The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-05-13

TOBACCO water, out that IS considered
dangerous by many. The carbolic
acid NAV be used as dip or poured
from coffee pot or oil-can into open
ings in the wool where the ticks are
most plenty. Some men make the
snuff by pulverizing tobacco, which
they raise. The mercurial ointment
should be mixed with seven times it's
bulk of lard and thoroughly rubbed
on the skin.
SMALL FRUIT CULTURE.
In engaging in the small fruit bust
ness would plant three acres in rasp-
berries, to one of strawberries, as the
latter will give the most work and |
think the least profit Since the in
sect enemy which was discovered by
Mr.. Earle at Golden, Ill, has ap-
peared, / have planted no more straw
berries, as | find this more destruct-
i've even than the green worm is to
the cabbage crop. From the wording
of Mr.. Millers remarks it
seems that he is laboring under the
same false impression, as the majority
of men who take any interest at all in
raspberries, viz that the black-cap is
a variety. The black.cap is not a va
riety neither is the Antwerp, but
they are families or species and should
classed as such.
LIME AS MANITRE
Lining meadows or old pasture
lands with. says. thirty bushels to the
acre, has an effect upon the condition
of the crop of grass that few farmers
would believe with out giving it
trial. In fact, we do not know how
the same amount of money can be ex-
pended upon land with the same profit.
1t is not only certain, but lasting.
We have known farmers to pasture
meadows fifty years without being
turned up, by the simple application
of lime once in six or ten years. These
pastures, which are regarded as per-
msnent, and mostly abound in clay
moulds, after peiDg grazed down
thoroughly, are restored almost knee
deep in from five to six weeks. We
do not hesitate to say that nowhere
has lime more marked effect and can
be used with better results than 10 the
renovation of old pastures.
HORSES INTELLIGENCE.
A pair of horses in an English stable
whose box-stalls adjoined each other,
were firm friends. The one which
finished its hay first invariably received
from the other enough to keep it busy
until both lots were consumed. One
day one of the horses made its way out
of its own loose box the door of which
was unfastened, and found out buck
ct of mash which was standing in the
entrance of the stable, and taking the
while the -coachman was
in the loft overhead, it was helping
itself freely to its tempting contents.
The other horse, which was fastened
to its own loose box, caught sight of
its friends proceedings, ana neighed
loudly, evidently demanding a share
for itself, and the servant was aston
lshed to see the horse which was en-
Toying itself f i its mouth with the
mash, and poke its nose through the
bars of the loose box for its friend to
take it from its mouth. This was
done several times.
FRUIT TREES FOR PLANTING.
Peaches are best to plant after they
have made one years growth after
budding. Pears. apples, plums and
cherries, two years from the bud.
Grapes, when fairly well grown, will
be 10 good condition for planting after
one year, although two-year old plants
Of some kinds are preferable, such as
Delaware, Lady, and others that are
rather slow in making vigorous start.
In selecting older trees than the
ages specified, there is greater risk
Of failure, owing to the greater dis
between the tops and the
roots. As general rule there will
be fewer valuable roots lifted with a
three-year old than with two-year
old tree. Good roots are of more
value than good tops.
SHEEP FOR MILKING.
IL would seem that sheep are en-
titled TO be classed as dairy animals.
They produce milk from which the
costly Rochfort cheeses are made,
more than 800 600 of them being kept 4,
in that place for this special purpose.
And now we hear through a CORES
pondent of the Michigan Farmer,
that Friesland North Holland)
Mr.. Kuperus, is milking
forty cows and forty sheep, and makes
butter from all the milk. His sheep