The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-16
FARM ITEMS
Paragraphs Eliminating from the Heads
Of old Farmers.
Suggestions that will Surely Lead TO
Success.
Many Notes Worthy OF Consideration.

mass and "liver regulators Inc Juice
should be used alone rejecting the skins.
The silk from the seeds OF the common
milk weeds has been much experimented
mon for the purpose of utilizing 1t for
mokino fabrics, but there is not twist
annnrh In the iibres to make them hold to-
oather The silks are used quite ex-
tensvelv. however, for upholstering pur-
noses Doses They are durable and clearly.
Farmers may find something important
in the following which is going the rounds
II is said that if two tablespooniuls OF car
snrinkled over potato vines. it will cause
an i'm mediate emigration of the bugs, and
will leave no bad effect like Paris green.
The solution is equally ethcaclous ior cur
Extracted honey may be stored in barrels
or casks which have been cleaned ana
coated with beeswax or paraillhe. rour
three or four quarts OF nelteu way VI pa
ufline into the warm barrel, put IN the
hung tight, and roll around in every way,
until the wax has coated over the whole OF
the interior, then knock out the bung ana
nour ont the extra wax. When the barrel
Is cool it will be ready tor use.
As an illustration of the growing DAIRY
prosperity of the northwest, an exchange
notes the decline of the beef.raisine business
in the dairy belt. Iowa sold $l5 900, 600 worth
ot beef cattle in 1879 In 1880 it was only
90 600 600, while in 1881 trifie over So 5OO,-
SOO. This. not because Iowa raises less
stock than formerly, but because she raises
more for dairy purposes, and where diaries
abound, beet-raising is OF secondary I'M
portance. .,,o ,,;ad,o
of the present month than to walt until
after the first OF September, as Is usually
done. Take the ewes out OF the OLD pas.
ture. with the exception OF three or four OF
the old ones. allowing the lambs to remain
in the old pasture for short time, as they
will be better contented and will not wan
der about SO much as they otherwise
would. ;.,,o,t ar;r1,-
ing. especially if in pretty good pasture,
and the dews are so heavy that they can
| iii mn with wet grass in the morning; but
when they do want to drink, water Is as
necessary to their health and comfort as TO
that of any other animals. therefore, keep
a supply of pure water in the sheep pas
lures as much as in any other, ana II the
sheen do not drink from it give them little
calf once a week. They should have salt
40 often as once week under any circum-
The improved Spanish American is the
host Merino sheep there is for wool growing,
and owes its present character to the care OF
The breeders in selecting the best within the
| breed aud av0lulng Ill ouI Ciosee' Vi 'ain's
of any description, 50,
Statistics carefully compiled, show that
scsrcelv five in one hundred of the boys
who leave the farm Tor the city, or who en-
ter other pursuits, ever rise to be their own
emnlovers, and comparatively few succeed
in earning a salary sufficient to give them
selves and families comfortable nome,
while ninety out OF every one hunureo OF
tne Young men who remain on the farm
with determination OF making farming a
nermanent business. become owners OF
homes. and surround themselves with the
comforts and convenieDces of life and with
many of its luxuries.
Crib-biting in horses is often mere habit
but it may be caused by disease. lndlges-
ton occasions constant irrltatloh anu un-
easlness. which may impel the horse 10
take hold with the teeth and strei Gu the
neck as a means of relief. From this grows
the habit of b-biting and wind-sucking,
which ceases when the cause is removed.
As n remedy give the horse in his feed,
daily, for a few weeks, one drachm OF cop
peras and half an ounce OF ground ginger;
and feed him upon cut iced, WIN crusne e..
or ground grain, and an ounce OF salt In
each feed. VT
simple cure for gapes in chickens, and in
communication to the Rural New Yorker
Le yves il as follows: THE most easily APP
plied and best remedy for gapes In chickens
Is caustic lime, either air or water slaked'
1t should he in dry ana powdered state.
rake the chicken in the left hand and open
its mouth, keeping it upright, and then
dron a Dinch of lime into it. Hold 1t in this
nos,tion for a few seconds until it is obliged
70 breathe. when it will inhale some OF the
lime. then let it go. One application OF the
lime in this manner has cured, In my ex-
perience, every case o. gapes, some OF them
in the last stages, Alter Tying nun t uea
of remedies, have hit upon this as the
hest of all, as it is simple and sure and does
moi iniure the chicken. The lime Kills the
The editors of the Journal nj Compar a.
tive NJ edicine and Surgery Ian excellent vete
rinarv magazine, IN an answer 70 a Iexas
correspondent, object to the continued au
ministration OF sulphur to animals for the
nnrnose of curing skin diseases or destroy
, mo PARASITIC insects. They say that It II
dangsrous as 'it has produced rheumatism
, S Nan aud beast" when used long and
! freely. They recommend in place of sui
, nhur. carbolic acid, or white preclpltatt
, pintment, one drachm TO an ounce oil lard
! This is safer, aud more sure TO destroy ho'
TIE following is from the National Live
stock Journal: Men who have had very
excellent opportunities in the feeding-yard
: hecominp good Judges ofth merits OF steers
: are unite likely to doubt their ability Y
Judge of the higher class OF breeding STOCK
: 'rhey do not consider that well.modelet
: fai eve must necessarily be quite like
u r-sli-shaped fat wether, and that, 10 i'm
nroye their ideas upon cattle by examining
he winning breeding COWS at prominen
tair. thew must view them from practica
!, standpoint. In other words, they must b
= guided by the same general rules that the.
l, Would apply TO q tat steer or lat wether
b. The broad, well-rounded front, the thick
: smooth, shoulder, well-hlled crops, full
snread loin. hips and rump, long ribs, well
.nrung. flank and tgist well down and tull
|. ! united in one animal. whether COW, heller
: I stesr or fat sheep. show the form u Is a.
= wavs safe for the beginner to study, an
follow as a model ia breeding.
70 OF ali the fruits with which we are Dlesse'
the peach IL tue most Del cious ana algesu
HE There Is Nothing more DalatsDle
r Ubolesome and medirinnl than good, mp
4 reaches. They should be ripe, but no
= ddyey-rire and nalf-rOtten; aud OF this KIM
= tbev NAV make part Of either meal or b
a eaten between meals, but u IL better z
make them q part Of the regular meals. l
o h a mistaken idea that no fruits should .
= s.f.r al breakfast. or before breakfast. ]
d would be far better II our PEOPLE would "a
les bacon ard grease 81 breakfast and NOR
\ frait- In the morning there u an hcri
n stefe Of the secretions. and no hing ~ 2
> vell-cslculated 10 correct this hs cOolingsut
scid fruits, such as apples. peaches, etc
Still, most Of ne have been taugnt thsl esl
, inc fruft before breakfast IL highly dhngei
Y o1s. How the idea originated knoE not
Y but II is certainly q great error cOntrar
\ both 10 reas0n and facts-
q Tbose Who maditsfe setting straSbsrrle
: this summer should Sc % ~
!. once that the fryund u pfeparec
/ We once delivered some straEDerr
: r,isrts 20 q purchaser upon q certsi
\ sgresd-upon day IN August. The plhui
p ue-s lifted In the ensuing twilight ano car
II fully packed In q basket with denp m9s
II 81 In ths cellar, and the next murnin