poultry houses with sulphur, ' corn is tbe cheapest. The best food is that
throwu on glowing coals In au earthen vessel, which gives tbe most of what nature demands
and keeping the house closed for several hours, for the formation of muscle, bono and fut.
is said to be a perfect remedy for insects of all Fine bran or middlelugs is richer In two ot
kinds. The poultry must be removed beforo i these Important lugradieiiUthauauyotberkiud
the experiment. of food, but being deficient in glutteu, is not
-- - - warmth-giving, and U better when combined
An Eugilsh agricultural puper says that eggs ' with the whole graiu, which, when mashed,
for setting should be stored with large end down, forms a mo.t wholesome aud nutritious food.
HorVpcdLTiJiii.
Transplanting Evergreens.
, Transplant just at tho time when tho buds
!u J0"?.81'"1, "'"' !,l,u. 'I." "ri ."&
, ,. Wnm An ndor belnrr ili!rf
shall not be any deeper than thev hao b'eu
befote Mulch them with at least four inches
souablo amount of moUturu tho first season,
.v on will line litem llie most certain of trans
plantation of any trees, except willows, poplars,
etc. If the roots aro allowed to dry, the sap
is changed Into resin, or an Insoluble gum, aud
death is almost certain to ensue. We have
known evergreens to be killed by five minutes'
exposuro to sun nim wimi, nut it mo roots ue
i-,Uoi?! '!.'2 WJ '- lol,
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(Uupknimi in Oi ii Auk.-A writer in the
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f nf,., ( (), (o nardenlug, i( ho has
not nlreadv exiwuli need its pleasures. Ot all
iii,i)liiitiiiitii
8omo things haul to understand. Hut it Is
,,., uin.mit iu riii.l ml n.,Uu ir n.r
I'disiKT run r.iHUMiH. I'nrsley properly
I belongs to the vegetable girden, but It makes
a licautiful edging for lion ir beds, tho btlght
green ot Its finely curled leavts giving a pretty
llnlsii to dowers mat hick lollage. Last year
a few seeds ot IhoUliauiploii Moss-curlid pars
ley sown iu the hot bed, gave us some stronn
plants that worn set out in the border, and
.. r.i.,
Aie lurAn.
larvie are among tho most dexlruotivo lie slit llie
ganleiitrur farmer hax to cuntentl ngaliitt.
(1 eiinisisii ns HiiAiir.H. -A gotid story, and
' all thn better In being true, is told of ouo of
ourcitlens, who let a pieceof ground to a man
ill shares. Them in would hirudin lot, but tho
owner, doubtful or Retting any money of the
tenant, proposed to let It upon the promlso of
receiving half the iirnducla. Ounsiunally dur
lug tho Hummer he Passed tho spot and was
pleased with tho cultivation It was receiving
and with its gomlly show of vegitnbles. liar-
vest timu i-iiiuu and pasned, and he heard no
thing from his tenant, till, III respmmo to a
hint, die belter Ment to him a watermelon nnd
three shrive led cucumbers. Iud gniut at (his
shabby treatment, he called upon tho man and
asked him what ho meant. " Why, you Hee,
'HHulre." replied the tenant, "the p. sky bojs
stole of your half but tliu itiulwii uud the eilcuiu
bus " .eio lUl(oril,Mtm .Wrrmry.
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A I'licirirAiii k Unci- or Aitij;. Mr. Joseph
in miiiii riiiiuuu mi nun 111 tiiu utiiii'Us jsui u
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