The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-09-10
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rARM, GAKDEN AND fOUsEnOLD.


BRAAlAH HESs aye probably themost prof
liable 10 keep in cities and villages, as they
will thrive, better i'm close quarters than
most wifieties Of fowls. They are also
easily lattened, lay well during the winter,
and their eggs are very large. II Is best to
keep enough old mothers to do the breed
ing, as those under two years of age show
little disposition to set. Hens do better
when mated with - cock Of tlfeir own yari-
ETY..
HANDLING SHEEP. Daily do we see sheep
Prabbed by the wool and hauled ubout.-
EWU people pever. learn BETTER Let some
one take them BY the hair, and they would
probably learn q lesson. Could they look
under the skin, they would be surprised
to see how much suffering they had infect
ed; for the shadp is dumb, and does not
tell its pain. Take by the neck, or any
other place, rather than by the wool any
( place bet the wool so II is where the
! sheep nre hooked or thumped about. They,
are tender, il must be remembered, more
30 than any stock on the farm.rn It tli o..
/. ToAfAroEs ron PoulrRY AND Hoes. This.
fruit, which IL now rcCkoncd as among the
most healthy articles of food for man, Is
y1qlally 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, ms
some of ms know to Our sorrow, who have
only room TO cultivate a 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 h%ealthiness and a greater number
Of eggs.
TIM ORANGE CULTURE IN FLORIDA is even
greater and more important than is ex-
pressed in the report Of the Agricultural
Bureau. From 40, 900 to 100, 900 orange
trees were set ont last year, of which 30
600 we're planted ont ON Flint River alone;
and, IN 1865 and 1866, ut least 90, 600 were
transplanted and budded in East and Mid
die Florida. The price, instead of being
from fifteen TO twenty dollars a thousand
on the trees. rs stated, should have been
twenty-five 10 thirty dollars, and some
choice lots sold as high as t~hirty-fve dol
lars, The orange grows wild all over Flor
ida. and good trees, when trpnsplanted and
budded, bear 800 to $500 sweet oranges
each.
Nrw SEID1ING Hor.-We see 1t stated in
one of onr exchanges that n new Seeding
hop has been grown in some parts of the
East, this year, with excellent success,
both in rcldtiou'to the amount of yield and
the quality of the product. 1t is known
as "Palmer's Seeding" Was originated
at Wateryillo, n. Y, and its chief distinc-
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 rlyages
Of the hop aphis. There Is q tendency in
all vegetables propagated by means of cut
tings or by divisions of the roots, to detcri-
omte in healthincss and vigor; and IL is
noticeable that they 0re much more liable
to be infested by insects than those which
are grown directly from the seed.-Prqirie
7 Farmer.
WINTER WHEAT IN Cons FIELDS In
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.
1t requires no extra preparation Of the land
& put 1t in order for this crop; once going
through with the cultivator Is all that Is
needed, besides scattering the seed TO Sc
cure a good yield. The corn is gathered
during the winter, aud in the spring the
stalks are cut down with IA grabbing hoe,
or a tobacco knife. Winter killing is I'M
known where wheat il raised in this man
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lection against the cold winds.
When TO SUR UP Pos ron FArrESING.-
" tue pens are furnished with shelter aud
with water, we should say, begin in Au-
gust. A pound Of pork IS made much
more economically ia warm weather than
in cold. Little TODD is wasted in keeping
up tue animal heat, aud many green arti-
clcs are available which are ont of season
late in the fall. Swine enjoy fresh clover,
fed every day with their cooked corn or
proyeuder, Sweet corn ought To be raised
for the purpose Of feeding in the green
stale TO swine. II greatly promotes their
THRIFT, and, we have thought, makes flesh
as economically as any food TINT can be
given.
EARLY FATTENnyG OF Hoes. Farmers who
have not already commenced TO prepare
their hogs for market, should lose no time
In doing 30. One week OF this favorable
weather is worth two weeks in December.
Many farmers who use nothing but corn
for tattening, begin "a feed it as soon rs il
is in tassel. Though it has not the sub
stance Of ripe corS, still swine thrive very
well on II, eating not only the soft cars aud
hllsks, but also the leaves and quite "a por-
ton Of the stalks. Care, however, should
be taken not 10 let cattle go into the yard
or field where hogs are fed on corn cut up
IN this manner, NJ they are liable to eat
the chewed stalks that are left, aud in con-
sequence are troubled with the mad itch
Prairie Farmer,
How TO GRow LARGE FEUIT. 49, Fruit
that hangs pendant from the twig may be
made to attain n size much larger than The
ordinary, by giving them u support, which
may be easily done by enclosing them in a
little net and attaching it to the limb
above. In this way, the strain is removed
from the stem of the fruit, and the sap
more readily passes through it. The ma
terial of the net, too, retains the dew aud
rain and gives of moisture TO the skin OF
the fruit, causing il 10 expand easily as the
process of enlargement goes on. In Scot
land, where great attention is paid TO the
cultivation of the goosobeny, amateurs
place the separate berries in Il little vessel
Of water that ia supported from below, and
in this way make them attain a most re.
marlAhle size. We would not recommend
this practice for general use to those who
have large orchards or even extensive
gooseberry patches; but it will pay to treat
a few specimens IN this amer 10 be ex-
mbited at fairs or as Curiosities to see how
large they can grow. -Prdirie Farmer.
The Cows FOR FARMHRs.-The following
from the New England Homestead is ex-
actly to tho point, and we reprint it with
pleasure in the hope that it may be gener-
ally read
What are the qualities necessary to cou-
stitute a good cow A good mixer alone
does not, in our Judgment, constitute a
good COW neither does a good breeder, nor
a good feeder. 1t is these three qualities
combined that make the COW. Give us n
COW that is good for milk, quality as well
AS quantity considered, that when properly
bred to good bulls, will invariably produce
good calves, and one that when dried of
hnr milE- will with nrnnnr nnrn nnl 49,