Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-05
FARM, FIELD, AND GARDEN.
THE FARM.

Long ages and ages ago,
On, the Farmer, the Farmef forever
Three cheers'for the spade, plow, and hoe
THE Popular Science Monthly says
whale oil was poured on piece of
horses stomach that was covered with
bot-worms, and it made them let go
their hold and die Immediately.
THE Rural 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 effectual cure.
New that many farmers have better
arrangements for wintering mich cows,
they should arrange for having moro
fresh ones for winter. A plenty of milk,
cream, and butter for winter is 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
fact important to farmers. 1t is that
sulphite of lime appears to exercise de-
cided influence In arresting the spread
of decay in potatoes affected by the po-
tato disease. In one experiment the
salt was busted over some tubers, part
" decayed from this cause, when they
were slowed away. Some months after
ward the potatoes were found to have
suffered no further injury.
L HAVE known persons on market-day
to go out and kill twelve or fifteen fowls,
and to bring them into a room where
there would be half dozen women and
boys pulling few feathers at time,
between thumb and forefnger to pre-
fit of such, / give our plan Hang the
fowl by the feet by small cord then
with small knife give one cut across
the upper jaw, opposite the corners of
the mouth after the blood has stopped
running 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
is no danger of tearing the most tender
chick. Before he attempts to flap, you
can have him as bare as the day he
came out of the egg.-JO,Ynal of HOr-
ticulture.
COMPARISON OF BREEDS OF POULTRY
Isaac Lynde, of Ohio, writing to the
Poultry World, describes an expert
ment tried by him last season. At the
LIST of September he took ten puilets,
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 1861 quarts of
corn, oats, and wheat screenings, laid
Cos eggs, and weighed 20 pounds.
The Buff Cochins ate 406 quarts, laid
SCI eggs, and weighed % pounds.
The Gray Dorkings ate 309a quarts,
laid 524 eggs, and weighed SO! pounds.
The Houdans ate pa. quarts, laid 7S3
eggs, and weighed 45I pounds.
The Leghorns ate 2314 quarts, laid
S07 eggs, and weighed 36a pounds.
1t Will be seen by the above compari-
son that the Leghorns laid the greatest
number of eggs with the smallest
weight.
Hoes AND CoRN.-The Commercial
Review publishes a table from CORE
spondents in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas, Ohio, and Indiana, in 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 in Illinois So 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-half. Of SO places in Iowa 27
report fewer hogs than last year, 90
about the same and ii more. The con-
dition of the corn crop is about the
same as in Illinois. Of 81 points in In
diana IL report fewer hogs, Z about the
same number, and 3 more. The corn
crop is better in several localities, but
generally short. In Missouri II points
report fewer hogs, about the same
number, and more. The corn crop is
short one-third to one-half. Ohio
makes the best showing, points report
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.
PARLOR AND KITCHEN.
PICKLE FOR HAMs.-For one hundred