Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03
agricultural.

PiacSice Win many nOrseHlen 10 give their horses
no water until they have eaten their allowance
of feed. Concerning this practice veterinarian
writes: "A full drink of water Immediately
after being fed should never be allowed to horses
When water is drank by them the bulk of it goes
to the large ntentines, and little of it is retained
In the stomachs. In passing through the sto-
mach, however, it carries considerable ouantities
of the contents to where it lodges in the intes
tines. If, then, the food of horses stomachs is
washed out before it is digested, no nourishment
VIII be derived from the feed. In Edinburg,
some old horses were fed with split peas, and
then supplied with water immediately before be-
Ing killed 1t was found that the water had
carried the peas from fifty to sixty feet into the
intestines, where no digestion took place at ALL
MI Cassie IS quite correct in the views set
forth regarding the injurious effects of large
quantities OF water swallowed Immediately after
eating. A small quantity of fluid swallowed
along with or Immediately after dry food. bene-
fcially softens it and assists In its subdivision
and digestion. An inordinate supply of water,
or Of watery fluid, on the other hand, proves in
FURIOUS 1t dilutes unduly the digestive secre-
tions it mechanically carries onward the I'M
perfectly digested food and thus interferes with
the proper functions of the canal and excites in
digestion and darrhea. These untowarG effects
are especially apt to occur where horses freely
fed and too literally watered are shortly uut tn
tolerably quick work. There is no more iufalIi.
BILE method of producing collie, diarrhea and in
hammation of the bowls. The horse is not pecu-
liar in this effect dogs, and even their masters,
similarly suffer from copious draughts of water
Immediately after eating much solid food.
WHEN WHEAT SHOULD BE CUT.-The German
town Telegraph saws there has been some diversi-
ty of opinion as to the best time to cut wheat,
Judging from the common practice of farmers.
1t is generally cut when dead ripe, or at least
when the grain has become hard. This is no
doubt an error, and one of more Importance than
many suppose. 1t should be remembered that
wheat is composed of gluten, starch and bran.
Gluten is the nourishing quality of grain, makes
the Hour stick together in the hands of the baker,
and gives weight to the gran--and there is the
greatest quantity of gluten in the grain inst
when the straw is yellow two or three Joints
| from The ground, the head turns downward. and
you can mash grain between your thumb and
finger without producing any milk. IL NAV.
| therefore, be set down as an ndisputabIe truth
that every day the wheat stands after this stage
of its ripeness the gluten decreases in quality,
and the bran increases in thickness. We give
these facts in time that the farmers can take ad-
vantage of the present season.
| VALUE OF Sun FLowERs.-We would call the
attention of farmers at this time to the value of
sunfowers as crop, and enumerate some of
! their values and uses. In the first place the
flowers abound in honey, and furnish food for
bees. The seeds contain oleaginous matter, and
yield oil at the rate of one gallon to the barrel.
which is but little inferior to olive oil. One acre
will produce fifty bushels of seeds. 1t is also
valuable for food for horses and poultry, it has
been used for bread by the American Indians.
| and also in Portugal. The leaves are excellent
fodder for cattle. The stalk while growing may
| be utilized as bean poles where they are scarce
| and difficult to be obtained and when dry NAV
be used as a roofing, or set up against fence to
! form wind break. They contain large
amount of potash, and are excellent for fire
| kindlng. The seed has also been recommended
! for fuel. The reputation of tine growing sun
| flower to absorb miasmatic vapors and prevent
ing fever and ague is well known.-Buckeys
Farmer.
PRINTERS INK FOR TREEs.-Mr Pratt, super
intendent of the public grounds at Concord,
Massachusetts, has for the past three years had
charge of the noble elms which line the streets
| of that historic town. He has experimental
carefully with printers ink, by applying it in
| yariOQS tn ha frnif 4;
rectly to the bark, then by dazzling tarred or
| paper and winding that around close to the
ground He has found it completely efectual,
and has been the best success by merely smooth
ing the rough bark slightly with drawing
shave and then spreading the ink directly on the
shaved surface. 1t does not injure the tree, and
is not only much faster put on, but more efica-
cious even there is than the use of the tarred or
sheathing paper, for there is then no hiding
place for the moth.
The slightest contact with the ink is death to
! the insect. After using the ink upon all trees,
large and small, elm and apple, without any
paper, and for period of three years, he sees no
injurious effect on any tree.
E.RTH WORMS IN PoTs.-The common earth
worm is sometimes quite troublesome to the
plant grower. friend of Monroe Co., No.,
writes: MY house plants have suffered very
much from earth worms. l tried many things
ana they only became more numerous. At last
Iput 10 drops of carbolie acid in pint of water,
and poured that on the earth in the pots, and it
acted like charm, killed all the worms, and the
plants began to improve at once. 1t has been
three weeks since it applied, and they are all
in nice, growing condition, and think that it
is time enough to show what il will do.''-Viek's
FlorG Guide
A writer in the Country Gentleman says that
fine wood ashes sprinkled on rose bushes-on the
under side Of the leaves well as on the upper
side-while the dew is on, is sure destruction to
the pestiferous slugs. Perhaps as good a way
rs any to destroy them is to go over the bushes
and crush the insects with the fingers.