The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-19

The judieious use of the harrow will save ten
times the labor required in its use
A wheel hoe is an excellent implement for
garden use, as it saves labor and does the work
well.
A writer recommends lime and salt mixed with
the soft feed, as an excellent remedy for chicken
cholera. He claims that he entirely stopped its
ravages in a large flock in few days by Its use.
Every garden should have small bed Of sage,
thyme, savory, parsley and marjoram In fact,
no garden is complete without them. They can
be grown from seed, and, once obtained, remain
for a long time, being propagated by the seed
and roots.
President Pierce, of tine Western New York
Agricultural Club, says that wheat bran, sifted
upon cabbage heads will destroy the cabbage
worm This NAV be better worth trying than the
use of poison, for even if it doesn't hurt the
worm at will not spoil the cabbage
In feeding calves by hand great care should be
exercised to have the food of the right temper
ature-as nearly as possible that OF milk fresh
from the udder-and to feed often enough to
prevent the calf from getting excessively hungry
and then overeating. BY neglect OF these pre-
cautions promising calves are often seriously in
jured if not killed outright.
A Western farmer successfully dwarfs the
Usage orange after ii has in six or seven years,
become an efficient hedge by first clipping fifteen
inches wide at the base and tapering to a very
narrow top and then cutting a ditch eight or ten
inches deep, and within six inches of the hedge.
Crops viii grow as close as they can De planted
or sown The hedge puts ont low, stiff stubby
branches when thus dwarfed, and looks exceed
ingly neat.
good wash for roofs and buildings is as fol-
lows: Stake lime in a close box to prevent the
escape of steam, and when siaked pass itthrough
sieve. To every six quarts of this lime add
one quart of rock salt and one gallon of water
After this boil and skim clean. To every five
gallons of this add, by slow degrees, three-quar-
tiers of pound OF potash and four quarts of fine
sand. COloring matter may be added If desired
Amply with a paint or whitewash brush
An Ohio farmer asks for the repeal of the law
which offers bounty for the heads of hawks
and owls He says that since the law has been
in operation field mice and other Nermin injurl
Gus to crops have multiplied to a most alarming
extent Their increase is almost entirely owing
| to the destruction of theirenemies The hawks
and owls, it is true, occasionally kill a chicken
but they generally do much more good TRAN
harm He thinks it wonld lOw be a wise plan
to offer premiums for raising them.
The Breeders Journal says the round steak in
a Hereford steer is of more value than Ill a
Shorthorm for the reason that the tenderest
steak is on the inside of the leg, and the Here
ford steer is much better filed ON tine inside of
the thighs than the Shorthom The best restau-
rants in Chicago now have on their bill Of fare,
Round tender steak" This is cut -from the
inside of the thigh. and If called by ''silver
steak The Herefords have a faculty of laying
their fat between the lean, or in other words,
'rnarbling" their meat, that makes it very juicy,
tender and palatable.