The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-05-27
THE SOUTH KEHTUcKlAN.
OFFICE Bridge ST.. bet. Main and River
HOPklNSVlLLE, ky. a..
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

o"ila's W an almost universally
received opinion, il not belief, it i
found that corn smut is not poisonou
to cattle.
Fully two per cent. of The liy
weight OF a cow, or its equivalen
daily, in food is necessary to supper
her in good condition.
The amount Of beet sugar produce,
IN France in the year ending Scptem
Der last is pnt at 50, 100000 pound
There are 5Ol manufactures in France
all OF which are reported to be finap
cialiy successful. A Connection
iarmor, after series Of experiments
has concluded that English turnip
are worth twenty-five cents a bushel
as feed for milch cows. He saws IN
proper time to feed them is just befor
milking. Beef is more nourishin,
Than mutton, but the latter is NOR,
easy OF digestion and also less iriitat
ing to the intestines. All immature
meats, like veal and lamb, are NOR,
indigestible than the flesh Of older an.
imals.
10 DO ready to give assistance t.
those IN need, even before it is asked
IS one Of the best attributes OF our
oeillg. No one Of US can say. II do
not need help"-to morrow be may he
the frat to want it.
A breeder Of poultry says: Every
spring procure a quantity Of ee,isr
boughs and scatter them beautifully in
and around the lighthouses. This is
I'll that is necessary, as the odor OF
cedar keeps away lice This remedy
is cheap. simple ana effective, and is
well worth trying"
II isnOt always best to be too COM
municative IN regard 10 your own
plans. 1t is true there Is safety in
good council. but the wise farmer keebs
his mind to himself. II he succeeds.
people Will know il; il be tails, his
Losses are to himself. and. By needing
the lesson they teach, be may vet
cUme out ahead.
There is very simple method BY
which dsmpness, which produces
mold, may he prevented in unocco-
pred apartments, or in houses at the
seaside which are closed in winter
Place in a open plate quantity Of
lime. which will absorb the moisture.
In libraries the same simple remedy
is very eficacious.
In all system of manuring one fact
must be born in mind-that manure
should be placed in as close proximity
as possible to the plants it Is to nour-
ish, since in all cases Of decomposition
the disengaged substance enters into
new combinations at the very instant
It Is thrown off mnch more rapidly
than it docs at any subsequent period.
Il have discovered that a little pep.
per. either black or cayenne, mixed in
soft feed and given three times a day
will arrest the trouble known as pip.
IN its early stages. The symptoms
are as quick. short chirrup at intervals
iced the pepper as soon as | hear
this spasmodic sound. The pip forms
on the end Of the tongue horny-like
scale" AS the chief producer Of
wealth, tie farmer in Japan has al
ways held high rank, only Govern.
ment officers, priests PREACHERS ana
soldiers being regarded as his super
Tors. Tile agricultural population, ac
cording to the last census, nunberc.
about 100000, or nearly one hal
the entire population, and the me-
are usually able to read, write AID
cipher.
Milk is an almost perfect human
food. In the whole list Of foods there
Is none SO well calculated to nourish
the young frame; and it is mentioned
as curious fact that, according to
statistics gathered in L,ncast.rhirc.
England children of the average age On
thirteen years, fed on milk, have been
known to gain thirteen pounds in a
Il
year, while those fed on tea, coffee
and a general mixed diet have not
gained more than four pounds in the
same time. ~ e.
The average price of the mich COW
IN this country is S26.4l.
From one grain of wheat planted
three years ago, Florida man now
has three acres Of grain.
For sealing bottles, ETC., mix 8 parts
OF resign, part Of caustic soda and
. parts Of water. This is then to be
mixed with half its weight of plaster
OF paris. The compound sets in three.
quarters Of an hour, adhcreS strongly
is not permeable like plaster alone
and is effected but slightly by warm
water.
Many complicated recipes Tor white.
wash have been published but per-
haps they have not real advantage
over the following: Take lump Of