The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-12


vss hsrdly touched al all.
The R1ral New Yorker nov saws Paws
Pro- fc cuTant is all i; IS taid to be. The
{ nit is &c large IS that 81 The Cherry currant,
q bile the Racemes are longer and ripen one
week before the old Red Dnoch-
Satisfactory results have proved that II ~
stems sre superior 10 all other cows for milk
not excepting even the Ayrshires. Bsing
large in frame also they can be fatted for
beef more pr0fitsbly than some breeds.
a fatal disease resembling cholera 10 pre-
vsi6Dg among hogs in the vicinity of
We melsd0f, Pa Some fifty head have al
ready died and sixty more ara sick beyond
recovery. Different remedies have been sp-
piled without success
A correspondent desires 70 kno1 bow long
time is Re qDiTed 20 season cedar after il l.
cut down. II depends uEOa the thickness
NhelbeT spht or Lot and the weather. Fro u
nGDth 10 three months IS required. ac
cOTOiDg TO its condition.
Mr.. G. j. Ssdler, OF Pittville tPhiiadei-
phisl is of the opinion that the WyandltAe
fowl are destined 20 be the favorites over all
Others as they are we'll fsathered, hardy,
compact and good LAYERS. besides being less
liable 10 frosted comb in winter.
Another disease threatens the peach in
California, known as curl leaf" Professor
StnTlevent Btstes that when plant lice
tuphic@) sitsc ok psach leaves thev cause a
slIDiisr appearance, bat "Surl leaf strictly
speaking, is independent OF the presence OF
eny insect.
Mr.. Charles Hovey says many fruit gro ~
ers ignore what IS q considers ion 10 she
I bCu:ekeeper, the g "a and persistence 81
/ straw berry stems and hulis. Whete the
/ bulls sTe large and aiherent the waste IS ecu
! siderable, and lhe berries are often crashed
in attem ping the removal.
4 prominent Calf rnian, who has CITY
ceres IN The T6isn grape SAYS whenever
( grspfs become unproii able fOrraieiDs be c8t
make money by feeding shem to hogs. d
I conun ds that grapes wIll TAT en- hogs faster
/ 'kan Spy other known fOOd-frOiD tao 80
/ three pounds per day.
! T s Gold, OF West Cornwall, G0on, sSys
! bat the worm which produces gapss 10
! chickens IS lrcpsgattd IN the ground he
g. grounds 50 infsctrG tina. it is luz posi- Die
| 20 laise one out Of a dean chicks when a.
/ op Ell TO rar re on IT, whi'o adjoining fed
ere entirely free from the mslady.
/ Oi yer Baker OF Falton County, Georgia
/ thrstf,d from twenty nine AND one b4 ( doz
/ 81 sheEves of straw berTy' oats twenty ninr
/ hUSt els; from liiiy dozen OF Red Rn4t
! PiCof cats fifty bushels, and from fifty d.
- Burt ats, grown OF one snd ons-qIar-
| tfy fcres, fifty bushels.
Crop repcrts from Russia are fav1rab'e
! The crest wbesteTowing ojgntry OF n Issjan
| Pvisrd tXptcts an average crop. The imp ct
| ant county To the north of the Biaok Ssa
| srGH Odessa TO the AEJf, has been refreshed
! by timely rsins, and gives promise o. good
| Yield OF whest
The scarcity and high price OF black val
nut tin Der should induce farmers 10 cliu
yete this valuable tree. Y0Hng men espec-
1 tally should pay attention to the cal;ure 0f
BLACK walnut There are always places on
the farm where they can be grown, which
are no; occupied BY other products.
The annual mOulhng season Of fowls is pow
/ al band, which Is sOmeti mes a cri ieai peTioa
with them. This transformation OF the
feathery covering is great drain upon the
system. They should be fed literally ct
this time With varied supply OF food, and
allowed an extended range to wander over.
over 81, 600 head OF cattle and many thou
saDd sheep are now feeding on the plains OF
| Wye ming Territory, and many more % both
species on those OF the State o. Texas, and
yet there are many who hesitate 20 sdmit
that the grass crop is the most important
natural product OF this country.
Rye production in Russia is sbout 500. 900
OCO bushels, and in some years goes 40 we
zoo coo, ONO; Germany about 800. 900 90;
France, IS coo. 600; Austro HungarV. 100 o 10
600; total of these countries, 1915 001, 900
bushels. The average annual whest prOduo-
ton in these countries lie about zoo, 900, 0ot
! bushels.
A writer in The Country Gentleman rec
onmends the soaking OF the wood COMPOSING
s summer house in crude petroleum, saying
il will make any common wood nearly OF
about as durable az cedar, besides imparti AZ
TO il q itch brown color. Is would be an ex
celleDt idea TO apply the same preseryasi ye
TO trellises, etc, on lawns.
The County Gentleman recommends the
planting OF English Ivy on the bare grpund
under tres where grass will nOt grow; add %
n q he ri int foY 4
when trained on wall IL will often ren1sin
! unir juied on the ground Plants shonld b.
I set within four or i've feet OF each other and
plenty of old manure given.
The Chicago Inter-0cean clsims that hay
can De shipped prof. ably from the West be-
! cause the improved method of balins over
comes the disadvantage Of b ing far from
market. In the West improved presses aud
~ire are used in bsling hSy, and thirj
more weight 10 pat INTO the same space tean
n the Eastern States, where oia-fsshi0ned
pIesres and wooden hoops are used.
One advantage in planting fruit trees by
] fCGdsid, is found in the fact that they ars
ess liable to attack from insects. 1t is be
iieved that the road dust is helpful IN 5rV
! 'pg insects away. II tins theory be tra
| iustinR trees in orchards with lime shOu ID
Drove eGeotual Ashes are stll better, whsrs
they can be had, az in ripening frRit cou
'idelabie amount of potash is a. ways re
| quiItd American CUltiyator.
The Farmers Magazine, Commenting on
the experiment of permitting the students o.
Amherst Cole re 70 cultivate land, states 10 =
the aDimosity OF the farmers in that sec ioC
does not arise from fea, of competitor, fof ths
production would be too little for such par
pose, but the farmers are averse 10 "b D1i
'arming' end new methods. which are lisbi'
% throw experience only" in the shade L
advises the farmers TO watch the boys closely
and If they succeed adopt the improved
methods.
Sheep prefer upland pastures and q gres
variety OF grasses. 1t has been proved tina
the pasture has o greater influence thar
climate on the fneness Of wool. Fat sheel
yield heavier ana cosrser heeces than thos
that are poor in flesh. The fne fi)cks East
when taken to the Western praries ia IN,
tsme latitude, will in few years chang
lseir character. The quantity of fseoss snc
size of sheep will increase; hut the fneues
of The wool will nos be retained. Sweet o
. upland berbage is the best for foe WOOL.
A respondent OF the American Be
= Journal says: have done well this summer
l started in the spring with twenty nin
colonies. in good condition. They ware WIN
tered without loss. We now have afty-sii
colonies. This country is flowing viii
4. e