The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-06-02
FARM Ind HOME.
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FARM Ind HOME.
Farm Raztsgs.
TREEs. The man who plants one tree
on the Western plains is wiser than the
man who shoots buffalo. Trees may
need watering, but in time they bring
showers. Where trees are on the plains
there the rain falls, If it comes at all.
CABBAGE FOR THE TAB1E.The Orr
de'aers' Magazine says all yellow and
white-hearted cabbages, Savoys includ-
ed, are not good for table use, 8. that the
yellowish and very pals green sorts are
comparatively worthless, while the dark,
green sorts are full of flavor and sub
stance, the very perfection Of what a
cabbage should be that il to be ;ooked
for Christian to eat.
RosEs. The Rural Home communi-
Gates an important fact in rose culture:
Every rose will not come from the
slip. Ofthe three great divisions into
which the rose family is separated
namely, the damask, the noisette and
the tea-the last two may be propagat-
ed with more or less readiness from the
slip q by budding; the first only by di-
viding the roots and planting the seed,
which latter method is resorted to, how
ever, only when it is desired to obtain
new varieties"
THWEEv11. A correspondentwrit
IT have observed Of late numerous COM
plants of the difficulty of guarding pea
and bean seed from the weevil. Your
subscriber has found an effectual reme-
dy, and gives it for the benefit of those
seeking such. After harvesting dry
thoroughly in the sun, and afterward
place in jars, cans or barrels that have
been thoroughly heated before the fire,
placing in each vessel a bottle of turpen-
tine, not corking the bottle, but simply
tying piece of cloth over its mouth.
Cover the vessels as alright as possible,
and afterward expose to the sun occa-
sionally. The fumes of the turpentine
engendered by the heat kill the egg of
the weevl deposited in the seed when it
is green. This is an effectual remedy,
and should be known to all seed growers
North or South. -New York Herald.
FRENCH Fowls. French fowls
are not nearly SO popular in America as
they deserve to be. The Creve-cnurs
and Roullans are both prolific egg pro-
ducers, grow rapidly, and have white,
juicy flesh. The latter have plump
breast, fne-favored flesh, remarkably
light bones and gray legs. If properly
fed the hens will lay on without stop.
ping to sit. They thrive well in confne-
ment. The Creve-ceurs are also non
sitters, and are not surpassed for white
ness of flesh. by any variety. Their
black legs are often objected to by cooks
and dealers, but they have no effect
upon the color, flavor or tenderness of
the flesh. Young birds will fatten when
three months old, and have been made to-
weigh four pounds at that age. At 6
months they will weigh seven pounds.
The CoTswoLD SHEEP.-Mr Joseph
Harris has the following in praise Of this
breed: +" If we'll fed and provided with
dry quarters under foot, there are no
sheep which will stand exposure to our
severe weather better than the Cots
wolds. The Cotswold ewes are good
breeders and good nurses. They fire.
quently have two strong lambs, and oc-
casionally three at birth. Z have
never had a pure-bred Cotswold eve in
the flock that would not breed. We let
the ewes have their first lambs when 2
years old, and they frequently continue
good breeders till 10 years old. The
Cotswolds are the hardest Of all En-
glish breeds Of sheep. OF ell the we'll
established breeds tho Cotswolds are
the largest. The celebrated expert
ments of Lawes and Gilbert proved be-
yond all question that the Cotswolds
produced more mutton and more wool
than any other breed; and, not only
this, they gained more in proportion to
the food consumed than any other
breed.
CONTROLLING THE SEX OF Fowls.
Both English and American poultry
fanciers have experimental considerably
for the purpose of establishing some
method by which to control the sex of
their pets. In a late number of Casseys
Magazine writer sums up the results
of the experience of British breeders as
follows 1. Ascockerel mated with not
more than three adult hens will give al
most always larger number Of male
than female chicks especially will this
be the case with the earlier broods.
Later broods will be more uncertain. 2.
Mating an adult cock with not more
than three bullets will he nncar