The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-26
HOUSE AND FARM,

HOUSE AND FARM. ,
Are the farm imp'emsn's al under cover |
well cleaned and oiled:
IL Looks SuspIc,cus.
Prairie Farmer, ..
Farmers teams should never be hitched |
near grog-shop doors. II leoks rather suspi- |
cioos.
Chicken Cholera,
lExchange
II chickens have cholera give them We, |
food for a lew days, well stirred into one feed |
a teaspoonful of sull hur. and into The next l
about a teaspoolful of powdered charcoal |
and SO alternate the food for about three
days.
The sc BsOn OF big Crop.
TExchangl
There should seem To be no end 70 big crops
this year. In the North We have the largest
livestock and corn crops tor many years
and now comes along the south with an
enormous cotton:crop, amounting TO ISL.
2sj bales against 4 4s5 i2s, bales In Isl. This
is the largest crop since that of I>59- 81, the
greatest ever known.
II Pays TO Keep frosted.
Prairie Farmer. al
Farmers can find much 10 their profit in a
study of the markets, both dom. site and for
eign. Keep wa ch of the movements o, bread
stufs and stock, and note the fluctuations of
prices and the shrinksges rs comp pared with
former years. There is food for reflection
here.
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Happy.
Prairie Farmer.i
on Christ's day for Chris,s dear sake let us
remember that He has said, "Inasmuch rs
we have done 1t unto the least of these, my
brethren, ye have done IL unto Me-" While
Christmas cheer and kindness are illumina-
ting the world, let US see that at least one ray
searches out esrth's desolate places that out
of our abundance, happiness has come TO
some humble home.
hemedy for WOrms In HOr>e s.
Country Gentleman
The following Is a good receipt for worms
in horses: Powdered poplar bark, two
ounces; powdered sulphur, four ounces,
mixed well. Divide the mass into twelve
parts, and mix one with the food every night.
This will rot only remove worms, ut also
asites cannot for a time find foo;hold.
IL Pays.
Take good care of young stock during the
winter-it pays.
Raise the best breeds OF stock OF all kinds
| tpays.
Keep the young animals growing and give
| them plenty to eat-it pays.
Give every animal y on keep a warm place
! to sleep-it pays.
Protection Against Rusf.
kansas Spirit, IA
Take any quantity of good lard, and to ev-
cry half pound add of rosin piece OF the size
OF "a hens egg. Melt them over a slow fire.
stirring the mixture till 1t cools. Apply THIS
with cloth or brush Ia any metallic surface
which you desire 10 protec It from the effects
of rust. This coating can be easily rubbed
of, and it will ,tfectuaIIy exclude air and
moisture, the active agents of cxid zaIion. II
from any cause this coating Is removed, a
second or third apple atiOn is easily made.
To Cure Hams.
Kansas Spirit, Is
Hams that obtained premium in Ken
lucky were cured after the following recipe:
Mix two and a half pounds saltpeter, finely
powdered; half busheI fine salt three pounds
DIOWH sugar ildlI ett!lOn OF 1nD!i~S-s- ltuD
the meat with the mixture pack with the
skin down Turn over once a week. and add
little salt. After icing down three or four
weeks take out, wash and hang up two or
three W eks, until 1t Is dry. Then smoke
with hickory wood three or four weeks then
bag or pack away in a cool place-not cellar
in chsff OF hay.
The Dem and Increasing for SkliIed
Kansas Farmer.
II is evident that the changed condition of
our agriculture must soon compel the EN-
ployment Of skilled hands, and these skilled
hands must be educated b. fore they can I've
employed. Agricultural laborers are COM
posed too largely of floating, unsettled
class, and this must be changed before
amendment in the degree of skill can be ex-
pected. They must re composed of a class
with settled and defini te ends and aims, who
are educated 10 the business as earnestly as
mechanics. With such assistance agricul-
ture will attract capital, al afford it { safe
investment. Skilled Ia OF is the immediate
demand of The future in agriculture.
Something Worth Attention.
ITurf, Field and FARM
When a man by personal, untiTing industry
becomes successful, thereby saving a compe
tency by farming, his nsighbors praise and
he l. pointed out a. pattern for tn aspiring
boys 10 follow but when "A man, by reading
and experimenting, using the thoughts OF
Others, wins a name and competency, in a
much shorter period the neighbors are very
apt to looa sghast and instruct the boys 10
steer clear OF the book farmer" and his
ideas are without sufficient practical proofs
to give them credrnce. We have been tod
repeatedly by those who have tried 1t, that
when new variety of grain, an improved
breed of cattle, In fact, anything having
tendency TO develop and Improve the agri- |
cultural resources-theIr own neighbors are
their poorest customers, and that they de- |
p nd altogether upon foreign custom for
market.
Winter Flowers.
lCOr Chicago Tribune, 81
BOuvardias require very warm temper |
AZURE; seventy degrees is none too high,
Sprinkle them well every day, or else the |
leaves will rust and drop oil. II you want !
fine, healthy plants, they must have sun
shine, air, and moisture. II you have IA
table, stand, or shelves for your flowers, tack
a narrow strip along the edges and spi cad |
sand over them to the depth of an inch or
more. Set the pots on this and water as
regularly as you do your flowers, and more
pientifulIy. Your table or stand may suffer,
but your plants will not, IL will give of /
constant moisture, which will be very wei
come TO them. The trouble with most room
cultivators is to know when plants get too
much attention. They are often kept too
warm, too wet, have too little sunlight, and |
have too many insects. In to~ns they often
suffer from the fumes of burning gas. Too
wet is wnen a plant seldom gets dry.
healthy plant should get dry and have light,
dry-looking surface soil every two or three
days.
Heliotropss are great fsvorites on account
Of the profusion Of bloom an the delicious,
fragrance of their flowers. They should be
encouraged to grow large by giving them
plenty OF pot room and abundant window
space. They may be pruned and trained in
to any desired form, and thrive best in a
warm room. English violets may be had in
bloom during the winter If kept in a COO,
temperature, say 81. and where they do not
receive the hottest sun. The best for the pur-
pose are the double violet blue, and the sin
gle dark purple.
Monthly roses, especially the tea-scented
will bloom well In winter II properly treated
They need rich soil, thorough drainage, fre-
quent washing OF the leaves with syrnge,
a. even a temperature As possible, careful
guarding from drafts of cold air, and smOk-
ing with tobacco when the green ry makes
its appearance.
Geraniums need plenty of light and room.
Sun them fr. quentiy. All plants that come