The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-22
FARM FACTS.
Excellent Information 10 he U,led
About the Farm.
ExperiencCs Sweet Teachings Given
Foe All.
short Items Worthy Of Your Notice.

low ana then decay.
At This season of the year vast mum oeis
Of stleep have the "snuilles." WIN some
it is fully developed catnrrh o, the heao
Int at ali events the disorder, when allowed
10 exist and continue, greatly injuries the
sheep. ~ -,
New York farmer states that Oil oil
sassairas is the best substance to use ior
| killing all kinds OF insects. lie says u j.
superior to anything he has tried Tor XII
| ling lice on animals or fowls. IL Is also sure
death for bed bugs and tleas.
Veterinary practice was fecomlnefu !. ea
| to Young men at Il recent meeting OF the
Kentucky Medical society. The horses OF
the country being valued ct $50 OOoWO, u
is estimated that the annual loss from want
Of sound advice and treatment amount TO
the cultivation of the peanut will, before
long, be one OF the industries OF Inc SOUTH,
ana BIDS fair, in time, to rival cotton grow
iui, ms an occupation, the profits 90 ehch
zero of laud being about the same ana pea
nuts are much easier TO crow IMAM co'top,
recurring less care and attention.
IL is the practice among ignorant peonle
In serve potatoes in q dish with clio e.ht-
Ting cover. In ten minutes the best pota-
toes, however carefully cooked, are utterly
ruined They should be placed IN Wo9G-
en- dish, or served III porcelain dlsh' win
towels ABOVE anu peloH " "oSoi ''-S $1,000
ture. .,
All persons who keep poultry through
the winter should lay in supply OF nme,
powdered brick, bones, and other material
for forming the shells Of eggs. They should
also fin boxes with ashes and dry earth tor
dust baths. These articles are a. important
as food il fowls are expected to thrive ana
produce eggs during the winter.
Mushrooms have been called Inc spec
tres,i of the vegetable kingdom, and there
is a certain fitness in the suggestion that
the trufiie should be regarded as the
'grome" OF the same territory. IL grows
aid lives some inches under the ground,
and pies and dogs are employ ed IN roofing
for it. Iii g dish fit tor king, hoWever
when baked in tho embers, and, ike the
potato, with its jacket on
A method OF Washing butter has been
patented in Germany. 1t consists in taking
the small particles out Of the churn when
thew are about a tenth OF an inch in dame
ter, and placing them in Centrifugal ma
chine whose q um Is pierced with small
HOES ana lined with strong linen cloth;
Pure water is added from time 10 time III
that whic is thrown out contalns no put'
ter-mik.
The Grenada (Missi.sippl,) Beacon says
the lien law enables man Ia mortgage MS
expectarions, 10 consume his prospective
labor, il holds out expectations apart frora
Industry ard rugs.ity; 1t Is Inconsistent
with the iuexorable laws OF nature II VIC
timizes the poor, it impoVerishes the rich,
1t demoralizes the people, therefore, Ike ID
rotten leg, let it he cut II.
The lnuI2na Farmer says that "a farm
of lG1 acres should keep City head olcattie,
or their tqnivaient in nther kinds OF stocK'
What is raised on the farm should be con-
sumed on the farm, for the farmer thereby
adds to the fertility of the soil. This in our
opinion, Is the true agricultural gospel. AS
much as possible market the products OF
the farm ON the farm by feeding the prod
ucts to farm stock.
To prevent foaming in your boiler, clean
Il ont not less than every two weeks, ana II
YOU have O tank which you feed the boiler
from, pat in it every time you clean the
boiler one pound OF i-carb-soda-common
yashing soda. 1t will not injure the boil
er particle and prevents its foaming.
There Is growing tendency on the parI
of large proportion OF farmers toward the
level cultivation of corn. The advantages
of this method Of cultivation arises from
natural growth spread out laterally ana
grow nearto the surface OF the g'o1nd.
Whe7 the corn is planted in hills, the ends
of the roots come 10 contact with ana is cut
ofTbv the cll,lvator blade, thus hindering
the development of the corn. The hill also
acts SIS q water shed, and the roots are leit
dry and without ncurishment.
Vermin indirectly leacs to sickness
These iusiGious pests, Latter they gaia loot
hold. ha,rass the fowls day ana night, keep
them uneasy during roosting time, when
they should be at rest, and suck the juice
and blood from their bodies, irres pective ci
are or size. Oyer-crowaing in small places
engenGers disease. This is we'll known to
ali observart persona. Fowls, from the
peculiar exsalations from their feathers
an bodies, and the ammonia arising from
their digestive channels, soon undermine
the constitution, and leave them an cary
prev TO malignant disorders.
Ia is said that Holsleius do not give rich
milk. Experience teaches me diilersnu
One Of my grade of Holsteins gave l,JoU
pounds of milk during the ~ days OK June,
10 pnLuds OF which made pound OF butter,
or II pounds during The month: Anotner
COW. a fuur-year-old that calved IN Decem-
her. pavs her weight 600 poundsl In milk
during January. TAKEN altogetheI,l think
tbe Holsteins are ahead of all other breeds.
| don't believe in paying fancy prices ior
them. Ii is not tue price that makes the
creature. Many a thoroughbred animal
not on the herd book is worth more TO the
farmer than registered COWS, and don't cost
nearly so much.
Near the village OF Beeton, Ontario, Can
ada, ,here is bee farm which Is PROBABLY
one of the most extensive and SUCCESSFUL
things Of the kind IN the world. IL consists
of four bee.yards situated at the angles OF a
SQUARE mile OF country. THIS year has
proved favorable Tor money. ID. A: Jones,
The proprieior, had at the end OF July So
cured 5000 pounds OF honey from oZO
stocks OF bees The hiyss used are oolong
piDs-wood boxes, with cubic capacity "
y $40 inches, the inside measure being NJ
I, en- bv eighteen by twelve. Mr.. Jones ex.
poets a total yield ior the year OF 1OOCo
hounds OF honey, in which event he would
net between 81 ,OUOznd $4,000 for the years
nroduct without taking INTO account The
sale OF swarms or queen bees.
Ii is well-estsbh- he'd tact that oushel
of cLrn will maze ten pounds OF pork while
II will make but little over one-haf that
amonnt Of beef. II Is also ali indisputsb!e
f-ct that one sore Of clover will make two
mounds Of pork TO one Of beef when Rrazed
xitbout other feed. The great value OF
vrass in producing pork is not as well IN
derstOod By farmers as u should be.
Grass is as much Ds.u'e's food Tor hogs AZ
for cattle. and the farmer will utilize u iLio
greater profits than the latter can possloy
DO. We urge il upon every swine breed,r
10 give his hogs abundance OF grass. 10
will promote healthy constitution and De
yelop bone and muscle with proper hesh 10
tustsin heavy weights OF future Ia.
hog that has been grown principally on
gress has a sure foundation for future
greatness. -.
Bran as Il is nov msde consists almost
Wholly Of the rrain, srd is rich IN ~ enc
phosphatee. But iJ Is not 90 good Iced ss
when tie ianer husk Of the grain = mixed
vith IL. THIS IL sometimes called th0rts
and Fouetimes coarse midd1nKs. This
rnirad With bran makes an excellsnt food,
"a h c.rtsins ylutsn and sarch- Por dairy
eo-rs il Il the best Of al leeds Tor producing
miIk. bu. Tor butter i u better 20 MI
fhird Part corn meal ~ co.ton-seed meal o.
18th With the bran fsd middinEs. A moe
crate ration Of this mired lied u three
rounds daily; q full rsti9n y az o. eigni
pounds. IL viii pay % nse VII esen ~
r-..-s On uesfurs when riob miik y desired.
a. II largely ircresses the q1sntitF ~
$50 In the mix. IL msy - ed 80 Re
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