The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-06-21


rub on with the finger while the cloth is
wet. Hang or place where the sun will
shine directly upon it. Should the rust not
come out with the first application repeat.
General Finley has introduced bill in
the House authorizing the Commissioner OF
Agriculture to secure l23 acres of land for
experimental forms in each of the States of
Florida, Illinois, Louisiana and California.
The peppermint crop of the United States
reaches about 20, 600 pounds year, of which
80 900 pounds are exported. Two-thirds OF
the PEPPERMINT oil of this country Is pro-
duced in New York and about one-third in
Michigan.
Pine stumps may be more probably re-
moved by blasting with dynamite than by
stump puller. A large pine stump requires
very great force to be pulled out of the
ground, but it is easily torn to pieces and
thrown out by two TO four ounces of dyna-
mite.
Turkey raising is carried on extensively in
Tehama County. Cal. One man, in addi-
ton 10 raising and tendinga large flock OF
sheep. raised nearly 700 turkeys last year.
Large focks of from l 900 to 1900 are fire.
quently met with, tended by women and
children.
Sheep in North Carolina are free from
disease to wonderful degree. Scab is not
rot is stranger. Grub in the head and
catarrh are the only diseases that can be
said to give the farmers trouble worthy of
notice. The remedy for these is simple and
easy of application.
In order of earllness of green fodder plants
that have been cultivated at the expert
mental farms lucerne is first, then cumfrey,
red clover. rye, tares. oats, millet, rape corn
and cabbage. An average production of
thirteen tons green weight and three tons
dry weight was secured.
novel but profitable industry In the
mountains of North Carolina and East Ten
nessee is that of collecting roots mostly
laurel). The roots are shipped to Philadel-
phia and Boston and used for the manufac-
ture of door-knobs and pipe bowls. The
roots frequently weigh from 10 to 100
pounds. There is a constant demand and
good prices are paid for them by the ton.
Two or three hives of bees can be kept as
well as not on every farm, and with the pres
ent progress of Bookkeeping large quantity
of good extracted honey can be procured at
no expense, except for starting. With NOV
able frames and smoker, bees are as tract
able as chickens. and comb foundation can
be bought and placed in the hive and the
bees can 90 right to work,
The practice of thinning potato vines ID
two stalks in the hill, when they exceed that
number, has been annual with correspon-
dent of the American Cultvator, and his
father before him, for fifty years. This is
done at hOeing time--the superfiuous weak
est stalks being treated as weeds. The eff
feet is, as may be supposed, an increase of
large, handsome tubers. The object of cut
ting seed to single eyes is in part To prevent
overcrowding and competition of stalks.
The cabbage is potash plant; of this ele-
or
pounds, and of phosphoric acid pounds.
As the average crop in England is % tons,
and as this would not be an excessively
| large crop in America, we may calculate
that such crop would remove 264 pounds
of potash and SO pounds of phosphoric acid,
which would be supplied in about 52S
pounds of muriate of potash Of high grade,
and about 100 pounds of an average super
| phosphate.
Simple pure white lead, ground in oil and
used very thick, is an excellent cement for
mending broker crockery ware, but it takes
very long time to harden sufficiently
The best plan is to place the mended object
in some storeroom, and not 10 look after il
i for several weeks or even months. After
that time it will be found so firmly united
that, if ever again broken, il will not part or
the line of the former fracture. 1t resist:
moisture, and heat not exceeding that Of
|
Careful experiments have proved thai
corn which is hilled will blow down more
readily than that which has level culture
This can be accounted for by the fact tina
corn roots run very near the surface, anC
when hills are made they are confined L
the small space covered by the hill, while il
level culture the roots run from one row Il
the other, thus enabling the corn to stanC
strong, as nature intended, and in no way
liable to be blown down except by winds o
unusual violence.
The Southern cow pea is planted or soweC
alb )ut the same as corn. Ii Yields usually
from fifteen to twenty bushels to the acre
and is very wholesome and nourishing, boil
for individuals and stock. The vines can b,
cut and cured for hay, but this must be dom
when it is in blossom, as the leaves will
crumble off in the barn if cut later. Broad
casted thickly on inferior soil, and pleughe'
under when poisoning they make excel
lent green manurial matter, and while grow
ing destroy weeds and protect the soil. rwo
crops ploughed under, followed by an appli
cation of lime, is said to fit land to receiv
clover.-Farm and Garden.
Mr.. T. c. Anderson states in the Ken
lucky Live Stock Record that he last yea
purchased a pure Bates COW. Seventh
Duchess CT Vinewood, at the Port Huron
sale, for low price, as barren. He took he
10 his farm at Side View, KY, put her Oh
! grass pasture. gave her pint of grass see'
daily. kept salt and ashes constantly by he
to lick at pleasure, and she had plenty o
good spring water. On the 18th of the pas
October she gave birth 10 q deep red heife
calf of great value, got By the Duke {
Airlie. Hemp seed is said To be speci
' also against abortion. if ven daily ate
the cow has gone three months or SO Wit
calf, continuing till alb NJ a IN )nth Def jr
] calving. Working a cIw IN the yoke an
at the same time keeping her thin in q -
= will sometimes cause "A barren COW to breed
The small size of the stomach of the hOss
q as compared u that Of his inte>tues. an
I the fact of his liver possessing n VI hlas
0 der in which TO store u. bile t. he III -chaIg
into the duodennm, after considerable j.
: terval of time, prove that be should oe yer
5 frequently fed. The l. ,ndun csbman, who
} horse performs an inc red bic amount
work, and frequently eats half a bushel {
o oats in the day, has fOund by expeTleD6
= that the only way by which 10 obtain Ill
. maximum amount of labor out of his dun
: servant is to put on the nose-bag as soon
possible after he has discharged his fare.
T time can be spared, hard worked anim
/. should be fed at least five times a day;
y small feed being given first thing in Il
morning, say an hour before he goes on
n ana an extra large feed last thing at night.
e To save ali sorts OF vines from the attack
of bugs and worms requires constant watct
J. fulfess and timely use of remedies. The
is no use In trying Il. lrive the yellow stripe
}, cucumber off after il has injured half II
o plants in your patch. Prevent it coming G
= | bv changing the natural scent of the vino