The National tribune., 1884-05-29


where they soon vegetated. The plants were
treated very much like cabbage plants and
were set out about two feet apart about the end
of May. They soon commenced vigorous
growth, spreading over and covering the entire
bed; towards fall they commenced to bloom,
and for many weeks they attracted much at
tention from the profusion and variety of color
of their flowers. They produce seed freely,
consequently they can readily be increased by
this means.
GAPEs IN CHICKENS
Some time ago correspondent requested to
be furnished with a remedy for the above all
ment in chickens. In answer to this request
we have received several communications,
which, to publish in full, would occupy consiG-
cradle space But. as they mostly recommend
the same treatment, it would be only repeti-
ton to insert them. Simon Schertzer, of
Mount Victory, Ohio, advises to take coarse
hair out of the tail of horse, double it so as
to make loop; take the chick hold its mouth
open and its tongue down SO you can see in its
windpipe; now insert the hair deep in its
throat and turn it several times, then draw it
out and you will find several red worms; re-
peat this until they are all taken out" Sub
stantially the same advice is given by Mrs
John Wiley, Lombardsyille, Ohio, and by ].
NJ Blades MacLeansboro, III.
Mrs. Lucy Wolf, Lewistown, Pa, writes as fol-
lows: :" / raise great many chickens; have
dry coops that / keep them in just as soon as
they are Matched, which are cleaned every day.
They are shut in every night and not let out in
the morning until the dew is off the grass.
Shortly after they are Matched, ! look them over
for lice which will be found on their heads; each
chick will have one or two of these insects.
never wet their food; ] give them screenin rs
and always feed it dry, but have place where
they can get plenty of pure fresh water to
drink. / have never had one to die with the
gapes or any other disease. When about three
months old | feed shelled corn with the screen
ings. ] ask nothing for my recipe, but hope all
who raise chickens and need this advice will
become subscribers to THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UngE as it is the best paper in the United States
for everybody to read"
Mrs Sue Gilbert For gapes, keep your chickens
in nice dry place, always placing dry boards dn-
der the nests. Dampncss from the ground is what
the gapes in chickens See to it every night
that they have dry place to sit, and think you
viii have no more trouble with them Ihave tried
the above for two years back, and have not lost one
chick in that time with the gapes.-Mrs. L. G. Ser
geant, South New Berlin. Chenango county, New
York.
APPLES FOR WISCONSIN.
The report of the Wisconsin State Horticul-
tural Society gives list of eight varieties OF
apples best adapted to that State, as follows
Oldenburgh, Wealthy, Fameuse, Pewankee,
Plumb's Cider, Walbridge Talman Sweet and
Wolf River. The following additional varieties
do well in certain localities: Tetofsky, Red
Astrachan, st. Lawrence, Fall Orange, Prices
Sweet, Alexander, Utter, Westf1eld Scekno-
further, Willow Twig, Golden Russell, Fall
SpitZenburg and Haas.
At meeting of the Farmers Club of Sank
county, the following votes were cast by twelve
leading members for the best market sorts
Pewankce, II votes; PluIabs Cider, II; Willow
Twig and Oldenburgh, 10 each; Fall Orange
and Fameuse, 5 each; st. Lawrence, d Tai
man Sweet, 3 Golden Russell, 2, and Wealthy
and Utter, each.
NOTELETs.
Cooking pigs food adds nothing to it, but
it does make 1t more digeStible, and what we
want is TO make pig eat all he can digest and
assimiate. and the more he eats the fatter he
will be. The real thing to be desired is not 10
see how cheaply we can feed a pig, but how
much solid nutriment we can get into him and
have it digested and assinlilated as soon a;
possible, and as in thorough cooking it absorb:
several times its bulk Of water, and as the flesh
and fat of the animal contains about 81 pei
cent. of water, and as on cooked meal pigs show
no disposition 10 drink, thoroughly boiled
meal fed three or four times day would seem
likely to produce the most flesh and fat in the
shortest time.
The time to cut clover fer hay is when il
is in blossom for not only then is its quality best
but the nutritive elements which make il
valuable for food are at their maximum
quality. Cows when fee on clover hay vii
grow fat, if its quality is good.
Cabbage worms and caterpillars Of all kinds
avoid eating dust, hence it is q successful
method of preserving cabbages to sift over them
little dry dust or fine Garth; this viii prevent
worms from troubling them.
We see it stated that the LIE Conte pear is
not proving satisfactory TO Illinois orchardists
The trees make good growth for time, but
soon become destroyed by blight 1t is con.
sidered too far north for it, This may be SO, but
btlightinIg may only be temporary and local
We had young tree which blghted badly the
second year after planting; all the blighted
limbs were removed as soon as noticed, and
the tree is now perfect specimen of health
| and fruitfulness.
Both the LIE Conte and Kieffer pears have
been largely advertised as being blight proof
No man who values his reputation for veracity
and sound Judgment would make such state
ment regarding any variety of pear.
Land does not need rest, but it needs
change-change of crop and change of manure
Rest and summer following is superseded by
rotation OF crops and superior pulyerization o.
| the soil
Bone phosphate is valuable because the
ash Of all plants contains phosphoric acid and
lime, and bone phosphate furnishes both Of
these constituents While nine or ten con.
sttuents are necessary to the ash of plants, yet
the ash OF the cereals contains as much phos
phoric acid as all its other constituents together
A soil that contains only two-tenths of one pei
cent Of phosphoric acid is rich III this valuable
! ingredient.
Raw bones contain about SO per cent oil
| geiatlne, heterogeneous compound, which, on
decomposition, yields ammonia. OF the inor-
| ganic or mineral part 81 per cent. is phosphate
OF lime and per cent. phosphate of magne-
STA. The remaining 6 per cent. is made up o.
carbonate Of lime, soda, and common salt.
In regard to sweet corn, some people prefer
corn less sweet than do others The Ne Plus
| Ultra is exceptionally fine, but is late. eros
by's Early is one of the best of the earlies, al
| though Marblehead is very good. The Golden
| Sweet is peculiarly rich III favor. The Black
| Mexican is white, while in edible condition
but is apt to look slightly blue-tinged, SC
| as to cause the appearance ON the table to be
unattractive. Its quality is very sweet
| "A remedy for feas is to take fresh air
Stacked lime and throw plentifully around
| wherever they ere supposed to be, and they
will soon be cleaned out.
| An apple known as the Salome is said tx
be promising as a good keeper and Of fair qual
| ity. 1t is very popular in the Southern lnar
kets on account Of its wonderful keeping quail
| tiles.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
! send you herewith some leaves from my peacl
! trees, and would be glad TO know the cause o
| their peculiar appearance or if anything b,
Ans. These leaves are badly blistered; thu
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