Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-01-25

sEAsoNABlE FARM NINTe.
TIM tomato plant il avoided BY ear
wigs, catsrpillars, aphides, slugs and
snails.
You've COWS do not give a. rich milk
as do those Of mature age. A lean COW
gives poor milk and . fat one rich
milk.
KnEr sheep dry under foot. This il
even more necessary than roofing them.
Never let sheep stand or lie in mud OF
water.
WMrERM0 bees in cellars seems 10 be
IN improvement over wintaEing them
outside. The bees consume Less honey,
have less loss and are healthier in the
end.
PEAR blight has in several instances
been arrested in affected trees by syIing-
ing them with . weak solution Of pot
ash, and in some cases it has proved q
preservative when applied to the healthy
trees.
A FABA4KR Of experience in wool
growing says that there il more money
in growing wool ut even twenty cents
per pound than in. loaning money at ten
per cent. interest.
ONR reason why our wheat crops are
only about half a. much Per acre o. in
England il because the British farmer
employs sheep - grain-growers, while
with us sheep are only considered -
wool or mutton makers
Too much attention can not BE- paid
to the cleanliness and ventilation OF
stables and pens. To insure the health
and comfort Of animals they must BE-
kept dry and warm, and have plenty OF
light, ~ we'll - pure air aud pure
| water.
A LADY correspondent OF the Country
Gentleman claims that by dipping the
joint or Aeshy ends Of turkey, geese or
chicken wings into strong solution or
copperas they are made moth-prcof, -
we'll as more durable than when treated
in the ordinary way.
To get gear wheel of shaft, upon
which it has been shrunk, take it to the
foundry and pour some melted iron
around the hub, and it will hest and ex-
pand 20 quickly that there win be no
time for the shaft to get hot, and the
gear will come Oh easily.
To pinch of the tip of . shoot is not
to produce q shock but to change, not
impede, but TO send the flow of the sap
in other directions; by which the fruit is
benefited, while the leaf power is not
materially interfered with, the auxiliary
leaves afording the needful supply.
FARMHRs should endeavor to sell as
little as possible OF that which comes
mainly from the soil, and - much a
possible OF that which comes from the
atmosphere. Butter and fat stock sold
will improve q farm, while cheese, milk,
and lean stock sold will keep the farm
lean unless manure or fertilizers are
bought.
SCIENTIFIC apple culture 10 likely to
get q boost from the present scarcity.
There is more money in it for New
England than there il for orange cul-
ture anywhere. Addison and Chitten-
den Counties Of Vermont are credited
with $4,000 barrels this season. One
orchardist, it is said, sold 5000 barrels
for g per barrel. When we look for
the causes of this success, we shall find
it WAS no accident. The land chosen
was adapted to the business, the fruit
was suited to the location and the trade,
and there were expert and experienced
managers.
"WHY do you keep that rooster ?"
asked shrewd farmer of his neighbor.
"He'il eat bushel of corn by spring. ("
The neighbor excused himself for the
extravagance by saying that he wanted
to raise some chickens next year.
"Pooh," was the reply" put your
rooster in the pot and change eggs next
spring with some one who keeps q
rooster" This was pretty close calcula-
ton, but such is the origin of "business
profits." Why not this saving - we'll
as the saving of manufacturer who
shaves few cents OF the cost OF q
shovel in the quality of steel usedp
The Scientific American gives this az
an excellent mode for preserving eggs:
Take fresh ones, put q dozen or more
into q small willow basket, and immerse
this for five seconds in boiling water,
containing about five pounds OF common
brown sugar per gallon. Then pack,
when cool, small ends down, in an init
mate mixture of one part Of finely-pow-
dered charcoal and two Of dry bran. In
this way they viii last six months or
more. The scalding water causes the
formation of thin skin Of hard albu-
men next the inner surface of the shell.
and the sugar or syrup closes all the
pores.
In making cider, cleanliness is m in
dispensable requisite, as sweet cider il
most sensitive to anything with which
it comes in contact, and will take an up
pleasant and ruinous favor from musty
or filthy barrels, or from apples that
have been allowed to heat or mold by
lying in bins or large piles, or by lying
too long under the trees with grass grow
ing over them, or by being picked dirty
with leaves or other litter, or by being
scooped from . dirty wagon box; or, Il
the straw used in laying up the cheese
be musty or have any weeds in it, the
cider win partake Of the bad favor. A
half dozen stalks Of ragweed will favor
the cider from ten bushels OF apples.
PBRsoNs who are unfortunate enough
to live in damp houses, particularly near
underlined land. are apt to think that
there Is NO help for them save in re-
moval Land says they are mistaken,
and stAtes that experimants have shown
that it y possible to materially improve
the atmosphere in such nsighborhoods
in very simple nanner-by the plant
ing Of the laurel and thesunAower. The
laurel gives OF an abundance Of ozone,
whilst the !" souifhl-eyed" sunaower il
potent in destroying the malaxial con-
dition. Thsse two, II planted On the
most restricted scale "a the garden, close
TO the HOUSE, win b found to speedily
increase the dryness and sAlubrity Of
the atmosphere, and rheumatism, II it
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