The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-04-22
Farm Items.

Good rawbone dust is estimated to
last about seven years.
There are forty five creameries in
Iowa all established since 1872.
No system of farming is complete
that dispenses with clover as a rota-
ton crop.
A horses hoof is of the same nature
as horn. A hot shoe makes the hoof
brittle instead of tough.
1t is getting rather late for onions.
They do not thrive if overtaken by
hot weather before getting well rooted.
Melons, cucumbers and squashes are
cultivated in the same manner, but
they should never be planted near
each other.
An amateur botanist in Wisconsin
is said to have prepared 939 specimens
of Towering plants, all of which have
been identified.
A strong cement is made by dissolv-
ing caustic lime with boiling water.
When dry mix with white of egg to a
thick paste. 1t sets instantly.
No class of real property is appre-
ciating in value so rapidly as forest
lands or well wooded areas. They will
also be rich legacies to future genera
tons.
The flour made from sorgo seed is
nutrtiive and healthy, and many
Western experts claim that in the near
future it will be largely used for hui
man food.
1t appears by Western papers that
the factory diaries of large districts
are apt to fall under one strong man
agement by purchase, after while as
railways do.
An old orchard can never be made
young again, but by good care, prun-
ing and cultivating it can be made to
bear a fair crop until a young orchard
can be set out and brought into bear
ing. ..s..l
1t is not proper to keep ducks and
chickens in the same yard. The broad
bill of the duck enables it to german
die, and being a voracious feeder, it
is likely to deprive other fowls of their
share of feed.
The following formula is good one
for tobacco fertilizer: Ammonia, s
per cent. phosphoric acid, per cent?
potash, s per cent. plaster so per
cent. Plaster may be put in in any
desired quantity.
Satisfy, or vegetable oyster, is culti-
waited the same as carrots or parsnips,
and is considered by many as luxury.
1t is used tor soup boiled, or can be
sliced and fried in batter, when it
makes a fair substitute for fried
oysters.
The fertility of soil is nearly con-
nected with It's power of retaining
plant food. Sandy soils, from their
small chemical reter tive power and
free drainage, are of small natural fer
tility and dependent on immediate
supplies of manure.
Paint, to last long, should be put on
early in winter or spring, when it is
cold and no dust flying. Paint Put on
N cold weather forms body or coat
upon the surface of the wood that be-
comes hard and Tesists weather, or an
edged tool even, like slate.
A German paper says that a roof can
be made fire-proof by covering it with
a mixture of lime, salt and wood ashes,
adding little lampblack TO give a
dark color. This not only guards
against fire, it is claimed, but also in a
measure prevents decay.
To maintain fowls in areally healthy
state appetite must he kept up, and it
is good management to have the poul-
try in such state that they will fly
up to meet the poultry man and scram-
BILE for their food. Loss of appetite
comes from unwise feeding on over
spiced food. fr R4.
Mouse holes in walls and closets
should lie first filled with lime and
afterwards plastered over with plaster
of Paris mixed with water. 1t is a
good plan to keep paper of the latter
in every house, as it is useful in fill
ing cracks, and in many other ways
in household economy.
Pigs faro we'd in May will do better
than those that come in earlier, unless
the early pigs are carefully sheltered
and kept warm. When once q pig is
stunted by cold and neglect it is apt to
remain backward. Young pigs should
never be weaned until moderate
weather has well set in.
Probably the largest cow the
world is owned by Martin S, States, of
GRANVILLE, White county, III. She is
al L.,