Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-29
FARM AND HOME.
Farm Raki,,os.

roots OF the plants on one side, and tip
ping them over at an angle of forty-fye
degrees in the line of the hedge.
WHEAT is now sown in nine months of
the year in England-that is, from Au-
gust to April. October and November
are the principal months, however, for
this work. The advocates of thin seed
ing prefer early sowing, while it is ad-
vantageous to SOW thicker as the season
advances.
| PROF. RILEY says: It has long been
known that the Hessian fly fourishes
most when the chinch-bug fiourishes
least; in other words, that wet weather
favors the former. Moisture seems es-
sential to the well-being of the larvae.
The prejudicial effect of drought upon
the species has not hitherto been OBJ
served, that we are aware of, but was
very noticeable the present year in parts
Of Ohio, where the puparia literally
dried up.
CLOVER in the Western States is CON-
ing into almost universal use, and is re-
garded as an indispensable adjunct OF
good farming. One great reason why
this product has been so slow in taking
the first rank in pasture and meadow as
forage crop, has been the high price
at which the seed was held and the con
sequent difficulty in obtaining it in suf-
fcient quantities to seed the ground re
quired. The seed is SO easy to raise
that the farmer should no longer be de
pendent on four or five Eastern States
tor his supply. He cannot afford to
send abroad for it and pay the large
price at which it has been held. He
must raise his own seed. This he can
do cheaper than he can buy it, even if
be has to resort to the hand-scythe and
the old fashioned fail to procure it.
But this Is not necessary. The mem
bers OF grange might unite by each
contributing small sum to purchase all
the machinery necessary for cutting,
thrashing, hulling and preparing the
seed. Chicago Times.
LITTLE THINGS OF GREAT MOMENT
1t is small matter, says the An1eri-
can AgySc1Itus'iSt, to take the horses
across the field for their water; it seems
to cost nothing, yet if farmers time,
or that of his hired man, is worth any
thing, it costs great deal in the course
Of year. It is small matter to chop
each days wood upon the day it is used,
and thus have it all fresh; but fifteen
minutes In harvest-time is worth more
than in January besides, there are
vastly more economical methods of
making frewood than with an ak. It
is a very little matter to tighten a loose
nut, but it sometimes costs life and limb
not to do it. A pear tree here and a
peach tree there cost so little that one is
inclined to think they are of no account,
but when the fruit is ripe they are ap-
preciated. A single step from one room
to another is "only one STEP" but the
thought Of stairway made out of these
during lifetime is enough to almost
make woman's back ache. Look well
to the details, that the little things are
right, for it pays in the end.
PETROLEUM DEATH en- CATTLE LICE.
The Chicago Tribune says it has re-
ceiVed several communications in regard
to lice on cattle, and takes pleasure in
giving the following as the result Of ex-
periments made by one of the best
known Western breeders: "Cattle in
perfect health are rarely troubled with
these pests when they are, it is usually
from exposure with lousy stock, or being
confined where lousy animals have been
previously kept. The usual mercurial
preparations used for their destruction
are not only destructive to the parasites
but often endanger the life of the affect
ed animal as well. We have long since
discontinued their use, and find in petro-
leum or coal-oil a safe, clean and Ger
tain remedy; when properly applied
we have never known it to fail. If the
skin presents an unhealthy appearance,
which it does when long pestered with
these verlnin, the animal should be re-
moved to comfortable quarters, washed
clean with CASTLE or carbolic soap and
water, using soft brush to remove the
dandruf, then rub as dry as possible
with wooden cloths, let the animal stand
until the hair is perfectly dry. Then
take piece of wooden or cotton CLOTH
saturate it with the oil, wiring it out sc
there is no drip from it, but not too dry,
then pass it over the hair of the ANNA
from head to foot. Usually one or two
such applications are all that is re-
CURED to effect cure. The ANNA
should not be returned to the old quar-
tiers, but remove d where no lousy cattle
have been kept"
THE MODEL FARM.-The Keota
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