The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-12-21
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


vember, in some seasons as early as the
middle or Goth of October, II there is an
esrly and hard freeze of the ground by
that time. The females are wingless,
and as soon as they come from the ground
they aim for the trunk of the tree and
begin the ascent. They continue COM
ing out of the ground when it is open,
that is when the frost will permit, till
about the first of April, but usually in
greater numbers in MARCH, than in the
| fall. The males, which have wings, come
out a little later and they are less nu-
rous. The female ascends the tree |
more or less rapidly, according to the |
mildness of the weather. Cold nights |
benumb her and check her progress, but
she is ready for fresh start as soon as a |
warm day comes. The males are more
active in the darkest night than in the
sunniest and warmest day.
With all the numerous patents tor pro-
lection, some of them rather expensive
and troublesome, we are not aware that
auy plan has been devised that is on the
whole so good and etfectual as the old
mode of tarring, which was practiced
half century ago a2d is still often
adopted The only objection is that it
involves the necessity OF applying so Of
ten, on account of the liability to dry
and harden with surface that enables
; the insects to walk over it.
The use of printers ink is great i'm
: provement Oh tar, because it does not dry
so readily. To apply it, take a strip of
tarred paper, six or eight inches wide,
and tack it around the body Of the tree.
{ If the tree is old and rough scrape off
the roughest bark, and fill up any iIregu-
larities of the tree with tow or cotton
batting. Put the paper on near the
> ground, within a foot or two OF it, SO
!, that cattle won't rub it eff and smear
2 themselves with it. 1t keeps the female
erubs low down also, for when they find
themselves obstructed by the ink, they
q back down and deposit their eggs below
I it, but often without impregnation. You
must get the best kind of ink, because
: the best is cheaper in the end, and it re-
F mains sticky longer than the cheaper
> preparations some of which are COM
pletely worthless.
Apsly the INK with brush near the
top OF the paper, SO that it will not run
down on to the bark OF the tree. 1t will
j. iniure it if it does, by attracting an un-
n natural amount of heat from the sun. In
/ some instances, where the ink has been
g applied directly to the bark of the tree
n it has killed it, but the same would be
W the case under the same circumstances
e with tar. The paper ought to be taken
le off of the tree after the season is over,
l. say in June, because it makes fine har-
Is Dor for all sorts of vile insects through
}, the summer.
d Apply new coating of ink as often as
le it dries on the surface, say at intervals
N varying from three to ten days accord
lie ing to the weather. Occasionally during
a the winter there will be warm and thaw-
I'd ing spells, when the grubs come out o.
~ the ground, and then there should be al
ne application Of ink, but with tolerably
lie steady cold weather they won't trouble
ne much till the 10th or 10th of March, at
g. ter which they should be followed W
rs until April. 1t is good plan also t.
Ill apply little ink just as the eggs hatch
70 early in May, 50 as to catch any tina
la may hatch below the paper on the trunl
ce of the tree. If it is found about the hrs
lis Of une that any worms are on the trees
owing to some neglect to apply the III
he ut the rig hit time, u JarIlns II the llmo
o. will make them spin down, when the
Ne start at once for the trunk. little AZ
plicd then vii! stop them.
I'd Taking one year with another the COS
o. of ink, paper, and labor, IL large OF
10 cbard will average about ten cents to
les tree. Not 50 much as to frighten any
st. body Massachusetts, POughmhn.
as TIE WASTE AND FlLLY OF Col
ry BARNs.-And what showing wouls th
,es cost of winter feed of his animals max
,as on the account-book, if the farmer keeI
lie, one? He would find that large pol
" ton of his feed had become dissipated i
a the frozen air of the north winds. tha
a good portion of hay or corn had gon
to melt ice or snow and evaporate col
rain water, and what was left after thes
things had been done, had rarely suffice
nh to keep life in his beasts. Fer in tn
ne case philosophy or science, or bool
On knowledge, call it what you will,
his thoroughly corroborated by practice.
'oe If two beasts are fed alike, exceI
r. that one is kept we'll stabbed and tt
esS other out of doors exposed to the col
om the one thus exposed will consume ju
,e5 double tine amount that the other will
Id and will be in worse condition besid
itv Every man who keeps cow knows tn
rst to some extent, though he may NJ
ans know the exact figures. Here we gi,
sat them-they are. the result of caref
1er experiment made by trustworth
md feeder, viz: Two lots of sheep (of fl
70 each) were selected, ofequal weights al
th- conditions. One lot was kept out
tbe doors and unsheltered, the other kept
hit a close pen. The lot under shelter q
md 1912 pounds of turnips against 81
mr. pounds eaten by the other lot. IT
ad- gain in weight was % pounds per he'
In in ths second. The profit can be tigur'
he out by any man who knows what tu
Kew nips and mutton are worth. Had n
md the feeding been abundant some OF t
on. exposed sheep would have died. Al
p a yet sheep will stand more exposu
not than calves or heifers, or even full-grov
n !" cattle. Notwithstanding all this, eve
lid winters day one may see young calv
bumped up and stiffened with col
shaking III the keen breeze, and the
owners knowing at the same time thai
years growth is thus frozen out OF the
o1 This comes of not figuring up profit a
i;aa i;aa loss.-American AgriculturiSt.
the USE OF THE CHECK REIN ON HoRsl
ted 1t is disputed point whether the ,
her of the check. rein is useless, or of
gut much inconvenience to the horse as
on amount to a cruel inficlion. In cons
cas- ering this question we should rememt
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