The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-11
FARM NOTES.

A mixture Of bone dust and ashes is
said to be good fertilizer for Strawberries.
Kerosene oil is sure death to insects Of
all kinds and in every stage Of their de-
yelopment, according to Prof Riley.
Fowls seldom tire Of milk They may
eat too much grain or meat for health, but
milk in any form is both palatablc and
healthy.
"A little bunch oflilies OF the valley sent
from New Orleans by mail, has been re-
ceiyed in fresh condition in Providence, r.
I. They came enclosed in potato, the in
side of which had been dug out, leaving a
thin shell.
To groom horse feed him on any nu-
tritious food, keep his skin clean, brush and
rub the hair thoroughly, and often. Blanket
ing will aid materially in giving smoothness
to the coat.
Turkey raising is carried on extensive
" in Tchama county, Cal. One man in adj
dtion to raising and tending largo flock
OF sheep, raised nearly 700 turkeys last year.
Large hocls of from 1000 to 1900 are fire.
quently met with, tended by women and
children.
Although there is no question that
| liquid Or extracted honey is sometimes
adulterated, fortunately, it is said, the fraud
is easily de ected, as upon the approach of
of cool weather, pure honey will always
ciystalize, or "candy," while honey contain
ing glucose will remain in liquid state.
TO exterminate rats get II few pounds
of common potash, such as used by soap
makers, and expose it to the air until it
softens to the consistency Of putty, then
spread IL thickly in their runways, put il in
the holes, and all rats and mice will leave.
The caustic nature Of the potash makes their
feet sore, and then they lick their feet and
| that gives them trouble with their mouths
"A noticeable old lady is Mrs. Lawrence,
of Craltsbury, Vt. She is seventy-one years
old, and for six years past has been totally
blind. During the past two years, never
theless, she has spun, doubled, twisted and
knit l4OO knots of yarn, making everything
from mans cap to a syrup strainer. One
of these years she has taken care of the but
ter of ten COWS, with the assistance Of a girl
ten years old, and also assisted about the
cooking and general homework. She has
never but cnee during these years ma6e a
misstep, at that time falling from the piazza
! into the road breaking one wrist and sprain-
ing one ankle, from which injury she has
never fully recovered.
There is no forage crop equal to corn.
-Mangle wurzel plants and also sugar
beets can be transplonted with success.
The aggregate number of live stock in
the United States is set down at 50 600 900
head.
-sixty-eight thousand pounds of maple
sugar have been shipped from Nashville,
Mich, this season.
Pumpkin seeds act as a diuretlc on cat
tel. Cows in milk should never have access
to them. Before pumpkins are fed the seeds
should always be removed for they decrease
the flow of milk very rapidly.
In hoeing or wedding young strawberry
plants it is always best to pluck off be bios
SONS of fruit buds, as it is almost impossible
to grow good strong plants capable of bear
ing profitable crop Of strawberries il they
are allowed to bear ut pleasure the first year.
-Chamois skins are not derived from the
chamois, as many people suppose, but are
the flesh side Of sheepskins. These skins are
soaked in lime water aud in a solution Of
sulpherie acil, hsh oil is poured over them,
and they are then carefully washed in a 60
luton Of potash.