The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-21
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GIN winter kill poultry three days to week
Before cooking.
An establishment near Paris works 90
inenbators. and up to September OF last year
has turned out" - ,OO0 chicks.
Mr.. j. NJ. Hess, OF Drumore township,
Lancaster county. Pennsylvania, recently
slaughtered hog of the Poland China breed
which weighed, when dressed, 65l pounds.
IL only six substantial farmers in a town
are ed, they can organize and sustain
club which will put new life into the agri-
cultural and SOCIAL culture Of that town.
Wheat will shrink two quarts TO the tushel
IN six months-a fact that has bearing upon
which is the best time to market Forty
cents bushel for new corn is equal TO 30
cents the following March.
1t is essential that leather should have
light. In the care of harness do not inclose
in dark closet or room. OF course, harness
should be oiled three or four times a wear
first washing with soap and water.
The Onon6aga Milk association - Na,,.
York, concludes that corn and oats ground
and mixed in equal .,u.ntitt.s make the
most valuable myaI ana a given quantity
OF suos meal is worth more than any other"
The Jersey cow, Flora, which recently
died at Coopersburg. Pa, produced 345
pounds OF butter between two calvings and
at another time between two calvings she
gave 177Z pounds Of milk. Her weight
was COB pounds
Farm stock must always be regarded as
the best Capital a farmer can have, for it
furnishes the manure by which rich har-
vests are secured; and through these good
husbandIy creates the capital which is
needed upon the farm.
A COW that has accidentally eaten her all
of meal should be kept in the stable. and
not allowed to drink. AS soon as discoy-
cred she should be given pound or two OF
EPSON salts. repeating the dose until q
movement Of the bowels is obtained.
The farmer culuvstes his farm in summer,
and il yields bountiful crop OF grain. In
winter be should improve his leisure time
IN cultivstlng his mind, so that it may yield
q bountiful crop OF thoughts Neither the
farm nor miod will be productive without
cultivation. Rank weeds will grow up and
smother all that is valuable.
Professor Bal objects to the practice OF
sorapiDg the trunks of apple trees, and
thinks that, as the rough bark protects them
from the intense cold of winter. it it is
worse than time thrown away. He re-
marks that old trees do not receive nOurisb-
ment through the bark but til rough Young
uwigs and leaves. and that moss on trees is
not q parasite sucking the life out,
French poultry fancIers who moke spe
ciality of raising fowls for the market are
now feeding their poultry with barley and
steamed carrots Its rapid fattening quail
tiles are something wonderful, and il is said
that the root also imparts a peculiar favor
to the Il ash that suits he French epicure ex
actly. rDe large yellow carrots are cOnsid-
cred bes; for this purpose.
To those who have any idea thar is doe
not pay TO raise tobacco the following items
from the Lancaster Intelligencer will furnish
information: William Ortman, OF Wash
Ingtonborough has sold his crop of tobacco
consisting of 10 900 stalks. to Joseph Mayors
Sons, for % ceSts round, amounting to 81,
go %. The stalks were grown on three
acres This Is considered the largest yield
and best tobacco and sale in the county. A
A. Sullivan, Pequea township sold two acre
of tobacco, averaging 500 pounds per acre
to M. B. Davis for i5lz cents round"