The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-01-26
THE FARM.

ANVIL < ~ 4OO0o ~ |
ather than encouraged to grow upward.
back the new growth, before it
las yet hardened, is generally done In
tune; this has the effect to keep the tree
a'dwarf, compact form. If the object
5 merely to regulate the shape, by re-
or shortening certain branches,
{ may be done In autumn at any time
before severe weather comes. For cut
away the lower limbs of q Norway
spruce, or other evergreen, there Is no
one proper time"
GYPsuM-PLAsTER OF PARIs-When
gypsum, or crude plaster, is heated to
30 degrees it loses the water it natur-
ally contains, and becomes plaster OF
Paris. Though the operation is often
called "burning,n It takes place at q
comparatively low temperature. When
mixed with water, it re-unites with that,
and becomes chemically the same as it
was before, and when re-ground is
probably as valuable q fertilizer as the
.traw stone" We say "probably," as
we are not sure that it is quite so solu-
hle as at first, though it is not likely
mat there Is any p~erceptible difference
in this respect. The usual time for ap-
plying gypsum on clover is In the spring,
when vegetation is just starting.
REMEDY FOR SIDE Hone IN Cows
TEAr.-Make the edges of the opening
raw" with o sharp knife, or cauterize
with a pointed stick of nitrate of silver.
The hole may then be closed with strips
of adhesive plaster, Or better yet by a
coating Of t'collodion," which can be OBJ
tnined Of any photographer, If the near
est druggist does not keep it. In milk
ing be careful not to displace the
drcssing-and it will perhaps be better
to draw the milk with q tube for several
days. If the opening in the teat is not
qnite small, it may be necessary to close
it ly a stitch just through the skin with
q fine thread. In most cases the scratch
ing of the edges of the opening with a
knife and the application of collodion
will, however, be suficient.-American
AgTicuIturist.
PRESERVING EGGs-Several plans
have been tried with more or less sue
cess. To preserve eggs, the pores of
the she'll must be stopped up, for two
reasons !: to prevent the entrance of the
air, and consequent spelling of the con-
tents and to prevent the evaporation
Of the moisture of the egg and a drying
up of the contents. Placing the eggs in
q net or basket, and plunging them for
. few seconds in boiling water, long
enough to cook or solidify a thin film of
white next to the shell, is successfully
practiced in some families, but it would
spoil the eggs for sale. Closing thepores
by smearing the shell with lard, suet, or
linseed oil, has been tried with more or
less success. Many years ago q patent
was taken out for the use of shellac var
nish for the same purpose. The care
required in the use of the varnish. as
each egg must be treated separately,
and as q slight uncovered space would
allow the egg to spoil, besides the dis
celebration. prevented this from coming
into Use.
FEED FOE LAYING HENs.-Fat hens
rarely Law. If hens are fed 40 mncb or
40 often that thew begin to fatten rapidly
thew viii o q stop LAYING. No food Is
better than Indian corn or Ground corn
1Indian meals, to fatten hens and Of
course il shouid be fed sparinoly to law
ing hens. If hens do not Law and are
faf feed them but once . days even
inc inst before tbev 90 10 roost~Gv;ng
wheat screenings. buckwheat and oats
in such ~uropurtions az Won iudca hest
Throz the feed mon clean sronnd onlv
80 fast IA thew mick Il mn Sion inst o.
soon as Won see any of the Iock beg;n
to wander away. Let them foraoe a1l
dav for weed seeds orass ;nsects afc
Thew uat have warm onartars waIi
ventilated at nioht. and a sunny RIM hv
day IN winter. After a willis begin r.
feed them sparinolv a little meat scnan
1---z1c-
etc and thew will probahlv aeon hag;n
a. H. o
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WEIGHT AND HEATING Power or Dr.
FEREET KINDS OF WooD.-More fuel is
required during january than in any
other month In the year, and q fewitems
may be interesting as well as useful.
Another article {" Keeping Warm y de-
scribes the production of heat. Carbon
(pure coal) is the chief source of all
heat used for domestic purposes and for
driving machinery by steam power.
This carbon Is mainly derived from wood,
hard coal and peat. Coal Is most used
for producing steam power, but taking
the whole world together, wood ia much
the most extensively used fuel. For the
present purpose we may consider al
wood as essentially composed OF carbon
or charcoal and water (mainly rs sap).
ALI woods heated away from the air yield
watery vapor chiefly, leavingnearly pure
charcoal, which when burned leaves
more or less mineral matter as ashes.
OF green wood one-third to one-hali
or more OF its weight is water. partly
depending upon the time of cutting.
In Schuller's experiments
Cut in January, Cut in April
LOO l6s. lbs. water. lbs. water
asu mooa con.sined. y
White nine oonta;ned SS q
A practical lesson for this month !,
here indicated. AN kinds of wood en-
in January contain from il to o. pel
cent. less water than after the sap il. il
motion in April, and considerable earlier
in the Southern portion of the country
It is well to now cut down the trees de
signed for fuel, even if working them NJ
is delayed to the following months.
As wood seasons naturally in the air
it loses one-sixth to one-third its weigh
of water, but still contains one-seventl
to one-fourth its weight of moisture. 4