The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-07-28
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will bO awarded al the Chicago Fair
next Fall for the fastest walking
horse.
A Western man has conirlved an
"extractor" In connection with an air
pump that he claims beats all the de.
vices for separating cream from
milk.
When horse eSn be got out OF
stable In no other way, he Will always
go out readily II some enc jumps up
On his back and rides him cut.
One Of the experimental sIIo pits
made at Atlanta, Ca, last Autumn |
was lately opened and found 10 per. |
feet condition. Il contained twenty
dvs tons.
A Barre W. man who wanted to
smoke out . woodchuck. burned over
al acre Of ground and destroyed nG
teen rods Of fence, and the woodchuck
escaped.
| Farmers' gardens, at this season,
are apt to become weedy. The gar.
den should be, and generally IL, the
richest spot on the farm and II over
grown with weeds there Is a greater
loss than II the land was poor.
II
II is very important, that before
harvest begins that the implements,
especially rsapsrs. should be in good
working order, with plenty OF extras.
, Every hour lost 10 the hurry OF har-
vost Is worth good many dollars to
} the eaterPrising farmer.
A curious instance Of internal veg
etable growth has been recorded by
III. Leh'. Some potatoes, Kept In q
. cellar and from which the sprouts
: were removed as fast as they formed,
D were split ,pen after time and found
to-contaIn small, but perfectly shaped
tubsrs.
Less grain and more grazing tends
to a better development OF frame
and muscle, than when corn Is fed to
Z hogs exclusively. 1t is best 10 push
hogs for growth by giving q variety
OF food rather than attempting to
keep them TAT. Build the frame frat
and lay on the fat afterward.
After shearing, the lambs need
looking after. Until this time the
ticks have kept On the longer wool
; OF the old sheep but 30 soon as this
Is of the lambs make the best harboi
and suffer accordingly. Washing tn G
= lambs 10 q steep made from tobacce
leaves Is n cheap aud efficient RENE
u dy.
:. A curious item Of trading by which
:. Dutch farmers extend their profits
!: and which Is probably unexampleC
anywhere, Is the pairing Of portion
. Of the meadows aud the carriage o.
!. the sods, fresh or reduced, to Am
sterdam TO be used as garden or po
material, and the boat brings bacl
human liquid and other manure
Ia return.
.f The quantity OF salIva secreted b,
-, animals IL surprising. Experiment
- by LassaInge shows that 100 pound
M. Of dry hay fed to horse required
secretion Of 400 pounds Of saliva
100 pounds Of eats required a seer
ten Of ll5 pounds Of saliva, Will
eat ZOE pounds Of green food require
but 20 pounds Of saliva to prepare
N for swallowing.
The saving Of land for cultivate
cen by making straight fences is not Il
only nor chief advantage in this pra
cen tice. There Is less room for weed
,ng. which with a wide fence row usual
rne reader valueless several feet of till,
lble land on either side. Many fenc
might be dispensed with altogeths
is to the decided Improvement in 9
or pearance, and increased profit to I
farmer.
iour The use Of barbed wire for fenC
'eed Is on the increase despite the hi
price charged by manufacturers.
nds that Is charged above q reasonal
rom profit is extertion, which our pate
laws should not be used TO prote
ists Certainly II the law Is invoked
dis. give certain men q monopoly in a
one manufacture It should also pl
no toct the mass of consumers by fixi
fore soMe limit to the profits demande
Bees never puncture fruit, and u
a a less the skin has been broken by el
er Insects or birds, they never mole
'est it. A simple experiment will Diet
ach mine whether or not bees inju
grapes. Take. a bunch Of. SOU
.s grapes and hang It In the apiar
=, where the bees have full acce
~ to 1t. Experienced apiarists clai
~ that no single instance can be prove
=, where bees have punctured even OF
-. sound grape.
am. In some sowIn1s of seed made du