Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-09-17
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rARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

BRAMAH HENs are probably the most prof
liable to keep in cities and villages, as they
will thrive better in close quarters than
most varieties Of fowls. They are also
easily fattened, lay well during the winter,
and their eggs are very large. Il is best to
keep enough old mothers to do the breed
ing, as thoseunder two years of age show
little disposition to set. Hens do better
when mated with cock Of their own yari-
ETY..
HANDLING SHEEP. Daily do we see sheep
grabbed by the wool and hauled about =
Will people never learn better 2 Let some
one take them By the. hair, and they would
probably learn lesson. Could they look
under the skin, they would be surprised
TO see.how much suffering they had infect
ed; for the sheep is dumb, and does not
tell its pain. Take by the neck, OF any
other place rather than BY the wool--any
place bet the wool. So it is where the
sheep are hooked or thumped about. They
are tender, il must be remembered, more
SO than any stock on the farm.
ToMAroEs FOR Poultry AND Hoes. This
fruit, which is now reckoned as among the
most healthy articles of food for man, is
sequally healthy for the inferior animals
Hogs are very fond Of tomatoes, especially
when they are cooked with their other
food. Hens also eat them with ayidity, as
some Of us know to our sorrow, who have
only room to cultivate few vines Farm
ers, and all others who have plenty Of
land should raise enough, to keep their
poultry well supplied with them, and
they will pay for the trouble by an in
creased healthiness and greater number
of eggs. /iA
The ORANGE CULTURE IN FLORIDA is even
greater and more important than is ex-
pressed in the report of the Agricultural
Bureau. From $4,000 to 100, 900 orange
trees were set out last year, of which 30,-
600 were planted out on Flint River alone;
and, IN 1866 and 1866, at least 90, 900 were
transplanted and budded in East and Mid
die Florida The price, instead of being
from fifteen to twenty dollars thousand
on the trees, as stated, should have been
twenty-five to thirty dollars, and some
choice lots sold as high as thirty-fiye dol
lars. The orange grows wild all over Flor
ida, and good trees, when transplanted and
budded bear 500 10 $500 sweet oranges
each.
New SEEDING HoP.-We see it stated in
one of our exchangesth a new seeding.
hop has been grown in some parts of the
East, this year, with excellent success,
both in relation to the amount of yield and
the quality of the product. 1t is known
as "Palmer's SeedlingH Was originated
at Waterville, N. Y, and its chief distinc-i
tive quality is its early maturity. They
are ready to pick the first of August, aud
by being ripe at this early period, it is
thought that they will escape the ravages
of the hop aphis. There is tendency in
all vegetables propagated by means of cut
tings or by divisions Of the roots, to deteri-
crate in healthiness and yigoT and it is
noticeable that they are much more liable
to be infested by insects than those which
are grown directly from the seed.-Prdirie
F}umer.
WINTER WHEAT IN Corn FIELDS. I'm
Kentucky and other of the more southern
states, the practice widely prevails of SOW
ing wheat among the standing corn. AS
the soil is kept stirred during the summer,
it requires no extra preparation of the land
to put it in order for this crop; once gong
through with the culliyator is all that is
needed, besides scattering the seed to Sc
cure good yield. The corn is gathered
during the winter, and in the spring the
stalks are cut down with grubbing hoe,
or tobacco knife. Winter killing is un-
known where wheat is raised in this man
ner, as the stalks of corn afford ample pro-
lection against the cold winds.
WHEN TO SHUT UP Pics ron FATrEN1No =
If the pens are furnished with shelter and
with water, we SD Did say, begin in Au-
gust A pound OF pork is made much
more economically in warm weather than
in cold Little food is wasted in keeping
up the animal heat, and many green arti-
cles are available which are out of season
late in the fall. Swine enjoy fresh clover,
fed every day with their cooked corn or
provender. Sweet corn ought to be raised |
for the purpose of feeding in the green
state to swine. 1t greatly promotes their
thrift, and, we have thought, makes flesh |
as economically as any food that can be
given.
EARLY FATTENIEo OF FHoGs.-Fermers who |
have not already commenced to prepare
their hogs for market, should lose no time
in doing so. One week OF this favorable |
weather is worth two weeks in December. |
Many farmers who use nothing but corn
for fattening, begin to feed it as soon as it
is in tassel. Though it has not the sub
stance of ripe corS, still swine thrive very
we'll ON it, eating not only the soft ears and
hlsks, but also the leaves and quite por-
lion of the stalks Care, however, should
be taken not to let cattle go into the yard
Or field where hogs are fed on corn cut up
in this manner as they are liable to eat
the chewed stalks that are left, and in con-
sequence are troubled with the mad itch. -
Prairie Farmer.
How TO GROW LARGE FRUIT. Fruit
that hangs pendant from the twig may be
made to attain size much larger than the
ordinary, by giving them support, which
may be easily done by enclosing them in
little net and attaching it to the limb
above. In this way, the strain 10 removed
from the stem of the fruit, and the sap
more readily passes through it. The ma
tefial Of the net, too, retains the dew and
rain and gives off moisture to the skin of
he fruit, causing it to expand easily as the
process of enlargement goes on. In Scot
and, where great attention is paid to the
cultivation Of the goosebeny, amateurs
place the separate berries in little vessel
If water that is supported from below, and
n this way make them attain most re-
size. We would not recommend
this practice for general use to those who
nave large orchards or even extensive
yooseberry patches; but it will pay to treat
! few specimens in this manner to be ex-
hibited at fairs or as curiosities to. see how
arge they can grow. = Prairie Fdrmer
The Cows FOR FARMERS The following
rom the New England Homestead is ex-
Ictly to the point, and we reprint it with
pleasure in the hope that it may be gener-
lily read
s'fWhat ore the qualities necessary to con-
Ititute good COW? A good mixer alone
loes not, in our judgment, constitute
,ood cow neither does good breeder, nor
good feeder. II is these three qualities
that make the COW. Give us a
,ow that is good for milk, quality as well
rs quantity considered, that when properly
pred to good bulls, will invariably produce
kaN 1rsa1 of