The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-10-11
FARM ITEMS
No "floot Iieg or Ditv Foley Not
Successful.
harvesting Of Pears Before They aie
Ripe.
Other General Valuable Information

the sou lhern states, and the cost OF culuVA'
ton istn1ing. NIX,
Three gallons OF cream recently churned
in Fayette county, Kentucky, yielded l-2
pounds OF butter:
duce diptheria sooner imam any olher bu's-
ance about the house.
The Fremont creamery oilers q bonus oil
10 per cent. on the capital invested III cows
by patrons OF the institution.
the largest creamery in the world is az
West ADdover, Ohio. 1t works up the miik
OF 500 cows. i'll, ,;,.a-
Keep sheep dry under foot with inter,
| This Is even more necessary than roonnS
| them. Never let them stand or lie Ill muu
or water. A. oood Ia
Mjllet should be cut before the seed is
r;ne IL is a very rich food anyhow. Alter
| The seed is ripe IL must be fed only IN small
| quantities, because OF It's richness
correspondent asks how TO remove
warts from cows teats. Last year we pno-
lished recommendation 10 use raw toIha-
toes for the removal Of warts. OuI tohla
io in two and rub with the inside, Try u.
When corn begins to dent it may safely
he Gathered for seed. Then dry it thor
onchIv in an clubhouse in which u stove eau
he nIeced. or If smokehouse can be useu.
il would be still better, the smoke ltseii De-
's .n,.x YOUR farm to the fullest extent with
horses cattle, sheep and hogs, raise all the
feed possible, and you nave put your
| coarse Grain. fodder and straw 10 the pest
usa nnssible in increasing the prehts OF the
| farm. ~ d;e cen.
aroiJy die. Spring chickens are seldom
Gathered from the branches OF tree Tops
hnt are each worth, in early spring, more
| than bushel of apples in the iall.
Green food is an essential TO the Weli-pe-
ing of poultry at all seasons Oh tne year
When fowls are limited to confined quar-
ters this must be supplied to them, arti-
| 6cialIy. to keep them in good health.
General Withers, the Kentucky horse
| braeder. saws that the best stock follows
| the limestone rather than and SANDSTONE
found ations. 1t forms perpetual fertlliZer
for the land and gives out pasturage upon
which is knit fine bone and muscular U.s.
sue. ,;,,,, for tho
earlv spring market is yet in its infancy.
There are thousands OF town and city peo-
ME willing to pay a good price for such
\ tit.bit. whilst YET the snow is on the
ground. , r.,rorLs tho
Tribune and Farmer, before they are ripe
and eatable. When they have attained
their full size and begin 90 snow signs o.
|
lowed to color and ripen in a warm, dry
chamber. Their flavor and color are usu-
sIlv halter when treated in this manner.
chickens usually sell tor from three to
s;Y dollars dozen in the early spring, and
now is the time to provide for their produc-
ton. The money would come In mighty
handy to many farmers wife OF tne iar I'LL
ers either for that matter.
Gentleman near Gainesville, Georgia,
has q cow IL years old that has not had
calf in sir wears. About the LIST of Decem-
her every year she goes dry, and in the fol-
lowing spring begins to give milk, yielding
over gallon at every milking. The habit
il kept D with the utmostregularity. :,
The Manitoba depart ment OF agriculture
has taken decisive action against Inc last
spreading nuisance OF noxious "eeos' a
costs for neglect of duty in failing to order
G,aneda tnistles TO be cut down, and far
mer was subjected TO the same penalty
for allowing noxious weeds to grow upon
his pace. ho.,or fror,o 10
deeper-heshed, aud fattens much more
quickly than the common steer. he VIII
put on larger quantities OF Deei easier carry
il to market at the same cost, where IL Is
worth from 2to4 cents more per pound.
Get pure-bred bull.
Pantry houses should be whitewashed
inside and out, three times q year. Into
The whitewash for the inside of the house
mt a little glue or teacuptul OF soft boiled
rice to q pail of whitewash, and also aod
ten or twelve drops of crude caroollc acid bs
safeguard against vermln. :.
| There il four times as much money IN
raising bees as in raising poultry, II right
| ly managed, and nearly as much more In
raising poultry than pork, says cores
nondent. and whilst not willing to dispute
her facts. we would like to see the hgures
on which they are based.
| A Du Page, Illinois, farmer claims that
for three consecutive years be has obtained
sound apples, free from worms, on trees IN
his orchard by sowing three or four quarts
| of salt nader each tree, while the iruit on
Trees not so sailed was all injured or ruined
bv fine codling moth. The ground in TINS
| case was under cultivation, and he hau
never tried the salt remedy on trees grow
| ing in ground that was saited down:
| a rancheress of Washoe Valley, Nevada,
has inventeda novel method Tor preserving
eggs for winter use. During the sum- ier
sbs breaks the eggs. pours the contents in
m bottles. which are tightly corked and
sealed, and then placed in the cellar neck
down. she claims Tie co1tente orine pct.
lies comes out as fresh as when first put
ooncent, ated solution OF bichromate
of potash en- glue makes, it is said, O c.
mept for repairing arlicl OF broken glass
which will resist boiling water Inc ce-
ment is first carefully applied 70 the sur
face. and after the fractured parts are
brought together the whole Is exposed. 10
the action OF the sun:
Thousands of people have an abundance
| OF eggs in the egg-laying season, hence tney
are both abundant and cheap. But the
thrifty, enterprising and money-makiDg
breeder will prepare for supply al WIN,
| ter. when they are scarce and IN demand
and bring a high price. The packed eggs
bear no Comparison TO those newly lalo,
and the egg epicure knows u.
A correspondent says that Young horses
should never have shoes imposed upon
them until Il is well proved that they eau
NOT do without them. He predicIsthat the
cav Is not far of when some humane ben
efactorof his kind and horse kind Will pro-
duce breed of horses having such hrm,
tough feet in addition 70 All other good
qualities, that shoeing will be unnec'
when once a flock Of sheep is in good
condition il is an easy matter 20 keep them
that way, but a much easier matter stlli 70
lei them run down. and when once on the
downward road there Is no class Of live
stocl which travels faster An old and
careful shepherd gives IL ss bis exper1ence
that q . flock Of sheep will degenerate more
In one wear than they can be improved In
two years. and It 10 no doubt true.
The orchard grass IL one OF the most val.
liable Of pasture grasses. IL IL found Ia All
ousrters Of the world; Il will thrive better
tnsn other grasses: Il IL nutritious, and
mskes fine hsy when well grown; IL u OF
early and rapid growth. and grows quickly
sfler being eafsn.over. All kinds OF STOCK
eat II rreedfly when green. IL IL one Of the
most valuable Of grasses
A farmer should never have more cstIle
bor.fs or other srimhl stock 1en ne csn
zen in GOOD order. An snimsl in good or
Ar Al the beginning Of vinler
Il already half vi1tered- nor
sbould he let his cattle endure
tbs chilling storms Of winter IN An open