The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-30
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

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THICK lime whitewash thinned with a.
strong decoction of tobacco stems, lap1
piled to fruit trees Just as winter sets in,g
is recommended as e preventive against
rabbits and other animals gnaWing the
hak dgan the wfntbr ke4QH uG l.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Lancaster
Farmer says that eggs, perfectly fresh,
Iplaced on small end in basket or box
and set away in the cellar were found
six months later as good as the day they
were laid. He adds that his father prac-
ticed this simple plan with success dur
ing 30 or 40 years.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Michigan
Farmer reports that one of several pear
trees, all surely dying of blight, was
saved by "daubing' linseed ooil on the
bark, from roots up as far as he could
reach, filling every crack and ereviee
full" Of the others, not similarly
anointed, only few i've sprouts remain.
WEEDS ON gravel walks may be de-
stroyed and prevented from growing
| again by a copious dressing of the cheap
est salt. This. is,a,better method than
hand pulling sYhidh asturbs the gravel
and rehders constant raking and Rolling
necessary. One application early in the
season, and others as may be needed
lwhile the weeds are small, will keep the
walks clean and bright.
To keep grapes sound for several
months the Southern California H0rti-
| cultur1st streconmends spreading the care
| fully gathered punches thinly on shelves
| or tables few days to wilt the stems a
little, then pack in tightly jointed box,
| alternately between liberal layers of
cleans dfyrrrye rstraw (cptrinto inch
le@gtlis( and Stefein a cool place whore
| there is no exposure to dampness.
LATE experiments made in Germany
in relation to the cooling of milk before
it is setfprthee ereamte rise shows that
while there is no essential difference be-
tween its cream-rlsing capacity in the
one instance over the other excepting
that the process of souring is longer re-
tarded in the cooled milk, the butter
made from cream from The cooled milk
| keeps far better than that made from
milk ees4drfe wjfpf dopling.
| ! A HORSE that paws during the time
that it is feeding is disagreeable
nuisance. A correspondent of the New
York Tribune repeats the following ad-
vice: Fasten short piece of log-chain
say five or six links-by means of a
light strap, to his leg, just above the
knee Gn the stable, of course), and see
how p,iekfthst paving horsewil lsave
off the habit1 In Mdstaases AfeW days
will be sufficient to effect a cure.
To ascertain how tall tomato plants
would grow, if carefully trained and
] pinched back, Mr. = y s. Carman set
three against the barn, and held the
stems in place by feathers tackled over
them as support became necessary.
| September 5 they had reached height
of41fest, hnd were lpaded with goldeIn'
crimson and gfeen fruit. fheg6od sug-
gestion is made Nat this vine might be
proftably as well as ornafnentally util-
lied as covering for old trees, fences,
outbuildings, etc.eoe>seol,1
/ THE horns of our COWS seem to be
Ineither ornamental nor useful. AS a
meapsot warfare SHAY can senlH shaye
consideration, but warfare and goring is
lprecisely what we desire to keep. away
! frofa sthe 3bkff. yArds sszEngKsh. fNrifefs
where herds are probably more precious
snd sads e|9;ss 9ssgd s 5ssss Il sssdsa
ting s.s s;5t IT sgRisS a Hss X ana e1 nie5se ons
using simply strong pair of shears.'eI
is, ,trpe sitg hurts the, calves somewhat
There will be a little bleeding, but tha
Twill sto1, IN an hour or two and thu
calves will soonsresume eating. = 7'"7e
4 SWEET CORN is much better than th'
field sorts to grow as fodder. The stalk
are .sweeter as. well as the grain IL
should not, however, be sowns Grown
in close, compact masses, excluding th
light, the stalks possess little value an
will not be relished. The better way |
to drill widely apart, so as to give room
for the eultivator to work between tn
I rows. 1AepEcuts as the eaEs areI begin
J ming to form. Sweet corn is more diff
clias fopalp; but this is. not its best use
Enough. should be sOwn for feed Il
August and September for the cows, am
, | if .SiSSkn Is 9difaefed aaseSe itstWdil sne
disappoint reasonable expectations.
A METHoelu anmstpe sapng the bes
butfs5asfsSI hut Sdsasi Ia aRlssS sbd s5a
. weather. lis as foHows@ = Carbonate ID
!, soda and, alum are used for the pun
pose, made into powder. For twent
ns;uhds 6fsbheers sSne teaspoonfiA %
! soda and alum are mingled together 9
,, the time of GHuh6hg zsnd. put into tn
! cream. The effect of this peWdefris
!. make the butter come firm and solie
J and 70 give it, a clean, sweet flavor.
: does:not enter. .iihts the butter, but j
: action is upon the cream, andssit passt
/, off with the buttermilks The ingredient
: Of the powder should not be mingled t
: getHef until required TO be used, on
{ss {esd1 fiIs fs, IN m sEsam v the eh''
,AThr cheapest plan Of erecting =
!, ! ereen-h0llse, ,Isays the d Gefmantow
!, | Telegragh, is to dig out a pit in a .sid
: hill. where the uppen end dswiA be N
1 | above ground and the lower end will
), | two OF three feet" aboye ground, = swhel
the door must With two or ,thEli RI
n | steps down for an eatraneea Is Wall u
h !, oil nc