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AO V K B TlW iia BATES MAOK KNOWN on
ei.icATioN.
l/M-al notice» * cent» per
lin e ,
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m ent, because th ere are no crack» in
which milk can l»e secreted and become
tainted.
W hen crack» come, through
accident or other cause», they can easily
he repaired.
Apple» th a t are packed in buckw heat
chai!' for w inter use keep longer, do not
Io*« th eir flavor ami are let«» inclined to
rot, and if a few are affected th e cliafi
al>Moi h» the juice», which prevent» them
from affecting th e rest.
Though not a» large a* th e Shropshire
or the Oxford, th e Southdow n sheep
holds th e highest position am ong th e
m utton breeds for quality of flesh. It is
also a very hardy ami active breed, sub-
»¡»ting where many of the larger breeds
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w h o le s a le AND r e t a il d e a l e r s in
ICRICULTURAL
MP LE ME N TS .
each Insertion, could n o t th riv e .
Shoot» growing around th e trunk» of
Entered at the jsrst-offlce nt Florence, voting tree» rob th e trees of n o u rish
J une county, Oregon, hs Hecond-class m ent. They never should he allowed to
mull mutter.
sta rt. If kept hack for a year they w ill I
cease to up]>ear. < ¡runs around th e trunk»
FA R M NOTES.
will he moi»1 servicabl© to th e tree if the .
sod is cut and inverted.
The excellence of th e Lim a bean is I
Hens require green food in w inter.
not
confined to its use in su m m er. If
I»on't starve tin* cuts. Kill the su r
th e vine» produce more th a n lie used j
plus.
green, they can he gathered and kept in
Poultry houses should face th e Month
a dry state, having, w hen properly |
or south-east.
cooked, much of th e rich n u tty taste
Turkeys ami guineas are great for which makes them so popular in th e ir.
ager* for insect*.
P ' iijkt season.
A g»s«l range mean* every thing for
W ithout doubt every insect jiest has
the growing stock.
its parasite, and one of th e most intpor- ,
Get all the poultry to roo*t in the taut things ¡or a fartimr to know is w hat
houses from this on.
are the parasites of his insect (tests, am i ,
It will not help growing chickens to u|„<> what ¡‘.sects feed on o th er insects. |
Is- out in the rains this m onth.
Thus a large ¡»art of th e insect world will ,
Pullet* rarely make good m others, lie found to lie th e friend and not th e ,
have some of the old hens for hatching, enemy of the farm er.
Many trees would hear fruit if they
A warm stable nnd a good blanket
ha<l
about one-half of th e limbs and
will save gram and give horses more
branches
cut out, so as to allow th e sun
‘•get u p .”
If horse owiieis would discontinue tin to act on the leaves and assist in pre
use of blind hl id le s there Would he few venting mildew . Too much top ami too
many branches draw from the soil th e .
er skittish horses.
nourishm ent th a t should be used
A \c t e i ¡nary sorgom tellu th a t silage
fewer branches.
is not a
foisl for horses, though excel
W heat will grow for many years after
lent for other sGs'k.
it has h e e n threshed, if carefully kept, I
Take pains to destroy all the cater
so as not to heat or mold. The dryness
p illa rs 'n e s ts y«»u see. w he,tier on your
of last year’s wheat makes it often better
own giaamds or by the roadside.
than that of the present season’s growth,
It is estimat«*! by go, s I authority that especiallv it it was harvested when in
g ia s l a v e r a g e c o m b w ill yield from s ix t y tin* milkx stage of growth.
I'nless more
to eighty |H-r r e n t. pure lie»-» wax.
thoroughly dried out than is often the
fow ls (list are healthy ami thrifty are ease, w h e a t a year old will come up more
always early risers and should I*’ led as quickly and make a stronger growth in
»noil a* they fly down from the roosts.
the fall.
It the heli* are ex,* » ted to lay regu
S C IE N IF IC NOTES.
larly aiming the w inter the qu.uters
mils, Is« so warm that w ater will not
An electiic , v (»»'-setting machine IS
Iterse.
coming.
Put away your surplus I aw supplies
B r iis -e ls , Belgium, will build an elt-
where moth» will not destroy emptv
v atcl cal>l»‘ i<>ad.
«oiiihs and they should I kj kept in a
I'lw pulse heat« considerably faster in
dry place.
women than men.
fa n n e rs who are breeding stock for
Electricity is now used in heating flat-
m arket should reioem la’r that it is the
irotis
used in tailor shops.
high grade* and not tn e m 'F u I m that
More than half the inhabitants of
gain rx’m unt ru tite return*.
I be ls-sl kind of charcoal for fowls is England hav«* »lark hrowm hair.
l ight and a half m inutes is the time
|>nit be»l corn. Roast until II is a «lark
I
,-ed
that
light takes to travel from the sun to
brown, hut do not burn It black
,h«’
earth.
once a w« vk m w Intel.
Ru“«ia 1« cx|>criiiiciit ¡tig very exten
tansy water ia recommended as a de-
a,rover of the cabbage worm. Where s iv e ly w it h th e id e a of using metal
tansy glow« in large quantities it will »l»’e|s*rs upi'ii tie.1 railroads in that coun-
tr v .
not »oat much to try the remedy
tireeit fodder corn laid Is-twcen lav -
A teni(<er.i,ure of 220 degrees lelow
c ts o f s tta w will k«« p well and im part r* r»» lia s Is-, n produced l>v a hath of ear-
of Its good qualities to the straw , so fa>n bisulphide and liquid nitrous acid.
, ha, eattle i s t it ui w inter with grxwalt-
Papier niacin* oil cans w hicli ate now
liras, straw anti all.
fw'ilig made me very durable mid iin-
Tiir,w iitm e Bltd sulphur given in th e pervious to any spirit or oil likely to be
itoullrv I,«»I when the w eather is dam p used in a iiut'hiuc room.
Is one of the » hea|w»t ami I s - t prvvvii
t attle hieexh-rs of the western plains
lives «4 ga|a*s. Keep th e low la dry alter have decided to prevent the growth of
giving sulphur.
horns hv killing the bulls» with caustic
W hen th e butter is gatheied in the l<otM»h when the calves me three davs
c h u m in tie« form of gianule» It IS never old.
„ i r a - l m n a d tiBfher it. wash it and
llaidw a n of all kinds a, bottom
»alt It th ere will» brine and th e nioet
prunes, at F. I t h a mitent, ' • * 1 * 1 Hu*
fa»tidl«ma » ustom er will la* plena»«!.
k e t l e l t d , f i ;» n t
The l«*id floor for d a n ' houses is »4
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Florence,
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W a tch e s, Clocks and a ll kin d s o f J e w e lry
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