The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-08-01
FARM And HOUSEHOLD.


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The Christian Union, which finds
space for occasional consideration Of
rural affairs, prints a brief plea for the
toad, an excellent help against insect
enemies.
A Dakota farmer, in 1881, planted a
single grain Of wheat in one of his oat
fields. From itgrew twenty-five stalks,
each bearing a full head. These yield
ed $50 grains, 760 OF which were plant
ed the next year, producing one-ffth oil
a bushel of splendid wheat. This was
planted last Spring, yielding seventeen
bushels, making l.020 pounds of wheat
from one grain in three years.
A correspondent Of the Kansas Farm
er says that the following ship-dip re-
ceipt has been used quite successfully
One pound of sulphur to one-half
pound Of lime, and one gallon of water
boil one hour; when ready to use, add
three gallons OF water to one Of the
liquid, then dip hot. The cost OF this
dip is 2 cents per head.
A good way to use cor Hills for SOW
ing corn for fodder is to remove the
brush or iron regulator, as the case may
be, and use the largest plates, or the
plates having the largest holes, and
then drill in the corn three feet apart.
With double-row planters that drop
four feet apart, the machine may be run
half way between the first drills, thus
planting drills two feet apart. A cab
bage pillow viii serve to cultivate be-
tween the rows and keep down. the
weeds. The Black Sweet Corn or
Stowells Evergreen, is excellent to
plant for this purpose.
A correspondent of the Husbandman
says that sulphur is a preventative Of
notatn rot. and this is confirmed by the
experience Of q Vermont farmer, who
rolled his cut potatoes in fine sulphur
at planting aid busted the plants as
they appeared v the ground. Meth
err rot, worm nor insect touched them
though potatoes on neighboring farms
were badly damaged. His potatoes were
excellent and the crop yielded well.
There is no doubt THAT sulphur will as
sist materially in preventing fungus
growth in other plants as well as pota-
toes, and it would be welli farmers
gave it q trial for such purposes the
coming season.
The first thing many persons do in
purchasing aplot Of ground and build
ing a residence thereon is to stock the
lawn with so large a number Of trees
and SO much shrubbery, which, while
small, look very pretty, but in the course
of years increase in size to such an ex-
tent as to turn the beautiful lawn into a
forest, screening the dwelling from pub
lie view, destroying the symmetry Of the
trees, and running the grass; besides, if
there are any hedges near, they will
soon become irregular In form and rag
ged in appearance and frequently die.
But in addition tothis, as a general rule,
we plant too many ornamental trees upon
on premises, and too few fruit trees.
Some of the latter are as comedy in form
and yield as fine shade as the former
Germantown Telegraph.
aIf potatoes show signs of decay, dust
them with air-slacked lime" This item
is going the rounds Of the press, and as
lime seems a powerful application for
such a juicy tuber, we would like to
know what they mean by "air-slacked.
The term is often used promiscuously
Proper ~air-slacked lime that was Stacked
by the slow process Of absorbing mois-
ture from the air may have lost some Of
its properties so as to be safe to apply
to potatoes, but simple dry-slacked
lime, rapidly prepared, with just water
enough to slack it and leave it dry. may
be more powerful.
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Cooking Of Hziik.
The cooking of Milk is very simple,