The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-01-10
FARM AND STOCK NOTES.

OF what country wheat Is q native
10 totally unknown-it has been
supposed indigenous to Asia and
Africa, and probably 1t Is more
likely TO belong to these parts of
the world than any other, but all
that can be advanced on this subject
Is conjecture.
A correspondent OF the Country
Gentleman feeds his turkeys in q
trough covered by a board, but with
openings lett 80 that the birds can
just get their heads into it. The
corn Is put in this and kept in good
supply. Thus the turkeys can al
ways get to IL and grow fat.
Carbolic soap will always kill lice
on fowls or cbickens. Dissolve half
an ounce in n quart of boiling water ;
when cool, wet their heads and
necks with IL. Tho lioe die In an
instant, aud In half an hour the
chickens are as dry and nice as ever.
A writer in the Prairie Farmer
gives his experience as follows: 81
was just beginning to farm, and rs
was DESTROYS OF knowing the best
way OF fattening hogs, determined
to try the different, plans, and also
how much pork barrel OF Orn will
make. made q n0ored pen and
covered IL in. Weighed three hogs
and put them IN The pen. I also
weighed three OF the same size aud
put them in the lot--average weight
one hundred aud seventy five
pounds. fed six barrels of corn
10 the elk hogs. They were forty
days eating the corn, with plenty
OF ealL and water. The hogs
In the lot gained the most. One
that was fattened in the pen gained
eighty pounds. One IN the lot
gained eighty four pounds; the
other four were not SO thrifty"
Prof Voelcker thus explains the
action of clover in increasing the
fertility Of sells: Gan who are
practically acquainted with the sub
ject must have seen that the best
crops Of wheat are produced by be-
ing preceded by crops of clover
grown for seed. / have come 10
the conclusion that the very best
preparation, the very best manu- g,
is a good crop of clover. A vast
amount of mineral manure is
brought within reach OF the corn
crop, which otherwise would re-
main in u locked-up condition ia
the soil. The clover plants take
nitrogen from the atmosphere, and
manufacture IL into their own sub
stance, which on decomposition of
the clover roots and leaves, produces
abundance OF ammonia. In reality
the growing of clover is equivalent,
to great extent, TO manuring with
peruvian guano; and you obtain n
larger quantity of manure than in
tho largest dose OF Peruvian guano
which farmer would ever think of
applying"
There are many in all sections
who are in tho habit of neglecting
matters and things about dwellings
and out-buildings, which may be |
called small comforts. In many
cases they arc overlooked and are
not considered of sufficient impor-
lance TO deserve attention, at least |
any special attention. Among
these nothing will add mere, not |
merely to comfort and convenience,
but to the health of the family |
than good walks about the house |
and premises. We have known
these in many instances TO DO utter
ly neglected. They are regarded as
good enough when the weather is
dry, and when the weather is wet
they eau not be made better. And
thus year after year the members OF
the family are lett TO wade through
mud TO the COW stables, hog pens,
wood or coal shed, 10 the pump or
spring house, to the place for dry
ing the wash, aud SO on. Now the
little labor IL would cost to make
hard, dry paths to all abe. points is
not. worth mentioning. About
every place there are stones. old +
mortar and brick, which could be
laid down In m 'sxCsvsttop.. Of siSl