The Republican journal., 1877-05-24
Agricultural Items.

Maine annually eXpends over $1,000
600 for corn and Hour, and the agriculture
i'll papers of the State are calling upon the
farmers to raise more corn and wheat and
save some Of this outflow.
Premium poultry is not always good
investment for breeding. Like prize cat
tie, they are crowded and stuffed to OBJ
tain great weight, to their injury in other
respects. Buy birds Of Your own judg-
ment of merit, rather than rely on the
endorsement ol Il poultry show.
\ Delaware farmer, discovering that
bis pigs We're being disturbed nightly by
something which tore their flesh and
mangled them severely, investigated his
premises, and with the assistance of his
dog dug out and killed eight large full
grown rats that had burroWed in the yard
under a rick of straw.
Don't try to fatten your pig rapidly
until You have first grown him. You can
not make Il heavy hog unless YOU first
produce Il lengthy PIC. Weeds, clover,
meat, scraps. boiled potatoes, kitchen
refuse, amy and all ntrogenous or flesh
forming foods are preferable during the
early months Of the pigs existence, to
the meal and grain or fat forming foods
Winch are required for the finishing OH
process.
Mr. Stillman Persons, of Weston, VT,
lost Il turkey about the first Of January,
and, ds he found no trace of it, he con-
cluGed it had been stolen. On moving
some hay about the middle OF March he
discovered the turkey, which appeared to
have been frightened into Il crevice be
tween the hay and some farm implements
where it could not eXtricate itself. 1t was
alive, but 50 thoroughly starved that it
died soon after.
In Bavaria adulteraton of articles of
food is liable to severe penalties, and the
local police keep Il sharp watch for Of
Tenders. During the past twelve months
3.SlG analyses were made ut their re
quest, including 1927 samples of bread
93I0 OF beer. 97S2 OF milk and H. 596 of
meat. Many tradesmen were convicted
and severely punished. More stringent
measures arc needed in this country to
prevent frauds in food
One of the most astonishing features in
the development of California during the
past few years has been in the honey in
terest Originally there We're no bees in
the State. but the Introduction of a few
colonies some twenty-five wears ago has
filled the country with wild bees, which
have made cutting bee trees and canning
wild honey profitable industry in some
parts OF the State. one county of Southern
IVA lItni,1i1 Sbi,lnal #
honey during last season.
The Importance Of means Of saving
llquld nanurcS Is apparent from the fact
that III every 100 pounds oi cows urine
there are slNty-fvc pounds of water, five
pounds of urea. five pounds of phosphate
of lime, twelve pounds of Sal-ammOniac
and murlate of potash, and ten pounds of
carbonate OF potash and ammonia. While
the solid eNcrementS from one COW, dur
ING the wear, will manure half an acre.
the liquid matter properly applied would
tcrtiliZc three times that amount.
The English institution of game pre-
serves has been introduced into Berke
county, Pa, by a local sportsnans as
sociation. They have leased 1000 acres
of forest, field, and stream, which they
will stock with birds and fishes They
pay each OF the fifteen farmers who own
the land s. Il year, and divide the pro-
ceedS of fines for ''poachlng" with the
farmer on whose territory game is killed.
Several hundred quail and pheasants will
be set at liberty this spring.
The Royal Agricultural Society OF Eng
land announces that, at its Liverpool
meeting in July of this year, it will, for
the first time, admit foreign productions
to competition for its valuable prizes. 1t
has been led to extend this privilege on
account of the important and intimate
business relations between Liverpool and
the United States and Canada, and eN-
hibitors from both countries will be cor
dially welcome. The exhibition will he
opened July 1, and close July l6.
The New Hampshire Agricultural Bu-
letin says the superintendent Of the col
lege farm ut Hanover, has shown bv cX-
pertinent that feed has Il marked effect on
the milk of his COWS. I'm the month OF
! February he fed two cows with corn meal
and hay, and two others with shorts and
hay the former yielded the most milk,
dIiu lllt illlih lTotllccu lllG greater pro-
| portion OF butter. He then in the month
of March, reversed the feed. giving shorts
to the first two, and com meal to the
second two, and the milk and butter pro-
| duet was reversed.
The editor of the n Y. Sun SAYS: re
make vinegar from cider it is only ncces-
sary to place the cider in a warm room
leaving the bung out to admit air; but
| place Il net over the hole to keep out flies
If you wish to hasten the change, add q
quantity of mother of vinegar, or a pint
of yeast To each barrel. Another and very
simple method of et1ccting the change is
to set the barrel of cider on top of an
empty barrel and SO arranged that the
cider can pass through a faucet very
slowly, or drop by drop, into the bune
hole of the under barrel. BY this method
all the cider is brought into direct contact
with the warm air of the room, and the
acetous fermentation is fastened. In
summer this method Of transferring from
one barrel to another may be done in the
| omen air