St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-05


sect is destroyed. 1t will need but two
or three applications and the work is
done. In this way for IL few cents
large quantities of currant bushes may
he saved and the fruit allowed to ma
turr. and no danger whatever incurred.
Neither the foliage nor the fruit is i'll
any way injured by the carbolate of
lime. Boston Journal Of Chemistry.
Use OF HAY CAP>.-The New Eng
land Farmer says:
Nearly twenty years ago We had
some seventy five hay caps made III
the spring. The following summer was
what farmers: call Il catching one.
Showers not only succeeded showers.
but there were two storms during hay
ing time, one of them continuing for
more than week. Hundreds of tons
of hay were ruined by being washed
with water. Moving fields all around
lis were dotted with old. collapsed hay
cocks, giving Il singular aspect to the
landscape. By lmt of watchfulneSs
and mlenIitting care, however, we did
not lose Il cock of any crop although
we cut two OF three acres of heavy oats
for fodder. The caps most abundant
" paid all their cost the first summer
they were used. They have been i'll
use ever since. frequently going To
ncighbors, and are now good for many
Years to come, if they receive proper
care. These caps were made of good
twillcd cotton cloth. two yards square,
hcmmed all round, and the corners
turned over 50 us to form Il loop into
/ = IA |, III Inc
Ing placed over the cock of hay ur stock
of grain. Il pin is thrust through the
string and into the hay, the point of
the pin being turned Il little upward,
81 that any motion of the cap will not
| pull it out. The pins are made of pine
/ wood. about sixteen or eighteen inches
/ long. Anybody can split aud white
/ them ont III Il rainy day. The caps
/ should always he dry when not III usc.
/ If left in the field until moi>tcncd 10y
the dew and then thrown together I'M
der cover. they will soon mildew and
hccomc rotten. If put away dry. they
will remain white and clean for many
wears. \ rude but efficient wheclbar-
row to convey the caps and pms about
/ upon may he made by attaching two
long handles to the axle of Il wheel.
/ and mailing two or three Stats across To
keep the handles from spreading. Up
on the end of the handles. flrthcSt from
the wheel. attach any light basket It"
hold the pins. and the thing is ready
for use. Caps only four and half feet
square will answer good purpose.
though we much prefer six feet square.
ADVICE AEuIr SETTING Hens. The
/ following is from Il correspondent ofthc
/ POHIi,y gazette:
have been asked how | manage To
set 81 many hens with 81 little appar
tnt trouble. and such marked success ::
and. knowing. from my own experience.
how VtNatiouS il il to have perhaps
from fifteen to twenty five hens sitting
At one time. and upon going into the
sitting room some day. find tWoo three
on il nest and the neglected eggs stone
cold. eggs that cost perhaps, Il dollar
apiece. thought il might benefit the
poultry raiScrS To have me give my
/ plan i'll detail. viz: | arrange my nest
4 boxes along the sides of Il long room OF
shed. putting in the bottom of each box
IL layer of earth (any kind will do). then
Il layer of wood ashes. and over all Il
layer of salt hay. prefer hay because
it is more soft and yielding and he
cause | am convinced it is II great help
in keeping the hen free from NtImin.
! remove the hen wanting to sit To one
of these boxes, covering her while NOV
ing. 50 she cant see the light. and
when she l. nicely settled on the eggs.
/ | sprinkle Il little sulphur among her
feathers and then cover the front of the
coop with II board liherating her every
other day to feed, etc. Every other
day is often enough To let the hen of.
and if size should chance to he forgot
ten, ii will do her no harm to wait an
other day. The advantages of my plan
are these: 1t is cheap, little trouble,
and systematic: my hens coming oil
and going OH like clock work, and they
really seem to Ell JOY il.
\ SPLENDID HEIrER.-G. q. Allen
of Brattleboro. has heitcr three Years
old this spring. of the Aldermey breed,
/ from which he made during the last SiN
days in May. 10 lbs. 10 az. of butter.
/ besides supplying Il family of four per
Soms with all the milk and cream fol
family use He has also made during
the past week 10 lbs. of butter besides
supply ing Il family of six persons with
all the milk and cream for family Use.
The weight of milk during the past
week was PA lbs Her feed Is plain
land pasture with one quart of oats per
day. In May she had hay and one
quart of wheat bran and one quart of
oats per day. Those who have got bet
ter heittr>, will please trot them ont.
NAMING CLOVER HAN.-A CORES
pondent of the PrdrticdI Farmer, writing
| from Cumberland Co.. Pa. says
practically the time of cutting de
ponds i'll Il measure upon what Use You
want to make of the hay. If for milk.
il cannot he cut too soon after the plant
has completed its growth and that is
when the heads first appear, and before
blooming. If for horses and oxen.
when tough iibels and muscle are to he
formed. II little LATER. not later. howcV-
cr. than full bloom. ! am now feeding
-four year old clover that can he twisted
into ropes strong enough to tie into
bundles, making it the exclusive food
of fresh milch COWS. with profit in yield
of milk and condition of COWS. W hen
the grass is merely wilted. and bctor
tie first Shddc Of brown appears, it is
raked into small winrows with self
di>char"ing wire rake. There the pro-
cess of curing goes ON. The hay is
never touched until piled and hauled.
except i'll ease of rain then when the
moisture is dried off the top. the win
row is generally turned over on one
side with wooden forks but NOT tossed