Connecticut western news., 1880-03-17
n the size of the flock in tn @ fall. reg

ulated by the season, as it was favor. able or the re verse. My coop were built large and roomy, kept clean as possible, but every rainy time was death to more or less of the little "moslems," in spite of all precautions.
 Last spring we had about 25O with hens when the rainy spell came on. Af- ter suffering the usual experience, a council of deliberation was held, when the conclusion was arrived at that there was nothing to be lost and perhaps something to be gained by letting the turkeys raise their own young. Accord. ingly, after that, as ca oh one matched she was placed in pasture lot with plenty of shade and range-bidden God speed and good luck. Wet mornings
 they were fed early, and rainy days of-
 ten, to keep them from wandering. Af-
 ter the insect season was fully inaugu-
 rated no feed was given. The result has
 been highly satisfa ctory, as the size of
 the young flock testiies. Some of the
 old ones raised every one they left the
 nest with. From this time henceforth { my practice will be to set hen at the
 same time as the turkey, giving both
 clutches at matching time to tn @ turkey,
 and discard all GOODS. My experience
 this season has shown me that I can
 raise much larger percent age of young
 at much less cost of money and trouble
 than by the old plan. In short, tur-
 keys are like Indians in one respect-to
 be contented and thrifty they mu st be
 allowed to follow their natural propensi-
 ty of roaming, always being kept with
 in reasonable bounds.
 QUESTIONED GRAIN.
 We notice that California farmer is
 reported to have poisoned two valuable
 horses and milch COW by leaving lot
 of blue-stoned grain, that had been pre-. pared for sowing, where the animals could get at it and eat enough to kill them. Farmers and gardeners cannot be too careful in such matters {; and wher they have steeped grain or other kinds of seeds in any poisonous liquids, it ii
 not safe to leave them where animals can get at them. If seeds must be soaked in copperas or similar solu tions, the, should be carefully sown and covered } and none left about on the surface o : the ground for birds or fowls to picl up. Poisoning wheat in order to kill rats and mice may answer where ther are no valuable cats about; otherwis l puss is likely to fall victim by catch ) ing and eating the poisoned vernin. SEEDING AND TOP DRESSING.
 ! The times for seeding and top-dressinl are early in the spring, immediatel
 after the first cutting, and again afte
 the second, or later, at the outset of tn 8 winter. Protection is to be given as vel 8 as nutriment, and coarse litter spread il l November is an imp ortant means ( , safety from the winds and frosts of wir @ ter. Finally, if we wish for good grass B it is not the waste and useless parts ( l. the farm that should be devoted to il r Rough, uneven lots may be kept in gras s and improved gradually, until they bs - come as valuable as the smoothest pal @ of the farm. But for the best results y piece of good land should be we'll lai 6 down and we'll kept afterward.
 :, PROTECTION OF YOUNG TREES.
 6 Where it is desirable to pasture shee or hogs in orchards, or where rabbit make depredations, the bark of youn y trees may be successfully protected b washing the trees in spring, and agai IL in midsummer, for sheep, and in lat s autumn for rabbits, with soap suds an U carbolic acid, or solution of coal ts 6 and whitewash. Both are sure in at s complaining the end in view, and al j. valuable in keeping off the borer and I @ giving healthy surface activity to tn '' sap, which will make the bark look fires and healthy. An ounce of carbolic aci e to pail of soap suds is stuff