The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23


the specimens of each breed. On,
poor ones of the other. We have,
4 think, good specimens of each. Oul
/ Berkshire are of middle size and ma
turing to 400 to $50 pounds. They are
neat, smooth, weigh well for theiI
looks. The best looking hogs we have
are yearling Berkshire sOWs. On the
other hand, the Poland-China pigs, al
most without exception, outgrow
outfatten and look much better than
the Berkshire pigs. We have more
''runts" among the Berkshires, and
the litterS are not usually large. Full
ly matured, | must give my prefer
ence to the Berkshire; but | come
round to the conclusion that with us
the Poland-China is the more protita-
bic general purpose hog. | have not
noticed perceptible difference in yatal-
| ity, except that the Berkshire pigs do
| not seem to thrive lis well after Wean-
ing, and they are clearly more active
and energetic-perhapS too much SO.
Either breed is good, but if compelled
to choose | would take the Poland
! China on an average"
Lice on Fowls. -Pyrethrum( Persian
insect POWDER when busted among
the feathers will drive away parasites.
| Coal oil is not safe remedy to use on
the body, as it blisterS and sometimes
kills. If rsed at all it should be mixed
IN proportion of d tablespoonful of
coal oil to half pound of lard. Grease
the fowl under the wings, near the
base OF the tail, and on the head with
| Il small portion only. which will be
sufficient
Big Bee Stories.-As only one queen
will be permitted in colony, the
bees can only become about so nu-
merous: 10000 Is not far from the
maximum number \ current story
about tons of honey in cave" is.
therefore, sheer tx operation. Bees
can guard only Il limited space, an
extra space brings extra cold; We see,
therefore, that large cavities are
positive evil, SO no one need expect to
procure in tree or rock receSS,o even
obtain ''tons of honey" in the hive;
and the number Of bees would be far
less in Il large cavern than in mod
erately small one.
Removing Honey from IliVes.-All
sections should he removed from the
hlVeJnSt as soon as they are capped
over, thus preserving the pearly white
ness of the Gaping. If left standing
on Sf rs hives the bees soon soil the
combs by travelling ever them. Honey
thus early removed IS not thoroughly
ripeRed and should he placed in
warm place, 1t is not ;.ecessarY to
wait until every cell is capped over, for
the bees will continue to find place for
a cell or two long after the section is
sufficiently full to be removed.
A Good Morning This we have
already advised farmers to take this
hot weather and, on the same sub
ject, Ben PeSley Poore says: Noon
time SHOULD be kept by every farmer,
and work should be suspended when
the steam whistle of some neighbor-
ing factory, the bell Of the village
church, or the housewives horn an
nOunceS that it is IL o'clock. To go to
the house, indulge in a wash ut the
pump, eat hearty dinner and 4St af-
forwards, perhaps enjoying smoke,
requires an hour-good, honest sixty
minutes, Nor should this be in
trenched upon by grinding seythes,
feeding hogs, or doing other chores.
We are told, and he is also entitled TO
his morning"
Where Vermont Sheep Cot is
stated that from MiddleBury Station,
VT, 100 she p were shipped in 1882
They were distributed as follows:
Texas. 2550; Ohio, 2344; Michigan,
FOL; Maine, SOP; Kansas, 1925: Colora-
do, 2a9; Pennsylvania, 1874; ARIZONA,
131; Indiana. 1926; Missouri, 1875; Ne
braska, 70; Illinois, IS; New York,
so. A good distribution from a single
railroad station, truly. A record of
the number of sheep shipped or
driven from all points in the Green
Mountain state, last year, would prob
ably astonish people both there and
elsewhere.
Bees and Electricity,-An exchange
paper says that among the many TN
expected developments of electrical
science is an application in the hiving
of bees when they swarm, successfully
tried by German tXperimenterS. 1t
was thought that by utilizing the
electrical force the bees might be
s'upefied for the necessary period of
time without being injured, and the
result proved the correctness Of the
idea. The first attempt was made
upon bees that had gathered upon
trees, the insects falling upon the
ground in kind of trance, which
admitted of their being safely
handled. The next stage in the eX
pertinent was to capture the bees
when they were about to swarm. By
introducing the ends of two connect
ing wires into fully occupied honey
comb and turning ON the current the
bees were rendered inactive for about
thirty minutes. while no bad results
appeared to follow their awakening
A Soap Story-The Hartwell (Ga)
Sun is responsible for this soapy item:
"MrS Hutchinson, of HartWell, show
ed us a large chunk of yellow soap,
made by Mrs. ROWsy fOrty-three years
ago. 1t was hard as a horn, but made
a lather SO strong that we could wipe
the beard from our face without the
aid OF a razor. We are glad we have
seen the soap, as we were under the
impression that soap was introduced
into this county about thirty years
ago, and was considered a great i'm
prOVement upon corn cobS and sand"
Precipitation of HOgs-A hog sweats
not like horse or man, but through
his fore-legs. just below the knee, in
the form of a seive. Through this
the sweat passes off, and it is necessa-
ry that this be kept open. If it gets
closed, as is sometimes the case, the
hog will get sick. 70 cure him simply
open the pores. This is done
by rubbing and washing with warm
water. There is not much danger,
however, of healthy hog ever being
troubled in this way Once in a while
it will occur in the best regulated hog
pens.
Breeding Ewes.-Ewes will pro-
duce larger and better lambs, says, a
writer, if they are in good plump con-
dition at the time of coupling. If not
in fair condition they should be gain
ing and kept improving until they
reach the desired condition; they will
not breed well when loaded with fat.
Those having lost their lambs or
failed to breed are liable to become
too fat to become sure breeders.
When this is the case they should be
placed on Il short pasture so as to re-
duce their weight. The use of yalua-
BILE ewes is sometimes lost for d year
or two by allowing them to become
filled with fat. Such ewes are valuable;
their inclination tn fake on flesh rpad-