Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-06
FARM AND HOME
Farm Raki9'Js.

| piumage of poultry.
Bs1EEMBER this, that apples keep bet
ter II damp, moist cellars than in dry
ones. In the latter they become dry
and shriveled in the former plump and
juicy.
4 CORRESPONDENT of the Scientific
american reports scucess in growing
potatoes on top of the ground, in rows
two feet to three feet apart, covered with
sawdust six 'welve inches thick.
KEEP the Ms warm and dry, feed
some warm food and give them variety
OF it, Take out all the old hens and
keep only young ones, and the egg bas-
ket will be well filled, even at this sea-
son.
A VETERINARY writer condemns high
managers for horses, claiming that they
lrlitate the throat and create tendency
to heaves. He says the manger should
be on a level with the feet, as that is in
accordance with nature.
IT is the opinion of many that fowl
fattened quickly will make a far more
juicy and toothsome meal than chick.
One thing is certain, 3-year-old fowl
will make much better broth for an in
valid than a 6-months' chicken.
The weight of hens eggs ranges from
fifteen to twenty-four ounces per dozen.
A weight of twenty-five and one-half
ounces may be taken as a fair average
for good-sized eggs, although weight
of nearly four ounces is not unknown
for single specimens of eggs.
PIGS thrive so much better when kept
clean and comfortable that it is surpris-
ing any farmer should let them wallow
in filth. A dry, warm bed, with the
same food, will add one-half more
weight to a pig over and above one that
is kept in filth and wretchedness.
ACCORDING to DR.. Won Leibenburg,
all air-dry soils, at the same temperature,
radiate heat equally. He insists strongly
on the injurious effect of any agency
that lowers the temperature of the
ground in spring, as that will certainly
influence the quantity and quality of
the crop.
STABLE manure is preferable to any
other fertilizer. No farmer can afford
to waste his manure. All of it should
be saved and utilized. In many cases
farming would be more profitable if
less land was cultivated, with higher
fertilization. One acre highly MANFRED
should pay better than three but half
manfred and half cultivated.
GREASE for belts, which renders them
more adhesive and more durable, can be
obtained by mixing oil Of resin with 10
per cent. tale. The grease is spread
on the belt with brush several times,
or until the leather will not absorb any
more. The operation is repeated after
some weeks, q smaller quantity of grease
being used. The belts acquire more
flexibility and resistance, adhere better
to the drums and do not slip. The
greasing is only required every few
months.-Desig,a and Work.
PoTATo culture is reviving in every
part of the United Kingdom. In Ire
land the acreage has risen since 1880
from 1913, eco to $4,000, notwithstand-
ing the increase in beans, rye, oats and
peas In Scotland there was also an in
crease, though not large. In England,
5000 acres were put under this crop.
Vale, this summer, had II, 400 acres
devoted to the potato, against 80, 0G0
acres in the preceding year. The total
increase is put down by some agricult-
ur3l statistic.aas al &C, GOO acres.
TIE composition Of bnclzwheat has
been examined by N. G. Lechartier.
lie states that the proportion of mineral
n0tt4r in The straw increases with the
weight. The straw may ind eed become
richer in phosphorus acil thau the grain,
differing thus completely from that of
the other cereals. TIE straw OF a crop
Of huckwheat may contain more mineral
matt.r than does the grain. The sum Of
the principal fertilizers removed from
he soil by an entire crop is much more
considerable than for crop Of wheat
containing the same quantity Of grain.
WHEN young poultry have been al
lowed to contract the habit of roosting
in the trees, nc time should be lost in
breaking them of it. Confinement to
the poultry house and yard for day or
two will generally effect a cure. Get
your dust baths ready for winter. Sand
and fnely-sifted coal ashes, with pound
of sulphur to each bushel of the mixture,
is the best. This should be put in large
boxes, and kept out of the rain. White
wash the houses, putting in a gill of
crude carbolic acid and pint of COM
mon kerosene oil to each Dailful of