The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-12

gooseberry bushes, care being taken to keep
the bushes wei! supplied with them as long
as there is danger.
Orchard grass is very early in growth and
furnishes good hay. 1t starts out fresh i'm
mediately after each moving.
The best of the Jerseys are being brought
/ to this country. 1t would not be a surprise
il the-Jersey breeders resorted to US for cat
tie after we have further improved them.
In rotating vegetables, the land should
not be used for crops having similarity TO
those preceding them. Cabbages, for in
stance, should follow peas, and celery follow
cabbages.
! A spoonful of Paris green in a pail OF
water is recommended for killing canker
worms. 1t should not be sprInkled over
plants of which the leaves are eaten, such as
lettuce, etc.
Red raspberies should be set two feet
apart in rows, and, when kept well worked
the first year, they will fill up and form a
continuous hedge of plants good for ten
years or more.
Cabbages respond quickly to frequent hoe
ing. 1t is one Of the crops upon which too
much labor can not be bestowed. They
should be cultivated often even when there
are no weeds among them.
To prevent sows from crushing their
| young, nail board about one foot wide 10
| the side of the pen. The board is to be put
on like shelf, so that the little pigs can
run under it TO get out of the way.
Certain varieties of evergreens, such as
arbor vit1e, are furnished with a thick mass
of roots. These should be cut away some
what, in order TO admit of close contact of
the soil round the base of the plants.
A New York chemist declares that the
refuse fat of pork house in that city is sent
| 10 rfff Of 10 lao
found in oleomargarine horse grease and
other refuse sucA as is used in making can
dies.
A good polish for walnut wood is to mix
two parts of good alcoholic shellac varnish
with one part of good boiled linseed oil, and
apply with pad formed of wooden cloth.
Rub briskly till the polish appears, using
only little at time.
G. H. Rugg, of Ottawa, ILL.,, mulches
strawberries with chips from planning mill.
Il He puts il on the rows two inches deep in
the early part of winter, and In the spring
rakes off about an inch of it, leaving the re-
mainder to keep the ground moist and clean.
A method of preparing corn for hogs is to
soak it. The soaking causes the corn to
undergo more or less fermentation, and il
acquires peculiar sweetness from the con-
version of a portion of the starch into glu-
cOse. Soaked corn is better assimilated than
when fed IN dry state.
T. l. Emery, of Omaha, Neb., says that
the secret of success in fruit growing in the
Upper Missouri Valley is to mulch heavily
ia summer TO keep the ground moist and
the weeds down. Mulch heavily in winter
to keep the frost in the ground late, thus
preventing early startingo of buds and dan
ger from freezing.
Captain ]. b. Moore, of Concord, Mass, is
authority for the statement that gentle
man in Salem, with plenty of manure and
water" raises the asparagus, peas corn and
seven, also the summer keep of two cows
and hay and mangel wurZels enough to win
ter them all on one acre OF land.
{ Washing the leaves of the wax plant oc-
casionally is the very best treatment for it.
When washing, brushing with a soft brush
about the axis of the leaves will tend to
keep the plant free from mealy bugs, one OF
its worst enemies. When the plant com
mences its growth supply 1t once week
! with weak manure water.
! Soiling cattle is acknowledged to be the
? most economical method for those who
E practice high farming All disputes have
e subsidized regarding the system except the
cost of labor required, some farmers claim
: ing it TO be the better plan when land is
e high priced and labor cheap, but unprofit.
: able when land is cheap and labor high.
Test your onion seeds by placing little
in moist sand cotton or moss in a warmish
i, room. If fresh. it will soon Tin about three
days. sprout Onion seed should not not be
more than one year old, and the difference
in the crop from new and old seed is such
that all onion culturists should test theil
own seeds before 'sowIng.-Rural New
Yorker.
, A correspondent of the Blacksmith and
! Wheelwright says: 1.-THE best remedy thai
| / have ever found for horses clicking OF
! striking their hind shoes against the forward
ones is to put on high toe-calks and low
heels on the hind shoes. If my brother
smiths are incredulous concerning this rem
eey, | advise them to try it and be con
WINGED"
The United States Consul at Bristol. En-
5 gland, is sanguine in the belief that Ameri
! can high grade -four will ere long take al
? most complete possession of the English
market. The English journals, however
J. are of the opinion that their own miller
e Will speedily come to realizing sense o.
: the situation, and improve their work &C
J cOrdingly.
v A novelty in the utilization of wire fence
cons SITS in insulating one of the continuou
wires and connecting its ends with the op
posite poles of battery. Animals comm,
= in contact with this wire will receive
a shock from the electric current which will
y effectually debar them, it is said, from at
: tempting to break down or override fence
v of this description.
t The selling of calves when but few day
o old is loss to the farmer. The milk is rop-
e and unfit to be sold, while the calves SHOULD
d not be sent to the butcher at that age to b.
o used as food. The loss to the farmer o
Z, dairyman arises from the fact that calve
e make very rapid growth when young, an,
n will pay for themselves handsomely if KEEP
o until they are really fit for veal.