Sharp County record., 1879-05-15

plant trees; plant for yourself anG
plant for the future. Their growth Will
add yearly to the farm almost as fast as
a mortgage will consume it, and IN
place of planting mortgages, as so many
are prone to do, plant trees. The
former fills the future life of the farmer
with sadness, dependency and gritf'
the latter with joy, thrift and hope
Kansas Farmer.
The ORCHARD.-ln caring for the
orchard it is always easier and more et-
fectual to remove eggs and larva than
to kill the perfect insects, and one OF
the best plans is to scrape the bark, and
apply strong solution of Sottsoap and
sulphur, or, what think quite as etfi-
cacious, whitewash. Rub it in with a
good stiff brush, and insect life in the
vicinity will prove harmless for the sea-
son. Do not forget the "borer" the
moment the frost is out of the ground,
so that little soil may be removed from
the trees. Search for the evidences OF
his presence-a mass of redish-brown
dust, and a small hole just beneath the
surface of the ground; with sharp
pointed knife the worm can be readily
dislodged, or if it is an old resident, en-
ploy stout wire to run III the hole, and
thus kill the incumbent. Do not allow
young tree to turn from the perpen-
dicular; and many an unruly limb may
be forced to grow properly by little
timely care when young in the way of
tying for q single season.-JoSIab
Hopes, Chester Co., Penn, IN N. Y.
Tribune.
INCUBATION AND FEEDING OF
CHICKS. E. H. Corbin, of Newington,
Conn, in q little book on Plymouth
Rocks, just issued, furnishes in addition
to the history of this breeds origin, its
characteristics and requirements, much
information of general interest valuable
to raisers of all kinds of poultry. First,
under rules for breeding stock, comes
the old time belief, founded on expert
ence, that the first laying of pullets
does not give as good satisfaction as the
second, though with hens the reverse is
true. While for marketing purposes
chickens are hatched as early as Feb
ruary, with paying results, provided
suitable quarters are prepared for them,
those intended for future breeding stock
should not be Matched earlier than
April or May. 1t is advised that the
eggs be plainly marked when taken
from the nest in order to avoid danger
of setting those which are not sufficient
ly fresh and to be able to select, as far
as possible, those laid the same day.
Eggs are good for Matching until they
are two weeks old, after which they be-
gin to lose their life-giving quality.
When possible a separate room in the
poultry house should be provided for
setting hens, where they will be undis-
turbed. Mr.. Corbin advises that the
nest be about Is inches square and in
cold weather made warm with broken
straw or hay covered with feathers.
Later in the season a piece of fresh sod,
followed out in concave form and cov-
cred with straw, will serve every pur-
pose. Never set a hen or pnllnt tho
will leave JIIe nesU aU uno-o approacn, as
such hens are invariably unsteady set
ters. During the early season nine eggs
are the number recommended for each
sitting, to be increased in warm weather
to thirteen. These ought always to be
placed under the hen in the evening.
Seven or eight days after the setting the
eggs should be examined with reference
to their fertility and the non-fertile ones
removed. If number of hens set about
the same time the fertile eggs may be
placed under g part of the hens and the
remainder furnished with fresh ones.
The fertility of the eggs can be deter
mined not only by means of an egg
tester, but by looking through them at
the light. Those that are fertile will
have a thick, cloudy appearance, not
observable in the others. Eggs and hen
should be kept free from vermin, whichis
readily done by sprinkling sulphur plen-
tifully through the nest and little upon
the hen previous to setting; then provide
q suitable dust t-bath easy Of access. A
supply of pure water and whole grain
corn is preferable-must be placed
where the nen may help herself when
ever she feels so disposed. Soft food,
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