The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-18

There was but one Ayrshire at the
Paris cattle show.
The only Hereford bull at the Paris
cattle show, was exhibited by the queen Of
England
When Emerson recklessly wrote 'every
natural action is graceful" he had never
seen an angry woman throw stone at a
COW.
The Indications OF Good llealih In
Fowls.
Prairie Farmer, I3l
The indications OF good health in fowls
are tiorid color OF the combs, bright eyes,
free from moisture, dry nostrils, and bright,
glossy plumage.
An Immense Yield OF Wheat i'm
shawnee COunty.
| kansas Farmer, lO.l
Hon. Thos. Buckman has, from 30 acres
Of Fultz wheat, Of this seasons crop, 33J1
bushels, lacking but one bushel in the lot,
OF IL bushels per acre. MIR. Buckman's
farm, where this crop was raised, Is located
six miles west of Topeka, in this, Shawnee
county, on high prairie.
It is Feed that Makes the Difference
In Fowls.
A writer N the Poultry World argues that
there is no foundation for the theory that
one breed OF domestic fowls is more tender
and juicy than another; any fowl badly fed
or cared for is, necessarily, poor, "stingy"
and unpalatable, but other things equal,
no difference can be discovered in the taste
OF the flesh OF the various breeds.
A BrOkeu Horn should be Removed
From a Cow Mt Once.
Prairie Farmer, l3
Ii the bony support Of the horn il bro
ken, it had better be entirely removed. If
the horn alone is loose, it had better be ta-
ken of first as last, for it must go anyway.
In either case, secure some tarred oak um or
tow to the exposed surface, and renew it as
often As may seem Necessary.
The Way They Raise Potatoes I'm
Prussia.
In Prussia it is said the potato is cul,i-
waited with peculiar success. As the stalks
grow, the earth is heaped up, leaving only
three leaves at the top; roots are thus
greatly increased, while the produce is said
to be astonishing.
Seeds Keep Better in Capsules ihap
When SheIled.
[COr. London Garden
Seeds undoubtedly keep better IN the
capsules in which they are grown than
shelled or threshed out. All extlemes of
heat or cold should be avoided; neither
should the place where they are stored lie
damp, nor the opposite, too dry.
Why Glover Ground IL Good for
Wheat.
lExchangel
L. e Il
dency to decompose after having produced
the plant in perfection, and it is the effect
Of this decomposition that renders a crop
Of clover 80 good preparation for the
growth OF wheat. Decay ever furnishes re-
generative food, while the roots pierce and
divide the soil, loosening the ground.
DOn's spend Time In Cutting Wood
in llarvcst.
The Philadelphia Fdrm Journal goes for |
a man who cuts irewood in harvest time, |
but advises the good wife to stick to cobs,
chips, old broom handles, buckets, ETC., un- !
til the last sheaf Of oats is in the barn. |
Come West, young man." where coal is
mined from under a soil whose surface, |
tIckled with 4 hoe, laughs with golden |
crops. II not, cut your fuel when the snow |
flies.
Sweiizer Kaso TO be Manufactured |
i'm Pennsylvania.
Prairie Farmer, l5.l
A colony of Swedes have purcased large |
tract of land on Blue Mountain, Penn, ex-
tending from the Delaware water gap down
to the wind gap, on which they propose to
settle and go into stock raising and dairy
ing of a novel misunderstanding and
anl "a, ,.t,, c.
kase from their milk.
Bugs.
[Cor. Maine Farmer.l
Close the outside door and windows and
burn birthstone, and you will not have any
trouble with bedbugs, as We know from ex-
perience. Twelve years ago i bought
farm l now own, and the house was alive
with them. / heated an iron red hot,
placed it in large kettle, placing brim-
stone on it, and left it twenty-four hours.
Have no: seen bug since.
The Care Of Pigs In Summer.
kansas Farmer, lOI
A pig should never be allowed to stop
growing; in fact that rule holds good dur
ing its entire life. A poor, NANCY pig is
Df no value close confinement in filth and
dirt will check the growth, however gener-
ous the feed but if starved at the same
time it would be mercy to both pigs and
owner to send them to the manure pile.
Few Sensible Hints 10 Young Men.
lExchange.l
Young men, beginning to read law, med
cine or theology, ask yourselves ii it would
not be better to read agriculture and prac.
ice it. Are not the sO-called learned pro-
essions crowded to their utmost capacity
Is there not a more inviting field open be-
ore you as a learned farmer, than as a
earned lawyer, divine or doctor? To at
ain distinction in any of these professions
,ou will, most likely, have to 60 through .
he starving process for several years, and
o labor harder than any farmer labors.
Think of these things Ii you don't think
II them now, You will think OF them often .
'efore you make living by you profession.
How to Improve Corn Ground.
ICor. Kansas Farmer, 10.l
After harvest, say the last of August or &
arly in September, 60 through it with I
nd every other prominent weed that you
10 not wish to seed on your place. The
asst part Of corn culture i consider very
=
eep these pests Of the farmer in check I
pom my farm. A hand will 90 over ten
cres in day taking three rows at a time
nd giving each weed clip with sharp 1
zoe. always rotate the crop, putting it
n stubble ground a. it is much easier to I
end and think it does better. q
Man Must Keep Bees for the FINN
Of is NJ He Would Make is Pay.
German writer.I
No one succeeds we'll with bees who keeps =
hem with only large profits in view, for it \
especially true here that he who maketh /
aste to he rich will surely fall into a n
1are. There must be a genuine enjoy :,
tent of the business and a real love Of .
ees. \
Experience On . KAasas Farm. a
ICor. Kansas Spirit, lo.l -
A correspondent says: / 60 to my farm
u my living it has thus far given me the
arions kinds of bread, also OF meats, an
bundance of milk and butter, and vegeta-
les without limit P
Yell, the pieplant is first in early spring. Pl
erhaps better describe one This sea- II
ms growtl the stalk is one and half feet y
lgn anu one 1uO = Hall luCHes tnrOuSn,
e leaf is two and half feet by three feet to
width, or q little over ten feet feet II
'ound the edge. my string being only tr
n feet long had to guess at what it run II
'er.) re
l had to do without my Strawberries a
is season on account of getting them out Gu
o late for bearing. The raspberry gave oil
. good supply until nov, the blackberry su
supplying Us bountifully; also our early gu
aches are Just coming in. had forgotten tn
e wonderful crop of eooseberries. currants m