The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-15

whefo tho worm oDines from isn1togi
funhtr than that N u bred IN llltly water .
aud from feeding on ground whore chickens
have roasted F"
Farmers who do not recognize poultry 10
farm stock, but look upon II ~ an inAigniil-
cant side issue. are not wise ~ their gener-
alton. They will change their opinions on
poultry matters, II they live few years
longer, and don't you forget IL.
IL Is a difficult thing TO keep large NUM-
bers Of chickens together TO advantage, un.
less the keeper manages his young stock
wisely. Where TOO many are kept to-
gether there Is danger Of overcrowding, and
III this way Group, or some other disease
arising from impure blood and air, Is
brought Oh, TO say nothing OF the ice null
sance.
Ali farmers and dairymen cannot have
the fashionable breeds Of cattle, but they
can take better care of their common native
stock, and by doing so would make reason
able profits We have "a notion that If
farmers generally would carefully select
their best milk and butter cows, and breed
them to the best bulls I'll ey can find, pur-
suing this course for several wears they
would themselves be astonished at the re.
suit.
DR.. Sturtevant believes that as we have
improved the quality of the potato we
have necessarily lessened Its productive
ness. 1t is fact that the very early pota-
toes are generally comparatively unpro-
duCtive, though the early potatoes are
nearly all excellent cookers. But while
many OF the late potatoes are of poor quail
ity, this is by no means true of some newer
varieties, which are as fine for cooking as
any early potatoes.
An experienced 'dairyman says: "Cows
usually become addicted to kicking when
heiters, from being MIXED by abusive
I old
come kicker unless abused. Instead of
cows being adverse TO being MIXED when
giving large quantities, have ever found
it the reverse. When pasturage is good,
and COWS come home at night with their
udders distended with milk, they seem
grateful to have it removed
The stock breeder should always bear in
mind that there is such thing as i'm
provement. The wool of the sheep can be
improved in quality and quantity. Cattle
may be improved in milking qualities or in
beef qualities, by proper selection of types
and care in management. Horses may be
improved in style, form and speed. Even
the pork quality of the hog can be i'm
proved. There should be no stand-still
with breeder or stock.raiser. He is either
going forward or backward. Which does
he prefer?
The habits of canker- worms are peculiar.
the miller that lays the egg for the worm
commences coming out of the ground as
soon as it begins to thaw in the spring, and
and Immediately crawls up the tree and
avs its eggs in and on the bud, which hatch
as soon as the tree begins to leaf, when its
work begins. These millers are hardly ever
seen in daytime, and they never climb the
tree except at night. From a half to an
hour after shutdown they appear to pop out
of the ground and start straight for the tree.
The female has no wings and gets stuck in
Al i'll OH hA ind m
the trunk OF every tree, and that is the end
of it.
A great deal has been said and written
concerning the rights of farmers boys, but
nothing about the girls. 1t is common
thing for farmers to pay their sons fair
wages for their work, yet the daughters
do not receive dollar from month to
month. Why should this difference exist
between the farmers girl and his BOY? The.
former is quite as much entitled TO re-
ward for services as the latter. In truth,
the farmers girl Is frequently the more val
liable of the two. She is expected in many
cases to arse very early, get breakfast, clean
up tine house and prepare the other meals
required through the day, or, if not, to at
ties. In addition, she is looked upon by
father, mother and brother to entertain
company--to act the hostess at least as a
creditable second to the mother, and while
she may be the pride Of the famil " spd re-
garded as sort of privileged characrcryy-
yet much is expected from her in ten thou
sand small features of home life. Why,
then, should sue not re encouraged with at
least as much pay as the boy? In addition
to that the farmhouse should be made as
attractive as possible-with piano, plenty
OF books, newspapers and pictures; culti-
vate taste in the girls for flowers, etc.
These features, with moderate amount Of
work.. should produce happy and con-
tented home farm life.