The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-04-08

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sowed in succession will completely
starve them out, IS they will not eat it
to any extent
SaTe the Ashes.-Farmers who do
not carefully ave their ashes to apply
to their farms make a great mistake.
They. are very valuable to scatter over
old pastures. But the best place to use
them is in the orchard.
E2psriment.-Baten Leibig says: The
only method BY which vol can POSSIBLY
advance and develop agriculture is by
experiments; that is the only plan, for
there is no branch of industry SO com-
pletely built up by experiment as agri-
culture.
Why Is n2-Why is the product of a
Dorking cock and q Cochin hen quite
different to the product of a Cochin cock
and a Dorking hen? 1t is SO; and re-
mark that the difference, though more
or less yarioes in quantity, Is constant
in DUALITY.
The Virtue Of BOnes.-Prof. Hilgard,
of California, says the simplest way in
which a farmer can obtain the flu
benefit of a moderate quantity of bones
is to mix them in the hot, f~effhenting
manure pie, provided. the pile is kept
in a proper Condition Of moisture.
wheat iersags:-The San Francisco
Journal T Commerce. says that three mil
lion acres of fall wheat have been
sown in California the past season. The
early and abundant rains enabled the
farmers to put in a full crop-a thing
which has not happened for years.
BuekwheatS Observation-Disclosures straw
| which heretofore has been considered of
little value, has OF late been utilized by
| some of the Western farmers by chop.
ping it fine and adding meal to it. a
small Quantity fed to stock occasionally
would be relished, no doubt.
Drain Protection. - The tile gate
which is among recent inventions, is in
troduced for the protection of drains
The gate is adjusted by being securely
bolted in the tile Of the next largest size
than the tile in the drain and placed a
the outlet as a barrier to vermin large
and email.
Clean Cattle Stables.-Keep the sta
bles clean. Clear out the f1ante ever,
morning and sGrape or card off ali
filth from the animals. The stables
should be made so warm that the
manure will not freeze at night. A
lower temperature will either demand
larger amount of food or the animal viii
fall off in condition.
A Mistaken 1~dea.-Some people max,
Ihe mistake of giving the broods hatchet
by two or more hens at ono to a singh
hen to nurse. If each hen Matched blu
one or two chicks, then, of course, it j
fight and proper to give them all to on
hen. But if each hen has Matched fv
or six chicks she should be allowed t
rear them.
Catarrh in Sheep.-If your shee,
have catarrh in the head, do not tortur
them by boring holes in their nostril
or injecting strong drugs as recon
mended by some. The remedy is simple
Take equal parts of ~pulverized rosiI
flowers of sulphur and salt. Cover tn
bottom of their feed troughs with it
the sticky nature of the rosin, combine
with the moisture Of the salt, make
the sulphur adhere to their noses, an
the fumes of the sulphur cure til
catarrh.
!, Young Lambs.-Take good care {
+ the young lambs. When you find on
just dropped, weak and cold, do nj
stand Upon your dignity and think
beneath your notice, and so let it di
Have it taken to a warm room, give it
bath of warm water, about as warm
! you would have for a bath for your ow
: feet, and then rub it dry with warn
l dry cloth; give two or three spoonful
of warm milk, and in an hours tin
> you will have a strong, vigorous laml
: which will follow the mother anywher
Ashes for Apple Trees.-When a.
e pie or pear trees become diseased frol
being planted in unfavorable Or il
prepared soil, or from lack of food, the
are very certain to be attacked /
insects, which if they were in health
condition would probably be unknown
c Certain washes, such as lye "a solutio
It of potash), have been applied with su
f cess in destroying these insects an
u restoring the tree to health. But Fl
# our own practice we have for the la
r two years applied a much simpl
e remedy with more success, as it caus
# the old dead bark, the chosen hidiI
place of insects, to cleave off, leaving
d its place''a smooth, healthy surface. Th
is simply, after a rain, and while Il
y bark if yet wet, to throw on dry wot
,e ashes until the power Of retention
ID full. If rain soon follows, the strepg
e of the ashes is carried into every cram
of the old bark, and the effect is wor
ing cleanliness on the tree. If there
d no rain the ashes will remain and
IF working their good effects, and be real
for action when the rain comes. T.
operation of sowing on the ashes
easily and quickly performed, so if t
If tree is in a bad condition it is easily
~ peated until the insects are all destroy
a and a new, healthy bark covers t
h tree. To remedy existing evils SOW
the ashes between now and leafng OF
after the first rain. if possible; for tn
ar can be scattered over the bark NJ
with less waste than when intercept
by leaves, and placed more equal
where they are needed. As the p
ventive of future depredations e.
2 them on in summer, when the inse,
Re deposit their eggs, which will new
ID hatch under the influence of ash
Two objects are gained by this ope,
5; ton; the ashes, or I've they produ'
~ furnishes food for the trees as well
{, destroying its enemies, and impa
= cleanliness to the tree.
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