The Penn's Grove record., 1884-11-15
AGRICULTURE


AGRICULTURE
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eAsesy beos1ss NJ the mik q orsa1
belag kspt 81 20 hZA temperas1re. ~
the butteF, sfsar formldg il TIE eh1rZ[
uaa stlI caaFDe9 aad gathered = he
bulterm!lk phica shy1id lave bss1 a
oaes dFaza "a aEd water or brine
(uhieh q far betssy substituted n bDta
gather sn1 saah. Batter il moFtled
becsuss tho salt which raises She coiof
has not i0ucas5 thoas spOfs showing
hghs zhlis IL slogid bs thoroughly and
uniformly mixed 10, or = strong brine
uIils he butter il UraBnle form does
il abous equally a. vail. soft butter
has various causes. ovsrworking The
chief one. So thia cass IL will get solid,
cut and Try smoothly exposed ~ cold,
hut a'ight heat soitens Il readily.
gerrn CArrLg. The American Agri
%culturst. sven hiss got down 10 seeing
what might be made II our scrub cattle
fy proper attention. The good qualities
ii a cgw arc not 10 much in the breed
aa iN ftiE HtNffaAfAfFtF hNhl - - Ft1s
Careful selection and good attention
through a number 81 generations would
10 npt 10 give ua as good stock M In 10
10 found IN any Of the imported breedH,
with lhs ndditID1al M advantage Of entire
hardness. The Jerseys, and their
grades, says the Agricnlturist, arc Al
waya bcttor fed aud cared after han are
t4e common stock, and Tint makes them
better milkcfA, nnd 50 on. The scrubs
arc always neglected aud, aa a natural
consequence. they pay back their treat.
meui 10 Ike coin.
Cons HrQriHrD o A PoUAp or
rouK For the hog faiGers We gtyo the
following table, 10 show the quantity Of
corn required 10 produce n pound OF
pork. which seomA 90 be governed by
thry relative prioe Of corn. When corn
,roaTa t24 cents por bunifri. pork costs
II ccnln per pound, corn ~ cents per
huiHhrl, pork . ronih per pound. corn -
per buahel. pork . cents per
pound; corn a2 eents per buhhcl, pork
4 cents por pound. oorn ~ cents per
buahoi, pork o cents por pound. corn
80 ncnla per buahol, pork q oentn per
lNhAAtlN. w AiaNAfiA AAfHAF hHAAfh NAhh H1
proaimntely correct or not. they will
hcrve as "a bRais. ut lcnnt, for careful
calculations.
IF one-hRll tho grain tod 10 h0gA in
this country was gwen to poultry Il
would secure u muoh more profitable
return. A buahoi of cord will make
porhapa four 20 ak pounds of pork, but
the same amount of grain will winter .
hen, and her cgga aud chickens viii 10
worth three to ton times ss much ia thu
pork. poultry IL probably the only
claHA uf stock from which profit can DO
had, feeding only un houghten food
Ir iA very important that the sell OF u
bcanheld 10 OF nearly uniform quality
and fertility. This inaurea All even ger
mtnation ol tho seed and u uniform pro-
preaA to maturity. There arc compare
tivnIy TOW hanntlalda where the crop
oau bo pulled without having one un-
/ der and some over.ripa 10 is too
much extra labor 10 80 over the field
twice. and where the beaus are harvested
by machines. as in most bean. growing
loeuilies. the crop must be all gathered
al one opefaiAoh-
MukrRs -Aiarge utder is COMMONLY
regarded AS a sign ot a good mixer, but
excessive slae indicates a deposit ct flesh
which is Of no advantage. but rSther \
burden for the oyerweiShted animal II
carry. II the milk veins are we'll devel-
oped tho cow will he = good mixer aad
the uddes vail be rs large As IS II any
advantage
TarRn Is an art in ralslpS esry p0l.
lets, SO as II have them begin 80 lsy
soon. The obiaos should he 10 breed
from parents that mature early. In So
Letting = cock and hens irom whfea =
breed early bullets, seleot = cec< sh&a
throws ont his hnckle~sra tsa1a2-
early, as this indieStsS his sary .1as@r-
ity. Then mste rim with cd AseS A15
hatch the pullets IS esriy II he ys&-&s
possible. Such pallets vii esSts a.
lay in October snd viii Q zy s.
through the winter.
THE science Of successful farming. -
well as success IN any other Lns, reeCg-
nIzes the al4-important fsc;or 81 scozc-
my. Everything must be made Use Ok.
nothing be allowed to 30 TO w2sss
The bran OF the mill must be sur1sd IL
10 feed; the rags to paper, the m2czEe
to the soil and so on; everything must
be put TO use,
GEORGE W. WALz writes that be has
boiled leaves and stems Of tomato plants
until the juice is all extracted, and finds
the liquor deadly to c~aterpillsrss lice
and many other enemies OF vegetation
1t does not injure the growth OF plants
and its odor remains for a long time to
disgust insect marauaers.
TIE quantity Of seed wheat required
depends greatly upon the manner IN
which the seed is covered. If the soil
is made very fine, and the seed drilled
and rolled in, so that it is well covered,
to a depth not greater than one inch,
mora seeds will terminate than IL the
work Is imperfeetIy done, and the yield
viii also. be larger.
TEE centrifugal separator, or dairy
centnfuge, is the appliance which more
completely separates the fats from the
mLk than any other yet devised, leaving
an average of only 20 per cent. fat OF
the weight of the whole milk in the
creamed milk. Skim milk from a CEN
5rlfuge has been analysed which con-
tanned bat 3 per cent of fat--in other
easss 7 and 10 per cent.
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5LCaA-Pear slugs feed on the cpl
1sralz O. the leaves and live on the ribs
? Of the leaf. The following year the
rec VII not bear a full crop. Dry dust
d. powdered lime thrswn on the leaves,
T q sz.phar and powdered lime, destroy
tden- thorough washing with whale
z I'll aoap aud sulphur IS the best
4 cOzzzsRogDEyF says he has never
RIVE t1s following remedy to fail to
ctrdzee satisfactory results in garget OF
caEsd 1az: Hog's lard, oEe-half pound
pcEtsesd DdEls Of potash IA ounce.
gov .=rs1 aa-plor, one ounce; soft ex'
Eass ~aeA4G51EA sEo drachms; oil sm'
ser, o-a c1Les AI1 10 form an ONT
@s r1 We. tw!es a day.
L. --E age xes+s II vet weather o.
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