Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-27
FARM AND GARDEN.

Most people choose fruit by the eye
more than the palate. This is why |
the most productive and Snowy sorts
are profitable to the growers.
A Southern exchange says that the
market for Kentucky mules is exceed
ingly dull. Mules are cheaper than
they have been for many years.
1t is estimated that there is only one
Jersey to 800 farmers the country
over. These are not fixed figures, as
Jersey cattle are rapidly increasing.
Fish culture is becoming so impor-
tant that it almost makes connection
with farming operations, the same as
poultry keeping and bee culture.
Never grease hen that is setting,
for if grease gets on the eggs it closes
the pores through which the confined
chick gets its air and the consequence
is death.
Those keeping large ilocks of poul-
try will find an advantage in separat-
ing the cocks from the hens and keep
ing each by themselves until mid
winter.
1t is said that hog cholera is causing
great havoc in Saline county, Mo-,
hundreds of swine dying from this dis
ease. One farmer lost l2O head in ten
days.
A French authority states that car
rots give horses new blood, which
seems to restore them and they may
be justly claimed as the rcgenerator of
worn out horses.
Never let horse stand out of doors
unblanketcd after driving in cold
weather, Neglect of this has caused
more alleged epizootic than was ever
caused by contagion.
A Name farmer says his experience
has convinced him that ten good grade
merino sheep can be kept on the same
feed that would keep one cow-and
are more profitable.
Chambers are stlll prcgalent in some
portions of Illinois. Recently DR..
Paaren, state veterinarian, had four
horses and Il mule killed at Peoria,
which were suffering from the disease.
The fact that our droughts occur
much oftcner late in the season than
early, favors the raising OF the early
varieties of corn. They are certainly
desirable when il is intended TO follow
corn with wheat.
The wise farmer will have shelter
prepared for all his stock before the
first chilling storms come. Animals
suffer more from the first drcnching
rain and freezing temperature than
from the cold of midwinter.
Repeated experiments have proven
that fowls do better on meal mixed
with boiling water. Care should be
taken not to use so much water as to
make the food too wet, as an excess of
water is injurious to the fowls.
Luminous harness is the latest de.
vice used in England TO make the
horses visible at night A phosphoric
paint applied to the blinkers, collar
and other prominent parts of the
I trappings is used TO bring about the
result.
John Hunsbereger, of Harvey
county, Kansas, reports great Weld
of wheat from small quantity OF
seed. From one and one-half bushel,
of seed sowcd on three acres he rcapeC
,, 1856 bushels, a yield of 80 bushels t.
, each bushcl of seed sOwn.
In Canada the price of mutton il
usually as high as beef, owing TO tn,
!, fact that farmers there nav more at
tention to raising superior muttol
than farmers do here. Wool here i
Q considered of prime importance a
o compared with quality of carcass.
The Delaware is an excellent littl
: crane, and shows many of the dis
tinctiye characteristics of the will,
q grape, especially in habit and rrowt
Z of vine. Nothing is known of It's his
, tory prior to its discovery in Mr.. Pro
/ vostIs garden at Frenchtown, n. j.
4 many years AGO.
G The agricultural papers have mos
l. thoroughly exposed the evils resultin
# from allowing cows TO drink froI
V stagnant ponds, or from water tina
$ has remained too long in trough,
= The sweetest. purest, and most mil
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l. cess TO clear. purc water.
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IL Is not advisable to iced uncookt
sour apples TO PIGS That are iattenir
on corn The acld IN the fruit injur
n. their teeth, makes the pigs mou
nd sore ana prevents regular teedln
a. Inc unrlpc corn II led IN excess, oftt
n. has the same effect as 1t sours on Il
os stomach ana thus INJURIES digcstio
nv Apples may be icd IN small quantlti
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,Ic desired
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