Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-23
AGRICULTURAL.

AGRICULTURAL.
HENs EATING THEIR EeGs AND SETTING ON
THEM.-A farmers wife writes thus to the
RsrGl NeiO Yorker; / saw an inquiry in
one of your papers about stopping hens from
eating eggs and setting. Il will give my way.
In the first place, have the right kind Of
hens-full-blooded Brahma. Have nests pre-
pared in the hen-house, where / keep slaked
lime, charcoal-dust and water-when not
handy, anywhere near the bsrn--and every
night gather all the eggs leaving no nest-egg,
for my hens lay just as well without a nest
egg as with. During the winter, feed them
corn, oats, and occasionally a warm meal of
potatoes, with boiled liver, &C., saved butch
ering days. | never fail Of having fresh eggs
all winter, both to use aud sell. l do not
know that my hens ever ate an egg-perhaps
they would if they were kept as many hens
are, without any thing to eat OF drink, except
what they can steal somewhere, and at night
hunt up their own lodging in some old tree,
or on q broken cart. do not blame hen,
treated in that way, for eating all the pro-
ducts of her own labor, but think her a wise
ben. When do not wish my hens to set, l
shut them up in a coop, or some secure place
feed them well, keep them there till they
either begin to lay, or, croakingly, make fair
promises, which is not more than three or
four days. If your inquirer will take the
L
that will not eat their eggs, and will set both
when and where he likes. afU5.
VALUE OF FALL TOP -DREss1Na.- Every
farmer who has practiced fall top-dressing,
knows it is invaluable This does not arise
SO much from the fertilizing matter in the
dressing, as from the fact that it protects the
surface OF the earth from sudden changes of
the temperature-prev its freezing so
early in the Fall, or losing its moisture and
heat by a too direct contact with the wind
In short, the real benefit of fall top-dressng is
in its mulching the soil. Stable manure is
too valuable to be used for this purpose. Far
better TO keep this to apply in the Spring, and
then cover it with earth Immediately. AT
least ninety per cent. of manure, used as fall
top-dressing, is wasted by passing into the
atmosphere. Nearly the same results can be
obtained by fall top-dressng with leaves,
straw, or other like substance, that will cover
the surface. Let afarmer try the experiment,
by thus mulching small piece of grass land
with straw, leaves, or other like substance,
in the Fall, and apply the manure in the
SPRING and on another piece, apply the same
quantity of manure in the fall, and give us
the result.
FAILURE OF THE MISSISSIPPI Corn CRop.-
The Raymond (Miss.) Gazette, of the 18TH
says;
The almost continual drouth which has
prevailed from the planting season up to the
present time, has played sad havoc with the
Corn crop throughout the State. In many parts
of this county, the crop is almost a failure,
while in the adjacent countries it may be
said to be entirely so. From the Northern. |
Southern and Eastern counties, the reports |
are even more distressing, We very much |
fear, from the accounts at hand, that |
sufficient corn will not be made in the State |
the present season, to furnish our people with
their usual allowance of bread.
ADVANTAGE OF REGULAR MILKING.-A very
successful dairyman of Portage County, in
this State, q native of old Berkshire, Massa-
chusetts, names the points of his management
as follows: Good COWS, good feed, good milk
ing, good care and management Of the milk.
He puts good milking in italics, and re-
marks each COW should have steady
mixer, be MIXED as fast as possible, and all |
the milk drawn. l am satisfied that there is |
a loss of one-third in many dairies, by the |
lazy, hap-hazard way in which the cows are |
MIXED. have known persons sit down in |
the milk-yard and go through with some |
long yarn, and be from ten to twenty minutes |
in milking one COW, when it should be done |
inless than five.p
VALUABLE REMEDY FOR FELoN.-We find |
the following in the Auburn Daily Union:
A lady who had been troubled for some
lime, by felon on her finger, gives a simple
remedy, from which she experienced a great
relief, and which enabled her to obtain sleep
or the first time in many nights. II was to
ut hole in lemon, and wear il on the
inger like thimble-the felon being encased
n the fruit. Persons afflicted with these
'aintnl and, occasionally, dangerous visitors,
would do well to give this remedial agent a
rial. a4
THE ENGLISH "BLAoK" RAsPBRRRY.--This
8 hybrid between the blackberry and rasp-
'erry, and is the parent of all the black
4utnmn-1 bearing varieties although itself
ummer bearer. 1t has long, dark colored
anes, and small, purple fruit, with much of
ne plackoerry flavor This variety was
btained at Wethersheld, in Essex, onward
Il forty years ago, and has since been eulti-
'ated BY Mr.. Rivers, who has succeeded In
otalning from 1t his new race of autumn
earring varieties.- Cottage Gardener.
REMEDY FOR GAPEs IN CHIoKESs.- ,,Gar-
ler's wife writes to the Rural Ne,o YoyEsr.
ome four weeks ago | noticed an inquiry
'r cure for gapes in chickens. / winter
early from one hundred aud seventy to two
9ndred hens. For many years / have lost
large number Of chickens solely from the
apes. For the last TWO or three years I
ave not lost single chicken from the above
'entioned disease, and the sure preventive
foand IN always mixing their meal with
,ur milk This preventive, though simple.
rs never failed. i ~ - '-p'''
FINE BRINE FOR PIcKLEs.--Make a brine
taking for gallon of water, tea-cup Of
1e salt or two-thirds OF q cup of coarse
~ This brine must be turned boiling not
er the cuenmbers, nine days in succession. !
fter the ninth scalding rinse them 81 in ,
ID water and put them into bright brass
'ttle,. with a spoonful of allspice, tea
o9nfnl OF cloves, handful OF cinnamon .
Icks, Two sliced onions two red peppers 6
q httis sliced horse-radish, and a isufi.
mt quantity OF good cider vinegar to cover 4
Tay In stone jars. Fs'