The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-18
i FeR THE FARM.

TOPICS Fer THE FARM.
Prepare for Work.-Look ahead far.
mer, think in advance of your work and
have your plans well laid. Just now is
3 good time for this business.
Weed Statistics.-A botanist says that
there are 1900 different kinds of
weeds in the United States. Farmers,
attend.
Pear Blight.-Pear blight in several
instances has been arrested in affecting
trees by Swinging them with a weak
solution of potash, and it has proven a
preventive when applied to the healthy
trees.
Corn Acreage.-The State giving the
largest average of corn per acre last
year was Nebraska, the average being
As bushels. Colorado returned the larg-
est average of wheat, amounting to ISL
bushels per acre.
Care Of Poultry-Most kinds of
poultry are like Indians. great tramps,
and, when growing and developing mus
Gle. and bone We should let them tramp,
but when it comes to fattening, the more
quietly they can be kept, the more
quickly will they be ready for the table.
Lookout for SMihd1ers.-This is the
season when experienced gentlemen
pIowl around the country, merchandise
ing in the interest of farmers, selling
patents, etc. 1t would be we'll for far
mers to give peddlers of this class a wide
berth, and make their purchases from
regular merchants.
Breeding Poultry.-To obtain a sup
ply of winter eggs, we must have the
chicks out in March or April. Leg
horns and some of the smaller breeds
will do we'll in May or the first of June,
but the Brahmas and Cochins must
come off early, that they may have the
full season for growth.
Sweeny.-In young horses sweeny or
wasting of the muscles of the shoulder,
is Otter a consequence of unsteady pull.
ing with an ill-ftting collar. Cupping
the shoulder will not do. Apply fol
some time once a day a potion of equal
parts of oil Of ~turpentine and tincture
Of cantharides. Shake the bottle while
applying the contents. Liberty out
doors every day in suitable weather.
Horse Feed.-Corn is an excellent
feed for horses to work on; perhaps not
SO good for fast driving. Horses are
more quiet and tractable on corn thar
with any other grain, and will do more
hard pulling with less loss in condition
Oats makes a horse sprightly and active
corn may make q horse dull and slow
but strong. For colts, wheat bran shoulc
be mixed with the corn; it will b.
lighter and less heating.
Grape Cultivation.-It is the opinion
of the San Francisco Chronicle that in
few years the growing of grapes and tn,
manufacture of wine will be the great
est agricultural interest in California
The variety of soil and climate in til
State makes the cultivation of any Of til,
numerous grapes entirely practicable
and it sees no reason why as fine a grad,
Of champagne and still wines may not b,
produced as can he found or manufac
tured in Continental Europe.
The Hardest Grass.-A correspond
emit says that meadow oat grass is les
affected by the drought than any of tn
grasses, having grown about five fee
tall. This grass seems admirably adaI
ted to the South, especially for tn
c~heapening of the seed. 1t seeds album
dainty, and the seeds are easily threshe
out. 1t should be remembered, tina
about the time of sowing turnips is tn
best season for-sowing this grass, and i
, fact, all other grasses and forage plant
> at the South.
! An Acre Of Land.-The number q
square feet in an acre is 49, $50. In orde
5 to have this area the piece of landmu.
be of such a length and breadth tbs
= the two multiplied together will pr
r dude the above number. Thus, an acI
of land might be 43, $50 feet long by on
! foot broad ; 81, 780 feet long by two fes
! broad; 1880 feet long by three fee
r broad, and so on. If the acre of land
8 to be exactly square, each side must /
. as nearly as possible 208 feet 81 inche
r The nearest you can come to an exactl
square acre with an even number
feet in the side is to make it 220 fet
long by 1913 broad.
What There is In. Wheat The whe.
grain is a fruit consisting of a seed an
9 its coverings. All the middle part
the grain is occupied by large, thin cell
e full of a powdery substance, which co
tains all the starch of the wheat. Gu
d side the central starchy mass is a sing
e row of squarish cells filed with a ye
lowish material, very rich in nitrogen
GUS, that is, 1esh-forming matter. B
yond this again there are six thin Goa
or coverings, containing much miner;
e matter, both of potash and phosphate
l. The outermost coat is of but little valu
d The mill products of these coverings
the seed are peculiarly rich in mutt
Is ment, and fine -four is robbed of a lar
h percentage of valuable and nutrition
D food. Middlings not only contain mo
l. fbrin and mineral matter than fl
y. flour, but. also more fat. The fbro
matter OF outer coat, which is indigest
II BILE, forms one-sixth of the bran, but n
Is one-hundreth of the fine -four. Whe
'e contains the greatest quantity of glut
and the smallest of starch; rye,
p medium proportion of both, while
is barley, oats and corn, the smallest pl
g portion of starch and the smallest
rs gluten are to be found. In practice 1
a pounds of -four will make from 1873
a. 1877 pounds of bread, a good avera
p being 136pounds; hence a barrel of /
pounds should yield 266 one-poul
loaves.
II Topiez Gor the HousehoId.