The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25

IN the growth.
Farmers should not Now too Close.
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Farmers should be advised not to try to
economize by moving too close. An old
iarmer OF our acquaintance used to say that
he thought il -",s better TO leave the lower
joint fo- the Odd brlndle COW than to save
1t for her; and We wonder that all sensible
farmers do not heed his advice.
Ehe Orange Crop Will F8c small.
LPrsir e Farmer, 20.l
4 correspondent from Florida writes
that the orange crop Of that State will be
small this year. At the time when the
fruit WAS the size of small peas, severe
storms stripped many of the trees.
Black Dye for Wool.
IDr. Chase
Five pounds goods. blue vitriol six
ounces ; boil few minutes. then dip goods
three-iourths hour, airing often; take out
goods, make dye with three pounds log
wood. boil one-ha!f hour, dip three-tOurths
hour and air goods; and dip three-iourths
hour more. Wash in strong suds. This
will not fade by exposure to sun.
Farmers, DO Not Abandon Your
Southern Live Stock Journal
Ii has WAYS been our sentiment that ii
was folly for young men 10 abandon farm
ing, and madness, for old, settled farmers TO
quit their homes and occupations to seek
employment in cities in business which is
new 10 them. 1t is also unwise to move
from one place 10 another, every 'three re-
moves, it Is said is equal to fire."
The difference in the Time or Cath
crins Fruits.
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Fruits gathered IN tlIc afternoon are less
acrid than when gathered in the morning,
because fruits are ripened by the conversion
Of the acid they contain into sugar, and,
since this requires the aid Of light and heat,
the intervening hours between morning and
afternoon produce the difference in their
ripeness.
CarbOlic Acid for the Protection Of
Fruits.
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The washing of stems and large branches
OF trees with solution OF carbolic acid,
soap dissolved in lukewarm water, and a
portion OF the flour OF sulphur mixed with
it, is good method for destroying the in
sects. The best time To do the washing Is
after the spring opens. Ii will then stick
to the trees, and when the insects come out
the poison kills them in their infant state
and by that the foliage and fruits OF the
trees may be saved.
Tho Farmer Deserves Credit for tho
improvements in Pork Packing.
TAmesSpan Cultivator.l
Pork packing has become an art in this
country, but the farmer is entitled to a
good deal OF the credit for the high state Of
perfection which pork packing has reached.
With the introduction OF improved breeds
OF hogs in this country, particularly in the
Western States, the packing OF hogs for ex-
port fairly began.
Tho Human Race Requires n Mixed
Diet.
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In oxt n the stomach weighs 81 ounces
for every 100 pounds OF live weight; in
sheep it weighs 80 ounces, in pigs II oun-
ces, while in man only six ounces. These
facts are important as showing the greater
necessity for concentrated food in some
cases than in others. The human race re-
quircs mixed diet of meat and vegetables.
Maize Used for Trenching.
Prairie Farmer, -
In Belgium, green maize, for trenching,
is generally preferred in the reclamation OF
healthy soils; the latter must he reduced
TO a good filth, and we'll manured. Maize
being ''heavy feeder especially OF phos-
phoric acid and potash, hence bones and
ashes ought TO largely enter into the com
position OF special manures.
A sure Cure for Hens that Eat Eggs.
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The best way TO break a hen Of eating
eggs is TO throw a stout club at her, and ii
the aim is sure there will be chicken din
ner A hen that eats eggs will soon eat her
head of. Try no experiment for the cure
OF this propensity, though it is well to
guard against the contraction Of the habit.
Make the hens lay hard.shell eggs by feed
ing plenty of lime. They will he difficult
to break with the bill Next, never throw
cut egg shells where the flock can get taste
of the white 4 handful of lime possesses
more virtue than a sack OF shells.
IL Would be n Beautiful Row 80 We
Could Only Get Them started,
[Globe Democrat, -
Now that the sunstrokes are all over We
beg to suggest meeting of the st. Louis
Medical Society, to ascertain il any two
doctors can be made TO agree as to the na-
ture cause or cure OF the malady which
afflicted 40 many Of our people last week.
II the doctors would only talk We could
get up n bigger row among them than was
among the preachers last winter,
during the time of the Great Controversy.
Cattle Raising In the West.
Prairie Farmer, 2o.I
That the great plains OF the West will
be the principal cattle feeding grounds of
the country is we'll established. In fact
this has been we'll known for years, and
those who early took advantage Of their
knowledge OF the extent and capacity Of
these great pastoral regions and secured
water privileges, and of course vast ranges
Of grass lands beyond, have already made
large fortunes. Texas cattle have been the
to work upon and within the
last few years, blooded bulls, principally
Shorthorns and Herefords, have been
worked thereon, producing most excellent
beef cattle.
Taking Honey From the Boxes
lCor. Prairie Farmer, col
Early in the morning, If the n ght has
been cool, boxes can be removed with very
lew bees in them. II they are removed in
The evening, and placed rear the hive, most
Df the bees will crawl out into the hive
during the night. Bees take kindly to the
prize box, and so does the grocery man
honey had to be very plenty before bees
would work in the old-iashioned box placed
upon the honey board. The prize box
which is only little frames fastened to-
gether to form a box, is placed across the
hive with its openings corresponding with
he passages between the frames. 1t seems
10 suit the bees fancy, and they occupy it
II once.
Dur Fruit Takes shc Front Rank
wherever H Go.s.
kansas Spirit. III
Kansas fruit has attracted q great deal
1f attention and is in good demand in msny
,f the large cities Of our neighboring states
his season. The dealers Of Denver, Col.
are pleased with the shipments
from Kansas, and our fruit growers are re.
alizing handsome profits from consignmepts
% that market The Harvest and a few
,ther choice varieties of early apples for re-
.sil trade sold readily to Denver dealers
asst week at nine cents per pound or S4.32
per bushel. The express charges on apples
rom this poin, to Denver are about three
,en,s per pound, or Sl44 per bushel. |
This, if our growers sold direct 70 the Den
Ter dealers, left for the producer g So for
zach bushe, shipped and received in good