The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-02-22
Farm and Workshop Notes.


The frst-premium fowls of the Fairs are
hatched this month.
Chester white pigs have increased IN price
in the past two years.
Separate all breeding eve: from the other
sheep in the flock now until after lamDing.
Orchard grass, though suitable for orch
ards, can endure more sun and drought than
blue grass.
1t is mistake to allow sows to breed be-
fore they are at least year old. as they are
not sufficiently matured, and pigs from such
are sometimes too weak 10 live.
Like the blackberry, the raspberry bears
the fruit upon the cane of the previous
years growth. which, after fruitage, dies. the
new cane coming forward for the next year S
crop.
Nearly all kinds of fruits do we'll on a
mixture of superphosphate and wood ashes.
Lime is not suitable for strawberries, but
excellent around apple, peach and pear
trees.
Grapevines should be pruned as early as
the season Will permit. If deferred too late
they will allow an escape of sap (bleedl. even
if trimmed little while before il begins to
ascend.
fit is desired to change bees from one
locality to another the hives and boxes
fly out aud become accustomed 10 the new
locality.
BY training pet lamb to come at the call
and afterward putting it with the flock, the
owner can call his sheep wherever they hear
him, as the pet will come, followed by the
other sheep.
One of the many cures for roup is to wash
the head of the fowl with warm water an(
afterward battle it with solution consist ne
of four grains of sulphate of zinc dissolved
in an ounce of water.
For the information of those who value
COWS that give four pounds of butter pei
week: 1t is Just as easy to have those tina
give double that quantity by using Jersey
bulls for breeding purposes.
In cold weather eggs for Matching shout,
be collected daily. They freeze easily wheI
exposed, but win retain vitality for seyera
weeks if gathered as soon as laid and ther
kept at uniform temperature.
Fine flowers require thoroughly rotte,
manure and wood mould mixed, and to
mato or other early plants can be grown il
boxes, and afterward transplanted with bet
ter results with such a mixture.
At recent farmers meeting o. A Judd
said he had noticed that when cows abortet
the premature calves had no bones, whic
led him to think that deficiency of phos
plate in the soil was one fruitful cause O
the trouble.
4 Dogs doing damage among sheep hav
been blessings in disguise in some section:
The farmers were compelled for security I
hurdle and house their sheep the const
quence being greater profit from them an
an increase of yield from the lands in crop,
For ordinary work horse of average siz
should be fed twelve pounds of oats or othe
grain food, and fifteen to eighteen pound
of good hay; but. if driven on the road, tw
or three pounds of hay, morning aud noon
and eight or ten ct night, with the same kin
of grain.
In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. las
81 ason, one farmer sold his two acres yiel
, OF tobacco for 81, 112; cost of labor etc
S212; net profit, $780, Another farmer rea
lzed $3.50 an acre from three and half acre
and another $3.50 an acre from one and
half acres. They think it pays.
2 The two principle troubles with the plur
; are the black knot and the curculio Ne
e Their OF them need be formidable. Tt
t black knot may be prevented or cured b
5 promptly cutting all off on its first appea
a ance and burning il. More commonly it
allowed to spread year or two unobserve,
0 and then it is justly pronounced a very TO
i midable and incurable disease. Taken !
t time. il is much less labor to keep it und
: than to cultivate the ground. The curcul
5 is readily destroyed BY jarring the insec