The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-06-29

'iII,ll rAnM i. MOTIFS

val0ht and thriltlness, were leu wv, N
r,nHths "a fullOws: One pen, sookeu G
rnvn. one pen, cooked corn meal
,,s,a ~. nan tIrv earn. At the close ot '
sthe experiment those fed on dry corn
had made tho most weisn"-i"c
Rr0dslcer I
royvesnondent IN the spot assures !
- that. in i trial In Alabama 10 uc-
termlne the lunacy Of u planter ne
49, ihat he had sown grass sect lor I
/ cron WINS urged with more lorce
lhnn All else to show his impaired IN
tellect --Sb,Rhern Farmer
4 vrnulated egg factory is one oil
vaohnk,s recent enterprises, Ihe
epvs are opeEed, lessicated, uric"
sn6 slfted. When finished the pro-
dnct resembles bright yellow G s4-
CnrI and packey in cans, not sea'eu,
wlli keep IN any climate, retaining
Ill the original qualities oi the egg
1hs factory employs fourteen hahus
ana rams night and day to NIL oru''s'
- Keokuk Constitution.
a Dickinson, the well known drug
w,si a New Britain, Conn.,, Is also ah
extensiye and successful farAler ne
hrs one method Of sowing yciloW
glole turnlps with grass seed In seed
inv down which Is TO be commenuvu;
His rroD of turnlps last year yleldeu
very largely. Some Of them grew 20
the slze Of A pounds, IA ounces. Ile
yegnrsls turnips as one OF the oes'
having crops when sown with grass.
IN r. Homestead.
The gardener Of the University o.
Berlin has found that hyacinths msy
IN propagated by III ir leaves, thus
Teyraline new way to raise alares
number Of specimens of rare var'e-
ties. The leaves require to be cut OH
as close as possible, put In y saucer
ana covered with u thin layer OF
aanfIv leaf mold. The saucer having
been placed in green house close +"
ihe inner surface Of the glass, ID
elvht or nine weeks the leaves WI"
develop bulbs.
The hest fertilizer for potatoes -
says good practical farmer, Is prr'
psred after the following lorn'uia
Nix thoroughly, ono busiel OF SAT-,
tNo bushels OF plaster Of Paris, lour
hushel, Of air slaked lime, and eight
bushels Of wood ashes; add to TINS
As much, in bulk, Of clear sand OF
loam, and put q large handful IN
each hin. This quality is sufficient
Gor an acre. 1t Is cheap, and easy 10
procure and apply; and the quaint,
ty Of the potatoes and anunuah1
Weld will satisfy any one VINO tries
II. Besides the articles Nre all good,
and much needed by most oil our
solls.-Faplont Hdinler.
sawdust and fine shavings we
know 10 be excellent for mulching
fruIt trees. as well as small irult
plants, Notwithstanding the objections
that have been offered by some. lil-
sects will harbOr beneath such GOV
er. and 40 will they under any other
mulch, the very nature OF moist
shaded protection being conducive 10
their development and IN UNISON
I With their habits and preferences
We have seen little Wild garueh
covered with sawdust, and the plants
were unusually healthy and fine, Inc
covering acting quite as wen Hs
leaves. Digging the wood refuse IN
the soll as fertilizer would probably
be labor wasted. d.--New York Irf0HIe.
,.aOf a truth and verify" as the
ouaksrs say, we have found by prac-
tical test that early cut hay well cur
ed Ii decidedly the best feed for c"l-
nv stock, going much further when
fed. and producing better product
Of milk, and consequently butter IL
keeps stock IN a finer condition ,hah
hay that Is cut after being ripeneu, or
mstured. AS EARLY as the middle
OF June, sometimes before, we have
praeticed opening tho hay harvest
and flnd when feeding, that the earll-
eat cut il preferred to the latter, ny
ali the stock. When first putting
this plan Of cutting hay early into
practice, the neiRhbOrs-all old farm
ers-.looked askanee with incredulous
eyes, predicting Ill results but upon
netting the facts in the case, have
fallen in with the practice, WIN
hearty good will. l.---torespo"dc"c'
Ohio FdrDiey.
n a loaded revolver were placed u
my head aud was given one mi Gl'
IN which 10 name the most n'elh
piece " Eour-Iegged lnrnatnrr'
should unhesitatingly answer 'h'
COW, and have As seconds to Swfe
In speaklng of the cow embrace
also the OK aud the bull. The * b
used on the farm in place of sl'''T
engine. He Is as faithful as box o
bills, and somewhat slower than llsht
ming. A man who has driven ~
OK team all his life is selected hs
bearer at a funeral, as he never get
ahead OF the procession. The bull Il
chiefly celebrated for his disposition
which Is cut goring, and gathered II
quIte full. He geneally wears al
earring in his nose, and has a cutlos
ity to know how you are made inside
---BeEfast Journal.
a yet Ofwheels with four-inch orslx
inch rims and heavy tires cost t'
nake considerably more than sci
q inches wide but an extra prlc'
Is always but upon them. They arc
veil worth II. A wagon or cart viii
q slx.Inch tread will take heavy
loads over soft meadows and hardly
leave q track, where narrow-wheel
Ell wagon with a similar load could
not 20 at all. On country roads sucf
broad-tFead vehicles destroy ruts ant
act like rollers, making the read
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