Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-05-11
The Iuhumau OF Yoke"

being heavy load for the OK, and the
haticnt animal must suffer severely
from the infringing Of the bows
against the shoulder and breast. Pro-
fessor Marcs' Working Farmer has
some remarks worthy the attention of
the farmer on this subject. lie says:
1.-THE yoke and narrow bows i'm
pinging ON the oX's breast, occupy so
narrow a space, "a to materially annov
them and abridgc their power to apply
their entire weight to the draught.
We have lately made the experiment
of using for our oxen very large col
lar, with broad face, SO as to rest
over large surface, avoiding the upper
muscles of the thigh, and doing away
with the heavy yoke; the collars arc
split ut the top and then bucklcd, so
that they may be easily put on and
taken off. TO this collar is attached a
set of traces, supported by set of loops
hung from saddle and attached to
whiffictrces, thus permitting the oxen
to act independently of each other,
each drawing as with the ordinary
method of Harvesting horses. Under
such arran cement, the oxen throw their
heads about, and exhibit vivacity
never found in oxen wearing the iniu-
man yoke. They draw amuch heavier
load, and with less annoyance, nor DO
they lean away from the center, calling
on each other for support, as when
yokcd they perform larger amount
of labor in a less space of time; indeed
they become a good lively and good
road team for the transportation of
heavy loads. The age of the OK does
not interfere with his weight and con-
scquent strength. When too old to
continue his service as draught animal,
he may be suddenly fattened, and will
then give better beef than if he had
not been previously worked; his value
is always increased, and he meets
market never to be ovcr-stocked."
BAKED AppLEs.-Thc effect of heat on
many apples is quite noticeable. We
are not surprised when a tender apple
bakes soft and delicate, but when one
tough and corky loses all these charact-
eristics and surpasscs in delicacy even
the other, as is often the case, we ar-
prcciatc better the chemical action
which heat induces. Street apples, free
from decay, worms or gnarly spots, are
scrupulously clcanscd and placed in
pans, and baked in slow oven till thrice
eione. The apples should shrivcl and
dry away very much, and the skin
should not be broken so as to let the
juice out. The Sweetness is thus con-
centrated, and they are three times as
good as if simply baked through.
ISow Or tart apples may be baked much
quicker; the juice instead of becoming
viscid and thick by heat, is apt to flow
out, or the steam splits the skin and
lets it out, and it is likely to burn the
pan. Baked tart apples should be
eaten with sugar.
SEX IN EGGs.-A correspondent Of
the London Field, talking on this sub
jcct says: In all eggs whether of poul-
try or pigeons, there is to be found an
ihdentation, resembling the dimple in
the chin often to be found i'll our own
sex, in the round end Of the egg.
This mark will always be found directly
on the top or to the one side of the
egg. If the breeder wishes to select
eggs for Matching cock birds, let him
select those having the dimple immc-
diately ON top of the egg, and for hens
let him choose those eggs with the
dimple to the one side. [ have been
assured by those who have observed
this popularity in the making of eggs,
that no better method can be adopted to
insure hatch of the sex most to be
desired. The process is at least q SIM
pie and cheap one, and I offer my in
formation as have il"
Sw1NE.-A word as to breeding. 1t
is quite common to breed from young
sows, say Fall pigs, to come in with
litter of pigs when one year old;
practice to be utterly condemned, and
If continued in the same family for a
few generations of the swine, they will
be found to dwindle down from three