The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-11
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SUNDAY, JANUARY II, 1880
rather warm and moist by frequent syriDg.
ings. gradually inuring them to their changed
conditions.
nEET SUGAR
[aerma,town Telegraph


inRs. gradually inuring them to their changed
conditions.
BEET SUGAR.
[Germnr town Telegraph
We had hoped, though experience was
against ua. that the beet sugar manufacture
In Maine, commenced SO vigorously Two years
ago with Legislative encouragement. would
have established It's pruiitnhlenrsa IT. fhaAi-
htty being long ago established. But from
the various statements creepinR into tho pup
le papers, 1t Ia shown that II has not salts
fled those who had expected u different re-
suit. that 1t can be made u paying business ~
that State, Ms was several years ago demon
strated IN Illinois and California. lheis was
an effort to do something ~ " ~ DeihWhis
tho past season, but thus far nothing has
trnnapired about IL that has come to our no-
tice Az we have already said. there ls ne
difficulty In producing sugar from heete ms
iine ma any Imported. hut the cost OF labor
seems to be an nsuperable barrier TO success.
now no TELL A SHEEP KILLING poo.
tGorrospoudanee Rural Worldl
A dog that has killed sheep has wool be-
tween his teeth He gets the wool between
HI teeth when he makes the first charge on
tho sheep. The sheep reeists and the dog
has to have n severe tussel with the sheep 10
kill IL. This Ia the only time he gets the "ooi
between the teeth The dog has to bite very
hard and bis teeth are 40 close together That
the wool will get caught between Ahem ln
almost every instance it will be found there
and the dog can't get rid Of II.
FARM ITEMS.
Muck dug In tho winter will freeze and fall
into Il fine powder. III put IN heaps. with
lime or ashes, II will heat aud ferinent anu
will not freeze, but will be changed tn loose
| texture and can then be handled with ease.
| In this condition IT, l. best Tilted for use IN
eomposts rs an absorbent or To put on the
land. ut American hgrlculturalist.
| If there ia not sufficient rain TO keep com
TEA t, u t,a
even Ii 1t has TO TO hauled and poured On
them. Decomposition Is arrested when the
heap becomes dry. few barrels OF water
| from the we'll will soon start up heat and de-
composition In dry pile OF compost Amer
| lean AgiiCulturalist.
While there is always something to do about
| n farm tho winter season offers considerable
| leisure for the farmer. For tho best use 81
| Time nothing can be more profitable than 70
| procure and use ~ small select library OF books
| of mn Instructive kind. To read for amus'-
ment only. is not recommended because IN
| formation Of a valuable kind oan be procured
In such FORM NJ to be interesting aud agree
able American Agricultural.
/ The application vi manure to the orchard J.
often neglected. Use well-rotted stable man
| urp. II may ha drawn on Mt any time during
the wuter. most easily when the ground is
| frozen. When spread, II should cover the
| whole ground, aud not be heaped just about
the trunks of the trees. where there are nc
small roots American Agriculturist.
A pair of cards and brush should he In
every cow stable, and cleanliness should bt
carefully observed. A thorough cnrding and
| brushing will not only increase the quantity
of milk, but will add TO It's purity. Young
calves should be- freed from vermn by apply
ling mixture OF inased oil and Kerosene Is
the parts infested. Tools will be safer wher
| kept In selected place than when lying about
/ Those not now In use will be much tmproveC
by soakinR the wood with crude petroleum
and covering the metal parts with coating
of tnllow; or what Is better, the mixture d
lard or roAn. III accounts have not been kept
nor any daily record of farm work, the proper
books should be procured, and ut the begin
ming OF 1850 n commencement DO made. Ii I
worth the trouble to know Just how one stands
/ with himself and the world American Agrf
culturist.
| The pay OF farm laborers In New England
on yearIy engagements, without board, aver
ages $40 81 per month, and the average cost Q
living S. 02. The average Tor the Middle
States Ia $40 90; the South Atlantic States
Sill 10, aud In the Gulf States, 81 SO; IN th,
nine inland States east or the Mississippi
from Sis 90 south Of the Ohio TO $50 10 II
the north. West of the Mississippi the pres
ent average is $23 ~ per month, u slight in.
crease over n year ago, while the price o
subsistence has fallen off. In California ane
Washington Territory the increase has beer
still larger and now reaches 500 20, but Is
more than Offset bya much greater increase
In the cost oil living. II Department Of Agri
culture.
Il A short time ago. says the Indiana Farmer,
Gen. John Gibson, Of ST. Paul, made the as
sertion that 100 bushels of wheat Ind beer
raised ON an acre of ground In tho Territor.
of Montana. The statement having been re-
ceived with incredultty. he wrote to the pres
dent of the First National Bank, In Helena
, for proof In reply he received the certificat,
Of the president and secretary OF the Terri
torial Fair Association that one Jas. \. Ray
H. AMI
first premium for the best acre OF wheat. be
ing 102 bushels TO the acre. This is believed
to be the largest yield OF wheat on record.
To remove the rank smell OF the stable
take a peck OF sawdust wetted with sulphurt
acid. diluted forty times with water, and dis
tribute about the door and stalls. 1t will
quickly remove the disagreeable ammonaca
smell