The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-10-12
RURAL ECONOMY.
Seasonaole Hints.


unnecessary noise aad wear.
MANY times florists, instead of remov-
ing plant to larger pot, simply wash
the soil from the roots, and return it to
the same pot, but in new soil.
IT is well to look out for the new
strawberry bed. Do not wait for rain,
but set the plants properly, and they
will be ready for the first shower that
comes.
THE suggestion is made that by rub
bling horse with decoctlon of walnut
leaves the flies may be kept at distance
and vast amount of energy which is
now expended through the muscle of the
tail will go into the horses legs.
THE American Be- JounI says: This
month (September) promises to be a
busy one for bees. The buckwheat yield
will be large, and golden rods and fall
flowers promise a good yield. Get all
the box honey possible, for it sells much
more readily than extracted. "Keep
all colonies strengths the best advice;
uniting of strengthening with a frame of
brood when necessary to do so.
THE island of jersey produces re-
markable variety of cabbage, called the
" Jersey Cow Cabbage," which grows to
the height of four to six feet, and is
cultivated for fodder. The stalk, which
is tall and straight, is often made into
walking sticks; this when smoothed off
and vanished, is similar in appearance
to a bamboo cane, and most travellers
who visit the island carry away cab
bage walking-stick.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Journal of
Agriculture writes: Having had some
experience with the mad itch in cattle,
| want to say to my fellow-farmers,
beware of feeding your swine on green
corn stalks, as it a common practice with
some, and then letting your cattle have
access to your feed grounds. The hogs
will chew the substance from the stalks
and spit out the remainder in punches;
the cattle eat this refuse and it clogs the
manifold, causing this dread disease.
Col. F. d CURTIS says in the R,raI
NelU YorEeI: A hen was driven from
the nest, where she was sitting, by the
myriads of lice on her We found her
dropping and weak, and rubbed powder
ed sulphur all through her feathers, and
shut her up in a coop with three inches
of dry ashes over the bottom. We have
since been told that a little kerosene oil
poured on the roosts, and in the nests,
would clear lice away; little put on
the body would do no harm; and would,
undoubtedly, clear cut the lice.
Prof. TRACY shows the results of his
appletree wash. His young trees were
largely injured by severe winters, and
he gave them the best care he could,
which has resulted in the recuperation
of most of them. In connection with
other care, he gave them the benefit of
an alkali wash, made by thinning good
soft-soap with water, and adding little
crude carbolic acid and sulphur. He
has no theory regarding it, but simply
exhibits the healthy bark where it has
been employed as proof of its efficacy.
The limit of the washing is everywhere
easily determined in his trees.
GA. d." DU QUoIN, H., writes that
in 1871 he had thirty acres of land, four
COWS, and a pair of mules, for which he
found it difficult to provide fodder For
economy he bought feed-cutter, and
then had plenty of feed, and increased
his stock. This increased his manure,
and that doubled the supply of feed.
The stock was again added to, and at
present there are twenty-five head of
cattle and horses on the thirty acres, and
more feed than can be used. He now
has a steam engine attached to large
sized cutter. His prosperity dates from
the day he used fodder-cutter.-An1er-
can Agrjcltlturist.
A CORRESPONDENT writes to the Ger
mantown Telegraph from east Tennessee:
The most peculiar and strangest Of all
seasons accidents happened to our wheat
crop this year The varieties most sue
cessfully raised here were the most badly
damaged by fly and rust, while the Claw
son and Fultz-sO apt to rust in this
climate-escaped almost entirely both
the rust and fly. The Fultz in some
localities and in the same field made as
high as thirty-two bushels per acre, while
the white native wheat made but four
to six bushels. The same field and the
same lay of land, the same seed and the
same cultivation, time of sowing and
treatment, presented irregularities before
unknown and unheard of"
The Chautauqua Farmer is of the
opinion that breeding horses for speed
alone Is at best an uncertain business;
and when to this uncertainty we add the
expenses of training, the chances of
proht are 50 slight that we would not
advise any general farmer to engage in
the business, either with trotting or run
ming horses. As an amusement of recre-
alton for gentleman of wealth and
leisure, it is most fascinating; but those
who have found it remunerative bust
ness are scarcer than 2:20 trotters On
the contrary, those who breed large,
stout, and well-formed draft, or active,
stylish, good-stepping coach or park
horses, invariably find ready sale at
good prices, and this demand must be a
permanent one.
AN exchange has the following always
timely remarks: One leak on nearly
every farm may be found in the neglect
of the agricultural implements In
travelling over the country, it is no unu-
sual sight to see plows, harrows, wagons,
sleds, reapers, and mowers, etc, piled in
the fence corners, in the fields, lanes,
barn-yards and public highways. When
ever you see things piled around in this
way, you can set it down that there is at
least one leak on the farm. An excuse
might be found for some farmers of linn
tied means, that they are not able to
build shelter for their implements; but
we find the same leak on farms where
they count their acres by the hun
dreds, and their dollars by the thousand.
THE season is approaching when pro-
pagating plants by cuttings is practiced
by those wishing to increase their plants
The class of plants capable of increase