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

White flowers are generally more agree
ably fragrant than colored ones.
You may enlarge your pinks by watering
them with a weak solution of nitre.
The sheep and wool interest of Michigan
was never i'm better condition that at pres
emit
Deciduous trees are those whose leaves
fall off every year, as opposed to the ever
green's.
Winter is the time to thoroughly repair
all tools, plows. reaping machines, cult
vators, and the Ike.
EThe Thawville Ill. J Creamery, in Iroquois
County, recently paid dividend of 40 per
cent. on its capital stock.
A Mr.. Cox, near Battle Creek, Mich, re-
Gently slaughtered three-year-old hefer
which, when dressed, weighed S17 pounds.
The French Academy has lately discov-
cred that some plants are as sensitive to the
effects of chloroform as animals are.
1t is said that if sod land is plowed just
before the corn is planted the worms will
feed upon the sod and not injure the corn.
Ten millions of cattle are annually
slaughtered in this country to supply the
home demand for meat, which is valued at
800, OOO, 900.
The Courier de San Francisco speaks of
three vines near Sonoma, Cal, twenty years
of age, each of which yielded this year $50
pounds of grapes.
In midwinter, when the weather is cold
corn is the best feed for promoting plump
ness and warmth in horses. Oats constitute
the best muscle-producing food.
An Oregon farmer made considerable
syrup from watermelOns last year. The
melons were run through a cider mill and
the juice strained and boiled down.
Two or three acres of corn will supply a
Western family with winters fuel. The
same corn sold and turned into wood or coal
would not supply fuel for month.
The repeated application to copper or
brass of alternate washes of diluted acetic
acid and exposure to the fumes of ammonia
will give a very antique-looking green
bronze.
1t should never be forgotten that rich
cattle food makes rich manure, and rich
manure heavy crops, while, on the other
hand, poor feed means lean cattle poor ma
nure and inferior crops.
The average yield of corn is less than one
half of the possible yield. When we think
how little the second half of 100 bushels of
corn costs per acre, the profit of growing
such crop becomes apparent.
BY striking young verbena plants early
in autumn, and putting them first into
Sttldii DOtc Us SOOii Is lIf
roots have reached the sides, and keeping
them in vigorous growth, pinching back the
leading shoots and nipping off every flower
head, the verbeDas may be made to bloom
in the window all winter
Every rose will not come from the slip.
OF the three great divisions into which the
rose family IS separated. viz, the danask
the noisette and the tea the last two nay be
propagated with more or less readiness from
ItQ clf or xr hid f1o Erofr h.
dividing the roots and panting the seed
which latter method is resorted to, however
only when it is desired to obtain new va
rieties
Few progressive agriculturists ia, America
| have not heard of ]. J. Mechi, of Tiptret
Hall, near London, England. For nearly OIL
quite a generation of men this enterprising
farmer has cultivated large farnf on regu
lar high scientific farming principles, and
has always found profit as we'll as grea
pleasure in so doing. The recent reverse:
which have befallen so many English farm
erS bore heavily on him also, and his bank
ruptcy, which was occasional by bad crops
and reyerses in his business as a fine cutler
which he still kept up in London, utterly
overwhelmed him, and were the cause of hi
! recent death. His sad ED will be heard o
with regret by hest of sympathizinl
friends this side of the Atlantic
Judge davenport, o. Montana Territory
purchased 1000 ewes, which cost him about
$1,000. He put these in charge of younI
man, who was to take them on to range
take all the care of shem, pay all of the ex
penses of the band, and to receive as hi
share one-half of she wool produced and one
half of the increase of the flock. At the en-,
of four years a settlement was to be made
and Judge Davenport was then to receiv
back 1000 of the best ewes which the BAN
contained When the settlement was made
Judge Davenport had received for his shar
of the proceeds of the wool So, 500 and for hi
share of the increase s,00G. The profits o.
the investment of $1,000 for four years wer
S14, 500, or 1909 per cent. per annum.