Richland beacon., 1881-01-22
FARM NOTES.

loan your money at ten per cent. interest.
The grease which has become hard.
ened by dust on the axles Of machinery
can all be cleaned off by the use Of
kerosene
BUScHEs of grapes were kept three
months by al Austrian grower who
dipped the ends of the stems in wax and
packed the fruit i'll kiln-dried ground
bark.
PROFESSOR RILEY saws that kerosene
or oil of any kind is sure death to insects
in all stages and the only substance with
which we may hope to destroy the eggs.
Oils will not mix directly with water.
but will mix with milk, fresh or sour.
and then may DE diluted to any desired
extent.
WEAK EYES IN HORSES. GOOD
authority gives the following as a remedy
for horses eyes that are weak, winkinc
nnd infiamed: Take an egg and break
the large end enough to admit the handle
OF teaspoon; pour out the albumen or
white; mix in all the salt you can until
1t Is quite stiff, then set it in the center
OF heap OF red Goals and let it burn I'M
I'll done baking; then when cool grind
and blow piece of it into the eyes once
day.
PURIFYING RANCID BUTTER. of
ollr foreign contemporaries gives the fol.
lowing mode Of clarifying rancid and
tainted butter: "Let the butter be melted
and skinned rs for clarifying: then put
INTO 1t piece of bread we'll toasted all
over, but not burnt. In few minutes
the butter will lose its offensive taste and
smell, but the bread will become per-
fectly fetid." We have serious doubts
with regard to the above process pro-
ducing the result claimed. Still it is so
simple that any one can try it.
kEEPING MILK.-Milk will absorb bad
odors from the mir quicker than almost
any other liquid, therefore great care
should be taken that it is not exposed TO
any condition whore it will be likely to
he damaged in that way. In manufact-
uring cream into butter, great care is
necessary as to the quality of salt used.
as great loss may be entailed by this
alone. The salt is a very small item in
itself, nevertheless il has cost many dol.
lars in the course Of a year through tbe
damage done by the use of nm inferior
article. Always use the best know
brands and keep close watch upon them
at that. The use of firkins, pals or tubs
made OF any kind of wood that imparts
an unpleasant flavor must be avoided. az
after packing, butter is very susceptible
IN coming in contact with any Hayors of
this kind.
PRESERVING PASTURES. Among many
propositions to renovate the pasture one
has been Overlooked-manageme II
is the cheapestand most practical manure
on the farm. The common plan is to
have but one pasture, upon which tho
cattle must Craze at all times. IF II |
comes to the bare sod during the seasons
OF extreme drought the stock must con-
tinue to grub at the sod for want of bet
ter. This exposes the roots of the GRASS
to the sun or Injuries or DESTROYS the
plant suppose We use our trees and |
shrubs in that way, the detriment to
growth would be at once apparent. A
good top on grass for growth is as nee
essary as upon trees.
That one hundred acres of land in two
pastures will keep one-third more stock
than the same number of acres in one
pasture has long been known to the proc-
teal farmer The reason is that the
stock can be removed before it has
grazed the pasture too closely, before the
roots OF the grass are uncovered. A
plan that will renovate hundreds of pas-
lures IN Iowa is this: Let the grass
have good start in the spring, saw four
inches, before turning on the stock. and
change pastures as often rs the pasture
appears to be closely grazed.-Prof
Knapp. in Homestead.
FEEDING BEES IN WINTER. nm
lnpropitious season bees are apt to 90
INTO winter quarters lily provided with
stores. Well-informed and cautious
aware of this lack, feed weak
colonies during the fall sufficiently 70
supply the need. 1t is never desirable
o feed liquid stores, either honey or
yrup, IN winter, and not we'll to feed at
III unless positively demanded. The
'est way to feed, if we must. is to ma
andy made from granulated sugar on
ne frames, Just above the cluster. This
MI be- kept warm, and can be taken. t
nd will disturb the bees 80 little that "
1t must be done, it will generally sue. b
SEQ. IL the bees can pass the winter :,
nth March-and the stores needed dur -
g the cold winter are very light COM y
Ared with those consumed later after y
rood rearing commences-then we NAV V
ed either honey or syrup. Then the bees =;
IN fly occasionally and will receive no u
.rm from liquid food. This food, too, will III
imulate brood rearing, and thus work a
'uble benefit. The feeder " Il need to 49,
30 constructed as to keep the food -
'ar the cluster or the bees will not ap- -
opriate il, because of the cold. No one y,
ould fail to use a division-board in win ~
and spring. Keep the bees crowded ~
to 80 few frames that all will be COW =.
ed, and spring dwindling will do little "'
ma. j. Cook, Agricultural COL
,e, Lansing, Mich.
ONE HUNDRED BUSHELS OF SHEILEp eS
'RN TO THE ACRK.-Mr. Nathan G. 81
erce tells the American Cultiyator gu
" he raises one hundred bushels of It's
e!led corn to the acre. He used for asl
ID an eiQht-roved corn which ho boa Of