The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-17

tubs like oranges, and transferred to the
cellar late in the fall for protection against
frost.
The following points should be sought af-
ter in selecting breed of fowls: Early ma
turity. fertility as layers. size, quality of
flesh and hardness at all ages.
Camehassand azaleas do not enjoy the
heat suited to begonias and marantas, as
6fty degrees to sixty degrees can nos be
placed alongside of those that prefer stove
treatment.
To get nd of rats fill their holes with
chloride of lime, which, Sy liberati pg chic
rine, suffocates the rodents. 1t will not
only destroy the rats, but insects, and even
the germs of disease.
There is said to be over 5000. 600 miles OF
fencing in the United States, the total cost
of which has been over 81 Zoo, 900 000-nearly
equal to our National debt, and far exceed
ing the value of our cattle.
1t is estimated that one pound of pressed
oil cake equals three pounds of cornmeal or
nine pounds of bran in nutritive value.
One pound of pressed oil cake represents
Il n pounds of ordinary hay.
If a small piece of sulphur is occasionally
thrown upon the fire for smoking. it will
Iefectually prevent shippers and bugs from
making threads upon the bacon; nor will it
produce any effect on its flavor, save on the
mere surface or skin.
1t requires about 5000 young fish TO stock
pond of one acre in extent. OF fish weigh
ing from one to two pounds 1000 to the
acre is liberal estimate, and these will re
quire artificial feeding, unless the pond is
very rich in food-producing vegetation.
The German carp is doraesticated fish,
| holding the same relation to other fishes
that our domesticated fowls do TO the wild
birds of the field and forest 1t is altogether
different from the soft nleated, favorless
| native fish so well known TO us as the carp
or sucker"
The Rural New Yorker says il is generally
conceded that wheat needs mellow sur
| face, with greater or less degree of com
pactness underneath Ii is noticeable fact
that it grows as readily on portions of fields
used as thoroughfares before sowing rs il
does on portious where the ground was not
thus hardened.
The sumac business has been an import
| ant business in Virginia for several years
Sumac is used fo- tanning. 1t grows spon
taneously, and at certain seasons nearly al
classes engage in gathering it from the
| fields, as it is a nuisance in some localities
1t sells readily at from $40 to $50 per ton, &C
cOrding to quality.
The 600 tea plants transferred from ex
Commissioner lie Dues experimental farm
| at Summerville, S. c., TO Enterprise, Fla.
are reported to be doing finely. The coloreG
people of Florida look with amazement OF
the plants 1t is believed that the soil and
climate of Florida are particularly vel
suited for the tea plant.
Cane sugar is two and half times a.
sweet as grape sugar, and the resemblance
between them is very close. In ioking the
cane sugar may be changed to grape sugar
and when fruit is 10 be cooked the sugar
should be added after the fruit is done. in
/ stead of mixing both fruit and sugar before
| placing them on the fire.
1t is always damaging to a COW before
calving, Or Immediately afterwards, TO give
her stimulating food, such as corn meal anC
other grain. IF she is threatened with milk
fever draw the milk from the udder, and
keep it drawn out continually. If the bas
is hot battle with cold water half an hour a
a time, and often repeated.
California wheat has lately found its way
to ST. Louis, upward of 100000 bushels
having teen recently purchased by 81. Loui
millers. A portion of it has already ar
rived from Stockton by way of the new
Southern Pacific Railroad, and has proved
10 be superb in quality, grading No.
readily. 1t cost, laid down in st. LOUIS
81 40 per bushel.
Estimated receipts of fat sheep at the fol
lowing cities in 1851: New YoIk, l,769. 59S
Boston, 474, ass; Buffalo local and through
9S2, 200; Philadelphia. $50 600; Baltimore
305 1876; PittSburg, Goa $50; Chicago, 495, $50
Cincinnati, 100000; ST. Lons. 334, 426
Kansas City, 1924; Milwaukee, 81, 2S6; al
other cities, 100000. Total for the United
States. 100000.
We understand, writes correspondent o
the Norwich (England) Mercury, that q com
mission has been received from New GOrl
Ito purchase some twenty five head of reg
istered red poiled stock, to meet the rapid,
growing demand in America for animals o
this breed. The cattle are to be drawn from
some of the large herds in Norfolk and SUI
folk"
One of the surest and best remedies TO
preventing the ravages of the cabbage worn
is pyrethrum, or Persian insect powder
Add two tablespoonfuls Of the powder 4
one gallon of water, ana wash the plants
especially the tenoer leaves Just formin
the heads, once a week. This powder is oh
noxious to worms and insects. 1t is also ex
cellent for Kidding fowls Of vermin.
Farmers who complain of the crow pull
ing up freshly-planted corn could effectuall.
protect their crop by scattering on two o
three occasions half a peck or more o
soaked corn over an adjoining newly
plOwed field, which would effectually di
vert their attention from the planted field
Neither crows nor blackbirds can eat barr
corn, and that is the reason the soft corn II
the ground is disturbed.
A cow reared on a farm where she is b
remain is more valuable to her owner thai
a strange COW. She is acclimated. She
acquainted with the herd with which sh
must associate. She is familiar with tn
lands from which she obtains her food, AM
can travel over it with greater ease than
strange COW. In consequence of these thing
, she will yield more milk and be more profit
able.
correspondent of the New York Worl,
saws: Il do not pretend to say what cause
scabby potatoes, but some of my neighbor
vouch for the effectiveness of refuse tObacc
, as a remedy. Their plan is to cut up the re
fuse stems and stalks of tobacco quite flo
in an ordinary straw cutter and apply
handful 10 each Hill OF potatoes at time O
planting This simple remedy appears &
have done gnpd by destroying the gruts o
parasites. or whatever is the clnse OF tn
,cab I ais acts a q good fertilizer"
Swiss cattle a-e muddy above the medium
u. with "a Iare. com act 3Od'es and larg
head and are noted tor the extreme rich
ness OF their milk, al,hoDgI the quantity i
not large. Both oxen and cows are worries
ON the farm. aud are kindly treated by thei
owners and are very d0cIle. They hav
shapely, muscular limbs and are very hardy
1t is an almost universal custom 10 have
bell attached to the neck. AT the cattle fair
acknowledgements bells. weighing fror
fifteen 10 twenty pOunds each. are offered 3