The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-27
Around the Farm.

w. +. DODGE, of HOpkinton, n. H.,
who has tried it, says bath of strong
brine is as good as tobacco wash for kill
ing ticks on sheep, besides being cheap
er and less injurious to the animal. =.
Mirror and Farmer. f3 oil.
LIME FOR SLUGs. Pear trees may
now he expected to be infested with
slugs, which may be destroyed by
sprinkiing the trees with fine, dry
Stacked lime. Put it in bag made OF
coarse, open material, tie it to pole,
and shake the bag over the leaves of the
trees when the dew is on them, or inn
mediately after rain. l.',..., =.
EGGS AT ALL SEAsoNs.--H we would
have eggs at all seasons of the year, we
must have hens that are in a laying con-
dition at all seasons. OF course, this is
impossible with the same individuals,
as no fowl can lay all the time without
intermission. Mature fowls have their
breeding season and their moulting
season every year, when few or no eggs
can be produced--ANe,o England
Farmer. H i' 20 =
IT costs no more to produce pound
of wool than a pound of cotton, and the
cotton. Again, the 100000 dogs in
Georgia consume and destroy food,
either already fit for human use or suit
able for feeding to productive animals,
an amount which, estimated in bacon,
would supply perhaps $4,000 laboring
men.TGeorgia agricultural Report.
Mr.. BRADLEY, writer on gardening
and husbandry, informs us that pair of
sparrows once carried to their nests, on
an average, forty caterpillars every hour
during the day. Hence, nearly 500 of
these destructive insects were disposed
OF in twelve hours by two little birds.
leu pairs of sparrows would therefore de-
stroy 10000 caterpillars per week
enough to ruin any garden or fruit or
chard in the land.
How TO BURN STUMPs. about
them lot of dry rubbish (there is moth
ing better than dry stable manure), and
alter setting this on fire cover it with
damp or wet manure. This is upon the
plan of coal kiln, and if one wants pay
for his labor he can put out the fire at
the proper stage and make few bushels
of charcoal if not he can let the whole
thing burn to ashes. One who has tried
this plan says it is perfect success. 1t
is worth trial.-Santa Rosa (Cdl.)
Democrat.
CoRN IN HILLS AND IN DRILLS.
Kansas Agricultural College last year
instituted careful experiments to deter
mine the relative advantage of planting
corn in hill and in drills. The plants in
the drills were cultivated ten inches apart,
and in hills the same number of stalks to
the acre. Both were treated in the same
way. hoeing once and cultivating twice
The corn was husked in November, and
that in drills yielded seventy-ore bushels
to the acre. while that in hills yielded
only sixty-two and half bushels.
CARE OF HARNEss.-The practice of
washing harness with warm water and
soap is very damaging unless a coat of
oil is applied Immediately after. No
harness is ever so soiled that damp
sponge will not remove the dirt /; yet,
even when the sponge is applied, it is
important to apply slight coat of oil
by the use of second sponge. ALI var
nishes, and all backing that contains the
properties of varnish, should be avoided.
When harness loses it's luster and
turns brown it should be given new
coat of grain black /; first wash the grain
surface thoroughly with potash water to
kill the grease, and, after the application
of the grain black, apply oil and tallow
to the surface. This will fasten the
color and make the leather flexible.
Neatsfoot oil only should be used on har-
ness, and no more should be applied to
the leather than it will readily absorb.
A superabundance works out to the sur
face in hot weather, catching dirt and in
a short time looking very mean.-
Ameyicd,, Stock Journal.