The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-07

Edict of total Introduction, Feb. 21 1888 Pork
cannot be transported across German territory
to other countries.
Do not be too hasty to get in crops on the APP
proaeh of spring Let the frost get out of the
ground for the safety of the seeds.
In 1860 the total exports of pork were 9951.-
912 in 1881. $1O4 $50 065: in 1888 $40 966 26S
Our pork exports to Great Britain nave fallen off
nearly one-half in three years.
When COWS are tied with rope halters. which is
not seldom by any means, it is well to boil the
ropes before used and allow them to dry in
the SUM- This takes the stiffness out Of them.
A good chick for market can be produced by
crossing Plymouth Rock cocks on large coarse
hens. Such chicks grow very fast. have yellow
skin and legs, and always look well when dressed
for market
Ventilate the building where your poultry is
kept daily-no matter how cold the day may be
Let the foul air out and the fresh air in among
your birds. Thus only can you keep them healthy
in confinement.
Growing black walnut and hickory is too slow
a process for the present generation Wood will
be pushed aside after awhile and imitation black
walnut from refuse paper win be aquicker meth
cd than growing the genuine
"Oh! by the way-I must let you know that
moved upon your suggestion at once and had
bushel of cane seed ground and bolted. We
nave only got at one thing yct-grddleeakes-
sPlendid!-my wife says better than buck
wheat"
There were on farms in 1880 hogs TO the num-
Der of 47,6Sl 700 The net weight of hogs
nually slaughtered is :, 625, 600 tons, valued at
1898, 100 600. During the last five years We
have exported about 20 per cent. of the pork pro
duction. The pork produced in the United
States equals one-half of all the world.
Small fruits are not to be despised even upon
large farms. One acre devoted to strawberries
will sometimes be found to yield a larger profit
than ten acres of wheat Some of the most
productive sections of the United States have
been found favorable locations when devoted to
the cultivation of small fruits.
A hog sweats, not like horse or man, but
through his fore legs just below the knee, in the
form of a sieve. Through this the sweat passes
off, and it is necessary that this be kept OPEN If
it gets closed, as is sometimes the case the hog
will get sick. To cure him. simply open the
pores. This is done by rubbing and washing
with warm water. There is not much danger,
however, of healthy hog ever being troubled in
this way. Once in a while it will occur in the
best regulated hogpens.
The original Baldwin apple tree was killed by
lightning ON land now owned by Colonel Samuel
Jaques, of Wilmington, near Boston 1t wasn't
grated fruit in the first place, but a seeding
standing upon its own roots. ENGRAVING and
budding the scions of this variety over and over
upon alien stock have greatly changed the quail
ty of the fruit in many instances, giving us
tough. sour and bitter apple, with scarcely a
trace of its original goodness. Should we light
upon another seeding apple as good, let us hope
that botany and the arts of horticulture will
show us how to preserve If.