Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-08
AGRICULTURAL.
Misoellaneons Items.


fhe middle and scoOp out Ia the form OF hI
auot Gays scale, deepest in the mdle. TO ih'
os9le ul me foot in the deepest place Then
collect straw. leaves, old hay, bog grass, saw
duel. on anything that can be made into man
ure, an +, up level, with row oil manger
gro-rI ne outside; then have living water IN
t.'' rr.i and when YOU commeAce lodderng
Hhl.t. lars or gate, and keep every creature
ln .'7 ard when not in the stable; then hl u
H..H .HCr TO give them good bed, and keel
dong until Spring, and the manure Is three
.r. iyrp or more ii possible. Then dispose
%. r.l. est yon can. Some lie; /, remain
.rG Foil aud use it for iop.dressing; either
ralt cul n Spring, and commence filling up
agaIa 10 ieep the weeds from growing
Animals fed but twice day, must be fed
r.r. .oYse quantity or they will have gooa
a. o.. noccupied tune, in which their anxiety
ilr A supply Of food cannot be particularly
caH4uci. to THRIFT or quiet And when largely
Supplied, large waste very frequently results,
ln. ae fodder is placed where il cannot be
wasted phich is not the case with those who
Ice. 10 is manner. The hungry cattle or
sheep. yer so long fast, run from one supply
%. rla TO another; the stronger animals drv-
Or. '1e eaker around the yard several times,
Ti.Hr ,le fodder from the boxes and dropping
'ln. way much more than is the case
nnsn m frequently.
Then winter is the proper time TO prepare
.1gls sucks, trelises, &c, for Spring and
S.mW5r use. Good pine or cedar shingles are
s-'grG Tor labels, spltting them into pieces
q. -luyeuent width, and painting them with
whn. Naint. If the name be written with a
lead raacil before the paint dries, it will never
81 b. .r#ta. bu hn
rods a- supporting the stems Of plant, split the !
slurlrs-round the pieces and paint them
green We have already recommended iron !
w.rs, eat INTO proper lengths and painted green
or Elirlr zed iron wire without paint, as excel,
.eg .or the purpose.
lu many instances chloroforrn has been sue
csss.J.'y used to Supply bees in examining |
hives lpr moths or other purposes, in removing |
honey, and in transferring bees from one hive TO
another 10 is only necessary TO close the hive |
sufficiently TO prevent egress, and then place
IN It ut some point, sponge or cloth saturated
with q liltle choroOrm, so as to fill the hive
wltd he vapor. As soon as the bees are
sufficiently supplied, open the hive, perform
whateyer operations are desired; then yentiIate
With fresh air sufficiently to remove any
remaining vapor, and the next morning the
bees will be as active and lively as if nothing
had happened TO them. No harm will ensue,
il the chIoroforming be not carried on at first
20 needless degree and length of time.
The work of the Students at the States
Agricultural College of Michigan, as assessed
for the ierm which has just ended, is equal to y
So - per hour. The manure given to the .
garden amounted to 200 loads OF a single horse
cars, go .ued delivered at 90 cents per load.
The team work used in the garden amounted
70 $50 hours at ten cents perhonr. 1t was
sometimes oxen, sometimes horses, and the
;eam was generally driven BY one Of the hands
belonging to the garden, so that the garden is
only TO &c charged with the mere value of the
work Of The team, and not of team, and
driver. This item amounts TO $50. In add.
ton 20 he above, there was an expenditure OF
a@2 NJ loo seeds. The proceeds supplied the
studen,s able.
"tisages," thc common name for broken
wind in tae horse, is susceptible of great aevm.
ton by attending to the character and quantity
Of food to be eaten by the animal fla horse
suffering rom tins disease is allowed to distend
his stomach at his plesure, with dry food
'Dtrey, and then to drink cold water sd lii.
am he is nearly worthless. But if his food be
nois'ened, and he be allowed to drink
moderate quantity only at time, the disease is
much less trublesome. A still further al!cvia.
ion Of the heaves may be obtained from the
Use Of raw, fat salt pork, from time to time. ri
Rev. mr. Smith, of Lois Weldon, Norhamp.
ouyhire, England has for twelve consecutive
easons cultivated wheat on the same ground
Without manure, the average produce being
iiriy-fge bushels to the acre. The yield has
ct dmjoished, but has latterly been as good
$ Whq the experiment was commenced. a
he method is to till the land by the spade, to ,ro
ne depth of the subsol; plant three rows of
heat with space of one foot between each
nd then leave a breadth of three feet, which
used as a falIow and kept open by the spade.
yheu The crop is taken off the falow spaces ---
re seeded, and the ground previously occupied
4 vacant; thus, in reality producing wheat
d bali the ground every year. ..
An interesting letter on the subject of dry.
< cows is published in the last volume of
c transaction of the Agricultural Society Of
istef, Ireland The writer recommends that
liking be stopped at once; no matter how
uch milk the COW is giving; and not stop
! milking every second or third day., but for
n, twelve or iourtween days; it is osy BY
iusiDg to take away the milk that it ceases
be formed. This is the whole secret But
ten'ion mustbe given to prevent iruryto the
imal
No labor pays better at this season than cut.
e wood for the Summer Gre. Every farmer
ould seek TO have years stock Of wood on{
nd. 1t is wel-ascerfained fact that the ~
yer you can make wood the more heat YOU
n get iiom it, for warming the house. 1t
&C ~ 4 certain portion of the fuel 10 drive
tie moisture. Three cords Of well.seasoned
y viii 90 further than four cords of Green Il