Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-03
FARM HINTS.

IT il said that the hog crop Will be {
hort half q million to amillion head this |
i,
MRKrNo sheep feed in focks while mutt
on sheep separate almost al much az
Ierds Of cattle when feeding.
To make a chicken coop-Get store
,oods boxes (about 1890, put strips the
hort way, about three inches apart Be
ure to put in floors.
OF all the products Of the soil none are
prolific in seeds AZ weeds; GO, 600 seeds
rave been counted upon n MULLEN
talk.
PERSONS using nitrate OF soda a. q fer
ilizer ought to bear in mind that, Of all
fertilizers, it is the easiest washed out
the soil.
The Duchess Farmer says: If farm.
ers would plan recreation for their wives
and families they would remove n cause
Of gloom and sickness from their homes.
In trimming of branches they should
he cut close to the trunk, SO that no dead
shall disigure the tree; also
hat the bark may readily grow owe
A CORRESPONDENT writes: "Last
season l kept the striped bugs from my
cucumbers by saturating ashes with
kerosene and applying a handful in a
hill"
A WRITER in the Garden says that If
potting soil is placed for a day or two in
the hen yard every particle OF it IL dug
over, and all the grubs and eggs Of in.
scots are picked out.
ANY Of the cereals may be cut ct the
roots when the kernel is in the milk, and
the seed will ripen Just the same, SHOW
ing that at that time all the elements for
protecting the grain are in the plant.
d. NJ. CLoUaH, Of Canterbury, N. H.,
has just slaughtered seventeen hogs,
weighing. dressed, 5000 pounds. The
hogs were fattened with corn, every kerr
mel Of which was raised on his farm.
For 1879 Nebraska gives the largest
average yield of corn per acre, amount
ing to forty-five bushels, and Colorado
the largest average Of wheat, amounting
to % bushels per acre.
CALIFORNIA c~ultivates Brazilian arti-
chokes, which yield four hundred BUSH
els to the acre. They are fine for stock,
but are difficult to get out Of the ground
when once established.
OuR domestic f1eeces are still cheaper
than foreign wool can be imported, since
the staple has advanced in Australia,
South America and in England. High
prices for wool must prevail here for
some time to come.
A CORRESPONDENT at Keene, N. H.,
recommends boiled potatoes as a remedy
for diarrhca in cattle. He says that three
pecks a day, fed warm, cured in twodays
an OK of his that was badly affected in
that way.
BUcKwHEAT straw, which has hitherto
been considered of little value, has of
late been utilized by some of the western
farmers by chopping it fine and adding
meal to it. A small quantity fed to stock
occasionally would be relished, no
doubt.
ALL scars made by pruning off large
branches of trees should be painted or
tarred, or otherwise protected from the
rain. Many fruit trees become hollow,
or fall into premature decay, from the
rain penetrating through old sawcuts
made in pruning.
The sugar product of the world is not
increasing as fast as the demand. The
amount consumed per capita is each year
increasing. In this country the amount
consumed per capita is larger than any
other, and is estimated at nearly forty
pounds.
Nh. CHARLES l.. SHARpLEss, Phih-
delphia, has sold to T. s. Cooper, Coop
ersburg, Pa, the f~awn-colored Jersey
heifer, by Chelten Duke, ont of imp.
Black Bess-price $500. Chelten Duke
was the bull, and Black Bess one of the
COWS, of the Centennial Prize Herd.
MENTION is made of an Illinois apiary
of fifty colonies kept by a man who, hav-
ing had the good sense to cultivate a
home market by offering honey at mod
crate rates, has found the demand 80
rapidly developed by this judicious
means that ut present il runs beyond the
supply.
In the valley of st. Martin, in the
Austrian Tyrol, they have O mari which
is regularly put upon the land, and by its
use the clover crop continues undlmin-
ished from generation to generation; it's
| 8kOWtA Id NCiH kuAlIltllts tuc ClONCI
stems frequently reaching five to six feet
in height.
An exchange gives the following as a
cheap and true barometer. Put q small
quantity Of finely pulverized alum in a
long half-ounce vial and fill it with spir-
its Of wine. When the atmosphere ia dry
and clear the spirits will be as clear as
crystal, but on the approach of rain or
bad weather the alum will rise in the
center in the form Of o spiral cloud,
which is an iAfallible indication of rain or
bad weather.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the New York
Tribune says: "Having raised many
calves in the last twelve years and found
their thrift checked by loose condition Of
bowels, l, this fall, gave hardtack tea in
their drink by the advice of an old army
surgeon. These were cured in twenty
four hours, and have since grown beau
tiful, with no recurrence of the CON-
plant.
IT is generally supposed that the roots
OF grass do not penetrate very deep, but
these roots have been traced Dc far down
into the soil as four feet. Persons plow-
ing for seeding think that Just loosening
the surface is sufficient, but If deep pillow.
ing is necessary for any kind Of crops it is
for grass, unless the soil has been deeply
worked for other crops.
THERE is difference between " sailing
the butter" and buttering the salt which
the makers Of some of the butter found
in the markets fail to distinguish. At
the late dairy exhibition in Massachu-
sets, the premium lots, according to the
statement, averaged ak ounces Of sa1t TO
every ten pounds Of butter; the range
vas from four to nine ounces, indicating
o general tendency toward q fresher
article. The time Of an ounce toa pound
has passed.
EVERY spring we notice numerous re-
ceipts published for making grating
wax, each one being an improvement on
all the others. Some of these require
considerable time to prepare in getting
together all and the exact quantity OF the
many ingredients. We profess to have
had some personal experience in graft
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