Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-09-14
FARM TOPIOa

As Z remedy Ipf ING cabbage OfIn
an occasional busting with wheat bTaI
will answer 40 we'll as Paris green doe
ior tbs potato bugs II is very simpl'
and worth trying,
GheTkins can be- grown wherever Gu
enmbes arc grown they arc dWar
cucumber 10 TACT, bat they arc not at all
desirable, They Yield very poorly, Tbs
Green Prolific cucumber Is as small a.
ihe gherkiR, and produces many times
as mueh, fOr small pickles they should
DO picked young, but the largest are
quite small,
ilust 10 species Of parasitic fungus,
aud attacks the crop IN certain eOndi-
tiOns Of the atmosphere tho principal,
prevalence pf heavy, fOggy mists OF
evening showers, succeeded by calm, hot
days, with bright sun At lhe time Of
the blooming Of the wheat plant, Home
soils are also more subject to Il than
0thers-low, damp soils especially, A.
long a. the rust 10 confined 10 tbs leaves,
u Is comparatively Of litile consequence,
The leaves after some time flag, and tho
nist seems 10 choke too great luNun-
anee hut II the spikelets and germen
are affected, tho injury Is yely serious,
The germen no longer receives the re-
quiFed nutrimeht, aud the grain which
At first WIS swollen becomes shriyeied,
There is no thoroughly efiectual remedy
known for rust, Asa means Of guard
ma aa.tust "A A Iaa Iaan nao, s.anaanI.I
TO SOW only ihe harder red varieties Of
wheat, which seldom OF never suffer
nom IL,
The health Of COWS may 10 promoted
by studying tho effect Of different foods,
4 fruitful cause Of disease IN cattle, Is
The steady feeding Of dry, woody, hbrOus
iood, This produces impaetiOn Of the
and q general arrangement
u tle system, OIL meal seems
10 have q similar effect upon tho |
iystem 10 tunips or other roots, II
produces q gentle relaxation Of the how
'ls, aud eOuhteacis the effect Of dry, |
ibrOus food, IN many daily districts,
laSseed Il purchased ut moderate
nice, say from II, ~ To- sl,60 per bushel,
md II will pay the dalryman, or feeder |
II cattle or horses, 10 buy q few bushels
Il ilaxseed and grind II with other grain,
)ne hushcl Of llaSscol mixed with 20
bushels Of com and oats, and all ground
Inc together. will, hy reason 0f il oil,
ender slightly laxative, and assist ma
crially IN giving u proper action TO tho
digestive organs, This will answer IN,
tead Of oil meal II will show its effect
" giving soft, mellow skin aud q CLOS,
y coat, by studying tho effects OF
nods, tho feeder may prevent most OF
hose diseases that render the services Of
no iairier necessary, Food IL all the
icdicino that h needed
Plants aud trees which arc not per.
,ctly hardy will endure severe winters
oitor II tho subsoil has good drainage.
striking illustration Of this truth was
resented by q young Usage hedge,
'hich endured severe winter with lit.
% injury whero the ground was dry bc.
w, hut where tho hedge crossed u wet
pot tho plants were badly killed back,
his result was partly owing to the
Dung wood ripcning we'll on the dry
round, but continuing succulont
rowth later in autumn where the soil
nv wet, The understanding Of tho roots
IN another uniavomblc influence. Still
Mother is locking up the fertility OF the ,
III in water at time when healthy
Iowth il important The last.named
nucncc doubtless operated in the case |
M orchard standing on q wet subsoil,
ID which had nearly ceased to afford
nit, II was drained by putting two. {
ch pipc,tile between the rows Of trees, I
,out three feet deep, The trouble was '
ltircly rcmedied, and the trees made a
10, healthy growth, and bore well, !
ore than doubling their former pro. !
ret. Some striking cases have occurred |;
hero grapevinos have been killed in
inter in the lower and wotter portions =
vineyards, on the dry knobs Of which
ey escaped injury. q
Tho Transportation of eggs, or loss OF /
aterial through the pores of the egg c
ell, is the principal cause Of the decay, i
loss of freshness, in eggs long kept. II
lid and impewious to air rs the shell
pears on n cursory examination, and +
'ubly protected as the liquid contents II
EN- to be by the close tissue of the ?
yible membranes lining the shell and II
veloping the white, it is still subject
daily loss of n portion of the matter II
contains. And since "nature ahhors y
the place first occupied by -
g now dissipated fluid becomes filled n
til air, and consequently the egg has ~ ~
sorbed the elements of decay. Para 81
xical as it may seem, the air, so vitality
cessary to the support of all animal
0, has still within itself, because ofthe
'eign particles commingled with it, O
0 seeds of dissolution and of putrefac- il
n and all dead animal or vegetable Al
liter left exposed to its action soon W
comes, not only repulsivc, but detri-
,ntal to human beings. A fresh or &
W egg is full, without any vacancy, 40 .
abundantly proved by breaking it q
her before or after it is cooked but ~
all stale eggs there is more or less u u
fancy, aud this can readily be seen by -
lding tho egg to the light. 1t is also :,
act that temperature has much to do =
fastening or retardirg the tanspira- II
II of eggs. Kept in cool cellar, or ii
an ice-house, the loss in weight and &c
freshness ismuch less than in warmer III
nosphere. But complete exclusion nj
mir is necessary for a reliable method I'll
preserving eggs, and this can only be
by making the egg-shell &C
once and completely air-tight.- re
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CATCHING FROGS III
first discover your frog. He may be L
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