The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-03-13
FARMERS COLUMN.


IT. Il. Miller, OF Beeeher, III, recehtly
sold three Hereford bulls for $4,000, to 60
10 Colorado.
Col. Dachradt, butcher at Easton, the
other day slaughtered hog that weighed
710 pounds, dressed.
The Maine State College farm has paid
It's way the current year, and earned about
5000 more than its expenses.
when horse falls on the frozen ground
a blanket should be placed under his feet, so
that he can get up without slipping
The California olive will eventually sur
pass the best produced in France or Spain.
1t is even now larger and of better flavor.
"A COW belonging to Mr.. Charles Shipe,
of Birchrunylle, Chester county, recently
gave birth TO a calf without tail. Other
wise the animal was perfect
Simon j. Diller, OF Hanover,hasa mon
ster Poland China hog weighing over $50
pounds. 1t is said to be the largest hog ever
raised in Southern Pennsylvania
Oregon farmers propose to test the prac-
ticability of raising the sugar beet in that
State. A premium has been offered of 500
for the best acre and $50 for the second best.
&C. E. Cooley, of Charlemont, Mass, has
COW years old that has borne eighteen
calves, She had eight before she was 6 years
old, has had four at time twice and three
at time twice.
The farmers of Lancaster, n. H., and
vicinity have subscribed upward of $4,000
for the establishment of beet-sugar manu-
factory in Lancaster, to be in operation the
present sea son.
Mr.. Joseph Mann, of Lisbon, Me, has
inc pair of yearling steers, in which he
feels famer's pride. They are of the Here
ford blood, and glrt feet and inches,
and weigh LOO pounds.
"A Granville (Mass.,) farmer has mark
eted twenty pounds of maple sugar from
sap gathered the last of January. None Of
the merchants of the region can remember
another such early sugar season.
The average yield of corn per acre in
the West during the last fifteen years ha:
fallen off twenty percent. This fact points
to the time not many years hence wher
corn growing in the West will be unproft
able.
The prospects fcra an abundant fruit croI
in Southern Illinois were never more prom
ising. Peach, apple, pear and cherry tree
are full of fruit buds. The winter has beer
most favorable for strawberry plants.
Professor Hilyard, of California, say
the simplest way in which farmer can OBJ
tain the full benefit of a moderate quantit,
of bones is to mix them in the hot, ,fcrment
ing manure pile, provided the pile is kep
in proper condition of moisture.
MIR. Oliver Dalerymple, the great Mime
sofa farmer, intends to cultivate 10000 acre
Of wheat this year. He will have 20 stear
threshers in operation, with 1856 reaping ma
chimes. Last year he employed coo laborer
and this year will increase the number
700.
John ]. Haverstick, Of East Hempfel
township, Chester county, is the owner Of
motherly old Chester county pig. La
March she gave birth to twelve pigs, la
October ten more, and on February 20 eigl
teen more-making forty pigs in three littei
inside of year.
The farmers of Clinton county are rail-
ing great deal of tobacco. In three towr
ships 465 acres were planted last season, AN
the increase throughout the county will |
thirty per cent. The average production
the acre is about l 500 pounds, and the av
erage price received is about II cents.
William DalliRg. residing near We
Chester, states that he has frequently hear
of hens laying one egg every day and tw
on Sunday ,but he neve: believed thai it ha
or could be done until Sunday last, whe
an old cluck that he owns did lay, to h
certain knowledge, two eggs.
There Is no principal in garden SCI
planting of greater Importance than "frn
ing the soil about them. This is done |
leaving the man, after planting, walk ov
the row, taking such short steps that Il
heel laps over the toe-mark, so that eve
inch of the soil is pressed down upon Il
seed.
Experiments in Germany show that
potatoes are fed to milch cows they shou
be cooked. Raw potatoes will give larg
yield of milk but less butter than cook,
ones. In the case referred to, raw potato
were first added to the daily rations of ha
straw and other materials. The result W
tl,ok ry;tb ro,xy ,,otatoas he rati.,, ,.,., o e
pounds of milk per week yielding 81 poun
of butter, while with cooked potatoes it ga
24sl pounds of milk, yielding 9l pounds
butter.
"A correspondent ofthe Rural MesseHg
gives the following as a wash for mos
trees Heat an ounce Of sal soda to rednC
in an iron pot, and dissolve it in one gall
of water, and while warm apply it to t
trunk. After one application the moss al
old bark will drop of, and the trunk W
be quite smooth.
In some places rats have become gre
pest in farm houses and barns, Copperas
the dread of rats. In every crevico or eve
hole where rat treads scatter the grains
copperas, and the result is stampede
rats and mice. Every spring coat of y,
low wash to the cellars is a purifier as W
as q rat exterminator.
Those who will take pains to examin
horses foot will find 1t set of ellipti,
springs, separated from each other by
spongy substance and the frog cushion
rest the foot upon, the whole being adm
ably constructed for heavy body to res
jars, from which the natural inference Il
cutting and pairing the hoof and frog is !
only useless but positively Injurious.
TO cure securing in lambs give ca
lamb an ounce of castor oil. Four no,
thereafter and twice daily give one +
drachms of magnesia in little thin grl
from bottle. Place salt constantly will
reach Of young and old mot mixing it amo
their food, and change their food lrequen
giving oats and small quantities of grou