The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-30

In some ofsthe farmers daughters who
b ave time would raise a hundred or so o
geese Tor market every year, they would
ma IL quite Ms profitable as school teaching
and not half as wearing on the nerves
And if some OF the farmers wives would
make fewer cakes aud pies, put few Iuffies
less on the childrens' clothing, and devote
the lime thus gained to raising gee e, they
would have bigger supply OF pocket
mon v and better beds and pillows-to say
nothing of the health and strength gained
by being out OF doors.
MIR. Edward Hunter, OF Norwich, Con.
necticut, has kept flock OF l25 hers Tor the
past year mostly made up OF Leghorn ana
Plymouth Rock varieties. He is a strict
accountant, and knows just what IL costs
him TO keep hens, and just what he gets in
return. From March 1. 1882, until March
1, 1888, his hens laid is, COO eggs, or an aver.
age of ZIG eggs apiece. OF these he sold
/, 200 dozen, receiving therefor 1915 20, or
an average Of 81 cents per dozen. This
left him for use in his family ECO eggs, that
is, 100 dozen. He is satisfied that he made
enough off from the hens, 10 say nothing OF
the eggs the family ate, TO pay for the keep
of his horse and COW.
Last week we had an enquiry for cure
for gapes in chickens, and gave description
of the symptoms, the cause, and several
well-knovn methods Of cure. The Poultry
and Farm Journal has yet another, thus:
fake q ripe timothy head u gather a big
handful after harvest, when they art inly
ripe. and put them away tor use the follow
ing sumner, but sometimes i can select
some out Of the timothy bay that has been
dry when cut), then carefriy strip on the
fur, which leaves IL looking like broom
splint, except that q is rough. Be carei 4
not 70 break the point. Then take mp the
chick. pull its tongue out. and at the root
of il You will see the opening Of the wind
pipe; bold the tongue out firmly with the
third finger while you insert the instru-
ment with the same hand holding the head
with the .left. Put II down the vindpipe
straight and carefully till you reach the
bottom; then, as YOU draw IL M, turn or
tvist Il round ell the time, and you will find
Il filed with small red worms. The chick
will soon shaw signs OF relief A second APP
plicstiqD is not often necessary. Sometimes
instead Of the worms tgistiug around the
stick. il simply lOoseus them. and the
chickens Immediately sDeezs the mOut"
A nee method OF destroying cut-vOrms
hes lately been described IN an eastern
Journal. A piece OF ground prepared for
lobsoco pants wss partly planted, when IL
rss found the cut-gorms we're eating the
plauts. Hurting and hand picking was
sneseed IN ior three dsys Without entirely
-idding the placs Of the pest. and - The
no % thai tine Al the Ilsnts - hso ben
lesfroyed. A trial vns ihen made Of Ter
mt kind OF leaves plscsd on the ground 20
les Which ones the worms would prefer =
RS found thsf they were not very partic1-
sr - 20 Whist hind Of Tod they Rad. hit
,erbsps sBOved some preferences
~ the gOunE. tender leaves
& cbestuut tree. A ouHnfify ri
bsss we're iben tsk.n and SEATED In a NIX
urs ~ paris green and vsfsr, . table.
roonfui 81 he poison 20 esch gallon q
ser. TIE ieaves were fhsn plhce1 over
b feId 81 short distances npsrt. each che /
sirr bid 70 ifs plscs ~ Q small ft1Ds OF
Hale soil The nsrf mDruirg. says the