The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-01

three by four; but for small ones tw,
by four are large enough.
OLD FRAMES.
Frequently old buildings are bough
for the purpose of using the frame
10 new ones !; and the price paid ]
often about as much as new timbe
would cost, while the labor in re
modelling the old frame, is double
perhaps, what it would be 10 franz
the 5ailding IRON the timber. l d.
not consider that a man would b
much, If any, the gamer, if the tim
Der of an old building were given Il
him, for the purpose of being used il
a new one, even if it were perfect,
sound, and of q quality to last o:
long as new hemlock. 1t does yer,
well to buy an old building for a
song" from the material of which
some cheap clubhouse can be made
entire except the roof; but it is al
ways better to buy new timber for I
dwelling house.
LICE IN POULTRY HOUSES,
"A poultry house may be cleared
Of lice when badly infested, by
thoroughly cleaning it, scalding tht
floor, if of boards, aud washing ]
with soft soap and boiling water
Wash the rest of the house with ho
lime-wash, and rub the roosts thor
oughly with lard aud kerosene OF
in equal parts. A small quantity o
the grease should also be rubbed up
on the wings ofthe fowls, and upor
their beads. This plan may need
repeating once, before the vermin are
cleaned out entirely. A plenty o
dry earth or coal ashes should bs
scattered in the house. "@Agricul
turist.
REMOVING HONEY BOXES.
At this season Of the year the boxes
10 the caps of bee hives, if the bees
are populous, are generally filled
with honey ; and the question is,
wba: should be done with them.
II removed there is difficulty in get,
ting the bees out, withot having the
honey taken away by the. bees, un'
less one fully understands how to
manage bees in such cases. If the
boxes be removed and empty ones
put in their place. it is doubtful
whether any honey be stored in them,
unless one lives in q locality where q
good deal Of buekwhest Is growing.
If the boxes are perfectly foil Of
combs, and the cells sealed over, il
will be well to remove them now,
and put empty boxes in their places
but If the boxes are not full of combs,
they should not be removed till
October or early in November, on a
cold morning when all the bees are
down in the hives. Honey in boxes,
or otherwise, should not be kept in o
damp cellar, and when the boxes are
removed in July or August, they
ought to be placed ina tight box
one large enough to hold the honey
from six or sever hives, and they to
be fumigated with burning birthstone,
to destroy any eggs of the bee-moth,
that may be deposited in them. II
the honey is not removed till Fall
the fumigating is not necessary.
PEKIN DUCKS.
A few years ago this breed Of ducks
was imported from China; and Of
course, q great deal of lying was
published about them to make them
sell at $40 to $25 a pair, and the
eggs at one dollar each but now
the price is down TO a moderate
figure, because they are worth no
more that the ducks we had before
they were imported. In size they
are about the sans as the Rouen
ducks, and they have no qualities
that make them any more valuable
than that breed, or the Aylesbury
ducks, which are the same color,
(white) and about the same size. At
fairs some very 6ne specimens Of the
Pekins are frequently seen, raised
with great care; but when raised in
he ordinary way, where they have
40 pond or stream Of water in which
to keep themselves clean, they be-
come dirty, and are not a desirable
breed to have; but where they have
access to pure, running water it is
well to have them, If they do not
cost over 50 or So q pair.
PRESERVATION OF EGGS. 9
1.-THE most effective preservative
for eggs that has yet been proposed
is lin seed oil, or cotton-seed oil may
be used in cad. By carefully coat
ing fresh eggs with either Of these
oils, aud packing them, small end
downward, in any dry, porous sub
that is a non-conductor of
heat, such as chaf, eork-cuttings, or
maple sawdust, they have been kept
in perfect condition and without loss
of weight for six months. "-[Selected.
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