Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-13

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injurious even when the feed III light.
If you are exhausted after q hard OF
wet or late day, take . tumblerful Of
hot milk. It il also good for soreness
D throat on stomach.
little sulphur put into the feed Of
swine will aid in preventing cholera.
DO not use too freely Or Let hesulphur-
cd animal go into the cold or rain soon
after using.
To prevent hen from sitting put the
bird into new run " poultry. The
change Of companions may have good
results, and the loss Of the favorite nest
at the same time completes the cure.
A north room in house. properly
ventilated, is better place to keep milk
in summer than half the so-called milk
cellars in the country. 10 obtain the
most cream and best results milk should
stand thiriy-six hours before skimming.
How many farmers let the soapsuds
from the family washing run off into
unsightly cutters when it might be ap-
piled to plants to destroy insects. Into
this water may be put little carbclic
acd or tobacco. The curcuIio will be
killed by it; also the currant worm.
Orchards are far preferable to open
fields for poultry farm purposes; the
shelter OF the leaves in summer is very
beneficial Worms and caterpillars fal-
ling from the trees are consumed, wind
falls are made use Of. instead Of harbor-
ing vermin, which again creep up and
destroy good fruit.
Charred corn il excellent to feed TO
hens in order to increase their egg-Iay-
ing capacity. It is not desirable to feed
it as their general food, but portion
Of it every day will be found beneficial.
Char the corn on the cob pretty thor
oughly, taking care not to reduce any
part of it to ashes.
A lady suggests that in sowing any
seed that terminates slowly it is a
good plan to SOW few radish seeds
among them. These come up quickly
and mark the rows before the tardy
seeds are up, and as they mature
rapidly they are off the ground before
they are in the way.
DR.. J. B. Lawes has found by expert
ment that sheep we'll fed under cover
will consume about seventy pounds Of
roots, four and three-fourtha pounds Of
hay and four and three-fourths pounds Of
oil cake per head per week for every
ole hundred pounds Of their live
weight, increasing in weight weekly
about two per cent.
Lambs should be dipped as soon as
weaned, not only in order to destroy all
vermin which disturb and injure the
lamb. but to prevent the fly striking
them in hot weather. The ewes and
yearly sheep are also commonly dipped
after they have been shorn few weeks,
and some flock masters dip a second
time in August or September.
In arranging perches for fowls allow
six inches for each bird The perch
should not be placed high when there
is no space for the birds to fly d0wn
with gradual swoop, as ID natural to
them when roossing in open places.
Three feet from the ground in confined
places is high enough from the back
wall to keep the tail plunage clear.
Breeders have noticed that remark
able development Of the tendency to
10y on fat il usually accompanied by
delicacy Of constitution. diminished
secretion of milk and loss of fecun-
dity. Very fat animals are not likely
to be good breeders in fact, the exces-
sive production Of fat is incompatible
with high development Of the repro
ductive powers.
Plants do not take up water by their
leaves from moist atmosphere, but
their roots must be supplied with
plenty Of water. which will be taken up
by the root hairs into the plant. The
water thus taken mp is not pure, but
contains certain mineral substances in
solution. These pass through the root
to the bundles Of the stem, then to the
leaf where the water is transpired.
Keeping bees in the oId-fashioned
box hive is entirely out Of date. The
trouble with it is that the internal
economy Of the colony cannot be regu-
lated, but the bees must be left to do
pretty much as they please. It is .
fact often preached but seldom prac-
ticed, that bees need management and
care the same as horses, cattle Or poultry.
OF any other kind OF farm stock