Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-24
FARM AND GARDEN.

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liberal dressing ofwood ashes, alone or
with manure, is of great advantage, and
if some bone dust or superphosphate of
lime can be added all the better.
HoLsTEINs FOR MILK. 1t has been
found by accurate trial of different
diaries that it lakes from twenty-seven
to twenty-eight pounds of milk to make
one pound of butter, and a gentleman
n late agricultural meeting stated
that it would take twenty-seven to
twenty-eight pounds of hay. w. w.
Chenery, of Belmont, has COWS that
have given seventy-six pounds of milk
a day. Simpson, of Cambridgeport, has
cfoss-bred Holstein COW that gave G, 1890
quarts of milk in a year; the half bloods
it is said, being nearly as good as the
thoroughbreds. Stock Journal.
A BEE SToRY.-I will give you q
little of my experience. in killing black
queen bees. l took two queens and a
few worker bees out of two stands and
inserted italian cells instead. 1 put
them in separate wire cages, and, want
ing to kill the queens, submerged them
all in pail of water, After full three
hours, being sure they were entirely
dead, took them out, and on examin-
ing them they showed signs of life, and
now three hours after they are all lively.
So L think that is not the right way to
kill queens.-Joseph Clizbe, an tn. Ma
tioaat BE Journal. 49,
POINTS OF AsDA1RY Cow.-Mr. E.
Lewis Sturtevant, Of Massachusetts,,
gives the following in recent address !:
If we collate the points of six noted
dairy breeds, the Fifeshi-e, as described
by Magne the Yorkshire, which is the
milking, unimproved Shorthorn, by
Haxton; the Jersey, by Allen; the
Suffolk, by Kirby the Brittany, by
Gramgee and the Ayrshire, by Alton,
we find that the preponderance of
points mentioned, are as follow !:
Head long muzzle, fine throat, clear !;
neck, slender shoulders, thin chest
deep; brisket, small back, straight !;
thighs, fat and thin; ribs, arched !;
pelvis, roonay belly, large; legs small
and short udder, large, square, well
formed.
How DRAINS AcT.-The water which
runs into drains dug in tough clay soil
enters from the sides and the bottom,
and not from Immediately above the
drain. The toughest clay is sufficiently
permeable to water to allow it to pass
through readily, and after the drains
have been IN operation for some time,
regular and permanent water channels
become established in the soil leading
from above TO the bottom of the drains.
In digging drains in tough, compact
clay, numerous small veins OF water are
cut, which show very clearly how readi-
" the water will pass through such soil
as soon as outlets are provided. The
advantage of the deeper drains is thus
explained, and it is readily seen that
their influence extends further In pro-
portion to their depth.
HATcHING CREASED Eees.-A CORES
pondent of the Fdnciers' Gazette, an
English journal devoted to fancy and
pet stock, saws that some relatives OF his
had at one time an Aylesbury duck and
drake which had been accidentally pois-
oned. They had at the time, however,
seven of their eggs which had been but
tered for preservation for the table, and
these, with much fear as to the result,
we're placed under hen, and produced
six strong young duckllngs, although
the eggs were six weeks out at the time
thew were SET. OlUCc tildt tiLucs tACy alo
their neighbors have always set creased
eggs, with the most gratifying results.
Although this statement was received
with howl of increduhty, it has since
been confirmed by the reported expert
ences of others. One gentleman states
that he possessed very choice strain OF
fowls; and, to prevent his neighbors
from Matching the surplus eggs he sold
he carefully buttered them. Soon, how
ever. he found that hi choice fowls were
becoming quite comm on IN the neigh
borhood and, to satisfy himself If the
thing could be done, he set some but.
tered eggs, himself, and found that the.
Matched as we'll as the others. The
theory is that the nest and the feather
of the hen rub off the grease and FREE
the pores of the shell, thus admitting
the air. which is doubtless essential t.
the vitality of the egg.
CONFIDENCE IN ANIMAIs.-In an ad
mirable article on this subject the Nc'
Enoland Farmer says: Horses and oxe
should have such confidence In thei
drivers. that they will willingly and re
peatedly make all reasonable effort
do as thew are hidden. A team shoul
never Dc tOlQ tuC oCCoutt tiaAO W oe's-s -
unreasonable load. We don't believe
horse would ever become balky If
were never misused by overlooking an
whipping. It is our best horses, thos
that are full of spirit and spunk, tbs
Get balky, and not the lunkheads,
that don't know enough to know whe
they are misused. What is it but fee
ing of confidence that makes the patiel
horse stand for hours in harness, III
hitched, waiting the return Of MS mast'
to give him the word to go, before
will leave his tracks And what is 1t 81
this same confidence in his master. TIL
makes a well trained horse willing to
driven over uncertain places, aero
shaking, dilapidated bridges, and up
noisy. pokerish looking locomotive
with their putting smoke-stacks al
screaming whistles?
WATERING HORSES AFTER MEALS
It is the practice with many hors
men to give their horses no water uni
after they have eaten their allowance
feed. Concerning this practice 7ete
marian writes: "a full drink OF wat
---.a;oxo1x aftor beino fed shOu