The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-02-23
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Chester white pigs have increased In
vslue In the past two years.

Chester white pigs have increased In
vslue ip the past two years.
Orchard grass, though suitable for
orchards, can endure more sun and
drought than blue grass.
A man in London died from the CLAN
ders, contracted from washing g dis
eased horse when he had an injury up
on one of his fingers.
Don't paint bee-hives, says the Gar
dener's Chronicle, as moisture is liable
to collect inside, and the bees never do
rs well as in unpainted.
II Is a mistake 10 allow sows 10 breed
before they are at least year old. as
they are not then sufficiently matured,
aud pigs from such are sometimes too
weak TO live
Like the blackberry, the raspberry
bears the fruit upon the cane of the pre-
yious years growth, which dies after
iruitage, the new cane coming forward
for the next years crop.
Grapsvines should be pruned as early
rs the season viii permit. II deferred
too late they will allow an escape of
sap (bleed), even II trimmed a little
while before IL begins 10 ascend.
BY training a pet lamb TO come at
call, and sfterwsrd putting il with the
flock, the owner can call his sheep
wherever they hear him, as the pet viii
come followed by the other sheep.
One Of the many cures for roup is to
wash the head Of the fowl with warm
water and afterwards battle il with a
solution consisting of four grains of
sulphate of zinc dissolved in an ounce
ofwater.
In cold weather eggs for Matching
should be collected daily. They freeze
easily when exposed, but will retain
vitality for several weeks if gathered as
soon - laid and then kept at uniform
temperature.
Strawberries are plenty In the Flor
ida markets, and Jacksonville shippers
have begun to send them North. They
viii be very high-priced when they
reach New York, and so awfully sour
as not to be tempting.
At recent farmers meeting O. A.
Judd said that nc had noticed that when
cows sborted the premature calves had
no bones, which led him to think that a
deficiency Of phosphate in the soil was
Que fruitful cause of the trouble.
If it is desired to change bees from
one locality to another, the hives and
boxes should be gotten ready for use
now. Bees should be changed before
they are ready to fly out, and become
accustomed to their new locality.
All farming implements exposed to
the wet should be thoroughly oiled in
the joints, or where apt to rot. It 10
sometimes best to oil the whole instru-
nent. II will make the wood softer
and better to handle-it adds also to its
durability and toughness.
For ordinary work horse of average
size should be fed IL pounds of oats or
other grain food, and fifteen TO eigh-
teen pounds of good hay; but if driven
on the road, two or three pounds of
hay, morning and noon. and eight or
ten at night, with the same quantity of
grain.
Dogs doing damage among sheep
have been blessings in disguise in some
sections. The farmers were compelled
for security to hurdle and house their
sheep, the consequence being q greater
profit from them, and an increase of
yield from the lambs in crops.
The expectation of potatoes. cabbages
and other vegetables from Germany to
this country has constantly increased
since 1t began last fall. One steamer in
October took out $50 heads of cab
bage; four others have since left with
6,0O0 bushels of potatoes, IL 900 heads
Of cabbage and thirty bags of turnips.
Ii is said in Germany that additional
shipments will be made during the
winter.
A strip of land bordering on The Med
itcrranean, about 100 miles long and 5
or 6 mics wide, is the producing
territory Of Spain. The muscateI grapes
are carefully cut in August, laid on a
sort Of bed made of fine pebbles, and
dried, being turned often until they are
sufficiently cured. Then they are tax
en- TO the winepresses, where, after be-
ing laid in trays, they arc subjected to
Aeavg pssassre, when they are ready
6oe ~ naFket.
4 ~ Il Maine administers to her
chickens with their food q teaspoonful
of Cayenne pepper each alternate day
to dozen Of her fowls. Last season
she obtained fourteen eggs from six
teen hens each morning. On emitting
the pepper for three or four days, the
production Of eggs fell on five or six
day. The same effect is produced in
the winter as in the summer.
The high prices that have ruled for
butter and lard have led to numerous
one Of which Is the mix
ing of wster with these articles. TWEEN
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