Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-27

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EGGs for early Matching should NJ,
allowed to remain in the nests d,'.o
cold weather, even if experiment. b -
shown that they may be subjected lave =.
great degree of cold without destro.%a
their vitality. At its best early hatci;u
has too any disadvantages to ada
to the list the chances of an exper;ma.".
COOP grooming is necessary tn ~,
digestion and health. The functio1nSs M ~
the skin are very important. The az; y
is an excretorv organ as well as oa
which affords covering and protect;os
to the muscular tissues. Cleanliness =;
the skin as neccessar. Tor the health "
horse as for that of a man. The sL;u
exfoeiates or throws off in scales tIa
used up portion, and this dusty mat,a'
should be brushed out of the coat. IT,
irritation by the brushing stimulates ths
skin, and assists this healthful action.
but the irritation should not be to 90
we're. A moderately hard brush is nrs
ferable to hard, sharp currycomb
EGG-EATING HENs.-Several inouir;o.
for a remedy for hens eating their ecas
have come to us lately. In reply vs.
can not prescribe as sure cure as We
wish we could, except that of killing tho
hens, which is more radical treatmen,
than most egg-producers care to adont
1t is generally understood that eatino
eggs is simply a vicious habit Of thu
fowls, and when it becomes confirmed
it cannot be dealt with easily. If. ssE
generally the case, only two or three old
hens in flock are addicted to the habit
it is best to cut their heads off. We SEQ
it stated, that, by using common nail
kegs, filled two-thirds full of fine hay
or chat, for nests, hens are prevented
from eating their eggs, not being abb
to get at them handily. There is also
patent nest with false bottom, which
drops the egg below the reach of The
fowl, but we doubt whether it will work
as we'll as claimed. Mirror and Farmer
FAT HORSES. is tendency At
this season to feed too much grain and
get the horse too fat. This is done at
the expense of muscle, because an ami.
NAL kept constantly at work will not get
hog fat" the food going to furnish It's
SUE and mnscle used up and destroyed.
Not so with an animal kept in stall
and given no exercise, except, perhaps
that obtained while being led to water
The amount of grain fed should be re.
duced, and.a plentiful supply ofhay kept
in the racks at all times. When posi-.
BILE, the horses should be given the free
run of the yard every day. If only
given their liberty occasionally, they
are liable to run and jump to excess.
Many valuable animals have been lost
by rupture or fall obtained through
giving exercise to exuberant spirits.-
Western Stock Journal.
SPANGLED HAMBURG FowIs,-Two
years ago we purchased some eggs Of
the Springfield Hamburg variety, and
we. are so well pleased with these fowls
that we keep them only, having dispos
ed of our old stock-buff Cochins and
Leghorns. The eggs ofour favorites are
small, as are also their bodies, yet they
are the greatest layers we ever had and
the easiest keepers. Our fowls will eat
but very little, and seem to lay sumna
and winter with little intermissiM,
scarcely ever wishing to sit. Last sum.
mer we were obliged to obtain hepsd
another breed to sit. Their dark leg
are a slight objection, yet their good
qualities Overbalance all their little de.
fects. Rural Ntw Yorker.
THERE is not usually much profit in
grabbing big stones and rocks from the
farm; by which remark mean to say
that the profit lies rather in getting land
where such work is not needed. But il
a good farmer has few nuisances dis
figuring his cultivated fields, by all
means let him have them out as soon as
he can. 1t will pay him a good per
sentage above the money return in the
satisfaction of being able to pillow and
reap and NOW without encounterng
these Old-time enemies to good tillage.
The work may be done at seasons when
labor is cheapest and thus be really
almost no money expense. The hole
which deep-lying rock has occupied
may be filled to within two feet of the
surface with smaller stones, thus doing
two good jobs at once. The digging
and stirring Of the soil around it re-
quired to remove it, are also beneficial
l have often noticed that such places
show the good effects on the crops Tor
years after.-Cor Ne,U York Rural.
HONEY CoMB.-There are two kinds
of comb required in hive-worker and
drone; the former small and the latter
large cells. 1t takes great deal oftime
and expense to construct it. There
about two and half pounds in a COM
mon hive, which is made of honey, on