The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-06-15


FEEDING HonsR-An overloaded
hofDe, 20 that he cannot s. worked
hard or driven list without danger.
sSUDsrITufD FoH1 F1uIm-An ex.
change advises planting plenty Of rhu-
barb, tomatoes and melons = Q cub.
stitute for fruits that have been injured
BY the cold weather.
COOP sEED-Ifanybody win pefsist
In sowing or planting poor sd, in
stead Of that which II plump, sound
| and clean. he must not b surprised II
he b taught BY experience that rs ye
SOW, 20 shall ye also reap"
OLD HAY.-A writer In IN exchange
says that - well kept hay b worth
about - much the second year - the
nrst, the thrifty farmer ought always
70 have hay to sell when the CROP n
short and the prices high.
CHAROOAL.@Someo one recommends
that freshly powdered charcoal b
kept sitting In the milk room. Il II Q
great abeorbef Of gases, and BY heat.
Ing Il after Il has become saturated
with gAses. It will again b rendered
pure.
0On0nOA kA6 onE8H xOOOs@At y0e
Kansas Wool Growen Meeting, Mr..
Wadsworth said that hfty acres Of
sorghum, drilled about . peck to the
stormy weather, would Winter about
one thousand sheep.
BALKY HORsEs.-A New England
man afiirms that II you will take
balky horse from the wagon, and with
one man at bis head and another at
his tail, whirl him around In the small.
est possible circle, until he h dizzy he
will be cured of balkiness. At least
he will be after two applications Of the
remedy.
FLAX MEAL.-Henfy Wallace says
that he has demonstrated that max
meal IL worth one-third more than
corn for fattenink cattle, and he says
he intends to feed IL In the future,
whatever may be the price Of corn.
He begins with one pound and in
creases to three pounds per day, in
connection with clover hay, corn and
oats.
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.-Presl.
dent Abbot, Of the Michigan Agricul-
tural College, said twelve years ago
that . good agricultural education
would consist of . good knowledge Of |
botany. chemistry, zoology, physio-
iogy, geology, meteorology, and the
like, with q knowledge u mechanics
and joined to these . knowledge of
their application to agricultural
science.
FOOD AND EGO FLAv0R.-A CORES
p0ndent writes to the Country Gentle
man that he has been laughed Ut for |
years for saying that the food Q fowl |
ate would impart flavor to the eng, but /
that one Of his neighboB has been |
convinced by finding an egg 80 strong
ly favored with onion that Il was no
ticed A. soon a. the shell was of. A
day or two before the hen had been
eating onion skins.
How TO GET EARLY SWEET CoRN.-I
As soon - the ear IL formed, break the
top down or cut 1t of, but leave the
stalk on 1t in order that the pollen Of
the tassel will be sure 10 dust the silk
of the ears, as they may not be fully
should the stalk be top
ped. A full week can be gained In
this way. So says the Rural New
Yorker in giving the experience of
Judge Miller, of Missouri.
COTToNsEED MEAL For THE DAIRY
The English Agricultural Gazette
states that Mr.. Darlington, who had
been feeding cOttonseed meal to his
dairy cows, found on changing to lin
seed oil meal that there was Q de-
cided falling off In the quantity Of
milk given by them. After . few
weeks trial of this, he returned to
cottonseed meal, and there followed
In two days Q marked increase Of
milk: A. B. Allen says "CottOnseed
meal I find makes richer milk than
oil meal"
TRAP For SHEEP KILLING DO0s.-I
A correspondent writes to the Jour
nal of Agriculture that the following
Is q good trap for the sheep killing
cur. When q sheep Is killed by dogs,
build . square rail pen around the
dead sheep. Draw In the sides placing
each rail q little nearer the center 90
3 dog can climb up on the outside and
jump In to his last feast. Make the
pen 30 high the dogs capnot get out.
The next day you will have the sheep
killing dog at your mercy.
DOING UP VIOLA correspondent
Of the Fdrm and Fsreside referring to
this important subject says: 1.-The
fleece should be put up 30 as to be
loose. light, and easy
10 inspect aud handle. Lay the fleece
On the table, turn i'm the head, tail,
and flank, and roll 1t up commencing
1t the tail end. Tie with two strings
10 keep the roll In place. and then
with one about the ends. The strings
IAN lie laid I'm grooves sawn into the
Tolding platform, SO that the fleece
AN be tied quickly"
WATERING In -DRoUTH. - The
proper way for q few inches ar ound
he plant to be watered, says the
Purdt Record, IL to make q sort of
,asin and into this pour the water,
citing II gradually soak away. Az .
er 1t has disappeared and the surface
8 little dry, then draw the earth
,ack again which has been displaced
o make the basin. This will make .
Dose surface over the watered part,
which will preserve II from drying |
mt rapidly. Tomatoes, egg plants,
abbages, and other plants Of this
haractsr watered this way will need
10 renewal of water for several weeks.
{ In slow way Of getting such work
one. but It IL the only sure way.