The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-06-12
FARM NOTES.

A Reading man has thirtyeight hens.
White Leghorns and Dominique mixed.
vhich. he saws, have laid |, 900 eggs since
New Year. He afforded them wnrm shell
ter during the winter. ana fed them thick
milk, corn, and occasionally wheat bran
mixed with thick milk.
The West Chester Nses says that IN
1873 the first tomatoes were eaten IN thar
town. A gentleman in 1919 brought them
from South Carolina and planted them IN
his yard, where they were looked upon as
a curiosity, and praised for their beauty.
Tomatoes were then called ''iove apples.
Collect some SCOT from chimney or
stove where wood Is used for fuel. put into
an old pitcher. and pour hot water upon
il. When cool, use II TO water your
plants every few days. The effect upon
plants is wonderful in producing a rapid
growth Of thrifty shoots. with large, thick
leaves and a great number Of riohly-tinfed
roses.
Fresh manure produces bat little effect
when applied to crops, but when II Is well
rottei Il then contains much valuable soiu-
BILE matter, ahsorbable by plants. In
fresh manure the most important oonstif-
uent Of its soluble Ia potash, and II con.
tains but small proportions Of ammonia and
phosphoric acid. Rotten manure, ON the
contrary. yields to the solvent action OF
water large amount OF nitrogen and phes-
phoric acid.
Potato water, or water IN which pota-
| toes have been boiled. is nov recommended
| in various quarters rs not only an enectve
but an immediate remedy for lice on cows
and other cattle; also for ticks. The at
fective parts are to he bathed wlth the
potato water; one application IA generally
sufficient. This remedy, th remedy II
provost has the merit Of being exceeding
| " simple, easily employed, and without
danger of injury to the cattle.
At the State farm at Monson. Mass, the
cows are MIXED precisely at A. NJ. and
I5P. NJ, and each cows milk Is ~eighed
and the weight recorded. The records
show that FIFTY I've cows gave. IN one weck
in June, "a, tons Of milk, and IN one
week in December. 81, tons Of milk. The
whole amount Of milk producing during
last year was little over 10 tons. Seven
COWS have gwen an average Of Soout
twenty quarts of milk each per day.
The use Of cows milk in nervous disor'
ders is very highly recommended by our
best physicians. They prescribe IT 10 be
| used at all hours, and recommend the pa
tient 10 drink rs much rs four quarts Per
day IL possible. The constant and csciu'
sive use Of this article after time becomes
very tiresome. and the milk acquires an
unpleasant taste. u may IN a degree he
avoided by heating the milk and aiding
enough salt 10 flavor u. in this form do
ing as much good As IN any other.
A correspondent in the Rsrai World
shows some points of difference between
British and American methods Of feed
ing stock as follows In Great Brit
ian turnips are cut, reduced TO
pulp, and mixed with cut hay or
straw. and allowed to 'crment. Hay
and straw are all cut up and
mixed with meal. Stock raiscrs in Eng
land buy oil cake. which Amencans con
slider too expensive. They wet and USE
II with cut hay and straw and pull ped
lturnips. The manure from such feed ing
is regarded rs Of great value.
Regarding borers in peach trees. says the
Country Gentleman. It is useful 20 heap
peck Of dry Stacked lime about the peach
trees after the grubs had been picked and
before the earth is drawn back 10 the tree.
The lime kills any grubs tina, may be LETT.
II live grub l. thrown INTO the dry
lime Il will soon die; tins may be tired TO
satisfy an Inguiring mind. Having usrd
lime IN this way in 1877, the writer found
no borer- al all IN his trees IN lsIs. and
therefore has confidence in this mean. Of
requesting ID. depredations Of this pest.
A eorre.ponden, Of the Indiana Far
mer from Labe,te, Kansas, uses the fol-
lowing contrivano e 10 prevent cows from
sucking themselves: Cows may bc cured
Of sucking Themselves by the use Of two
sticks long enough 10 reach from the butts
Of the horns 10 the back 81 the shoulders.
Cut notche~ IN both ends Of the sticks and
secure one end Of each 10 the base Of your
cows horns. Then pass a rope around her
body Just back Of Der fore legs. Fsstsn
the ends of the sticks 30 this rope by
means Of krot- about midway at each side.
II will pay tor all the milk the COW gets
when the above directiens are followed. "
Mr.. James A. Nelson. Of Indian Run.
who il a nnrseryman Of large experience,
send. the following recipe for making
grating waI. Take three parts rosin.
two part bee.was lin bulk and one part
tallow. Divide the ro.in in three equal
parts. becswaI into two parts. zach one
the size Of the rosin. and tallow IN one part
the size Of the Others. Melt all together.
then pour into a vessel flled with cold va
ter II IL should stack b your fingers IN
making into balls for use. rub your hands
with .ome taIlow This war needs no 9th
Il er preparation before using. and vii sItb.
stand both heat and cold Tor anr length o.
time"
Much cioyer.eed .. wasted by sowing too
early and aiso by scattering Il upon the
surface sithOut covering. All seeds should
be covered. although under very favorable
lcircums.anoe, they would sprout and grow
even II not covered. II yon harrow your
wheat. tina. should be dcne A. soon
az the ground j, dry: then .ow the
clover Immediately after the hsrrcs. the
gradual dwelling down Of The little fur
| row. made by the harrow teeth vill oovvr
the seed. When eioverseej ~ so~n On
the surface too early a warm rain vii
sprout Il; then a frosty nigh, vii destroy
the young rooslsts which have nd ys, pen
rsraied into the ground and The seod 10
waited.
FARMERS should spare the birds. While
Il ia undenlable that tbsy are sonsitm~s
severe on the corn and sprostssa grain. 8.
10 nsverthsle.s TACT tina, they oompsns-
ate for IL by destroying insects that right
do more damage. The Swallow. svsfs and
| nigh;hzvk Arc the guardians 81 the At
mo.pher-. Tbey cheek the isor~Ass a IN
scots that vcgld otherwise overload a.
woodpeciep. ersey~n and ehieades. are
The guardians Of the trunks a tres.
Warbler. and sycstchers psotest the 70.
liage. BlAekbsris. fhruskes. oovs sas
lzrt. protect The surfaos of the sosl. snspe
and sodosrt the col uns~r the snrf.os.
Each ts1te la. iis respective duties 70 r~s.
form IN the economy II ns.ssss Ard Il "a
an usdoatte5 fat thss II the hsris vsre
all ssepA s,sy from The sxsts. the Ess
cosld nd live upon Il. Vegetables vosla
vi;hes and die. iss>cfs vosId b~oons 20