The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-08
FARM FACTS.
Woman Lore Ia Lltlo and In Large
Lumrs.
For Field and Gardcn, Dairy and
Kitchen.
,cdcuda 70 The Agricultural A II 1

one Of tbs surest indications Of tho I'M
proved condition aud grOainR prosperity
~ the farmers Of this s'uth Is tho i,osrus
Ia the use VI improved agricultural mt.
ohlnsry.
A little milk In the watsr In which you
are washing your dishss is much nicer than
soep,
A German process Of preserving eggs j.
20 take bushel or more of lime. slack IL
with eight OF nine pals of wafer, draw The
Sats OIL. and then p,ok the eggs IN ~.
lime. rha Inns water closes tue y res ~
tho sh, Il ard excludes the air. Tue eggs
will then seap Tor two or thres yaars'
Tia spruco trees on the Green mountains
In Vermont have bean attacked by some
mysterious diaease, which II 0e9iroNihR
them aud causing no tue uheaslbess
among the owners OF timber land
10 clean willow furniture use salt ana
water: apply with brush AND wipe very
dry. Use the same for cleaning tIraw ma
ting.
A writer In the Farm Journsl says nm
animal once made int nnd allowed 10 Ret
poor, never Is 30 good again.
| Its e,timsted that sir pounds OF money
vi ieed a colony OF bees win'ered In the
cellar. while ten pounds will be required u
win,ered In outdoor stands When inken
from the cellar the rearing OF brood will re-
anire large qusutites OF honey.
Rat, are mul iplying "a Australia about
20 fast as rsbDit,. The climate is tavorub' q
to their living out OF doors. They are BE-
ginning to be very destructive tn crops
| The hsld rats often invade hnuses II door
happens b be- lett open. Some lines
members ola family aud WHIT 'rs are oohs.d
= arm themselves and drive tue rata out o.
.he house.
Blua ointment sad kerosene, mixed ~
squ.l proportions, add Appll, d 10 osotteadf
ia au uniailing bug remedy; aud a coal VI
whitswasn Is ditto for wood n wslls.
| To great ezteGt the proportion OF lear
meat In hogs Is depsndent on the am luni
OF exercise they take. and tnls IL no. ON
si,ted with the most rapid and mott prsht
aols feeding.
coars. hens, prod uces fine chicks. which not
| only grow fast. but nro III Tor market NJ
any age, which is very dzsirsbls, in order
that advaxtsge NAV DO taken OF sudden
| fluctuations In prices.
| Do not nj ways keep your plano or organ
closed II YOU want the keys TO remain white
Tho value Of n frame hive 10 to be- o,nsij
cred only 20 far as 1t Affords free control o
the bee, aud comb To those who vi not
handle the com 10 ana bets when Eecss 'arY
| the frame hive is OF no particular benefit
The bees will work no harder, nor store
more honey, other tbiugs being equsl. Tht
beneh, TO be derived comes In the ability u
be abe 10 assist tbs bees.
Kerosene oil wilt soften leather hardened
by water, and mase It as piisblo az nav, A
few drops of the oil on the hands, after be
ing in tho water, will prevent tnem from
chapping.
| Asa remarkable example OF what tho 81
lubity of Celiornia's climate Is oapabia OF
I. Ferguson, the GARDINER OF Goyerno
St.niord's place st Menlo park EXHIBITS
Suiizsnbeig apple tree, bearing greer
leaves and young frnit. fne whole OF thu
tree Is in fruit ard Loaf. The tree h,werrt
sb1u! three months ago, tha II Sei lug, cal
ing aud bearing forming an unprocedenteI
phenomenon In pomolpgy.
Native plums arc the only ones vortl
planting ia this climate. Those grow well
and soms varieties sro really very GOOD
They will grow in any kin of soil, 90 4 I
rich; but II II clay sui them beat. wac
seldom Injuries niums, hencs they may b
grown on los lands where most other tree
would not survive vel. Plum trees ar
best when grown on their own roots Man.
quart fcondensed milk. and IL is therefor
not real! y NJ expensive as may be supposed
for nothing 10 lost In iie msnniacture CT
cspt water, oil the INJURIOUS qualities beini
retained IN highly concentrated fora. |
keeps for years, and is very convenient 10
transportation.
Thoso who keep a stock Of hogs througl
the winter should not Try TO do go In quar-
tsrs that are not perfectly comfortable, 10
TWO reasons; First, because tue health o
the hog is endangered; and second, because
il costs more TO produce a pound OF poIl
when the hog is not kept In comfortabl,
condii ion in cold werther.
The general Gus ON Is to feed cows OF
cold bran mashes, which is no doubt oc
cssioned ov pure laziness Warm mashe'
A.. La Nh.. htff I'm Ia 4
distraction between warm ard hot-as i,
borne out by them being almost invari'
ably recommended for cows out OF condi'
ton.
Colonsl Aderhold, OF Kasimmee City,
Florida, has trained fish wnicn are US gen
tie 90 thiokens When he appears they
swim toward him 10 receive their TODD Il ON
his hand The Dream aud perch feed 1t
the first table, the catfish comes alierward.
The little creatures form a thoroughly hap
ny family.
Use ciabber instead Of buttermilk 10
| make biscuits vi b.
We believe a small fock OF good sheep,
well managed. to be II surer source OF n reg
| ular income than the same amount OF
money invested In almost any ether stock.
| The wool, the mutton. the increase, and
the fertility which they impart 10 the land
| they occupy, are products which can BIZ
counted on W til absolute certainty every
| year.
An English flock master says he prefers to
| casirato when the limb ss,e about month
old, because when treated IN this way they
become fuller In The leg and more heshy in
the back as they grow no. This Is an i'm
portrait consideration, IS II gives a more
| valuable leg II mutton for roasting or boil.
ing, aud fuller, moro tender, and juicy
| saddle. He also keeps hi nursing ewes in
rather high condition, contending that ist
d ans make lat lambs. Thus treated, the
ewes not only give larger quantity OF
milk for their Offspring. out it is also OF a
more nourishing quality. THIS renders
the treatment better ell around.
The Germantown Telegraph insists upon
the necessity Of feeding animal food t.
young chickens saving this Is the principal
f,od the old hen secures for her brood.
The meat scraps make them Icy, and the
variety helps make them healthy.
A tsxidermi.t OF Indianapolis advertissd
for owls. which he wished to stnG aud dis.
pose OF IN col 'eciors OF birds. He ro-eiv.d
over hundred. Wild mice were found in
oil IF them, aud they appesr"d 10 BIZ their
principal ID. Ia view OF thi- fact farmers
would do well to encourage owl brseuine,
spd to prevent their destruction. The owl
10 an animated mouse-trap.
In fat'ening hogs. II they are fed In oren
pens or on muddy ground. fully one-fourth
OF the corn may safely said to be wasted.
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