Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-11-16
Agricultural.
Farm. Garden and Household.

Farm. Garden and Household.
HotpI~G BACK TuE MuK-In swiizcr-
lard Wet rag : laid on the back II cow
that holds back her milk. and j. VERY
good remedy. weight laid on the back
as Z ba- OF earth or sand, or a chain in
5ag-Nil make her give her miik.
IfF ox PotIrRY Take out 81 tho
house every perch. nest, box. or NOV able
thing. remove ali hattcns. Cheats, or auy
thing whereby a crevice j. made. that
t'e inside l. smooth. Then make white
wash Of fresh lime. inso which put one
ouuec At carbolo scid to raiifal. Wash
ihe house thoroughly with this. Then
wash the outside Then smear the perChes
with mi1ture of lard and kerosene oil,
prtting d on thick. - that when the fowls
soo-, hey Will get some OF 1t on their
feathers. Also. Fut some Of H. on each
fowl Il irr tlc wings. This viii clear the
hn.>c- and thu hens VIII clear themselves
lfno recruits arr furnished from the house
hurING EGGs.-Pariic> in The ces bust
mess Ia large WAY huild huck watts made
W-ltcr-tiSAt. N which j. lllAc- water. made.
hy pHitins lime In water. and when 1t j.
Stacked and settled Ia the bottom drawing
- The clear liquor Into this l.qnor the
,--> are placed anna kept beneath the sur
face. lAcy are sept - cool A. possible
IH.~t afy The .-4iMc,l EGGS" with which the
markets are supplied duru. the winter
Another mode ~ keeping eggs, tested hy
the Agricultural Department. j, a. follow.
Lal re rs with faNsc.d lin>asd- oil.
and place them. small end dowuwaras in
SAUDI fgs> - prepared were found II the
end ~ siN mon d, 30 have the taste and
SMELL OF perfectly n "a eggs aud TO have
lu>f 10 weight ou ) tArce per cent Grca>-
iu- eggs wth lrt or ia,igw has not been
successful .u preserving them. cxccp; fer
short periods.
To tNrirtTr NoHEEI AID Mv-r.Up.-
J. d pcEa- good % al On the character II
tac laHd. At kiud 90 crops grown. etc. We
have succeeded iu hani>hing sorrcl from
piece OF h-hi. sandy land that wa former
lt covered with u. ty >e, ding II down Ia
-ra>> ani tsI,-.lrr>~iH. j; with manure
iar fr-t iHp wears AMER Be- was laid own
Cd gas. tAr >nrrri al,uo-, Killed out The
grass. bEf fAe azure 80 encouraged the
Ir "ta = ihr grass. that in two years more
j. rrowdvd ont the snrroI. and il entirely
appeared. he same result sometimes 4
fatuU> 4 lrc>>iu- ot wood-ashes or lnf,.
aud It la hr,u supposed that the ashes or
lluc h~ntfa izcd t4e lc.I IN the soil aud
pftt en'cd The growth % she sorrcl. Then.
j. not .a2 IA This ldca The ashes and
l.wc Ak, m.lure. encourage the growth OF
O.utf crops. aI4I tar>r >tlrvc or crowd out
i+a rsrl iAf.-ard 20 mustard. We know /
- b. h,it-r plan To 2ct ria oi II than TO
>urmer or fan ia,ioW. and follow with two
vr hFec hsed crops. The point j. to cause
The mus ard seed BOW Ia he ground TO ger
D Haiv ahd thrG kili the pfsrts before
they & 10 scca- ANY plan i good that " III
oo ;Ai~ j. good Seeding the land with
clover aad mowing the clover before the
mustard goes - seed. VIII De Useful
igrsn.Hur,sf.
SIt,MI>G Foop.-W. {. Blackfan. Of
Bucks Co. Pa. writes II would like ~
know Il it would be- profitable for me TO
steam the food tor ny stock. fatten
twenty head # cattle and have twely,
20 Enecn head Of milk cows. sheep and
swine. horses. etc Would il pay 10 cut
up corn fodder and steam il with meal on
u : and would be the gamer after the
extra labor was dcducieds am Young
farmer. and desire to make farming pay By
any Lew Improvements II j. the general
opinion that >tcamirg saves one-ih!rd of
THE food. and that cattle thrive better on
cooked than on uncpokcd food. our ex-
Fcrirucc seems 10 sustain this assumption.
y our stock seems % about equal to forty
head OF cattle. II we tx the saving at
uu"-quaEtcr. instead OF onc-third. you will
save ~ steaMing the cost OF the TODD OF
feu head Oh know better { han we DO
AuW much thl> j. worth. The extra COST
"a. s'eamluE VIII BE-. say, Il l-2 per cent.
on the cost Of apparatus $500. 500, fuel
80 extra labor 500 in all. s22J To
"l>et portion OF this. you VIII have steam
power for thrashing. saving wood, grind
~ grain. etc, etc. and the services OF the
extra help for portion OF the time II
YOUR own time is not fully occupied in the
winter. your extra labor will cost less tl.an
our estimate. With the foregoing facts
hefore you, you can decide better than we
can whether il VIII pay. II does pay Us.
k1choRge-
THE AGE OF FowLs.-1he following
viii give our readers who are interested
an idea Of the way 10 judge the age OF
fowls
II a hens spur is hard. and the scales on
the legs rough. She j. Odd, whether YOU see
her head or not. bat her head will corro-
horate your observation. II the underbin
is 50 stif that YOU caunot beud il down
and the comb thick and rough, leave her
no matter how fat aud plump, for some
one les particular. \ young hen has only
the rudgm~uts Of spurs: the scales on the
les> are smooth. glossy and fresh colored
whatever The color may be; the claws
tender and short. the nails sharp the IN
derbiii soft. and the comb thin and smooth
Ar old ben turkey nas rough scales on
the leg. callo~ities on the soles Of the
feet. and long strong claws; young one
the reverse Of those marks. When the
feathers are on the old turkey-cock has a
long tuit or beard. young one but a sprout-
ltg one; aud when they are of. the smooth
scales on The leg decide the point, besides
the difrTeuc in size OF the watiles Of the
neck and in the elastic shoot upon the nose.
An old goose when alive Is known BY the
rough legs. the strength of the wings par-
icularly AT the pinions, the thickness and
strength of the bin and the fneness of the
feat cr> aud when plHcked. by the legs
the tenderness of the skin under the wings.
by the pinion> aud the bill and the coarse
mess OF the skin.
Ducks are distinguished by the same
means. but there i this diference-that a
ducAiing'> bill is much longer in proportion
to the breadth of its head than the old
ducks
yonng pigeon is discovered by its pale
color. smooth scales, tender, collapsed feet
and the yellow, long down interspersed
among its feathers. A pigeon that can fly
has always red colOred legs and no down
and is then too old for use.
FARM PoIICY.-The whole secret Of the
successful farmer often lies in his having
fixed plan of operations. Multitudes have
no plan but to meet their immediate neces-
stiles and make money by the easiest and
seemingly shortest methods. fwool brings
high prices, they will gradually give up
dairying and work in sheep, with the ex-
pectation of making their fortunes. If
wool and mutton raising for time does
not pay, they sell their fiocks at great
sacrifice. II hops are sixty cents pound,
they invest in hop poles and kiins for dry
ing. and expect sudden wealth. If, when
their yards come into full bearing, the
prices fall of one half or more, they are
disguised. and ready to pillow up their yards,
concluding the business viii not pay. There
are men who are always taking up good
things little too late to make money by it,
The farmer can not afford this continual
change. His business is less speculative
than any other. and. after providing for the
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