Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-09
RURAL tories.


written for the PgRRYsBURG JOURNAL by one
ot tue most experienced farmers gardeners
and fruit growers in the Uuiied States.]
D1srANCE BEES GO FOR HONEY.
There are Instances on record showing that
honey bees have gone five or six miles for honey,
when there was little or none nearer. This was
proved by sprinkling hIur on them on certain
days, and the same bees being seen at the
above distan from their hives. II must be a
very mild calm day for bees to fly such dist.
ancc. But ordinarily they do not go over a
mile aud half, and the mnst of the hone
they gather is found within mil of the ir hives
No person can make bees profitable unless the
most of the honey is found within that distance
In windy days bees have hard work to fy even
a mile against the wind. In some foreign coun-
tries tue extensive bee keepers are in the hnbi,
of removing their bees from place to place
about three miles distant, twice or three times
in season, where the honey harvest varies as
to time and they consider a radius of a mile
and half from their apiaries rs far as the
bees generally fly.
PURE AND GRADE STOCK.
farmer writes "We have got plenty oil
stock il it were only kept of the pure bree ds
There is two much desire on the part of far.
mers TO change breeds, to cross breeds, to have
mixture of breeds, and thus have nothing
that is pure. While such system is followed
we shall make little advancement in breeding
fine stock. off a farmer desires to breed choice
stock for sale, it is best to keep only thorough
bred animals; but for his own use grade stoc
is often preferable. Many Of our best COWS are
grades. The same writer adds % regard tc
farmers breeding pure stock only "He car
sell his stock for three or four times what il i.
worth for meat. II costs him no more to raise
it, nd any surplus stock be has he ca conver
into meat just as we'll as the mixed breeds."
is not an easy matter for farmers, unless wei
known as breeders Of choice blooded stock, tC
find ready sale for it at high prices. A mat
has got to make reputation. as a good breeder
before he can dispose Of his surplus anlmal
at fair prices.;
THs USE OF PARIS GREEN.
From authentic experiments made, il ppear
that the use Of Paris green, installing potat
bugs. does not poison the potatoes in the least
nor injure the land for other crops, the mex
season. Here is what an agricultural chenis
says: Four years ago, made careful in
vestgatiOn to determine whether the potato tn.
Der absorbed arsenic when Paris green was an
piled to the plants to destroy the potato beetle
took potatoes raised in the ordinary course
and repeatedly busted, and others to which al
the Paris green had been applied that could b.
used without killing the plant; but in no in
| stance could 1nd trace of arseulc in the tu
bers. Other chemists have made similar inyes
legations with the same result" In some cas
the persons who apply the Paris green ar
poisoned by it. The following cases are re
ported as having occurred in Michigan las
year: In one case, by careless han ling tn
Paris green was allowed TO cOme in contact
with II sore on the hand. II swelled enormous
ly, but was subdued by vinegar and salt" Ii
another case, the poison was permitted to ente
a hole in the boot leg, causing some inf amatiun
Another man narrowly escaped with his lif
from inhaling the dust, which he had absurdi,
endeavored to exclude with vel over his face
lie was sick two weeks. Another had his eye
badly inhamed for n long time by the dust Mt
erinR them, and some children were injured b.
playing among the busted potatoes.
HOG CHOLERA IN ILLINOIS.
The loss by this disease at the West is enor
nous. The State Board of Agriculture of Hi
nus reports From the information 80 ia
obtained it is proved that the losses for The las
year were fully equal to ten mi lions Of dollars
So far the answers show that there is no ge me ~
conviction OF the origin and causes Of the dis
eases, widely acknowledged preventive e, an,
no remedy thatis remedy Oftener than on
time IN five hundred. ltis agreed on all hand
among swine breeders that profound darknes
envelopes the origin and cause Of the disease
and that its cure is among the things that ar
past finding out" Those who have mi xe
oil Hf.tr nf anlN NhaH and nA aha nnal
their food, or placed these things in a trouG
where the hogs are fed report that shey dUn
have the cholera.
CURING CLOVER HAY.
Some farmers recommend cooking Glove
ha y after drying IL a lihle the first day it l
cut, aud leaving it to " cure in the cock
Good clover hay can be more safely made b
cooking il AS soon MS II has had one good dry
ing day, then turning il out abOnt 10 O'cl0e
the next day, II the weather be fine, but leavin
il quite thick upon the ground, aud i'm media tel
aitvr dinner turn il over carefully 50 that Ia
air can circulate freely through it, while I'll
sun shines upon the surface ouly. The Glove
may lie two feet thick upon the ground, if IN
air can circulate we'll Among Il. When turne
, out twice in this way with good weather, ii wi
be as good clever hay as can be made, AT
much safer to mow away eompactly tha th
half-cnred clover that is kept steamng two {
three days in cocks.
TuE PuYLLoxgRA or VINE LousH.
In some sections Of the country an inse,
called the phyll,xera or vine nse attacks til
! roots Of grape vines, and hitherto no Temed
has been discovered. NJ Dumas, a member
, the French Academy Of Science has recent
discovered a remedy reported as follows; "Tl
remedy reported is the cumbined empl0y mel
of sulphO- aTbonais of potash, which kills Il
insect al any depth IN the soil, and Of pOta 81
:, aumonieal and suphurellsd manures. NJ. d.
mas hmsrlf is the fortunate diseoVereT, thoug
his Announcement 81 the Academy was n
=, made until after his process hAd been tried
y exhaustive experimenting by the oommi SSH
: appointed to examine int0 the varions plAI
= submitted. This being the case, Dumas b
i came the possessOr of $40 900 reward, besd
: number'ess other smaller prizes"
= BLACK TOOTH IN SWINE.
$ This ailment may be caused by injury to Il
i teeth received by chewing dry and hard Ike
>, nrls of corn. Il consists in decay 0f The teet
;, The SiVias Journal says: Such deeAye ed tee
:, may be removed by the same instrument as
Is dentist would apply to one's own tooth und
if ache in swine are similar To those exhibited
,- mankind, viz; loss OF appetite, salvation
ID sluboei ing, hanging the head, mostly TO 4
A side Affected, peevshness, lOss Of all fear
" man, and hnt Tepulsige breath. When hO
le are feed on strongly aeilulated food for al
T. length of time, their teeth may become disc,
" ored but II Is a question whether The teeih
~ the same time are materially injured. Ma lo
O. as no decay or diminulion of their subsiAn
can be noticed. and while the appetite a
chewing faculties Of the animal do not appe
diminished, ho intelferrpee will be neeessar,