The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1880-01-01

HOUSE AND FARM.

HOUSE AND FARM.
The chicken cholera has broken out will
great virulen6e In Dame county, wi5consin
Chopped onions, with little ginger mixed
In, II said to b . sure cure tor chicken ehol
Both in chemical and mechanical proper.
ties. the soil from old pastures Is best for pot
ting plants.
American honey In the comb has become
popular article Of diet in England and very
large shipments are made.
1t is said that one bushel OF beets added To
nine bushels Of apples makes cider richer
and Of superior flavor to that made from ap-
pies alone.
Seventy-two Thousand dollars Is the high.
est price ever paid for q horse In England. 1t
vas given by its richest peer, the Duke OF
English authorities stale that, out OF every
i've loaves Of bread eaten in England in 1880.
three must come from the United States and
Russia.
uonly six substantial farmers in q town
are agreed, they can organize and sustain .
club which will put new life into the agricul-
tural and social culture OF that town.
Cider may be preserved and kept sweet by
putting 1t in wine bottles, adding teaspoon.
| fui Of white sugar to each bottle and cork.
ing tightly. The corks should be tied
down.
/ Rack for feeding horses Is wasteful. The
better plar is 70 feed with chopped hay from
Q Manager, because the food Ia not then thrown
| about, and Is mere easily chewed and di.
kes'eo'
It Is essential that leather should have
light. In the cere OF harness do not ipc.ose
It in dark closet or room. OF course ha1ness
should be oiled three or four times year,
inst washing with soap and water.
n,,a .ba ,ow,s q vo,,s,v-,,rr wheat oa,s
buckwheat, cooked vegetables Of all kinds
fruit, refuse OF the table, raw cabbage in win.
Ter, grass OF any tender variety In summer.
"a ~ ~
A COW that has accidentally eaten her fiji
-, .h,,,,a ~. 800 g., tic .,oh,. ond M,
VI ineai suou.u VIC Aep' AZ 'ne $780, .n. IoI
should be given a pound or two OF EPSON
salts, repeating the dose till movement OF
'ne oo"e'' - o"'su'
A cellar that Is good and dry and dark and
well ventilated Is the best place for preserve
.,e.,i, ,,,.,,,.. 90 .,,,,, r-.orra,, ,horo ., |
noshinpt E1e sirv send The sans NAV he
said OF fruits And roots 1t all:so,ts.
1t Is announced that the leaves o: the elder |
strewed among grsin viii enectualIy preserve |
1t fiom the ravayes OF the weevil; the juice |
will also kill msggots Theleaves scattered |
over cabbages, cucumbers and other plants
subject to the weevil ravages efectually |
shield them.
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"The Farmers, Clubs az the rate of temper.
ature for ss.Iding hoo. 2. from IL, to ls5 de.
erees. Townsend soeakmsu states that he |
has succeeded veil with the water a, 145 de-.
uses three parts boiling hot water and one
part cold spring pater.
farmer near Bangor. Me, noticing tEat
wnea. was oeins picAeu iioln .he ueaos Va
s.anoe sfHiu' anu uuulns Aoo.s VI SehOw
onen,ng i6e;r crons he tnnnd oniv .brea
grains Of wheat, and by actual count, $50 /
weevils II is better that farmers know
ChSries Z. fiske: VINO tSok the sweepstakes
premi Am OF $50 at the dairymeu,s meeting
=, C.,..eo,s ~. -. -. -. a.,
lot 81 bnt,er q, twentv mounds made IN the
State. is not a farmer. INIT a Greenfield mes
chanic, who lives just over the line in Deer
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AeePS '"o 'o"s' nc - 'ne Hon u q iarlneF'
On the farm of William Pratt. at some dis
..,,. ,,o,,, IT, .s,,.,.,o,n, -, Da,.-.
'An'o iiou. 'ne "iuuie'o"n ioAu' De@wato
county, Pa, stands cherry tree dead In
every portion except one hmp. In creVice
OIL, tnss ee, wres1 tue 20, aowsl n,ahches 10TH
grows a thrifty cedar tree. IL appeaIs to
grow cut OF the wood OF the tree, and Is quite
. curiosity.
A.. x,,,o,. u.
an A''oons' 70 paper fepofts TINS CASE
Mr.. George A. Mccormick, of this city, has
q valuable Alderney cow Mt his farm near
La.robe, which recently gave birth 10 three
calves. The calves are now three weeks old,
al t 1oimg aesrK MA Wen; ne lnsends rais-
premises in this city Is soon AZ The trinIets
can be weaned.''
The FIRST vear q sbeen,s from. tse,, oro
"us .ee' Se
eight IN nunoer' ana all OF equal size. The
second year the two middle shed out and are
repaced bv two mpch larger than ,heo,hars
Tha Third year two va,v s%ai 1.et te nnen
IN es.her s;de OF the eiSbth A. tba sppIP o.
the louIth year there are SIX large teeth. II
me a,ItS wear AZ becin y. Se sSo sI s,1ng
wear. n
Professor Real objects tn the nractics of I,
zcrap,pp the trunks FANNIE trees. and tbinks
that. es the rouph bark protects them from
the ,ntenae coId NJ w,ntar n ts vo,se than {
liz thrnswn o owov Ws ramarks thot Ia
,raas 40 not recs;vs nonrishment m ronsbrths
hor1 hn. throraS vonn@ i,ri,s and isaves
and that moss on treas is NOT a narasi,e sncbs I
no the life ont.
Bran is q valuable food for horses in re. {
ducIng .he inflsmmatory effect of stimulat.
ing food. Made into mashes 1t has cooling
and laxative effect but used in excess espe-
,ially in dry state, II Is apt to form stony
n,nSnced from the sHcsasine ,'sn - %r'
po % hos,, ,SEan nm, ~ hnrSes &C., aaaIh 4
~eiohin0 manV p0nnds
"ss
The Delaware (Pa) Vdley Advance SAWS: {
.Tho demand for soru. ,his ,..r,s o-..,., Z
80 90 40
man IL mss peen 1or many years past, but
n see prices lower. On The other side the !
,ellers remain firm. Thew sse that every {
other kind OF property is rising In value, 1
a mo tney 90 NOT see why tney snouio take
onIchass shonId NOT DELAY: the Longer thew :
put this matter of the more they viii have {
10 pay.
James Waterman, of W1lliamstown, Mass,
onoe had q COW. q cross OF the Durham and ]
Jeraey breed which Welded him In eleven |
20 $3.50. .rh,,,.. 1900. ,,.
months 90 Pounos VI ou'.o1' oesiOes iurnIsn- {
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