The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-20
THE FARM AND GARDEN.


NEsT-A broody hen may be made TO
sit In a strange place by being put on
her eggs at night, in the dark. and
and shut down closely. After a day
or two she will keep TO them.
CABIPHOR ADMINISTERED 10 CURE
Es.-The dose for chicken Eve
or six weeks old IS pill of camphoF
the size Of IA small garden pea.
Where the 'canlphor iulep given them
to drink Is strong, they seldom require
pill. 1t is the odor of the camphor
that kills the gape-worms; there Is no
real contact with II, which is lmp0s-
sible, because the parasites are in the
Wlno-pipea. aTf&
PULLETs "A pullet hatched early
in the Spring begins to lay at the ap-
proach Of Winter aud pullets hatch
ed late In the Summer begin to lay IN
the ensuing Spring, and it is by saw
ing certain proportion OF pullets
from the early and late broods, that
you make sure Of Winter eggs, a few
early Matched chickens for catching
the highest markets, and a Numerous
flock Of chickens in the warm months.
when rearing is least precarious. The
hen continues In her prime for two,
and, at most, three years-theretOre
save every year pullets equal to a
third Of your brood stock, selling off
at a trihing price the same number of
aged hens, or offering them up in
a stewed dish or a we'll baked pie.
However, | have no scruple about
keeping a heavy, symmety ieally made,
splendidly featheFed psrtlet, for
four years, for the sake Of her stock.
Many farmers grumble about their
poultry, from not paying more atten-
ton to such a simple matter as their
not looking over their brood stock
once year, drafting all the old danes
(knOWn by the developed scales on
their legs) and reserYing from the
market basket the most promising
young pullets raised during the season.
CHICKEN FEED. - We know of
nothing better for young chickens
and turkeys than hard boiled eggs,
chopped fine, and fed with cracked
corn and wheat The first few weeks
is the most critical time with them,
and they need animal food in some
form, especially in the early Spring,
before grubs and insects are plenty.
We have fed raw liver, chopped fine,
with advantage. A change Of food is
desirable. Wheat or barley stepped In
milk, toasted bread crumbs, and HON
my are excellent. They should be
fed as often as FIVE times day, until
they are a month old, and should
have access to clean water at all
times.
BOILED PEAS FOR MILCH COWS AND
HOGS.
Boiled peas, says a correspondent
of the Richmond (Ya.) Farmer, as
food for mich cows, are far superior
to anything else | have seen tried.
My honest opinion is, that two bush
els of peas are far superior to, or
worth more to fatten hogs, or to
increase the milk of COWS, than three
bushels of corn applied to the same
objects. In experimenting, L have
found that hogs not only fatten dOubly
as fast, but the improvement Of their
general condition was In ike proper
ton. With respect to COWS he says
the effect was In ten days to double 4
the yield of milk. My plan in using
them was to soak them in water twelve
hours or through the night, before bolt
ing them. BY this process their |
weight was doubled, and consequently
they required less boiling. Besides
this, found the soaked pea to be an
excellent substitute for green food,
having not only the effect on stock
produced by turnips, carrots, and
beets, in improving their appetite,
general appearance, and milking
properties, but imparts none of the
bad taste to the milk which is so
often derived from the use of the
green crops referred to. 1t was,
moreover, found to exhibit fattening
qualities almost equal to the boiled
pea. He concludes by saying he re-
CARDS the soaked peas for food In
Winter, as decidedly superior to all
root crops, and recommends that his
brother farmers should lose no time
in testing its value In their own pro-
cess.
ORCHARD CATERPILLER.
In those parts of the country where
the orchard or tent caterpille Ter existed
last Summer, it viii be well for own
ers to examine their trees before the
opening Of Spring, for the bands of
eggs which extend around the small
twigs Each band or nest contains
several hundred eggs, and if left un-
disturbed, will result IN a large swarm
Of caterpillers The easiest way to
get rid Of them is TO place a pair of
foruuin0 shears on The end of "A u0ie