The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-16

bounty TO one who would buy and keep a
pillow in repair and do the work in this
way.
The exportation of American live hogs to
Germany has been found very profitable.
About ~ per cent. OF the hogs die on the
voyage.
The excessive dry summer and autumn of
last year combined with the fact that now
the ground has so far been covered with
snow, will no doubt add greatly to the
fertility of the soil, and, other things being
favorably, we may reasonably expect good
crops.
Two Australian feeces Of wool and two
American feeces were secured last summer.
The Australian secured four and half
pounds and the American eight and half
pounds. The former was valued at $3.50 and
the latter at SS.12
A very simple renedy-and said to be
effective-to rid canary birds of mites is to
place clean white cloth over the cage at
night. The vermin leave the bird and gath
er upon the cloth. They are very small, red,
and scarcely discernible with the naked
eye.
To utilize the feathers of ducks, chickens
and turkeys, generally thrown aside as re-
fuse, trim the plume from the stump, inclose
them in a tight box, rub the whole as if
washing clothes, and you will secure . per-
fectly uniform and light down, excellent for
quilting coverlets and not few other pur-
pOses.-Poultry World.
The moisture in which one kind of seed
would flourish would be destructive to an
other class, causing them to rot instead of
forcing growth. The heat necessary TO start
one class of seeds would dry up and utterly
destroy the gum of another class. The APP
plication Of rules requires mixture of COM
mon sense and observation.
quantity of flour was exposed by a
French experimenter to pressure of 800
tons, reducing it to one-fourth its original
bulk. A portion of it was then placed in
cans and sealed, the same being done with
some impressed -four. A year afterward
the cans were opened, when the Impressed
| -four was found TO he spoiled, while the
pressed was in excellent preservation.
Too many farmers manifest degree of
| contempt for the smaller products of the
farm, I articularly those cultivators who
are engaged in raising large crops of wheat
and corn, or who are largely engaged in the
dairy business. As consequence: there is
often lack of vegetables on such farms,
with, perhaps, a short supply of eggs or
honey, combined often with a complete
neglect of small fruits.
Tobacco stalks should be saved, but
should not be allowed TO dry before being
covered up with manure or muck. Before
being covered it is best to cut them into
short pieces, then put layer of much OF
manure on the ground about six inches
thick, then layer of stalks about the same
| thickness continuing this method uatil all
the stalks are used. They will soon begin
to ferment and rot, and the result will be
that from an acre of tobacco you will get a
cord of the best kind of manure.
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method of preparing sugar for feeding bees
To four quarts of white sugar add one quart
of boiling water; heat over a brisk fire, stir
ring all the time, until it boils about five
minutes. Remove from the fire and set the
dish in basin of cold water, and stir brisk
ly until it begins to get white and creamy
Now pour on plates and let the sugar cool in
large cakes II il does not crystalize BY
stirring, there is too much water in it, and
you will have to put il back on the stove
and boil for a few minutes again. Wher
you have got your cakes of cool, hard candy
put them on the frames over the bees
American Cultivator.
The chief value of salt applied to land a.
a manure is in its action as a solvent thu
rendering other plant food available, though
it supplies plants with soda and chlorine
both of which are constituents of plants
All plants that require soda or alkali ar,
DeneHIeu Dy H. III appueu Win Judgment
Wheat contains both soda and potash a
we'll as chlorine 1.-THE latter ami sodium ar,
constituents of salt. Salt that has beer
used for brine possesses value for fertilizin,
purposes 1t should be applied to whea
sufficiently early in the spring to get thu
benefit of wet weather, and at the rate o
three to six bushels per acre. Ten bushel
are sometimes sown.
Squashes are of tropical origin, and
therefore, when spring opens it is useless t
plant them until the soil is quite warm an,
all danger of frost or cold nights is over
Again, as they make very rapid growth
there is no necessity of haste in getting tn
seed into the ground. Squashes are gooc
feeders, liking a rich soil. 1t is best t
manure in the hill. In sowing place
dozen seeds in each hill, and when DANCE
from the bugs is over pull up all but tire
or four. A mellow, warm soil is the best
For bush sorts make hills three or four fee
apart, and for running kinds twice that dis
lance. All winter squashes should b
ripened thoroughly or they are watery. lack
ing sweetness and richness, also lackin
keeping properties.