Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-19

birds of the gallinaceous species oet
access to very many highly spiced ber-
ri es and buds, articles that rive The
>. game flavor" to their flesh. The or
binary food OF the domestic fowls ia
not, indeed, without such addition. a.
there is more or less Of an aromat;o
principle in wheat, Indian corn and all
other grains. Nevertheless, it is not
sufficient in Quantity to supply the
place OF the stronger spice, q taste for
which is a part of fowls inherited CON
stltution. A moderate quantity of
cayenne, etc., added to the ground
gram IS always productive of health and
thrift in poultry. =
Destroying Cat.Werns.
William Risley, the veteran farmer
and scotsman of Chautauqua COUNTY.
writes to the Country Gentleman: ~
will state from forty years experience
that blowing the ground late in the fail.
or winter (if there is hard freezing after
Plowing), will certainly destroy Them.
l have four acres where onion. have
been raised for sixty years, with the
exception of two and one of thoaa vears
the tour acres were sown and weeded
o., the second time all standing we'll.
Inc cut-worms commenced their work.
and Notwithstanding bushels of Them
were killed, they cut off about everv
onlon' and the 18th of July the land was
plowed up.
This led to experiments. and the land
was plowed three or four times that fall
and winter; but once plovinr haa
proved sufficient, as for thirty wears
since following that practice there have
not peen any cuteworms on the land. I
tnlnk the onion maggot can be disposed
OF the same way, q / have seen but few
onions destroyed by them. These
depredators make the advancement. az
tnelr succession in such q manner that
any cold 81, storm Of winter viii not 81
1ect them; but BY stirring them up and
materially changing their position. the
skla OF insect is lost, and they are de-
II: + ] F;ff..f
Making Hst.Beds,
.. ny me time this reaches our readers
II Will be time to begin to make hot
oeds. L see N many of the directions
gwen, It = recommended to use abont
one-thlrd aof. straw or leaves. % tvo-
thirds OF stable manure. This ia we'll
with the proviso that you will be snre
TO get your beds sufficiently deem.
would not risk q bed mad6 IN fhat1 vav
unless the manure was At leest two fo:t
deep, and it ought to be more than that
say say g 3pehea Then You arssal right,
ands4@eeli6vo the heat Nilf lontinue
longer IN such q bed than in one made
amply from stable Emannrs, .fhouah 81
Will not be as great. .
A bed may be made with pure. fresh
sta1le manure, and, il it is we'll made.
II there is only II inches Of manure. +
Will throw off sufficient heat to start al.
most any seeds, though it win mol he
as lasting as is desirable. =.
The indications are that We shall have
nm early spring. 7 hope. we shall !
should like to sec an early snr;n, md !
favorable season, for I intend to ~ ver,
t na.o 70 rMse succession of larger crops
@'aa l nave ever yet raised. /
What to do with tho Ndeles.
Use board three feet long and 81,
hcaes WIDE. Near one end. and ono
nan inch from one edge, insert three ID
more stout wires, very saharn m ;ncl
apart and six inches long: on tie othe,
edge OF the board, place another row ~
wires, similar to the first. Use, a com
mon figure four, and in setting the -,
place it so both rows of wires v;N st;cf
across the mole's path when snrnno
rress down the path.whme the and q
the pointer rests, and the mole in mas
sing, IN either direction, lifts the ar
and pointer, and is pierced nv The 10
scend1ng wires. Place q weight on tn,
BOARD and drive stake on each side
80 1t will fall true, and with sumcien
". Ps..f.rF,s,: H. ia
FARMERS, in great majority of cases
nave Less pride in what they do TO,
SWINE than any other labor upod FL.
premises. eFirst-class barns for horse,
ana cattle, convenient sheds ETC.. fo,
sneep' are numerous, but it is a rarit,
20 see nee, airy, and really convenient
pg..sty: The reason of this is donbtles,
attributable to the general idea that .
hog Is filthy animal and not fit to oc
cuPy decent place; but the fact il
SWINE are made more filthy than il !,
their nature to be by being confined :; f.
unwholesome and uncleaned nens ~
a pen can be easily constructed ~
mat the floors of the different denart.
menus m may be kept dry and wholesome.
me moor should be tight, on a ittle
decline, and kept Uttered with GOOD ah.
sorDentS. In the construction If nan.
mere Is general fault in the w M
having them too low between ;c;ats
most of them being not over Ave- foet
when there should be not leas tbe1,
seven, so that man can stand eroot
IN them. We have seen expensive nens
having this fault, and the swine fharo;,'
absolutely neglected on account Of The
oack-aching work of cleaning the d;ffa,.
ent sections out. '1@~ 0'1A7f-
Every sly should have a ooo1 VOL -.
t 8ne slae, SO that the swine may Get al
me earth, but they should not be nj.
! Il" 10 run therein at will, nor should
INC cleanings of the pen be thrown into
tle yard 70 be mixed with the ao;1 hs
ele tlampnng and roofing of the hoo:
TOR 1t is one Of the noet vs,,,oSbi =,
manures that can be produced mon o4 :
stock farm. "ton i"
The man who makes most mono,,
from pork raising is the man vho NO..
only Is careful in the selection Of breads H'
out particularly careful to have ~oo''
connections pens and give the sw;nse iii
the attention required to make +bo ~,
grow and lay on the fat rapidly Wha ,,,
I'VE Me see as, ttstt:ening hogs in rail pens with
Inc earth for floor and the skv for ~. -
too1, our opinion is at once formed az
10 the chances of that farmer to 49, 20
per- and they are decidedly unfavora iTe
Courtesy Mt Home.
NO pleasanter sight is there than o.
lamily OF young folks who are ouick tn
perform little acts of attention toward
t4eir elders. The placing Of a biz arm i.
cnalr IN warm place for mamma: RIM.
n1ng for footstool for auntv. hunt;no
Papes spectacles, and scores of littIe
5 show unsurpassed and loving
hearts. But if mamma never returns . .
smiling 81 "thank you, dear" if pana's
Just what I was wanting. Sna;e );
does not indicate that the little atten.
ton is appreciated, the children soon
drop the habit. '-
Little people are initiative creatures