The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
FoPiCs FOR THE THE R

fOp1i,Cjs FOR THE THE FARM.
Curing n Bad Habit.-Feeding d SOW
plenty Of oats, raw or cooked, and
with salt, is given to remedy
her disposition to eat her pigs.
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Feeding Clover Hay-Too much
clover hay, especially if a little musty,
should never be given a horse, as il is
more or less apt to bring oh a cough.
interfering Horses.-When a horse
interferes DO time should be lost in hay
ing the, shoes Removed, and others sub
stituted which will correct the evil.
Mixed Husbandry.-Mixed hus-
bandry is what we need. The farmer
who grows something of everything
adapted to his locality will be safer,
and in the long run will save more than
he who devotes his energies and land
mainly to one or two crops.
Think Over It.-A. W. Cheever,
Boston, Mass, said in an address be-
fore an agricultural e%onventions 81
have carefully gone over the statistics of
farms, animals, crops, and cost of
fences, and found that it takes on the
average for the whole country $1.24
worth os fence to keep SLIGO worth of
stock from eating up $2.46 worth of
crops"
Grafting.-An excellent grating
wax is composed of beeswax, rosin and
tallow. The proportions are-four parts
of rosin, one part of beeswax, and one
part of beef tallow. Melt them together
in a skillet, or tin cup, and stir well. 1t
should remain in the vessel and use as
needed.
Preparing the HOrses.-A horse that
is to be used Tor work, says the National
Live Stock Journal, should be exercised
at regular intervals, for at least half an
hour on every day for which he is not
required for work. Many sudden
deaths in winter and spring result from
the neglect of this salutary precau-
ton. Certain diseases of the feet, toe,
may be warded off by daily use.
New Variety of Peach.-California
fruit growers are experimenting with a
new variety of peach which comes from
China, and is called the Peen-too or
Chinese fat peach, and is very different
from the common sort. 1t is described
as follows: "Fruit three inches in di-
ameter, very fat, white, with red cheek.
Peels readily when ripe. Flesh grained
and juicy, dissolving with q very rich
delicate aroma. Very early"
The Farmers Pest.-A correspon.
| dent writes: az find draining pays on
my land, and when I manure where my
land is drained the results are astonish.
ing. And l find it will not pay me te
let weeds grow. Better far TO cultivate
Less land and keep it free from weed,
than to have a great quantity of lane
smothered with these pests. Better fol
me if / can't keep a crop free from weed'
to let the present crop go and extermin
ate the weeds. Farmers do not know
how much they lose by letting thu
weeds grow"
Beautify Your Farm.-Every mai
owes it to the community in which he i
living to contribute to the general repu
tation and public enjoyment by making
his surroundings as attractive as possible
A measure of time and expense shoult
be devoted by every n to the MAXIM
of his farm ard home more beautiful
year by year. Many farms everywher
could be improved in appearance by
few days extra work each year. Gu
country towns are improving rapidly
and while the improvement fever is or
it should extend into the rural districts
1t speaks loud. for a people where ther
are respectable-looking farm building
dotting the valleys, with everythin
about them neat and commodiously al
ranged. Look around and see if ther
isn't something you can do that wi
help the looks of your property.
Injuring Young Trees.-A write
says: We have not the least doubt ths
allowing trees to bear heavily whe
young is injurious, both to the health {
the tree and its future bearing. w
have noticed upon our own prem
; we allowed young trees to bear unreasol
{ dDly, IL ducClSu Luc1I luluIt DcdIluR II
two or three years. We have since r
duced the early product of a tree frol
one to three specimens, the number b.
s ing increased with the increased age an
vigor of the tree, and have found tt
e trees afterwards, to go on bearing reg
. larly. 1t is the same case when a tire
) of whatever age it may be, is permitte
to mature three times Is much fruit
= it ought to do.
Transplanting at Night.-A gent
' ' man, anxious to ascertain the effect
r transplanting at night. instead of
' day. made an experiment with the fl
lowing results: He transplanted II
J. cherry trees while in bloom, commencil
7 at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Tho
tr~ansplanued during the daylight sh,
their blossoms, producing little or
Q fruit; while those transplauted in t
dark maintained their condition full
Is He did the same with ten dwarf tre'
+ after the fruit was one-third grow
Those transplanted during the day sh
their fruit, those during the night T,
fected their crop, and showed no inju
from having been removed.
= Topic for the Household.