The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-11

swered for some time to come.
herOslne oil will soften boots and shoes
that have been hardened by water, and
VIII render them pliable as new.
Orchards mulched with rotten leaves.
after thoroughly plowing and narrowing,
become more vigorous and thrifty than
ever.
Copperas mixed with whitewash upon
the walls Will Keep vermin away.
Hetebore Sprlnk'ed on the floor at pight
destroys, oocHoaohes. they eat it aud are
poisoned.
An Ohio farmer names the mammoth
pearl rs the potato TO take the place OF the
I peaehOlow, against which charges of dete.
rioration are made.
Ten million dollars are invested in the
dairy interests OF the United States. The
| products from this capital reach the mag.
n'tiCent sum of S26,OOO,0J0.
Camphor gum IN small bits put in bottles
or cans with peas or beans, and sealed close
| seed.
| Watch your grape vines closely, and il
you see signs of the steel-b,ue see;les, so
destructive 10 grape buds in the early
spring, apply Paris green.
! Blue ointment and kerosene mixed in
equal proportions and applied 60 hedsteads
| is an unialllng bug remedy, and that coat
OF whuewash IS ditto for a log house.
! New Jersey has law TeQuiting seedsmen
to give written guarantees to purchasers
that seeds sold them ale sound, and making
them liable for damages in case the seed fail
to grow on account OF their bad quality.
! bceswax and salt will make your rusty
/ llat-lrons as smooth as glass. Tie "A mmp
OF wax in rag and keep it for that purpose.
When the irons are hot rub them first with
the wax rag, then scour them with a paper
or cloth sprinkled with salt.
| Fresh cream should not be added TO "A
churning for twenty.iOur hours before the
churhing commences. In cold weather the
jar containing the cream should be placed
by the stove, and well Tired and warmed.
This will make the butter come quickly
while neglect TO attend to these things
may cause perplexing delays.
| Orchards have produced good crops when
lett uncultiyated for many years and in
grass, grazed closely by sheep or hogs, aud
yearly supplied with a liberal top-dressng
OF manure, or muck, or well rotted leaves.
However, the best truitmen cultivate their
| orchards and kill the grass and weeds.
NhtewaShing pear trees, mixing little
sulphur with the whitewash, is said to be a
pretty good protection against pear blight
a mixture Of wood ashes, -four parts bone
dust, TWO parts salt one part, by measure
app ylng two quarts to the earth around
each tree, gives some protection against
pear blight
The New York Herald reports that ain
some towns IN western New YORK Alsike
has taken the place of red clover, the latter
abandoned on account of insect enemie.
which do not touch the alsike. Its disad
vantage is that 1t has a iibrous, aud not q
tap ROOT, and is therefore presumably less
! Vnlnnlln "a fnrtiltvnr Hha a, 4,
have alslke, however, are well pleased
Some OF them get from tive to six bushel.
OF seed per acre, wOrGh SO per bushel, anC
the threshed chat makes good hay after
wards
Oatmeal is genuine bone and muscl,
food, excellent for children as they ar,
growing up, helping 20 make good slrons
bones and vigorous muscles. Lime wateI
is very necessary for children In imeston,
countries lney get plenty OF lime in Ii,
well and spring water but in Preston,
countries and where cistern water Is uset
grown persons as well as children SHOULD
occasionally take lime water. 1t is yer,
important in forming sound teeth in chill
dren, and in keeping teeth sound in grown
persons,
IL is told that sin Russia the sun-Aowel
is extensively cultivated tor the OIL III,
seeds contain. The oil is palatable, cea
and ilayorless, and II is used for adultefa
ting olive tea, being exported from ST
Petersburg H. the shores OF the Meiiterra-
mean sea. Next TO poppy.Sced Oil, sun
flower oil burns the cearest and longest
SO that the peasants apply 1t to houschol,
purposes. From the stalks of the plant,
they also make good quality OF potash
and the residue of the seeds, after the oil
is extracted, is made into oil cake
The sunilower is the best egg.producinl
food known for poultry, keeping them in
thriving condition and largely increasing
the production of eggs. Every poultrl
raiser who tries it will md that the seed /
the best food known for CLOSING the plum
age of fowls and is almost Indispensable t.
those who want to III their birds tor eNhi
bition to the best advantage. The Russian
sunilower is easily raised, requires very III
Tie care, can be grown in fence corners o.
other places difficult to cultivate. lts pro
duction OF seed is immense, yielding onei
ut the rate OF 100 bushels TO the acre,
should be planted in hills four feet apart
any time from the 10th OF May to the lst 0
July, Three quarts OF seed will plant ~
acre.
A new plan for training grapeyines Is I,
nail q piece OF board across the top of th,
usual posts, five and one halt feet high
On the top OF these boards are strctche,
three wires--one In the centre, over th,
posts, and one on each end OF the arms
The whole is ike the pole, crossbar, an,
wires OF the telegraph From the matt
trunk OF the vine branch is trained owe
the upper side OF each wire, whici
branches may be prpned IN the ial
to any desired length. The al
vantages are, that the clusters hang below
the WIRE, not tangled with tue wood and ia
liage, there is u tree circulation of air day
ing the fruit quickly in the morning, pre-
venting rot and preserving the bloom; bird
seldom creep down through the foliage, an,
cannot rest on the wing beneath TO injnr
the iruit II the grapes are not cut unit
after frost, the foliage protects the stem
from becoming weakened, and there Is u,
and light enough to allow OF the successlu
cultivation of strawberries or vegetables be
tween the vines.
Some OF the ewes do not come TO the
milk for Il few days after ambing. Wen
bottle with rubber nipple Tor the lambs
and feed them on warf. cows milk unit
they get large enough to steal from tn
other ewes (which they soon do Fee
literally with shelled oats and bran, or ship
stuff, with the addition Of little oil.meal
which IL worth S2l to s22 per ton. Do no
be afraid to feed for it will pay three. fold
lst, in the carcass and fleece of the eve; 20
in the size and fleece OF tue lamb 81, II
having something nat you are proud Of
BE Kind TO your sheep talk TO them, cal
them 20 you and give them little salt OF
n few grains of corn; they will soon learn
to come as far as they can hear your voice
or even see you. Before the grass start,
get the sheep up aud with pair Of shar,
shears take of all the wool that Is liable L
get spoiled, which can be washed aud sold
but II left on will be entirely lost, and
damage to the sheep; and as soon ny warn
weather comes, the flies are likely to s,rik,
those dirty ones, and the sheep die befor,
YOU are aware anything is wrong will
them,
RAILROADS