Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-01
Miscellaneous.
AEPicultuFsl Notes.

er, that pure-bred stock il not profitable
tor the avernge farmer to keep. but that
cross-bred cows. half or three-quaFter
bred, are more desirable. of.en exceeding
the pure bred in yield Of milk.
A writer in the Poultry Yard suggests
to owners Of egg-eating fowls how to get
rid Of the trouble. In the fall replace all
the old hens with pullets. procure some
China nest eggs. and take in the new-laid
eggs every night in cold weather. and
oftener. if you wish to save them from
freezing, and prevent the hens learning 10
eat them Give the hens, instead OF
frozen or other eggs. refuse mea, from the
slaughter house or meat market. boiled
tender. with the bones pulverized. III
these directions are followed. the writer
says. hens will not learn to eat eggs.
Discussing the influence of the stock on
the scion in grating, T.. VI. Hovey is re-
ported az saying that he had performed
manv experiments to determine what in
hnence, il any, the stock has on the graft.
He never found the Bartlett to become
earlier by grating it on the very early
sort known as Amire .Joannet. or later by
grating on the Vicar of WINFIELD. He
had grated Clapp's Favoritc on Jargon-
Giout Moroccan. I;eurre Diel and Flemish
Beauty Dana's Hovey on Gu.tin's sun
mer, Harvard and Vicar of WINFIELD :
and Bartlett on Winter Nelis. Easter
Beurre, Green Chisel and Onondaoa with
out changing the season OF ripening in the
least. In every instance each variety re-
tanned its identity, and each was still re-
spectively Clapp's Fav"rite, Dana )
Il II.
add t.,at after grating many thousands Of
different sorts on various stocks, and see
ing many thousands Of pears bear in or
chards, we never saw as much change
produced by the stock rs WAS effected by
the soil and cultivation, the latter chang
ing fruits so much that good Judges
scarcely recognized them. And still more
there never have been such variations.
or so many. in Obtaining permanent
changes by grating on dissimilar stocks.
as have taken place by means of sports"
without an Intervention of budding or
grating.
At the Chicago Fair, the sweepstake
prize on herds of battle. of the beef breeds
was awarded to the short horns.
TO remove feas and lice from dogs.
mix soft soap with as much carbonate of
soda as will make it into thick paste.
Then rub this well into the roots of the
hair all over the dogs body, adding lit
tie warm water as you go along. so As TO
enable you to saturate the skin with it.
Let It remain for half an hour. then put
the dog into tub with warm water for
ten minutes. letting him quietly soak. and
now and then ducking his head under wa
ter. Lastly wash the soap completely out
and let him dry by exercise in the sun.
choosing n warm day Tor the operation.
This. after two or three repettions. will
completely cleanse the foulest skin To
prevent vermin from again accommodating.
mOisten the hairs once week with tea
spoonful of carbolic acid to a half pint
Of water. Keep his house or resting
place and bedding clean and sweet. and
sprinkle II occasionally with the last men,
tened solution
The oranges of the State of Maine. says
ID. II. Thing. Master. in his report. have
excellent facilities for cooperation in trade.
They have a Patrons Cooperative Cor
poration." located in Portland. where
goods can be bought by wholesale. which
furnishes all goods ordered at bottom
prices for cash, and of best qualify. When
oranges have established their standing
with the store. they are dealt with a. fair
" through the mail as though the parties
were face to face. The report from almost
every grange is, 1--WE do our business at
the State store. and are all well satisfied
Quite number OF oranges report decid
ed Improvement in farms. buildings and
general surroundings of Patrons. The
practica. matters OF everyday life which
have been discussed by the oranges have
begotten spirit of emulation which has
resulted in great good to those who most
needed stirring up.
Farmers and grain dealers complain be-
cause higher rates of freight. 'elatively,
are charged for short distances then for
long ones. and, believing themselves
aggrieved, have asked why they are not
entitled 10 have their freight carried short
distances. and on equal charge per mile to
that charged on long distances. and have
demanded that there should be State or
national legislation 10 control the rail-
roads. Edward Atkinson. OF Boston. in
an article published in the American Agri-
culturist, states that according To the tab
les computed by j. X. blanchard. oi the
Erie Railroad the entire profit Of the rail
road service for the State of New York
Tor 1879 was less than one quarter of
cent per ton OF merchandise hauled one
mile. II is also shown that on certain
kinds of freight hauled long distances. the
cost of loading and handling and other
terminal expenses, is one-eighth of cent
per ton per mile of the distance over which
it was carried. while The actual expenses
of landing and handling small quantities
landed at way stations and hauled short
distances. amounted to ten and fourteenth
cents per mile. These figures. Mr.. Atkin-
son thinks. show that railroads cannot at
ford to carry freight at the same rate per
mile for short distances that they do tor
long ones.
a Leading Professor Speaking or sensible
People.