Smyrna times., 1881-10-19


because you do not as rule have picked
up and removed all the worny apples
that drop from the trees. That's it.
The horticultural editor of the Prairie
Farmer says that, "from present indication.
and from watching carefully the market
price of western apples, we would saw
that the Ben Davis is the most profitable
late keeping fruit for the West, the Willow
Twig second, Rowles Janet third. and
either the Minkler or May of Myres
fourth"
Make table eighteen inches high to
husk corn on and not get down on your
knees on the ground. A frame four feet
wide and long enough to spread out
shock, board in the middle running length
ways to sit straddle of, is about the thing.
This, Of course, does not apply to those
behind farmers who husk their corn as it
stands in the hills.
A well-known market gardener. who
has tried fifteen different mixtures of de-
coctions for the cabbage Worm, prefers
twenty parts of gypsum, three or four of
quicklime and one of carboIic acid,
sprinkled thinly over the leaves when wet
with dew or rain, repeating the applica-
ting as often as necessary, which must be
a number of times.
If cow kicks you over, don't break
the milk stool and fourth commandment
in Furnishing her, but get small rope.
long enough to reach around her BODY,
across the small of her back, and in front
OF the udder; draw it tight; she will not
| try to kick more than two or three times
with that around her. 1t should be put
on few times until she will not show =
| disposition to.
One of the practices of remarkably
| successful farmer was to use with care
| about three times the usual amount of
clover seed on his land, and in sowing
grain to always sow clover with it. If
part OF the clover failed there would gen-
orally be enough left then if he wanted
clover crop to follow the grain he was
| all right, and if he didn't want it for
clover he could plow it under, and it was
all right also.
The reports seem to show that the num-
Der of hogs in the West is at least 25 ner
cent. below the average at this time of the
year, and that they are of small size and
IN poor condition. To this add a scarcity
OF corn, and the fact that the country is
bare of cattle from Maine to Texas and
you may well guess that pork and sausage
Will be high next winter. How about SO
hundred for fat hog!
Inc profit in rearing three-year-old
colt that will sell for 500 only is much
greater than in rearing steer that sells at
that age for $50. Just now horseaesh is
the most probable stock that can be pro-
duced. There is a steady demand for
horses both for working and driving. at
very remunerative prices. The bupbear
OF over-supply need not stand in the wav
ol enterprise in this direction.
The following is given as remedy for a
balkly horse When he stops get quietly
down from the load, go to his head, show
nm strap, pat him on the neck. then
iasten one end of the strap around his
lore leg, close up to the body; throw the
loose end over his back, and lifting up his
foot, fasten the free end of the strap
around the fetlock. Having secured the
foot to position near the body, talk
kindly to him and take q seat on the road.
side till he shows disposition to be mov-
ing on. The leg relieved, he will gener-
ally move off. Repeat few times. and y
cure will very likely follow. Who has a
better remedy?-Fam journal.