Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-10-03
THE FARM.

OF corn Is equal rs food TO about three
ana three-quarters pounds of potatoes.
or eight and one-half pounds az cob,
hage, or eleven and one-half pounds of
White tnrnlps.-Germanto,tR telegraph.
ARE POTATO BEETLES PoIsoNorsq a
4 question is: Are the beetles and
larvae rolsonous?" The Juices of the
insect on the human skin ARE as a rule
harmless, says Riley, yet the rule is
/ not without exceptions" But the ex-
haatlons resulting from bruising or
/ crushing large masses Of them, or of
burning or scalding large numbers nj n
tlhie' nave, when breathed, frequently
proved fatal. They should bc avoided
Maine Farmer.
FEEDING FOR MANURE.-We must not
! forget that in all food, rich or poor.
there Is certain amount of indigesti-
bic matter, and some of this contains
elements as rich in plant food as that
winch Is dlgested. This also tends to
stu farther enrich the manure pile.
Llnseed meal, cotton seed meal and
corn meal are the articles generally used
as food for fattening cattle, and while
these contain the elements of fat, they
are also rich in the elements of nitro
gen and minerals, which are so neces-
sary Tor plant growth. Correspondence
Nec England Farmer.
CARE OF HOUSE PLANTS. Il hand
full placed in n pail of water, is an excel
lent mixture for stimulating strong feed
ing house plants, as azalias, carnations.
chrysanthcmus, iuchias, pelargoniums,
roses, etc, giving them vigor, and assist
ING III destroying parasites. This may
be alternatcd by an occasional applica-
ton OF weak mixture, of the drip
pings of barn yard manure. So, also,
an occasional application of ammonia,
Il teaspoonlul to pail of water, will be
beneficial. This, with plenty of sun, rs
/ eautumn progresses and exposure to
the ar IN mild weather, will place them
III good condition for the winter season.
The chief Difficulty is to secure rs moist
an atmosphere rs possible--some times
a difficult matter III winter. For this
reason, plants with glossy or hard
leaves, IN contradistinction to soft or
hairy leaved plants, are preferable for
| house culture, unless II comparatively
moist atmosphere can be given Much,
however, may be done 10y occasionally
mvertlng the pots containing the plants,
over the hand, and washing in either
IN clear water or weak suds In case OF
the latter, they should be subsequently,
rnsed IN pure water.
CHICKEN CHoLERA.-Whcn YOU see a
chicken IA little droopy and It's comb
getting dark, remove it Mt once and doe
tor 1t for cholera; its discharges are
green, and if il We're allowed to run
loose it would spread the disease As a
preventive | use Il handful of salt twice
Il week III II wash-basin full OF bran
mixed with II little meal and three
times a week give corn at night on
which poura little coal oil, just enough
to coat every grain and no more. My
neighbors all around have been losing
their chickens, both young and old; Eve
lost but one, and that was one Of my
imported Brahmas; she was affected
differently from other cases I've seen,
50 that she died before | knew il was
cholera. Clean out your chicken houses
whitewash them and scatter carbolic
acid around. - Correspondence J0urndid and
Record.
FooD FOR LAYING ENs.-For laying
hens IT is desirable that onstant sup
! ply of nutritious aliment be afforded
appropriate to the formation of eggs,
such as lime, powdered oyster or clam
shells, old mortar, crushed in small
quantities, for the shells; and wheat,
oats, barley and bone as an aid toward
increasing the egg-meat substance. II
hens have good out door range in
pasture and field, they will pick up Il
great deal of nutrimeut that best serves
to increase their proliticness in this re-
spect. But all the above mentioned ar.
ticIes, if kept in clean boxes within the
laying houses, will be frequently visited
by them during the day, and each has
It's peculiar qualities for good Where
layers do not have access to unrestricted
range, in addition to the artificial sup
plies above mentioned, they should be
allowed IA generous supply Of varied
food, given regularly and Systematically.
-Po,Aty World,
a FROST PROOF STABLE.--It is entire
ly practicable, even in our northern
climate, to make stables frost-proof
while they are occupied with cattle
We all know that this can be done by
packing the sides with saw-dust, tan-bark,
sca-weed, straw, or other good non-con-
ductors, But we visited barn last
winter in which it was done, by simple
faithfulness in building. The stable was
Immediately over the basement, and
had for one Of its sides the bank-wal.
This was pointed with cement The
other sides were made Of tongued and
grooved inch pine boards, and battened,
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