Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-10-25


II is sometimes necessary to rub some oil
the alcohol or turpentine on the hive when
the bees cluster. and, If necessary renew
the application occasionally.-Cor. CoHn
try Gentleman.
"A wealthy gentleman, New Hamp-
shire paper mentions. who was once poor
boy, is building hotel to cost S10,OoJ, on
the spot where he was once put off the ears
because he hadn't money enough to Fay
his fare.
The suspension bridge across the Ohio
river. at Cincinnati, is nearly completed
The total length. including approaches. is
2.252 feet length of main span. ,n51 feet.
heigiYt~above low water, 100 feet. The Ca
bles contain 800 tons of wire.
To preserve cider, put one pound of
mustard seed, two pounds raisins. and one
fourth pound cinnamon bark, into one bar
rel.
There are III. 900 persons in Brooklyn
who do business in New York. The DIFF
ference between the number of persons
WHO eat and those who sleep in New York
is 10000.
Since the breaking ont of the cholera
in Cincinnati. there have been 1906 deaths
from the disease in that city. 22f OF which
occurred in September. Ii has now almost
disappeared.
Mr.. Peters. late of New York, believes
that. other things being equal. the profits OF
afarmer in MARYLAND are ~ per cent more
than those of one in States further north.
Plaster and clover he believes to'be all that
the land needs.
AT the New York State Fair, there
were two plows, of kinds used fifty years
ago. One had wooden moldboard the
other had but one handle with a cross pin
through the top to grasp with the hands
An exhibitor of Cheshire pigs says he
gets forty dollars pair for his pigs when
old enough to wean.
II correspondent OF the American Ag
ricultur,lst thinks one man with q good
team and proper implements caH cultivate
seventy os eighty acfes OF corn, and tic
She work well. --.--.-->
a colt has recently been foaled in Va.
That is entirely without tail bone and has
but small tuff of hair instead of a tail
otherwise the colt is well formed, and i
doing well.
II Massachusetts farmer has eve thai
had twin lambs in February lasi, and AGAR
in Aueust-an increase of four in about siA
months All are living.
The tools and machinery on many
farms are more injured by exposure to the
weather than by the wear of actual use
The dressed weight of seven "CheStel
County White pigs of one litter. killed n
seven months old, ranged from 23S to BIZ
pounds, or more than pound for each day
ostheir lives.
"A Connecticut man saws his way o
driving rats frola his premises is to catcl
one. dip it in red paint, except the head
and let it go again. He finds this plan
effectual-
The New England Farmer thinks ther'
IS an absolute necessity for mixed food fo
animaIs-tlrat no animal can remain il
good health when fed on one kind of foo(
alone
The grasshoppers continue to do grea
damage in Kansas. Their number Is be
yond computation
BY careful selection for four years, tIr
Halfet- of England. produced wheat. tn
heads of which contained three times a
many grains as the original heads, and tina
Wouid produce siN'y W eiSh's STAINS iou
eachgIaIn sown-
"A Missouri farmer says he successful
" kept twenty bushels of sweet potatoe
last winter IN hole dug IN corner OF
dry cellar. They were put IN the moi
wneh qui,e dry, anu, on ,he appI ,e .
IL III, - = f.,ot Sr n,oro
s"0 w "" VI " ioos Vi 'i0'
4 correspondent of the Rural Worl
SAYS he would rather have the white CRU
and the earth worm on his place than tn
much more vegetable than animal food.
ovoof,,o .dro,,.cos ofdr;r,;no ,rbas
'hrosd-cast SOWING Is that the work
f;nisheI at one onerati0n. In rainy weatl
or this Is a matter of importance.
q '",s = - = - =, n', ~, n.n.;n Good
oor, ~ ," .moI~.hon:e and ;eayi5@ i tber,
While fbe meat is being smoked. will kee