The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-05-08

co make al n.attack. aS the young lice sOOn
become fxed to the bark, and cover
themselves with an almost impenetrahle
scale. Strong solutions of potash will
;.lto destros these pests while the scale is
tdnder and5wll do something toward it
aa all seasol,s.
Funny 5TAmEs.-Filthy stalls and sta
BieS originate many of the diseases of the
apimals of Sareless farmers The foul odors
Of such stAli or stable are enough to take
away the appetite of the stoutest animal,
Anil it is ts little purpose that abundant
rich food u poured into the trough when
there is ntE appetite to eat or healthy or
Ssins to ,tsgest it. A horse Gagged up in
salch playe to stand day and night week
utter week. and perhaps in winter, is an
object of pity. But what should he said
3f his ovsner? Some good milk cows,
100, are riAated IN the same manner, and
yet expecs sed to give the family supply of
isealthy nsnrishing milk.
.LIGHr.-t While light is essential To the
healthy gtowth OF plants it is detrimental
td the pr'rcss of termination. Seed-beds
s.lav he covered with cloth. boards or any
I;substanc'sthat will not prevent the RAYS
il:of the sun. from heating the earth. When
|: cabbage, helery Or tomatoes are planted
in boxes islev may be covered with cotton
;FAtting, 10th or paper The darker the
/ snaterial Che better, as it absorbs heat.
This cov':ing not only facilitates germi-
/ nation, lit AIDS in keeping the surface
moist.
T .lNsE'19 NNp MILDEw.-Prof. Cyrus
Thomas, state Entomologist of Illinois,
recommends a mixture Of dry lime and
anlphur 4 a specific for both insects and
mildew i gardens and orchards. Take
OF quick fr nnslaked lime four parts, and
ol commsn flowers of sulphur one part
f'feak uplthe lime in small pieces; then,
|. nlixing tie sulphur with it in tight YES
| sci Gronsis the best), pour on boiling
water enough to slakc the lime to a DOW
! der; cover the vessel close as soon as the
|! water is poured on. This makes an ex-
csllent whitewash for trees, and for COW
eting Wounds made in pruning. The
mixture may he dried, pulverized, and
used for .lusting plants attacked by slugs
q mildef.
:lMrRoFEn SrocK.-Thirty years ago
there were 80 few breeders of fine stock in
this cou''try that there was scarcely any
thing kn2wn among the masses about the
advantages of improved breed People
bought ouch stock as were brought to
them without questioning the possibility
n doing better. Indeed a blooded
GHnimali was generally regarded a.
s<~~y A~--r-~-1 .'~aL "1n,.ts.I
tn the; labor of the common ami
raals. What difference can be seen to-
day. The farmers are now readers and
ssudenttof methods and breeds. and SO
;apidly !have they taken to improved
sock Vsat they have set hundreds OF
wealthysstock- breeders to ransacking the
~hole Garth for improvements or novel
fies. II fifty years more there will he
flore flae stock in the United States than
in all tlk rest of the world together.
MANIR1>G FRUIT TREEs.-As a rule
the maIure should not be buried deep un-
der thes roots in planting fruit trees if
fhey aye surface feeders, but placed
above Ehe roots and about the surface
where tse feeders must ultimately FORM
The res&on the manure is best placed on
he sur face is that it encourages roots
;here, f&,d surface roots can be easily fed,
while tEey always produce short, ,jointed,
aruitfuls wood, deep or subsoil roots pro-
siucing Srowths of an opposite character
From 4 is fact, for fact it unquestionably
is, it ws be seen that the practice of dig
ging tteply amongst the roots of fruit
'trees is pernicious.
!. RMFNG CHICKENS many per-
sons have success in Matching out large
numbers of young chicks, and they thrive
well fkr a few days and then begin to
i;sicken ,and die without any apparent
+ cause :. for, says the owner, fed and
watere't them regularly and sheltered
them feom cold and damp. But what did
you fetd with: In nine cases out of ten
in ourscorn region, the answer will be
wet dough- which means, strong corn
| meal Of brand, sometimes old and musty,
wet into sticky dough. That is enough
| to sick in any week old chick, but almost
certain death to three out of FIVE, two
days od. Now the chicks subsisted upon
and grhw strong on the eggs from which
they sbrung until they got out, and why
! not tss.xe the hint nature furnished and
l feed a, little more of that food, gradually
weani3g the chick from it as they gain
strength for eating musty corn meal, as
the child is weaned from the bottle :?
| Cooked corn bread (baked dry) should
take the place of the wet dough until the
chicks. are large enough to eat small
grain, (which should then be given, with a
little Ereen pasture to Craze and catch
flies il Try this.
-T.he cowboy strike in the Pan Han
die diktrict ia q formidable affair Th0aa