The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-30
vARx, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


FtAiF Posas~e l~'a1ssv~.
a cOvvespoadsat 0l-ths Rural xeu
Yovtsr gives his method NJ follows;
We have learned = new method NJ
cultivating potatoes. A shallow furrow
WAS plowed, In which potatoes we're
dropped. two pieces In q hill. three feet
apart. Another furrow covered them
nicely. The third iurrow from this was
iinuea dropping potatoes Ia one furrow
and leaving thrse until The field was
plowcd. They came mp rather slowly.
but grow finely, and this fall showed q
good crop. Rather the lazy mans meth
cd. some may say. but = very judicisus
one.w We think, 10 q dry season. We nj.
ways have planted and probably al
ways shall plant. n potatoes deep.
They do not require ~ much killing.
and arc not ~ lisble To rot"
sseSA 1e1as - Howh0oals~ss
II Afforded In the fact that all wild
birds feed their young upon animal On.
sect) food. sven " berries, buds. seeds.
etc.. form the natural diet ri the parents
or adults Ut the same species.
Thus Young chickens will not thrive
W. WVIt WbtUUWt " ~ hwy VIII u MUD
piled with animal food In some shape.
Earth worms are capital. for very young
chicks. Cooked meat. chopped up fine,
With boiled rice and potatoes, II Q very
nourishing and acceptable dish for them.
when young.
But not tOo much ri this-nor must IL
be given too often. Otherwise they
scOur. from the KEGS of the meat feed.
A little two Or three times y day will
help them. until they get u be- six
weeks old. by that time thcy will be
strong enough 10 run In the fields and
grass. where they will gather q mere
natural supply Of this kind of food; and
generally plenty Of h.-Iouitry World.
Model Usnrw.
] have u plan which utilizcs NIL tho
ent and economical Of feed. time and la
Dor. With n farm Of ia acres, I had nm
Old-style barn, 40x6O, with barn floor In
the center. stabling for thirteen head Of
cattle In s%tancheons. I put fourteen
feet addition To each end Of this barn,
changed the barn floor tO one end Of the
barn, which takes fourteen feet, or one
Of the new additions. The barn now
stands 4Ox78. Fourteen feet of for barn
floor leaves two rows Of stabling. each
fifty feet long; which stables Tin stanch.
cons) IL head of cattle each, or 81 In all.
The hay NOV In In the centre Of the barn,
the stabl'ng on each side. the cattle fa-
cling the NOV, which II fourteen feet
wide by fifty long, same length IA the
stabling. Another addition, a back stable.
i4x4O; car be used for sheep, or parti.
toned on to suit your convenience.
Above the stabling the barn IL all free
for storing hay or grain. Phil. Practical
Farmer.
How sO Keep Exgs Fresh.
II Ii sometimes desirable u store
away eggs In the summer or fall. when
prices are 80 low that We q not afford
10 sell them, and keep them till In tho
winter. when they are often very scarce,
and will be kecnly relished or can be
disposed Of NJ good price. II go.~i and
fresh. To keep them thus we do not
believe there Ia q more simple and efi-
Client way than the We have always
practiced, aud which was successfully
practiced by my father for the last thirty
or forty years, This IL by taking none
hut perfectly fresh and sound eggs aud
setting them In layers on the Zip or
small end. In u box or basket. or any.
thing that will hold eggs. Wa do not
put anything between them, nor do we
put them up ''air tight" hut we always
keep them In the cellar. Eggs that we
have put away in this position last fall
arc to-day-after six months - M fresh
and good rs the day they were laid. and
we have never found one that was
spoiled or stale among them, when
thus served. We feel confident that
they would keep good and fresh for one
year. wish some Of your readers
would try this method and see how
long they can keep them. and then re-
port the results. A, NJ.
Bee keeplng ibr Farmers.
Next tn fruits and vegetables ON the
farm. honey Is one Of the rarest luxu-
ries. but since nature has provided flow-
ers so bountifully for the busy bees to
gather their rich stores Of honey, and
since = few stands Of bees require 10
little care and trouble, we wonder why
II IL that every farm docs not have bees.
A stand Of common bees costs but little.
and by getting an improved bee hive,
they are easily handled. Then get AN
Italian queen by mail; u dollar queen
will ltalianize the colony, giving half
bloods, being fertilixed by the drones
In tho hive; q tested or fortified queen
will In less than two months rear n full
colony Of pure Italians. The Italian
bees are q lighter color, more beautiful,
more prolific, more hardy. more iwlus-
trious and more ~pcacable than black
bees. There are not u few minor points
In which they are also superior. With
the improved movable frame hives the
moth Is readily kept out, and we incline
to think the destruction Of bees BY these
posts was The greatest drawback To Doe
keeping In former times, when the old
box hive gave them their own way.
Transferring should be done early. and
tho bees will 60 right to work and
gather honey Western ~Agricnharist.
a Reliable 1sruia Cellar.
Ten years ago we constructed u fruit
cellar under our stable. and Il has PROV
ed 30 satisfactory that we venture to
give . brief description Of 1t. The Ill.
vision WAlla ARR c~Onatructel Of hrick