The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-08-08
HOME AND FARM.

c man as anyone but do not believe in tn,
!, course being pursued to get one.
c HOME AND FARM.
: Much grain is lst by over-ripening
: -Green rye is not suitable for milct
+ COWS.
About half the inventions patented oi
late are farm implements.
A practical farmer says, 'it is easier
10 lead la5orers than 10 drive them"
-Half-bred Jerseys or Alderneys are
among the bes: OF the d .iry cows.
Hop growers Eas, believe there will be
good sale for their product this fall.
The Menoniies Of Manitoba sowed
eighteen thousand acres Of grain this year.
A Weak salution OF ammonia is one OF
the best invigoraiors Of all kinds OF plants.
The hay crop in England is like the
hay crop here, one OF the heaviest on rec
o.d.
-Compl.in: is made that the growing
crop of potatoes il rotting in some parts Of
Illinois.
Glover is as good for pi;s as it Is for
COWS. Pork can be made cheaper in sum
mer than in winter.
Farmers daughters should be taught
to be good housekeepers, while their sons
are taught to be good husbandmen.
Two huge armies OF grasshoppers have
invaded parts of Italy, Ind have proven
very destructive to the growing crops.
A sco-respondent loi the New York Tri-
buae says tea made OF cayenne peper, used
twice day, will kill cabbage worms.
Sow hundred pounds of plaster, or some
good fertilizer, over your grass lands a.
soon az cut. 1t will pay largely.
| The Pfai. ie Farmer advises summer
ialiow as the surest and easiest means Of
subduing Colorado thistles.
The crop is raised. Do not let it be
wasted, either owing TO heat, rain, or ,by
lodged grain. Act with energy to save
| it.
We never knew, or even heard tell of a
farmer, who KEEP. out of debt, going into
| bankruptcy, or even complaining OF hard
| times.
Thousands OF bushels oil grain are ruin
ed every year hy bad stacking. Only one
remedy, keep the middle OF the stack iull
enough.
The Michigan FD1ner comes TO the con-
clusion that from information from all
quarters, wheat will be lower in price than
il has been known in years.
The Vermont Record says that wounds
in animals are quickly cured by washing
which the yolk OF eggs has been thoroughly
mixed.
When commencing your agricultural
life, remember that industry, economy and
integrity will insure success, and form the
best capital that can be employed.
Agricultural Iahorers, few in numbers
though they are, receive from IL to51 cents
a day, in the vicinity OF Nice, northern
Italy. The small farms are mostly titled
by the peasants, who own them or work
them on shares.
Stack arms Pitchforks and Rikes.-
Chicago Jounoi.-GrOund arms: Spades
aud IIoes.-Jacksonville, Ill) .Jomnoi-I
Present aims: donation.-New York
Grophie.-Right Dress: A comfortable
one.
Ont Door Air for Consu umPiive.-
Living out OF doors, and even camping,
is now recommended for oonsumptives, by
physicians in Europe as well as in Amer
lea.
Keep 81 Batch of Land Ia Experiment
With.
Every farmer should Use part of his |
garden As an experimental plot. In no way
can he so advance his own interests and |
promote the agricultural advantage of the |
country.
The Land in scotland NOT Badly
Worn.
TIL 1850 no peas, turnips, potatoes or
grass were raised in Scotland and no cattle
fattened. Oats and barley alone were cul
tivated, and peat turf was the fuel.
Formula for Nakiog Good Bread.
ICor. Chicago Tribune, 81
Two potatoes, boiled and mashed two
quarts luke warm water, one tablespoonful
of sugar, same of salt, one cake OF COM
pressed yeast, and flour enough 10 make 4
sponge.
Graham Gems.
ICor. Chicago Tribune, 81
Two eggs, two cups bu;termilk, one tel
spoonful soda, one tablespoon melted but
ter or shortening of any kind (,his may be
omitted il the irons are well greased,) lit
tie salt Mix little thicker than pancake
butter.
Improvemen,s iE stock.
kansas Farmer, 81
The first quality Of meat is wanted at
home ann wanted abroad. To supply such
meat, stock of the first quality must be
kept Improvements II all kinds Of stock
kept on the farm should be the subject of
the first Importance to every farmer.
Coal sss n Feed for Poultry and II
Charcoal should be given to pigs AMI
poultry. Coal dust, either anthracite or
is also good for pigs. 4 pound !
a day to hog will he Of advantage. and if I
you have never led it, try it and you will be
surprised TO see the avidi,y with which ;
hogs will eat 'stone coal" The coal yards
will gladly give i, to You to get rid Of it.
a Leak That should be Look ed After.
lExchange.l
When cattle are kept on farm Tor the
purpose Of producing beef that will not
weigh as much ut four years old as good
cattle will at two, and the quality not be
a. good bv IRON one 10 two cents per pound,
will be leak that il allowed 10 run, will
eventually drain the pockct-pook ii not the
farm.
There i. Nothing Like Making n Boy
nParsncr.
lOhio Farmer.l
There is nothing that will do boy more
good, and train him into business As quick
and efiectually, than to take him into part
nershiP in come of the operations OF the
farm. have tried it and know.
To Make Camphor Gcr. :
Chicago Tribunel
Good Lard, II ounces; white wax, 10
1unces spermaceti, ounces camphOr, )
ounces melt spermaceti and wax by water
bath, thea Id the lard and camphor. ,
When they are all dissolved, pour the mix :
lure into suitable molds to form cakes, per- !
iumed As liked when mixture begins to
Ihicken. Ii
The Enc Tn ies Of the Colorado Beetle. q
[Quincy AgrIculturist, I
What eats the Colorado potato beetle? !
Crows, quail, rose breasted grosbeaks, |,
lucks, chickens, Guinea fowls, skunks, /:
.oads, black snakes, grandaddy lonlegs, yel-
ow mites, lady birds, rust-red social wasp-,
i,er beetles, ground beetles, soldier bugs, :
schina flies, a.ilus dies. Cut this out, and
post i, where you can always zee it, and
ion't d s:roy any such friends, for they de-
'troy m m,ny other insects as we'll.
The Celery Crop. II
lENchsngel 6
A, the late meeting of the Western New :
York Horticultural Society, +. Ruhimsn, 8
If Niagra county explained his method Of &
,aising celery. lie employs = collar made &
If a strip Of tin two or three inches ride Y
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