The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-05
FACTs PoR FARlEERs.

!. ATTEND TO the cellars by cleaning an.
whitewashing them thoroughly befor
, the winter supplies are put in.
; GERANIuMs that are dug up from fh,
flower bed this fall can be hung up il
the cellar on a nail, and start out greer
in the spring.
I VASES that are to remain outside al
winter, especially deep ones, should have
the soil removed from them, as the &C
ton Of the frost viii swell and crack
them.
PLANT plenty of hardy bulbs this fall
-hyacinths, crocuses, tulips, narciussus,
etc, and they will reward you next
spring with their fragrance and bright
colors.
IL gathering late potatoes all that are
| dug should be put away safely before
night At this season it will not be safe
to leave this tender tuber exposed over
night, as slight frost may spoil many.
VERY few farms keep account of their
crops, though they are commencing to
wake up to the Importance of such trans
actions. If we do not look into such
matters it is not strange that farming
does not pay.
CHRYsANTHEMUMs can be Powered in
cold pit On the approach Of cold wealth
er, remove them to the pit where they
will bloom freely until early winter.
They bear considerable frost without in
jury.
A SLOW mixer makes COW inpatient,
L Il l. Ill haT-
The sstrip pigs" are the richest part,
and if a COW is MIXED quietly, as well
as quickly, there will be more, as well
as richer milk.
IT is usual to let the pigs CLEAN the
potato fields. But now that Paris green
is generally used, the tops should be
gathered and burned before the pigs are
turned in. Long acquaintance with
this deadly poison should not lead to
with it. Neither is it safe |
to throw the tops into the yards where
the pigs are kept.
THE Science of Health says: ''Ifl
farmers would avoid suddenly cooling |
the body after great exertions, if they |
would be careful not to go with wet
and feet, andif they would not
)vereat when in that exhausted cOndi-
ton, and battle daily, using much
friction, they would have little or no
WE have kept many an hundred
ousheI of apples simply by picking them
carefully in the fall and burying them
n shallow pits in the open ground,
covering over with straw, and four or
TX inches Of earth over that, in about
he same manner as we preserve turnips
rom frost through the winter.
MANURE applied broadcast to mead
'ws early in autumn or later, If 1t has
lot been done sooner, increases the
uxuriance Of the growth before winter
nd gives the grass an early and luxu
liant start in spring. Manure, which
vas too coarse or fbrous early in the
eason, has rotted enough, if piled, in
caps, to spread well.
In all cases where insects of any kind
lfest trees a good drenching of water,
18th one pound Of potash to eight gal
ms of water, two or three times a week
i'll kill the last one The same amount
copperas dissolved in eight gallons Of
alter and applied in the same way will
spel all insects and has a tendency to /
AXE the tree hardy.
HARNESS that has been soaked with i
alter will dry hard, unless it is dressed t
lille damp with some kind of non-dry- /
G oil. first wipe off the harness with |
sponge, and then with a cloth kept for t
is purpose, you can apply the oil or a
essing thoroughly. A coating Of wa t
rproof dressing given now will be use /
|, but the harness should be thorough ?
washed and made perfectly clean. a
FRENCH mode of killing poultry: Open q
e beak of the fowl, and with a sharp K
tinted, narrow-bladedk knife make an in
sion at the back of the roof Of the
outh, which will divide the vertebre, +;
d cause instant death, after which the !,
wis are hung up by the legs. They .
II bleed perfectly, with no disfgure- +.
ent; picked while warm, and, if desir- h
!, scalded. In this way the skin pre- !,
nts a more natural appearance than "
len scalded. -