The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-01-13
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FARM NOTES.

luk JiuS we'll nail lNerG - ulOT0 WOuty al
growing ut twenty cents a pound than e
loan your money ut ten per cent. interest
The grease which has become hard.
ened by dust on the nxles OF machinery
can oil be cleaned of by tho use Of
kerosene.
BUNcHEs Of grapes wcrc kept three
months hy an Austrian grower who
dipped the ends Of the stems III wax and
packed the fruit iii kiln. dried ground
bark.
PROFESSOR RILEY snys that kerosene
or oil Of any kind is sure death 10 insects
in nll stages nnd the only substance with
which We may hope to destroy the eggs.
Oils will not mix directly with water,
Int will mix with milk. fresh or sour,
and then nlny be diluted to any desired
extent.
WEAK EYES IN HoRsss.-A good
authority gives the following asa remedy
for horses eyes that are weak, winking
aud intiamed: Take MI egg and break
the large end enough to admit the handle
Of 4 teaspoon; pour out the nlbumcn or
white; mix III al the salt yon can until
1t is quite stiff, thcn act it iii the center
Of heap Of red Goals and let it burn un-
til dome baking; then when cool grind
and blow piece Of it into the eyes once
day.
PURIFYING EAs1Iy BUTTER. Of
.Mr foreign contemporaries gives the fol-
lowing mode 81 clarifying rancid and
talnted butter: Let the butter I've melted
and SKINNED m for clarifying: then put
into it piece Of bre.M we'll toasted all
over, Int not burnt. In few minutes
the butter will lose ito offensive taste aud
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 il i %
simple that any one can try it
KEErrSo Mnx. --Milk will absorb bal
otlors from the mir quicker than almost
any other liquid. therefore great care
should he taken that it is net exposed "a
any condition where it will I've likely t.
be damaged in that way. In manufsct
uring cream into butter. great care is
necessary rs to the quality If salt used.
AZ great loss may he entailcd bv this
alone. The salt is very small item "
itself. nevertheless il Inns cost maav dol
lars in the course III year through the
dana e done by the use of an i fcrior
article. Always nse the hest known
brands and keep close watch upon them
At that. The nse Of firs;ins, pals or tubs
made 81 any kind Of wn.h that imparts
an unpleasant favor must I've avoided. "a,
after packing, butter is very susceptible
In coming in contact With any 6avors Of
this kind.
PRESERVING PASTURES Among maay
propositions tarennvate the pasture. one
has been management. II
Is the cheapest and most practical manure
on the farm. The common plan is to
have hut one pasture, nnon which the
cattle must Craze at all times III it
comes 70 the Eare sod during the seasons
of extreme drought the stock must con-
tinue 70 grnb ut the sod FIR want Of bet
ter This exposes tho roots Of the grass
TO the snn Or Injuries or DESTROYS the
plant. Suppose we nse onr trees and
shrubs in that way. the detriment 10
growth would he at once apparent. A
good top on grass for growth Is as nec-
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 prac-
tical farmer. The reason is that the
stock eau be removed before it has
grazed the pasture too closely, before the
roots ut the grass are uncovered. A
| plan that will renovate hundreds Of pas.
lures in Iowa il this: Let the grass
have good start in the spring. say fouy
inches. before turning on the stock, and
change pastures as often a the E:.stnrc
appears to I've closely grazetl. -I'rcc
Knapp. IN Homestead.
FEEDING BEES IN wrsrER an
unpropitious season lees are apt to 60
into winter quarters illy provided with
storeA Well-informed aud caution,
apiarists. aware Of this lack. feed weak
colonies during the fall sufficiently /,
supply ths need. 1t Is never dcsirabl,
70 feed liquid stores, either honey 4,
syrup, in winter. md not we'll 10 feed n
all unless positively demanded. TIL,
best way to feed. If We must, is to pu'
candy made from graduated sugar o.,
the frames, Just above the cluster. This
will I've kent warm, and can lie taken
and will disturb tile bees 81 little TINT
lit must be done. it will generally sue.
o-ed II the lees can pass tho winte
until March--and tho stores needed dur
ing the cold winter are very light com
pared With those consumed later aftc
llrool-rearlng coMmences-then we ma,
feed either honey Or syrup. Then the bee
can fly occasionally and will receive II,
harm from liquid food. This fontl, too, vii
stimulate Woodworking. aud thus work
double benefit The feeder " Il need {.
be % constructed m ~ keep the fNs
near the cluster or the bees will not az
pnpria.s il. because II the cold No on
should fail 10 use divisi.n-l oarl in win
To- and spring. Keep tho bees crowd
on - - few frames that ali rill hc Gov
cred. and spring d~ind!ing will do it'll
harm.-A. j. NDok, Agricultural C0l
ie2e, lansing. Mich.
Cow TO rHs AcKr MIR. Nathan g
Pierce tells tho An cricaa Cti.irafc
how he raises one hundred bushels q
shcllei corn - the acre. Ha used 10
seel m eight-rowed corn which he In
improved by careful selection, and lie
lieves it to be = good variety 10 raise
anywhere between virgir;a and III
Canada line. The ground selected 70
planting was . cord pie q gravell
loan. Il was well plowed about th
tirst At May. harrowe l, treated to
. breakfast application Of nine hundre
pounda fertilizer to the acre; again hal
!. rowed faithfully. rendering the land III,
, aud mellow: rows marked three 70,
. apart. small amount If fertilizer sca
} tered 10 each row. May 10th. thre
kernels Of corn planted in each hill. tu
; feet apart in the rows; cultivated mn
} hocd four times, allowing no wee.ls
! grow; passed through the entire piec'
cutting each hill down to two stalk,
. every sucker in each hin ont througho.
: the field. During the eutirc perie ! ,
T growth through the season tho field y,
. closely watched, every weed pulled an
Y every ear Of smut cut out. At tho props
!, time. after the corn had become hard,
. xas cut. bound in bundles, and stooke
J. When dry il was drawn into tho bar
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