The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-11-15
FIRM AND HOME.
Farm Rdkings.

tropics. s.-PhitadeLa1 Presbyterian.
WE understand that the use of dynam-
ite is not successful in removing large
stumps. It tears and rives the stumps
pretty thoroughly, but the extraction of
the pieces left is costly operation.
Toronto Globe.
MANURE, to be efficient, must be as
close to the surface as possible, in order
that the nourishment afforded by it may
be within easy access of the rootlets Of
the piiants. IF plowed in too deeply,
several years may elapse before it is de-
composed. New Yorker.
Mr. X. wanted to know how to keep
young bees on the farm and prevent them
from running away to the city. Several
members suggested that no young and
ambitious bee could be expected to stay
contentedly at home when he was re-
quired to turn the grinastone fourteen
hours day for the old bees to sharpen
their stingers on.-Joledo Commercial.
THE Italian bees are much better, be-
ing more prolific and more energetic and
vigorous. They commence work earlier
in the morning, and are the last to leave
off at night; they are keener scented,
and are more amiable in disposition.
Add to this the fact that they are larger,
more Industrious, and more hardy than
the common, and you have their points
of excellence. Western Journal.
MANURE pits, Prof. Voelcker advises,
should have their sides and bottoms rem
dered impermeable to water either by
clay pudding or hydraulic cement. The
bottom should be slightly inclined, so
that the liquid manure and DRAWINGS
may make their way to an appropriate
tank close by. This should be provided
with pump for the purpose of return
ing the liquid manure to the heap in dry
weather. The heap should also be well
trodden down.
TIE qualities of fowls are thus pithily
summarized by canny Scotch farmer:
"For chickens for the table-nothing
like the Dorking. For size of egg
nothing like the Spanish. but they don't
Lay very regularly. For number of eggs
nothing like the Hamburgs, but the
eggs are small compared with those of
the Spanish. They lay about eleven
months in the year, but don't sit. For
the Brahmas Hard weather doesh
seem to affect them, and they always
look well and saucy-ike, let the weather
be ever 80 severe"
In selecting crops to plant it should
be borne in mind that the growth of
some crops impoverishes the soil more
than that of others, and also that some
make richer manure than others. A
crop of red clover, for instance, does not
the soil as much as one of
timothy grass, while ton of clover hay
Will make manure worth about half as
much again as that made from an equal
weight of timothy hay. The manure
from given weight of peas and beans,
also, it has been calculated, is worth
twice as much as that from an equal
weight of oats, barley. rye or Indian
Rural
How A successful farmer feeds his cat
tie: Stock doing we'll: have exercise
and sunshine (when there is any every
day; no abortions, and losing no calves SO
far; young stock growing like weeds in
a cornfeld in June. Six bushels meal,
two bushels mill feed, two bushels light
oats, seven quarts oil-cake meal and pint
of salt, mixed with three tunes as much
cut hay as there is in bulk of grain,
makes one days rations for seventy five
head of cattle, young and old. Feed is
dampened and stands (when weather Is
not to cold) twelve to twenty-four hours
before feeding, and is apportioned to
the stock according to age and condi-
tion.-Pliny Nichols.
THERE is one thing which Nature does
not supply and which civilization
renders necessary to fowls. 1t Is char
coal Charcoal made of wood does not
answer the purpose; it has no taste OF
food, is not attractive to the fowl, and is
seldom eaten. But if any one will put
an ear of ripe corn into the fire till the
grains are well charred, ard then shell
off the corn and throw it to his flock, he
will see an eagerness developed and a
healthy condition brought about which
will make decided improvement. All
pale combs will become bright red,
that busy song which preoedes laying
will be heard, and the average yield OF
eggs will be greatly increased-Ger-
nlantoaUsa Telegraph.
Domestic Economy.
NEURALGIA REMEDY,-E1tract OF gel,
semin yellow jessamine), five to ten
drops, in about tablespoonful of wa,
ter; three doses taken at intervals of al
hour apart, not sooner, have relieved
very severe attacks.
GINGER SNAPS. teaspoonfuls ot
butter, four teaspoonfuls of water, one
| teaspoonfu1 of soda, one of ginger; pu
this in cup, and then fill it with goot
molasses; sifted -four enough to roll; b.
careful not to scorch.
DIsHwAsHlNG.-Use plenty borax IL
the first water, also In the rinse-water
use soap on only very greasy pots ant
pans; borax viii cleanse the dishes
purify the skin, and at the same tim
make the hands soft and white.
To RESTORE DRooPNG CANARY