Ellsworth American., 1874-06-11

SETTING HENS IN TIE SPRING.-Duriuy
the early spring months, 1t will be found
that the number OF losses In Matching will
be much diminished If the nests are made
warm as possible. Instead OF placing =
handful Of loose straw In a square box or
pigeon hole, a couple Of shovelfuls OF pull
verulent earth. or coal ashes, should be
thrown in. This has the two fold advar-
tase Of being readily followed on, into a
concave nest, which keeps the eggs toge,h-
er, and prevents them rolling away from
under the hen; and secondly. 1t forms a
much warmer nest, and so keeps the eggs
at proper Matching temperature In spite
OF the cold weather.
Simple As this precaution may appear 1t
10 one that will be found greatly to conduce
to success in Matching during the earlier
months Of the year. Another p,ecaution
that should always be taken is, TO examine
the eggs amer they have been upon for a
week. and 10 remove those that look clear
when held At night against lighted can
die This plan Is most advantageous. as
by the removal Of the sterile and unfcrti-
lized eggs those left In the nest roll TO the
center. and are much less liable to be un-
covered by the movements OF the hen.
STEEL PLoUGHs BEsr.-A. B. Allen. Of
New York says: | would sooner pay joub-
lie the price for steel ploughs. than accept
as gin the bes; set Of east-iron ploughs
to be found in the United States. Though
ever so hard chilled or smoothly polished.
cast iron will ioul more or less on the
mould board In every Kind OF soil, from a
sandy or gravelly up 70 . heavy clay loan.
The dirt thus gathered on the mould board
adds greatly to its draft and prevents
good work. Another objection TO cast
iron Is, In order to get equal strength the
weight must be considerably greater than
with steel, and this b \ hard drag all day,
and requires q msch stronger team. or
this any one may quickly convince himself
without resort 70 dynamometen or any 9TH
er means Of testing the dram. He has on
ly to hitch light team to - steel plough,
and q stronger one 70 the cast iron, and
work them side by side. In this way
have found that pair Of fourteen hand po-
nias would do about the same work and
with as much ease 10 themselves as y pair
OF sixteen-hand horses, The same obser-
vations about material will also apply TO
cultivatOrs. In thus candidly advising my
brother farmers in regard to the superior
merit OF steel ploughs, am speaking di-
recily against my own individual Interest.
for l have been q manufacturer aud dealer
in cast iron plOugbs for upward Of thirty
years past.--lCor. in Exchange.
Sometimes the iron will stick 10 . man
ner perfectly unsccouinable; If it is rubbed
on board on which fine salt has been
sprinkled and then passed over = brown
paper with wax in its folds, the sticking
clear water, and . clean old linen cloth,
are useful to remove any specks the linen
may acquire before. or while oeing ironed.
When properly constructed. rolling
doors have decided advantages over swing
doors for the large passage-ways In barns
and other outbuildings. They never blow
open or shut by the wind; they are not
obsti uc,ed by snow or ice; they require
10 latches; they never settle SO as to touch
the ground; and they traverse no useiul |
space in opening or shutting.
Phnt trees on every spot Of ground that
cannot be utilized for some productive par
pose-in rocky or comparatively barren 10
calities, along fence lines that are psrma-
nent, in wet places that are to be drained
and which produce little forage.