The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-01-12
HOME AND FARM.


SOr;,Ll;no grass plots. garden beds, ETC.,
with clear lime water, in damp weather,
when the worms are near the suriaee, ~
most cases several Zines, is said TO De de-
structive of the worms, while IL Is Rather
beneficial than otherwise TO the Vege'as'on'
The majority of a convention of German
nonoIoqists expressed a decided preference
Tor the nvramiSaI form for fruit tree. The
advsntages claimed tor it are the minimum
of shade, greatest strength, avoidance OF
severe wounding of the tree, production oi
better frEit, and at the same time FEWER ul.
advantages from storms, weight OF shO"'
excess of fruit, theft, etc.
To farmers especially is the winter the
best season Of the whole year in which to
inform themselves OF the true condition OF
their finances It is quite as difficult Tor
farmer as for a merchant TO know the gain
or profit OF any years labor without Keep
ing a rigid cash account, and at the beginning
oft new year making out the exact pal
ance sheets. It is equally necessary 10 know
that no money or labor has been iOoIlshly
speut as to know that some investments OF
capital have been remuneTative- Don't oe
afraid to look at both sides CT the account,
face the figures squarely and tsen Ihey
won't lie 1t is as fOolhsrdy to expect pros
perlty without 3 comprehensive kno"ieOse
of the facts As for the blind 10 DelleVe thelu-
selves safe because they can see no DANGER
PEAcaEs AND PLUMs.-As many OF our
readers may want to plant orchards tnis
spring, we will give list OF free stone
peaches-the best qualities-ss they rlPen IN
succession: also a select list of plums for the
same purpose: Hale's Early, Serrate Early
York Early Newington, Cooledge's fsVoIlIe'
Large Early York. Crawford's Early, MOI
fnU d
Crawford's Early still holds its position as
the most profitable of all market sorIs'
Several additions could be made to the above,
but this list will do to begin with. Flums-
Princes Yellow Gage, Imperial Gage, Lom-
bard, Washington, Smiths Orleans, Jenei :
son, Bavay, Goes Golden Drop.
correspondent writing from Hon eywell
Farm, Wabash, gives some interesting facts
relative to fax culture: 1t is true that 1ax
mills all over the country are monuments
of some mistake; but the farmer is not dam
aged if he knows that horses, cattle, and
especially sheep, feed on fax straw and
chat with great relish, producing SLICK,
oIly coat of hair. The first year that
raised flax 1 sold the straw for 80 to 60 per
ton. IL | had known its value as stock
food. II would have been worth at least SlO
per ton. i am now feeding flax straw.
Sheep eat il in preference to wheat straw or
corn fodder. Thousands of farmers would
not have to burn their straw" The chat is
most excellent for potatoes. Put good
forkful on each hill. cover it with earth
cultivate as usual. You can bid defiance to
drougb, and get good, large potatoes
Farmers are not damaged where they learn
how 70 apply the straw and chah. IL Is
not more destructive or exhaustive on land
than corn. The analysis is about the same
The flax culture leaves the ground in better
condition than corn.
PRIZES PoR EssAYs.-"The National Butter
and Egg Association" at its last meeting
proposes the following prizes for practica
and scientific essays:
Butter.-Firss prize $500; second prize
500; third prize. $50.
Eggs.-First prize, $500; second prize, 500
third prize, $50.
The following conditions must be oh
served by all the competitors, viz: The essays
on butter must treat the subject practically
and scientifically. In connection with the
same. plans for milk rooms, ict
houses. and other buildings for max
ing, handling, and holding butte
must be given. The essays in order u
secure the prizes offered must exceed il
excellence the three essays which secured
the three first prizes offered last year
The essays on eggs must treat of them scien
tifically, as to the best manner of securing
fresh and fine eggs, and the practicaOlllt,
of holding them for any length OF time
also the best manner of handling, preserv
ing. packing and shipping. The essays oil
eggs are required to treat fully on the bree'
of poultry as well as upon the feed bes
adapted to promote its health and produc
ton OF good keeping eggs.
The essays to be submitted must be sen
to James Aderson, 1875 Duane street, NeN
York city.
FEED FOR HoRsEs.-The late John StantoI
Gould, of Henderson, N. Y, was locke
upon as good authority on horses. L
speaking of their care he says that havin
found great difference OF opinion prevail
ing with regard to feeding horses. he cor
cluded to go TO headquarters and investigst
for himself. The city of New York frs
claimed his attention, where he spent cor
siderable time in visiting the horse railroa
stables, and from New York he went
BROOKLYN, and called on the stable keeper
OF the omnibus lines. The people in charg
were very courteous, opening their books
him and giving him any information he n
uuired. To sum up Mr.. Gould's statement
into the smallest compass: he found ths
the stable keepers had all settled down o
twelve pounds of good hay and ten pound
of corn meal per day to the horse. BY tina
feed railroad horse was kept to his highes
condition, and was enabled to do his wor
more satisfactorily than under any otht
system that had been tried. Oats ha
been repeatedly used as an article of fooC
and the cost was carefully compare
with that of corn meal. IL WIS found ut III
time that during the hot weather the feet
ing of this amount of meal would be il
furious; but the result of their experieh,
was tina. corn meal, on the whole, for raj
road or omnibus horse was the true thin
But they had one very strange practice IN
he could not exactly understand-they il
variably watered all their horses bstw cen
and 1 o'clock at night, claiming that it aide
their digestive powers,
SHERP RAIsINe.-A correspondent Of u
Farmers Union thus relates his experIenC
Every wheat-grower possessing 100 acr
of land, should keep at least 100 sheep, ar
his farm should be so fenced that they n,