The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-21
FARM NOTES.

Water wheels yield from so to 0l per
cent. Of the power of water
1t is estimated that the acreage in win
ter wheat lie per cent. greater than last
year.
All the hncks of Merlno sheep in Addi-
son county, VT, are assessed at Sl5 per
head.
The parasite known ns the Northerus
destroys millions of the eggs Of the canker
worm.
Breeding from immature animals is
great mistake. 1t is the foundation OF d.
grneracy.
A farmer should so arrange his kitchen
garden that he can use both plough and
cultivator ia its management.
Common hydraulic &C ment mixed with
oil forms a good paint for roofs and out.
buildings. 1t is water proof and incom-
bustible.
"A Merino ram, crossed on a flock of
common sheep, will double the yield of wool
through the first cross alone, thus payi ing for
the ram the first season.
An intelligent farmer says that the
leaves and stalks fpom an acre Of corn are
worth as much TO feed to stock as tho hay
which could be raised upon the same amount
oi land.
The two implements which do the most
towards liberating the iertilizlng minerals
from the soil are the harrow and cultiyator.
The more these are used he less weeds we
shall have, and the more fertile will be the
land.
The power Of steam engine is calcu-
lated by multiplying together the area Of
the piston in inches, the mean pressure in
pounds per square inch, the length of the
stroke in feet and the number OF strokes per
minute, and dividing by $4,000.
TO make sandpaper, crush glass under
gunner, and sili it into about six sizes coat
good quality Of Manila paper with thin
glue, and dust the pulverized glass over it.
Sometimes two coats Of glue aud glass are
thus applied to the paper.
The following is recommended as a cure
for garget in COWS: Eight drops of tincture Of
heonite dropped on a piece of bread and
mixed with the food at night. Next morn
ing four drops more given in the same man
ner will generally complete the cure.
la propagating honeysuckles cuttings of
wood when nearly ripe will strike il inserted
in shady border N the autumn and duly
watered. Perhaps the most successful mode
of propagating is by layers pfgged in moist
soil in the autumn, when the leaves COM
menee falling.
-Asiatic breeds Of fowl lay eggs from deep
chocolate through every shade Of coffee color
while the Spanish, Hamburg and Italian
breeds are known for the pure white of the
eggshell A cross, however remote, with
Asiatics will cause even the last named
breeds to lay an egg slightly tinted.
TO preserve leather hose, bolting ,ete., in
good condition, freely apply crude castor oil,
warmed as possible. 1t increases the plia-
bility oi the leather and the cling of belts
Il does not become rancid, and rats ayoid il.
In hose it should be pumped in under con-
siderable pressure, thus thoroughly filling
the pores.
The London Ne,es SAYS; "0fall poultry
breeding the rearing Of the goose in favor
able situations is said to be the least trouble
some and the most profitable, 1t is not sur
prising therefore that the trade has Of late
years been enormously developed. Geese
will live and, 70 a certain extent, thrive on
the coarsest Of grasses"
-TaPring ropes, it has been shown slight
ly diminisbes their tenacity against pull
lug strain, but taTred rope maintains a
high average Of tenaeity much longer than
an uuiarrsd one, by reason Of the proteeti, n
the tar affords against the atmospheric and
other causes Of deterioration. The quantity
Of tar found most suitable Is about is per
cent. Of the weight Of the rope.