The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-12-10

Italy, whence IL .4sreSurned " tui5 Country
in the shape OF ''puIe olive oil"
The domestic carpet-grsde of wool is made
generally Of that grown in the extreme
West and Southwest by native Mexicsa
sheep; but very large amount OF carpet
stock is imported from Russia, africa the
East Indies and other parts OF the world.
Surplus cooke els should be sold or killed
at this season, al they 81 ply consume food
without returning an 1ivalent More
than one cOckerel with tn hens results in
continual warfare, and the focks should
always be separated whenever possible.
The pumpkin contains six or seven times
IS much water as either corn o. oats. but
even If the pumpkin be freed entirely of its
water it would not equal the grains for feed
ing; but. considering the ease with which
pumpkins can be grown, however, they are
very cheap.
In Scotland they do not swara premiums
to stations for beauty of form and symme-
try, but for their usefulness. A stallion.
when competing in the showroom, must be
accompanied by large number of colts
sired BY him, and the young stock is judged
IS closely as the stallion.
Members Of the Illinois Horticultural So
clety denounce the prOpriety OF ringing or.
chard trees to produce early bearing, except
in thiekly planted orchards where the final
intention Is to take out alternate trees. In
bly, forced into early bearing.
No efficient plan has yet been discovered
for combating with the corn or faIl-worm
on very large scale. Fires at night nave
been tried; also lanterns suspended above
water, so that the moths striking the lam
terms Will fall into the water. These plans
can be used on q small scale only.
A Vermont farmer recommends that corn.
stalks be cut very fine, sprinkled with bran
and salt in layers and be allowed to ferment-
This Is cone by first moisteniDg the mass
with warm water. he says IL makes 8 kind
of ensilage, softening the stalks aud fur
nishes mass thst is easily digested.
It is said that larger crop OF apples NAV
be grown W hen q hlYe of bees ia stationed in
the orchard. Tho pollen ia rubbed from
their bodies against the pistils of thousands
OF flowers, which thus become fsrtilized.
Many of the strange freaks of hybridizing
varieties are due to the agency of bees.
Mr.. John Mitchell, q farmer near New
burg, y. Y, has refused offer of S13, 900
for a Holstein heifer and her calf. She is
said 10 have produced the largest quantity
of milk and bntter ever before made from a
gle animal, viz, 1881 pounds or about
81 y quarts of rich, fnely-havored milk. His
whole Holstein herd average over 1000
quarts per year.
One Of the most wasteful practices, says
the StOokman, is the too common one Of
feeding on the ground. Go where you will
and you will find farmers feeding their
sheep on the ground in the worse weather
th at ever stormed Not only ont OF consid.
Grafton for the dumb animals. but as a mat
ter OF economy, troughs should be coz
structed in which to place the feed.
An expert in strawberry culture asserts
that in traDsplaDting the strawberry the
runners should be left on to the length OF
six inches. The ends OF the runners are
then to be bent down and buried with the
roots, and act as suckers to draw nOurisb-
ment 10 the plant until new roots are formed.
In this way, he contends, plants will thrive
under conditions which would other wise
prove fatal.
When the Royal Agricultural Society, OF
| England, held its exhibition in Shropshire,
| in i645, there were no Shropshires shown IS
a distinct breed. There was at that time 8
/ variety of sheep having, as we are told
many recognized merits, known as the Lon G.
| fyDd breed in that locality, but it was not
until some eight years after that event thai
| the Shropshire breeder managed to carry OF
prizes at the Royal Exhibition.
Where wheat is largely grown rye is one oil
| the worst kind OF weeds that can get in the
| land. 1t is very difficult TO separate the
| grains so that some rye will not be sow
each year. But as rye runs uD into head
| several days earlier than wheat, it is com
| paratively easy matter 70 go through the
! grain and with q corn-knite cut out the rye
| If cut just before the wheat heads out, the
! rye will not spr0ut soon enough % mRtur'
any seed.
Professor W. W. Tracy, after experiment
| ing with successful results, recommends tns
| potato remedy in vogue IL England for wirs
| worms. Professor Tracy, in the experiment.
alluded to, buried potatoes few feet spar
| and few inches deep in infested melon and
| cucumber patches. The worms left the crops
! it was desired to protect. and fed on the pc
tatOes, The potatoes that were used as bats
when examined, contained from eight Il
| twelve worms each.
A dairynRn statss that he was troubled
| with the smell OF garlic, or wild onion, in
the milk from his CO Es. To obyiats this h,
| put the COVE in the stable shout 3 o'clocE
each afternoon and fed them on hay, givinG
them their grain az usual. The result wa
all he anticipated. A rest of three hours al
lowed the odOr TO pass of IN the other secre
tons, though previously IL very strongly fla
Yored both milk and butter. The same c0Grs
would probably be of advantage when I'll
milk tastes OF other weeds in the pasture.
Professor W. A. Henry regards salt simpl,
81 a solvent, since sodium and chlorine, o
which it is composed, ere always present ii
soils. he compares 1t in its effect witt
lime, in that 1t sets free or renders availabt
food otherwise not Immediately avsiable b
4 e4p PiNAts AAC iuOnCb S41C AOAAOWAnb 6Db Gull
parison: "Salt and barn yard manure ar
TO the growing crop as whip and oats to
| bOrse. You may get work from horse 10
time by the uSe OF whip, bat sooner o
later oats must be given or the work vii
4 CT ase.''
In an experiment with beets the tap-roo
was traced nearly two feet, Branches started
| out from this at intervals during its entir
length, no roots appearing above the tap
root, The branches were traced 10 dis
| tance of two feat horizon tally from the tap
root The fbrous roots were very siende
and delicate, and, though not very numei
ous ez 'eDded over an area OF about twelv
| square feet. They often extended upwar.
| from the branches, and in some cases 40
| peared to reach the surface OF the soiI.-
| New York Tribune.
The Tribune aud Farmer says that thos
| who prefer to have the finest finish Oh
| their harness after 1T is oiled should foglos
these directions: After you have sat1r
ated the leather with as much oil IS il vii
| readily absorb, sponge of the harness will
| q thick lather made of CASTLE soap, an
| uhan drv fnll0uy in tho oama nanUar 9th