Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-17
FARM, GARDEN AND HOME.
We NurServn1al,.

We Nurseryman,
How doth the busy nurseryman
Improve each shining hour:
And peddle scions, sprouts and seeds
On every shrub and flower.
How busily he wags his chin,
How neat he spreads his store,
And sells US things that never grew,
And won't grow any more.
Who showed the little man the way
To sell the woman seed?
Who taught him how to blow, and lie.
And coax and beg and plead7
He taught himself. the nurseryman:
And, when his day ia done,
Wen plant him where the lank rag-weeds
Will nutter in the sun.
But o, although we plant him deep
Beneath the buttercup,
He's so much like the seed ne sells,
He never will come up.
Nomenclature OF Fruits.
At the recent meeting of the American
Pathological Society held in Philadel-
phia the impLrta and practical ques.
ton of the naming of fruits was pretty
thoroughly discussed: A committee was
appointed to prepare a report on the
subject. In his address to the commit
tee, President Wilder offered some very
sensible suggestions. Among other
things he said that such names as Gen
erals" "Colonels," Presidents"
Monarchs," "Kings," etc., are by far
too common, and that such nonsensical
terms as "Nonesuch," "Hog- Pens"
Big Bobs," or "Stump the World
should be abandoned, together with all
long, unpronounceable,i irrelevant, high
flown, and bombastic names. He was
of the opinion that there are few cases
where single word will not make bet
ter name for fruit than two or more.
He recommended and urged the adop-
ton of system of nomenclature, which
should be pure and plain in its diction,
as we'll as pertinent and proper in it's ap.
plication.
The society has taken a step in the
right direction in this matter, and fruit
growers who have themselves been guilt
lest in applying outlandish names to
new varieties will be the first to well
come and indorse an immediate reform.
BEDDING for Animals.
The farmer who takes pains to "make
up the bed" for his COW or horse gains
ten times more than the cost of the Ia
Dor of so,doing. If all material is
passed through the cutter previous to
being used for bedding it not only adds
to the comfort of the animal, but assists
in the matter of cleanliness by reason
Of its greater power of absorption. For
this reason sawdust is becoming favor
tie, as it's tineness not only admits OF its
being handled easily, we'll spread in the
stall, and promptly removed, but, after
having absorbed the liquid flows of the
stall, still readily mixes with The matter
in the manure heap. The merit of saw
dust is due to its fineness and its absorb
tive quality. If any bedding is plenti-
full, fine and absorptive, it prevents loss
of manure by Intimately mixing with it,
and as the droppings are more readily
incorporated with greater mass of alb
sorbent material the risk OF evaporation
and escape of gases is lessened. Now,
if the labor of cutting is to be taken
into the account, it is more than bal
anced by facility in spreading the fine
manure when it is hauled to the field.
The cutting can be done in winter or
during wet days, and it is luxury to
spread nice, finely divided manure.
Good, fine, clean bedding adds to the
thrift and heo l.h of the animals, is cool
er in summer and warmer in winter, and
those who use it prevent mnch loss.-
Prairie Farmer.
How to Cure Egg Eating.
Sometimes the habit is formed by the
carelessness of the kitchen maid, or
housekeeper, in throwing the egg.shells
into the pail and giving them with the
other waste to the hens. This should
never be done, ii you want the hens to
respect their own eggs. Understand |.
ing the canse Of this unthrifty habit, it
is not very difficult to provide RENE
dy. From recent experience we have
found that the habit is very much brok-
en- by an abundant supply of crushed
shells. It had grown 80 bad in flock
of twenty light brahmas, owing to ne
glect of this ration, that they devoured
every egg, without the closest watch
ing, at the cackle of every laying hen.
Giving the shells every morning, the
craving ceased, and we found the eggs
remaining in the nests undisturbed. As
an assistant TO the remedy, we manu-
featured an egg-trap from a common
nest box. This is SO simple that any
one accustomed to the use of tools can
make it in an hour or two. A slight in
clination OF the board upon which the
nest egg is fastened will cause the new
laid egg to roll away from under the
hen, beyond her reach, as soon as it is
dropped. The rear board has the same
inclination toward the center, and pro-
jects over the other board far enough to
protect the egg when it has rolled away.
The space between the boards is Just
wide enough to give free passage to the
eggs. The egg box may be lined with q
handful of sawdust or chaff to protect
the shells from cracking. If the back
board be furnished with hinges, it can
be used as lid to allow OF the removal
Of the eggs. 1t is complete egg trap,
and with the oyster shells, in our case,
abated the nuisance of egg eating, the
shortest way is the best, and instead of
eating she is put in condition to be
eaten. But a good layer is too valuable
to be given up without an effort to re-
form her bad habit, often acquired
through the negligence of the owner.
The egg trap works admirably, and Sc
cures the end desired by placing it ont
of the power of the hen to do mischief.
Wintering Bees.
The difficulty of taking a colony Of
bees safely through long and severe
winter is we'll known. Not infrequently
experienced beekeepers come out with
their bees in bad condition as the result
of improper handling during long and
rigorous winter. A gentleman who has
had many years of experience in hand
ling bees and who has been highly sue
cessful in taking his colonies through
the winters of Eastern New York fur.
nishes the following as his methods Of
wintering bees. He says:
I put up my colonies on Lapgstroth
frames, with two-inch closely fitting
chaff- division board on each side of the