Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21

How blessed btNbnN OtnerS ms. station,
From want and from envy how free,
His patent granted in Eden,
Long ages and ages ago;
Oh. the Farmer, the Farmer forever
Three cheers for the spade plow, and hoe
The P0pular Science Mo1nhLy says
whale oil was poured on piece of n
horses stomach that was covered with
bot-worms, and it made them let go
their hold and die immediately.
The Rurat Sun recommends sus-
pending the sheep-killing dog from the
top of pen, so that his fore-feet will
be about four inches from the floor, and
then letting the Oldest buck in the flock
exercise his bucking propensities on
him. 1t is said to be an ctfectual cure.
Now that many farmers have better
arrangements for wintering milch cows,
they should arrange for having more
fresh ones for winter. A plenty of milk,
cream, and butter for winter is a luxury
no good farmer should do without. A
family that tolls through the drudgery
of the summer should have something
during the winter little better than
common folks.
AN English scientist has discovered n
fact important to farmers. 1t is that
sulphite of lime appears to exercise de-
clded influence IN arrestlng the spread
of decay in potatoes affected by the po-
tato disease. In one experiment the
| salt was busted over some tubers, part
ly decayed from this cause, when they
were slowed away. Some months after
ward the potatoes were found to have
suffered no further injury.
| HAVE known persons on market day
to go out and kill twelve or fifteen fowls,
and to bring them into room where
there would be half dozen women and
boys pulling a few feathers at time,
between thumb and forcfnger to pre-
vent tearing them. Now, for the bene-
fit of such, | give our plan: Hang the
fowl by the feet by a small cord then
with a small knife give one cut across
the upper jaw, opposite the corners of
the mouth after the blood has stopped
running a stream, place the point of the
knife in the groove in the upper part of
the mouth, run the blade up into the
back part of the head, which will cause
a quivering and twitching of the mus
cles. Now is your time, for every
feather yields as if by magic, and there
10 llc utilStl VI tcullllS tlt
chick. Before he attempts to flap, you
can have him as bare as the day he
came out of the egg.-Journal cf Hor-
Hcuiturc.
COMPARISON OF BREEDS OF POULTRY
Isaac Lynde, of Ohio, writing to the
Poultry WIorld, describes an expert
ment tried by him last season. AT the
1st of September lie took ten pullets,
each of five breeds, each within week
of being six months old, and placed
them in a yard forty feet square, with
comfortable houses. For the next six
months he kept an account of their food
and egg production, with the following
result:
The Dark Brahmas ate 369a quarts of
corn, oats, and wheat screenings, laid
COS eggs, and weighed 70 pounds.
The Buff Cochins ate 406 quarts, laid
591 eggs, and weighed rs pounds.
The Gray Dorkings ate 309I quarts,
laid 524 eggs, and weighed 50! pounds.
The Houdans ate pa quarts, laid 7S3
eggs, and weighed 451 pounds.
The Leghorns ate 23l. quarts, laid
S07 eggs, and weighed 36! pounds.
1t will be seen by the above compari-
SCH that the Leghorns laid the greatest
number of eggs with the smallest
weight.
Hoes AND CoRN.-The Commercial
RericaU publishes table from CORE
spondents in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas, Ohio, and Indiana, i'll regard to
the number of hogs likely to be sent to
market, the present condition, probable
time of marketing and condition of corn
crop. OF 81 points i'll Illinois 5S report
less number of hogs than last year, 81
about the same number, and II report
more. The corn crop is universally re-
ported short in Illinois from one-third
to one-haf. OF So places in Iowa 27
report fewer hogs than last year, 20
about the same and II more. The con-
dition of the corn crop is about the
same as in Illinois. OF p points i'll In
diana l report fewer hogs, 7 about the
same number, and 3 more. The corn
crop is better in several localities, but
generally short. In Missouri - points
report fewer hogs, 8 about the same
number, and more. The corn crop is
short one-third to one-half. Ohio
makes the best showing, points report
ing an increase in hogs, Is about the
same number, and 8 a decrease. The
report of the corn crop shows equal to
last year, except in Illinois. The con-
dition of hogs appears about the same
as at the same time last year, but many
points in Illinois report them not SO far
advanced.