The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-25
FARM NOTES.

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hair on the animal.
II HONESTLY believe, says the NeaU
/ England Farmer, +" that the farmer who
will work his brains until noon, and his
hands the balance of the day, will out
strip him who rises at 5 and tolls until
9 at night
THE Grocer thinks that if the dairy
interest continues to increase as it has
been doing heretofore, in few years
hence no other country need make but
ter and cheese, as this country will be
able to supply the requirements of the
world at lower rate and of better
quality than they can make it them
selves.
APPLE BoRER. According to writer
on horticultural and agricultural sub
jects, when borers have once gained
possession of tree the only way to get
rid of them is to hunt for them care
fully with a knife or wire and destroy
them. The eggs of the parent beetle
are deposited during nights in June, and
are placed in the bark Of the tree at the
surface of the ground, or whatever may
surround the tree. These eggs hatch in
our latitude during September, and it is
soon after this that the young grubs may
be easily removed without the use of
anything more than the point of pen
knife. A few minutes spent in this way
about the LIST Of October each fall will
keep the tree free from this pest. -Scieaa-
t!t5c Anaeq'icGaa.
TRANSATLANTIC IN THE NIGHT. = A
gentleman, anxious to ascertain the
effect of TRANSFORMING at night, instead
OF by day, made an experiment with the
I following results: He transplanted ten
cherry trees while in bloom, commencing
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Those
transplanted during the daylight shed
their blossoms, producing little OF no
fruit, while those transplanted in the
dark maintained their condition fully.
He did the same with ten dwarf trees,
after the fruit was one-third grown.
Those transplanted during the day shed
their fruit those transplanted during
the night perfected the crop and showed
no injury from having been removed
With each Of these trees he removed
some earth with the roots. The Incl
dent is fully vouched for, and, if few
similar experiments produce like re-
suit, it will be strong argument to hor-
tlculturists, etc., to do such work at
night. -Fzor0l Cabinet.
How ANIMALS Grow FAT.-Fat in ami
mails, Like starch, sugar and oil in plants,
contains no nitrogen, and when an ami
NAL is not fed this fat wastes away first
in other words, is consumed. If the
animal be exposed to great cold without
extra food it cannot fatten. The reason,
therefore, that animals protected from
the cold of winter fatten much faster
than when exposed is that what would
accumulate as fat is used in keeping the
animal warm. The earthly or Inorganic
matter In plants is as necessary for ami
NAL growth as the organic matter. The
bony skeleton consists chiefly of calcium
phosphate, with little calcium carbon
ate and other mineral substances de-
rived from plants. While plants con-
tain everything necessary for animal
growth, some portions are richer in
salts and heterogeneous material, and are.
therefore, considered to be of more
value, as the grain of wheat. corn
and oats. Foods differ greatly in
value, as every farmer knows. Many
experiments have been made to deter
mine the feeding powers of the various
kinds Of food, and elaborate tables have
been drawn up to express their compar-
tive value. Every farmer practically
constructs such table for himself, at
least, he sets a different value on differ
ent substances, and buys and sells ac-
cordingly.
DIARRHEA IN Fowls. Recent scien-
tific researches have proved that this dis
ease is caused by microscopic organ
ism which is. developed in the intestines,
passes into the blood, and multiplies it.
self there with extraordinary rapidity.
The parasite is elected from the bowels,
and may be taken by birds who1pick
about<among the dung-heap OF eat the
grains that have been soiled by contact
with it. If fowl dies, and there is any
cause to believe that diarrhea has
caused its death, the birds should be
immediately taken out of the poultry
yard and isolated. The poultry yard
and poultry-house should be well
CA0eol1o0u' O11O IlunS I6lnON6u, duu tu0
walls, perches, and soil washed with
plenty of water. The water used should
contain five grammes per litre of sui
phuric acid, and stiff broom or brush
should be employed. When ten days
have passed without death occurring,
the birds need no longer remain isolat-
ed, excepting those which show signs
Of prostration, depression, or sleepiness.
These simple means will be found suffi-
Gent to stop the progress Of the conta-
glon, and to prevent its return. IF they
are employed as soon as the disease
makes its appearance, they will reduce
the losses to an insignificant figure. =
LAccli272Utntion.
Returning Fashions.
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