The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-07-23
FARM NOTES.


~ Never overload team nor discourage
1t by a too heavy pull at first starting nor
start from a bad place il il is possible to
avoid it.
In thinning apples while small, we
have experimental long enough to lnow
that il is very proGtable.-Beal's Report
Bad Farming.-It is exceedingly bad
husbandry to harrow NJ the feelings ofyour
wife, to rake, up old quarrels, to hoe (owe) a
grudge, and SOW discord.
The following is said to be an antidote
for blight in pear: One quart of slaked linn
one quart of bone phosphate and one ounce
of sulpher sprinkled under each tree.
." -sparrQws are 50 numerous and bellig-
erent at VIENNA that they have driven 9th
er birds from the city, and now the author
tiles are having them destroyed with air
guns, ,chasseur perambulating the parks
and avenues for this special purpose. In
some parts Of the city of New York Il ey
have become pest almost intorable, and
there is no known method of of abating it.
Many farmers wives lead -dreary sort
Of life They work finn early morn till lat
al night with no time for recreation or read
ing. They can find very little time TO read
the family newspaperT This hard life they
endure with checrfullness and are well sntis-
fed iftheir. lahors are appreciated; which +,
asad to say; is rot always the case. There are
some very unreasonable, selfish, and un-
thinking men who find no word Of arTro-
.bation or appreciation Of the labors of their
faithful wives. A few words Of hearty ap
probation are sometimes more precious than
gold to the weary ana discouraged.
ton Journal.
There is no crop raised that yields so
large an amount of food and with so little
larbor as Indian corn.
An exchange tells of a farmer who
ploughed an acre of rather poor soil and in
the furrow he laid corn stalks lenghtwis
and so on till the whole was ploughed. On
another acre he burnt the same amount ol
cornstolks and spread the ashes, over the
whole field then being planted with corn
The latter portion started much better thar
the first, and during the early part of tbs
season wns a good deal ahead, but the latte
part of the season the first portion WEI
ahead, the result being that the corEstalk
brought of the best crop.
Powdered shellac is soltened in ten time
its weight of strong water Of ammonia
whereby transparent mass is obtained
which becomes fluid after keeping for SOM
little time, without the use OF hot water. Il
three or four weeks the mixture is perfectl
! liquid, and when applied it will be found +
soften the rubber. AS soon as the ammoni
evaporates the rubber hardens again-lt
said quite irmly-and thus becomes imper
vious both to gases and liquids. For cement
ing sheet rubber or rubber materials in an
shape to metal, glass aud other smoothe SUI
faces the cement is highly recommended.
Great activity prevails at the Muedo
Aeronautieal School, where the French Gov
1 eminent has established extensive works f.
the construction of war balloons. Each {
these, ten meters in diameter, will be mad
Of silk, Vanished by process invented i
1894, The valve is to be made OF metal, an
the shape will be quite spherical. Not lel
than forty Of them will be sent to the sever
al French armies for the purpose of maxim
captive or free ascents when required. {
these more than half have been already con
structed. The construction of furnaces fc
the preparation of pure hydrogen has nc
begun yet. The warehouse is large enougl
to contain inflated balloons, which can fin
exit by the roof.
"A glue ready for use is made by addin
to any quantity Of glue common whiskey in
stead of water. Put both together in a bo
tie, cork it tight and set 1t for three or for
days, when it will be fit for use without th
application of heat. Glue thus prepare
will keep for years, and is at all times {
for use, except in very cold weather, whe
it should be set in warm water before usini
To obviate the difficulty Of the stopper ge
ting tight by the glue drying in the mout
OF the vessel, use tin vessel with the cove
Citing tight on the outside to prevent h
escape of the spirit by evaporation.
strong solution ofisinglass made in the sam
manner is sn excellent cement for leather
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