The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-12-14
FARMERS COLUMN.

tue HltemptS TO OOVlaJ6 LfHs 'Vss. neg
lister stoves have been Invented, and
various eonttfvShces adapted to regu.
lating the draught aud reducing She
size Of the fde. One method proposed
was to light the FIRE on the top, and,
after the first few fffifutesJ as the heat
spread downward, all the smoke pass.
ing through the upper ineandescent
layer was consumed, and SO much the
more heat saved, but The nscnert The
fire had to be made iip 6gETi, 6f1 the
advantages were lost. One Of the lat
est suggestions to prevent the waste Of
heat was to form the bottom OF the
CRATE of an iron plate Instead Of bars.
An Improvement ON shas plan is a pat
ent tcoal.economlzef, vhie5R has hollow
pierced cylinder rising from the middle
Cf the plate. The air entering the
cylinder from below the grade is thus
conveyed a. onc6 frtU The centre of the
fire, anu Che Heat, instead of rushing up
the chimney in undue quantity, Is dif. |
fused into the room, aud coal is econ.
Omized. The perfecti0n of combustion
is achieved whefI, fifstead of feeding the |
cylinder wislP flie vltiated air of the
room, It is supplied bya pipe communi.
eating with the external air. And
further, we are informed that u cam
phor or any other dFsinfectant lie hung
OH SIC q AhtFtf, tfie scent Is driven into
every corner of tie apartment SO that
room may be peTfumed, disinfvcted or
ventilated by this contriy6nce when
properly managed.
SowIEI WHEAT.--A very important
polutin sowing or drilling winter grain
e.. In IA
to ensure sprOuting. The old-fashOned
idea that deep covering will prevent
the plant from being thrown out by
winters frost is or ought to be explod.
ed. The frost always penetrates much
deeper than the roots. We cannot pre-.
yeht the soil from being alternately
lifted and dropped as it expands or
contracts All we can do is to get the
roots IN the best position to withstand
injury, and this is done by having thepl
spread horizontally not very far below
the surface. A tap root on the wheat
plant in the fail Is worse than useless.
1t is sure to be snapped by the lifting
up of the soil, and with it all the fibrOus
roots below. If we can spread the roots
from. the crown on either side, the
plant and earth will be raised together
with little injury to the roots. This is
the reason why we want a compact seed
bed for wheat. 1t forces the growth Of
roots laterally instead of downward.
With a good growth Of top falling over
these lateral r, Oss, the wheat plant Is
as well prepared for winter as Is posi-
bic. The usual fault in drilling is In
getting the seed too deep. On soft
musky soil this is almost Inevitable. aa
the drill wheels sink below the surface
and increase the depth at which the
tubes deposit the seed. Using the roll
Ter once or twice If necessary to com
pact the soil, will remove this difficulty.
L American Farmer, "
DIVIDING STOCKS. - Many of our
friends are desirOus of knowing our
process of artificial swarming, which is
as follows: First, we use movable
comb hive; then take an empty hive -
we will call il No. 1-go to No. 2, blow
q little smoke in the entrance OF said
hive, open the hive, draw frame from
ornear the centre of the hive, bees and
all, place it in No. l, and replace in No
2 the empty frame taken from No.
now pass to No. 3, smoke little, dra "
frame, as before, place 1t in No. l,
and replace with empty frame, going
from hive to hive until you get sufficient
for the new stock, being careful thai
you do not take the queen from any
hive. In case OF very strong stocks
you can draw two frames to prevent
swarming. Now remove your new
made stock to distance from the hives
you have drawn from, sprinkle sweet
ened water or diluted honey, and shu
them up for from two to six hours
The best time is about four o'clock
Then open the entrance before going Il
bed. This is a plan which has Ions
been practised by experienced aparians
aud does not seem to retard the gather
ing of honey. Another, and ! thinl
safer plan for inexperienced persons
is to divide your strong stocks equally
or nearly so, carefully looking for tn,
queen, to new location leaving th,
queenless hive on the old stand. Thi
lisa branch of business that any Womal
can understand and attend to, beinI
heaIthfhl, pleasant and profitable. =
Practical Farmer.
TRANSFERRING BEES. Alarm the bee
with a little smoke, reverse the hiv
Hnder, o tee, or near a fence; have
heavy blanket, think a soldiers blank
etbest; fasten ring, ten or twelve inch
es in diameter, in the center, /
hspgi II up and carry It by. II can b
hung up to the limb of a tree, or 10
pol, or rail, with one end put acrOs
The fence. Drum little and raise th
blanket on one side. Split or pry q
cAe side of the hive; cut out the comb
transfer to the frame by using a trans
feF'boarda ihSle larger than the frame
fasten the come In, by using an awl;
the combs are empty; but II heavy wit
hcn y and brood, tack q few strips Q
tim wood acfUss She fra me COrnerwIst
remove the strips when the bees hav
fastened the combs. Take hold OF tn
strap of the B.anket; carry the bees I
u o hive, placed where you want 1t I
stand, and let the bfakiket down; rails
one side; turn n upside down. the bee
will then crawl into tho hive l hav
transferred hundfedsof swatms and tli,
pensed with the drum Boz altoHethei
the blanket adjusts itself to- any size {
box CT gums--( Letter to AmeFicsn u
journal.
RUSTIC FLowER PoTs. Last seas0
had a pretty arrangement IN my frOI
yard which was much admired. Whe
the winters wood was hauled 10 th
hOuse, there were some hollow lOt
among IL. These we're sawed OF abol
eighteen inches long; the dOcayed WOO
from the inside was scraped OUT 40
the space filled, with rich earth and mar
urei In She center l had rose bnsi
and teztr moss pinks; on the out
edge set slips Of ivy and Wanderln
Jew3 iE one raisel some sweet pea
The plants an grew nicely, aud the
were certainly beautiful ornaments;
source OF pleasure to myself, and admi
alton to PasseFs-by, These little al
rangements are but triIling. but an
thing that makes home pleasant al
enjoyable Is WORTH seeihg about al
trying fOsS and srities add muC
either to our happiness or dlscOmfo
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