The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-02-15

The best way to protect the bark of
trees from mice, rabbits or farm stock, is
to tie a small bundle of dead branches
around the part tC be protected.
[ HAVE used oils and fats for the pre-
servation of eggs with considerable sue
cess, and find that oils or thin fats are
immensely inferior to solid fats or wakes,
a fact believe, which is very often
overlooked.-l Mark Lane Express.
IN three pens, three hogs, each nearly
full grown, and about equal in weight
and thriitiness, were fed four months as
follows: One pen, soaked corn; one pen,
cooked corn meal; one pen, dry corn.
At the close of the experiment, those fed
on dry corn had made the most weight
Producer.
EXPERIENCE has proved that blowing
in tie fall is one of the most effective as
well as oue of the quickest and easiest
methods of fning the soil, and that land
which was plowed in the fall can be
worked earlier in the spring, and more
easily during the season than will be
possible il the blowing is neglected.
We have tried this plan and found it to
work so well as to merit acceptance as
one of the principles of agricultural
practice.-[N. E. Homestead.
TALKING about cutting potato seed, a
member of the Elmira Farmers club
says: GAS rule, it is economy to cut
the seed, and cut it small. 1 took two
bushels and twelve pounds and cut to
single eyes. They planted half an acre
in Iows, three feet apart, eighteen inches
between the hills. l marked the ground
with pillow, dropped the seed in The
furrow, and plowed a furrow over for
covering, SO that there should be fair
comparison with large seed put in by the
same method. l wanted no coaxing nor
playing with fancy seed. In the fall l
plpwed out and sold one hundred and
three bushels from the half acre,
and what were not plowed out, OF
course / did not get. j planted
fourteen rods of early rose, the seed cut
to single eyes and one piece in the hill.
From the piece 1 dug thirty bushels of
goed-sized potatoes.
BONES are fed to fowls in two forms
in either fresh or calcined state. The
former method is much the better, as the
bones are rich in both organic and inor-
ganic matter, just as they were in the
framework of the animal from which
they were taken. In this condition they
are easily and quickly taken up by the
secretive organs and appropriated to
supply the wastes and wants OF. the sys-
tenn. Burned or calcined bones are
freed from all organic matter, and there
remains only the ashes of the bones,
which are chiefly lime phosphate and
carbonate), and consequently inferior to
fresh bone. The only objection to fresh
bones is the difficulty of keeping them
fresh. The best and most satisfactory
substitute is burnt bones. The water is
removed by the heat leaving the lime in
q dry and crisp state easily crushed.
WE find lining the shell thin skin.
which, when kept in healthy condition |
by the albumen of the egg, is impervious
to air; but, If the eggs remain too long
In enc position, the yelk, being heavier
than the aibumen, gradually sinks
through it, and comes in contact with
the skin. As it has none OF the qualities
requisite for keeping the skin fabricated
and healthy, the skin soon becomes dry
and Qervious to air, which penetrates it