The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-09-12
Agricultural votes.

Although a dozen or more methods
for picking fowls have been recommend
ed the quickest and cleanest is to scald,
them. When fowls are killed for use
in the family, we advise this method.
In the market, however, a great deal,
depends upon the looks of poultry in
order to make quick sales at good prices.
Scalding, it must be admitted, spoils
the appearance of poultry intended for
market, so that it becomes necessary to
pluck market poultry dry, if the best
prices are expected to be obtained.
That may be, unquestionably is, q mere
matter of taste on the part of the buy
ers, but tastes are not to be disputed,
and hence must be complied with.
The revelations of last Winter in re-
gard to the unwholesome compounds
sold as butter, and the passage of q law
by the New York Legislature prohibit
ing their manufacture, have had inter.
esting results. Farmers increased their
facilities for making butter, hoping for
good prices, now that oleomargarine is
no longer to be manufactured. The guam
tity of good butter hes been increased,
while a great many people, disguised
with the vile stuff hitherto sold for but
ter, have refused to use butter alto
gether, under the impression that swim
die still continues. The result is good
butter is plenty and low in price,
Rochester IN. " Democrat.
1t may not be generally known that
the Duke Of Athole is enc of the most
extensive tree planters in the world.
There are already vast woods and plan
tations In Athofe and Dunkeld, Scot
land, and, as of course they exist for use
as well as ornament, large numbers of
trees have to be planted annually to
maintain the woods. Indeed, every
year the Duke plants from Co., 900 to
1000, 900 trees. During this season d
plantation covering 1000 acres has
been completed. When the Planter
Duke began operations on a large scale
in 1774, the Dunkeld hills were almost
bare. During his life the Duke, who
may be described as a true benefactor
to his country, planted ~ 900, 900 trees
covering an area Of 10 900 acres.
Plant Sunfowers everywhere where
you can find a place, about the barn or
fowl house. 1t is we'll known that this
plant Is especially valuable for its
healthgiving qualities. All that il
needed is to press the seed under the
soil, and the plants viii care for them
selves. On the margin of the sink
drain, near the clubhouse on pig-sty, or
in the unused runs Of the poultry yard,
these plants will be filling the place Of
the Health COMMITTEES, and the fall crop
Of seed will make . valuable change Of
diet for the fowls during the winter and
spring.--Poultry World.
The leaking Of milk from cows teats
arises from the muscles of the teats not
being strong enough to contract the
orifce sufficiently. Any remedy that
tends to strengthen the muscles will
serve to cure it. Some milk COWS three
times a day with this object in view.
Another successful and simple way is to
apply q small dab of collodion to the
end Of the teat Immediately after milk
ing. This forms . thin, strong meme
brane at once that will prevent all
leakage and is easily removed at milk
ing. It may be had at the druggists.
Slipping small rubber bands over the
teats IS m old and effective remedy.
A correspondent ii the Country Gen