The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06

/ from the young birds tard that - often the
case when thvy are tWo weeks oij) remove
Z her, srd the m lie hirJ. ~jli continue 70 Iced
th- N aH:il.'hey can take ct-e ci themselves
,ni even Longer. II soon - the vcUag
blris are old enough, remove them TO sn-
other cIse. ana remove the oother bird 20
the hslcain. cage and she will hatch again.
Cansries generally hatch six or eight times
a year. Besides the usual care, nothing
more than this il necessary, in order to be
successful in raising csrsriss.
CARE OF THE FEET.
lCor. Kansas Farmer.I
Coed health is never a,tainable If the
feet are habiiuslly cold, since this implies
an impaired circulatiation of the blood ;
that il does not reach the extremitiss. In
stesd Of ''toastirg them in the oven, soak
| them in warm water till thoroughly warm,
and then dash cool or cold water over them
rubbing them thoroughly with crssh tow
el, till reaction occurs; using the flesh
brush freely. This, followed for a lew
mig hts, will generally warm the feet, BY
i'm proving the circulation Of the blood.
The bush, used on the whole body, is not
only safe, sa.er than the IL bath, at least
for the weakly, but will aid in ,qualiziHg
the circulation. Let the feet, also, be put
in warm rays OF the sun the clothing
warmed and thoroughly summed. THIS will
do much 10 Improve cold and sweaty feet,
and can do no possible harm. Keep the
feet clean, which can De done only b. ire
quent washing.
EXPERIENCE IN SHEEP RAISING.
lCor. Kansas Farmer.I
/ Il
| article, "Sheep, the Poor Mans Friend"
| They are, Z NJ II there were more sheep
kent in this country and not as many hog
there would not lie so many farmers crying
| out hard times. Ia 4 good country foI
| grass a man can keep 0G0 head Of sheep
and not own one scre Of land, and no tax to
| pay on the land he pastures; he can buy 3
small farm or rent 4 farm convenient TO 8
good range, fcf three or four years, and
get the benefit OF sOGle other mans land for
pasture and not injure it.
have made more money In that way.
than in any other way, and IN lev year,
will BE- able TO buy any quarter section in
the county. | have had some experience ip
sheep and will say they'are the most profit
able stock farmer can have on his farm
as the wool will always pSy iOr tn.
| fesd ami time in taking car
Of them. We can compete with the
eastern wool growers and beat them, il
| . Ily cost trihe 10 ship our wool 10 New
| York. | shipped some and it only cost one
| dollar snd sixty cents per hundred poJnd-.
| Nov look az the pri e OF and in the eastern
states in comparison with the prices Of ou'
land. In Ohio or Pennsylvania it il worth
seventy five to one hundred and Oily dollar
per acre Brother farmers / will tell you
can do with thousand dollars invested in
sheep. fut 5000 in 800 ewes-grade mer.
inos-snd SlO0 in four / 900 head Of sheeI
sorth5S3 900. Daring the three Years the
sool'psys all expense. 1 would like TO hear
from brother farmers on.shseP. A retired
farmer and shepard.
| TREE PLANTING IN KANSAS.
ICor. Emporia Daily News, II
In the last Nsvs ! noticed an article BY
he president Of the horticultural society
giving US some advice in regard 10 planting
-haie and ornamental trees, but think ing
that hestopp.j little too soon / would
ike 10 add q lev of my own ideas on the
subject.
In the first place, | would not eniirel,
exclude the soi! maple, but would put i
silver maple, the gray and golden willow
IN low, wet places, where / think they wil
give satisfactory results The c1ttonwoo,
should also be on moist lard.
In dry locations the Morelio cherry, will
its brown bark, snowy flowers, and rCC
iruit, mases a tree which Is both useful an,
ornamental. For street planting, the hone,
locust and Usage orange will Stand as gOO'
4 chance with ile street cows as anything
an think Of II cur road oyerseers wou!C
spend about ten per cent OF the road tai
setting aud caring for trees oi -orse kinC
along the line of the highways, 1t would b,
Of more benefit to the country Than some o
the work they now do.
Hss any one in this part Of the country
ried the fever-destr0yipg Euc4ly ptus tree
For NY pert, | do not like dI7courscIri
he planting Of trees that do not na.urali,
grow here.
| Ia conci. .-ior, say to everybody, plan
.rees, il 7, % nave TO send to Bjst IN and pa,
iuur tim.s = much as Lyon county tree
would cos Plant trees.
AN EASTERN VIEW OF THE HOG MARKET
| IAmerirsn Stockmsn. January 3i.I
Re- i ia OF hogs are falling of in quail
ty ami IN volume day by day. \ vi-It I,
The packing houses shows that there AT,
among the hogs hanging in the coolin.
rooms many "utty sows, stsg4 snd othel
animals off quality. This indicates tina
the crop Is generally harvested. The strons
market OF the current month has sent ship
pers through the country, with the deter
mination To buy every hog they could get
and yet they cannot keep the supply up Il
thirty thousand per day. Average weight
are lighter, and shippers find great difficult
ty in getting heavy hogs ot good style
There are some farmers who zee that there
wall be = strong effort to advance prices
and these men are holding their stock firm v
| resisting the sweetest Establishments Of shi -
pers, bul there seem. to be good reason lOr
saying that the supply in the country Is al.
ready short. The winter has been favor.
able one for packing and prices nave been
| 80 low that farmers cOu,d not afford To
| mold their hos Many are tired Of the
whole business" lacking the coursge nee
-s,ary to carry them through period oi
depressed values, md have sold their stock
off short so that they will be unable 10
breed az many hogs as usual. These facts
,ppear to warrant the belief that packers
having had their tubs out when the rain
fell, /" can now put prices up aud make a
good profit out of the stuff they put in al
low rates The downward course has been
| long and hard, but there Seems - be good
reason for going over TO the bull eide and
encouraging farmers and shippers to ex-
| .'ect better prices.
| USEFUL EMPLOYMENE FOR Girls.
[Cor. Chicago Tribune,II
| So many avenues are now open TO wom-
en- that would nave every girl, whateye-
her social status, take 4 thorough course of
| trainins in some sort OF business which
| would enable her, if the sad necessity eve
came, to place herself beyond the reach Of
| want, dependence or temptation. Compel
yourself 10 pass u certain portion OF every
seek day in mastering the principles OF the
branch you have chosen, letting nothing
short OF pOeitive illness interfere, and never
csasing your Efforts ill sure of the victory.
| There will be plenty OF tine for other
| Ihinga, "Iucks and rniiie-" included, and
| you will not look less attractive became
you know how to fill up a draft, send a
telegram, take a short hand report, count a
| pulse, or make plea 10 a court Of Law.
| You may never be compelled To use your
knowledge, but II you are, you can feel sure
| that you have friend which will serve
you we'll, for knowledge is power"
1t seems TO me that every one feels .
greater degree of self respect who know.
that her character has been -ymmetrically
rounded BY making the most Of all the
talenrs intrus,ed 20 her, cultivating all
that is best Of her, and 20, though she never
needs TO toll or .pin" more than the fair
st lily OF them all, she knows she is pre-
pared for whatever comes, and her irfu-
ence on those around her, as we'll az On her
children, should any be sent her, will De of