The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-27

as follows; During the hot weather {
summer the farmer. should be carefu
as to his diet aud drink. Heath,
and stimulating food and drinI
should be avoided. A pain diet i,
moderate quantity is best for the no
season. Few farmers make as fra,
9se OF milk I'D they should. On ,
diet OF bread and milk man can dr.
as much work, and 10 it with les,
idiscomiors. than upon any OF .er diet,
ing. Ii farmers would more eener.
ally partsks of bread AID mig to,
their suppers, and breakfasts too II
tEey preferred, it would ba much
Deter Tor them. Meat should he
eaten sparlngly in hot weather. ann
only ones day. Strong coffee should
ne avoided. and weak tea or wate
taken for drink. Ice water should be
partaken OF sLaringly if az all. Ho,
new bread should not be- eaten. il
i.lges1lon too severely tries the disge .
i've organs. which are apt to Ia en-
ieebled during tbs hot weather. s ALE
bread and butter, bread and milk.
fruits and vegetables. plain buildings,
nen, ano a moderate allowance OF
mea', will make a sufficiently goop
diet for the months of July and
August.
An Iowa gentleman writes the
Prairie Farmer" that he sue aee1
IN accomplishing the sometimes
difficult jpb of preventing hens set
ting as follows: He has two nova
ole coops with SLATED sides ana
ends, tight roofs. and ground for
door. These afford light, air anu
shade, al Necessary in summer. In
The evening he catches the broody
hens and puts them in one OF these
,oops for four nights and DAYS, CIV
ng them all they will eat and
rink. On the fourth day, toward
evening. ne let's them out; at dush
hey viii hurry to the roost. forget.
Ing all about the nest. Two NIGHTS
fter catch them again, using the
ther coop, and repeat alternate
lights, four times. Move the COOP
ach day.
If any one has pear tee that
cara spotted or cracked fruit, saws
'roppie, in !he New York Tribune, |
It him sprinkle wood ashes freely |
yer the soil beneath the tree, as far |
! diameter as the branches extend-t
OF a light sprinkle. either, but a |
beEal dressing. Then wash the bark |
,oroughly with strong soap.snds(old-
lshioned soft.soap prefsrred), With |
le addition OF lime water and a little |
our OF sulphur. I had white Dow
me pear tree treated in this way, |
nat previously bore only imperfect |
nit. but which af.er treatment gave |
ome delicious highly oolored |
oecimens. It may not cure in every |
ase, but it will do no harm
American Garden says to main.
ain a lawn in perfect condition, il |
lust be moved every week or ten
avs, but not so close as to lay hare |
ne grass roots. Nothing Is go DIES.
fuctive to q good lawn as too close |
If the moving ia done
eguIsrly at proper times, the clip |
ings need never be removed. ex
ept, perhaps, after the first NOW. |
ng in spring. In fact, the Clippings
valuable fertilizer and
nulch, of which the lawn should
lot be deprived, aad rakes do gen
rally more harm than good on al
avn. The best implement for
moothipg lawn ia a good roller.
A correspondent Of the Gardeners
Monthly attests that the old rem.
dy, dropping castor oil beans in
he runs of moles,sis adequate. A
lint will rid an acre from them.
Thrust the forefnger into the mole
lole, put in single bean and cover
lp the finger with q bit of earth,
hip, stone, or ciod to keep out the
light. The mole will be sure to eat
he bean and it is death to him.
Also in planting corn in fields
Vhere this pest abounds, If seed be
lropped occasionally in a hill, the
mole will eat it in preference TO
he corn.
DR.. Bennett, in his address be-
ore the Novia ScoJis Fruit Grow.
rs Association, said he preferred
;ultivating orchards during the
Whole period in which the trees are
,eing prepared for fruiting. When
hey reach full bearing the land
nay be laid down to grass, but
,ven then there must be no failure
IF surface-feeding and mulching
applications, without which the
'ruit will dwindle to small size, and
become spotted and fungus-marked.
A correspondent OF the Fruit Re-
,orde. Gays he has boiled leaves and
TENS oil tomato plants until the juice
: all extracted, and finds the liquor
leadIy to caterpillars, lice and many
,sher enemies to vegetation. Ii DOES
lot injure the growth OF plants, add
ia odor remains 8 long time 20 disgust
insect marauders.
The Germantown Telegraph says
The best psnsies are obtained by sow
ing the seed soon after it natures, say
in August, In winter cover the plants