The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-04-10
HOUSE, FARM AND GARDEN

for years, when not ground toe fine.
FooD FOR PoULTRY.-Any of the
roots-as potatoes, rutabagas, tur-
nips, carrots, ETC., when boiled and
mixed with corn and rye meal
make an excellent and economical
daily food for poultry. Fowls are
fond of this diet, it works very kind
ly with them.
WINTERING BEEs.-The main sub.
ject that should engage the bee-keep-
errs attention is the wintering of his
stocks. Four points that are of par
amount necessity for successful whit
ering, may be thus enumerated:
First, the bees should go into winter
quarters in a healthful condition;
second, they should have sufficient
quantity of healthful food; third, the
colonies should be strong, and, fourth,
they must have protection against
the cold. Thirty pounds of honey is
the least amount that colony of bees
can safely be trusted to subsist on
during the winter, says the Rural
Ney- Yorker. In default Of this, syrup
made from the best granulated sugar
Is recommended.
An EFFECTIVE GATE FASTENING
The gate is hinged, and swung in the
usual manner, except that it is best
to use hinges which will allow it to
swing either way with equal ease.
Plant the gate posts so that the gate
will swing past. Then take piece
Of inch iron, either square or round.
Let it be three times as long as one
side of the square scantling used at
the end of the gate. Bend it, in a
forge, to a shape similar to the up
per part of letter t, or like three
sides of square. Cut notch in the
post at any desired height, and fasten
this iron in by staple, so that
when lifted up the gate slips past
either way, but when dropped it
clasps the end of the gate. Ifproper-
ly cut, the notch will keep it from
dropping past horizontal point, and
cattle will hardly find out how to
open it.
DOES IT Par TO WINTER TURKEYs.-
The general practice in the poultry
districts is, to fatten the early broods
Of Turkeys for Thanksgiving and the
later ones for Christmas, and to send
each lot to the market in a lump.
The advantages of this are, that the
warmer weather Of autumn is favor
able for fatting, and less food is con-
sumed. The money also comes in a
pile, and much labor is saved. But
occasionally we find a farmer who
feeds his turkeys straight on through
the winter, selling in small lots, when
he can: get his price. When we ask
him for his reasons, he tells US that
there is always difference in sell
ing farm produce at the buyers
price, and in selling it at your own
prices. The turkey crop is mainly
disposed of at Christmas-and he
can always get better price if he
waits until February and March.
The turkeys are all the while grow
ing, and are wanted in the village
markets at reasonable paying prices.
There is also good demand for
them as breeders in March and April.
PROTECTION From Rusr.-Various
means of protecting iron from rust,
have been suggested: 0) Universal
means of protection, i. e., keeping
iron effectively and durably from
rust, under ali circumstances; there
are none at present; the problem is
still to be solved. 1t must be doubt
ed whether Bartf' s process is an adj
vance in this direction: but, beyond
all donbt, inventors who hold up
their methods as under all circum-
stances equally operative, are like
charlatanes who profess to cure all
kinds of disease with one medicine.
(2) The success of the protective
methods at present available depends,
above all, on a suitable selection &C
cording to the circumstances to be
dealt with. A means of protection
proved to give good results against at
mospheric influences is by no means,
therefore, adapted for preserving iron
against the action of fresh or sea
water, and conversely. (3) In use OF
the same means of protection under
like conditions in different cases, the
greater or less efficiency depends as
well on the good quality Of the ma
terials used as on the careful execu-