The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-15
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IN The poor houSs, ard IS ought o.,
I. AZ, In summ4t, wooden implsmsnts
soon spoil In rain and snn; 20 In winter,
they ars often CRACKED and vsrpsd Ii.
vitins speedy rot and dissolution, BY b.
Ing left exposed 70 frost and moisture.
lng, and Storing ready Tor future eiisc-
tive use III job that will afford substan.
stormy day seem actually Q pleasant ono.
Professor Cook says light Brahmas
have proved even better layers in Win.
ter than his brown Leghorns; their ems
are finer In quality, larger and of rich
color.
Anew Jersey farmer writes that he
zava dressing Of salt (eisht bushels to
the acre) to land badly infested with
white grubs. and for three years after
raised good crops Of corn, which vas
impossible previous to this application.
The Augusta (Ga) Chronicale boasts
that Il runs no agriculture column: that
It employs emo veteran journalist, with
hay seed in his hair and pepper.pods
on bis coat, to write up in thrilling mum.
bers the thoughts for the month on
farm work in this season. But, oc.
casionally, the Chronicals has an article
on How best to blow up big gourds."
or the best fertilizer for crop ofsugar.
cured hams" &c., that, 1t just thinks,
KNOCKS the spots OF any common infor.
ing editorial takes the ground that sleet
Is . No. l top.dressing Tor wheat 6eld.
The simple plan Of storing eggs in dry
ashes has been used Tor 90 time BY a
correspondent ofthe Live Stock Journal
with satisfactory results. Though rssh.
or fastidious abont their quality, he 70.
ports having enjoyed those thus kept
during period Of four months, and in
ono instance whole year. The only
precautions seem to be besides, Of
course, sound eggs to begin witty "to
see that The ashes are quite dry and to
sec that tie eggs do not touch one
another"
Kerry COWS, rays the Rural New York.
er, are the race Of Irish cattle, which
are small because they have been poorly
fed for generations and even centuries
back. They will endure considerable
hardship. and are coars " built, and
pretty ravenous eaters. Some Of them
give rich milk. as all small cattle do,
and some give . proportionately large
quantity. But they are not considered
fine Or even valuable in any particular.
Thew are very far behind the Jersey in
every respect. a Kerry COW may be
fed precisely as Jersey, but do better
on coarse food such 40 straw, and make
more milk with it than Jersey.
Professor A. ]. Cook, of the Michi.
gan Agricultural College. has been for
several years carefully observing the
habits of bees, and probably knows more
than any other man in this country
aoont the busy little insects. takes no
stock In the common opinion that bees
recognize their keeper, and thinks that
the only reason that they are more
likely to sting a stranger Is that ''the
!stter Is more nervous and so jerks his
head or makes other quick motions
which are offensive to the bees and sure
to meet quick reproof."
In view Of the unurual depreciation
by insects. wsgive space to the following
practical suggestion from one of our cor.
respondents. He informs us that q 80.
luton Of saltpetre dissolved in water, in
the PROPORTION of q tablespoonful of the
former to q gallon of the latter, and ap.
piled to vines. will effec,ually prevent
the ravages of the destructive rosebug,
and II applied around and upon cabbage
and other plants. will prove sure rem