The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04

first fruits and drink of perpetual foun-
tains; there alone he may become filled
with that which, overfowing for his fel-
lows, leaves himself not at all impover-
ished.
Strawberries Gulf States are
the paradise of strawberry growers. The
vines commenced bearing in March and
large shipments to Northern markets
have continued up to date at good prices.
DRIVING AWAY ANTS. Take carbolic
acid diluted with water, say one part
acid to ten parts water, and with syr-
inge throw this liquid into all the cracks
and holes where they nest and they
will soon vanish. Cockroaches are also
driven away by it.
To CLEAN OUT STovEPIPE.-Put a
piece of zinc on the live Goals In the stove
The vapor produced by the zinc will car
ry off the SCOT by chemical decomposi-
tion. Persons who have tried the process
claim it will work every time
SUCCESSFUL. AGRICULTURE-Ase sensible
writer says that in wise and ready adop-
tion of methods to circumstances is found
the secret of successful agriculture in any
region. just so but how then can those
farmers be successful who do not read
and give no thought to methods and cir
cumstances?
There is a wide field for needed lnstruc-
tion concerning the characteristics of
breeds and the fundamental principles of
breeding. 1t is unfortunately true that
there are many American farmers to
whom the principles of breeding and i'm
provement of live stock are utterly un-
known, and who use the term "impro-
we'd stock" as an exact synonym for
" fancy STOCK" honestly believing that
the improved breeds are of direct interest
only to wealthy amateurs, or to specula-
tors in agricultural matters.
ScALY LEGs.-Stir a tablespoonful of
Kerosene oil into quart of hot water to
bathe the scaly legs of fowls, and bathe
them every day for two or three days.
The scales are made by an insect that
will destroy the fowls if not prevented.
To KEEP hen-houses clear of lice, clean
out once week; and then dust with air
slaked lime, and put kerosene on the roos-
ting poles. The lice cannot breed in this
dust, and the kerosene drives them from
the bodies of the fowls.
CUTwoRMs.-Prof Riley thinks that if
three or four holes are made six inches
deep around and near plants, and the sides
of the holes made very smooth, the
clumsy cutworms will fall in and perish,
being unable to climb out.
DIsINFEcTANTs.-T earth itself is the
best of all disinfectants. This is owing to
its antiseptic and deodorizing properties;
it is porous in the highest degree and read
lily transmits air through it's surface, and
SO changes to healthy action the otherwise
obnoxious lamentations. 1t does not act
SO rapidly, or rather its results are not so
instantly apparent as those following the
use of the chlorides, but it's effect is more
widespread and lasting
FENCING In many heretofore we'll
timbered sections of the South materials
for fencing are becoming so scarce as to
impair the value of the farms. 1t is graf
flying in this connection to note that com
petition in the manufacture of barbed
wire is likely to reduce the prices to a
standard that will cause its more general
use.
BUTTER. : If you desire to know
whether butter is susceptible to surround
ing odors, or, in other words, will absorb
them, set your kerosene can in the closet
where the butter is This shows that
other disagreeable things might be alb
sorbed that may not be so easily detected.
To avoid all these, keep all the closets
clean, separate the strong odors and cover
closely all absorbents.
SUN-FLOwER SEED.-Impracticable peo-
pie will keep talking about sun-fower
seed improving poultry. 1t all humbug.
They are not particularly good or bad for
poultry, and crop for that purpose is
foolish. All the grains and grass seeds
are better, more prolific and cheaper.
ROSE PERFUME.-It takes eight hun
dred full blown roses to make teaspoon
full of rose perfume, but the ladies. can
make very good article with far less
number, by expressing the watered petals
and distilling or dissolving them in alco-
hol.
TRAINING Young ANIMALS. - Young
colts and calves should be trained to the
halter from the start. A great deal of
trouble and inconvenience could thus be
saved to farmers and stock raisers in the
after management of animals.
SKMMNG MnK.-An Englishman has
now invented machine for separating
the cream from new milk, which, ofcourse,
dispenses with the difficult and uncertain
processes of setting cream. His machine
revolves with lightning rapidity, and
the milk poured in fresh comes out sepa-
rated from the cream, which may be
churned instanter
FEEDING CHILDREN.-Do You wonder
that your child is thin, scrofhlous or con-
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