Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-01
GLEANTNGs FOR CHANGERS.

Plantain, dsndeloin and other weeds in q
lawn may be destroyed by placing a little
sulphuric acid with stick in the crown Of
each plant The acid should be carried ia
an open.mouthed bottle with long handle,
so that fingers and clothes are protected.
A drop or two Of kerosene on each of the
little hillocks made by ants will, it Is said,
tffectualy dispense these pests.
1t is claimed that if milk is brought Just
10 the boiling point, then poured immediate
ly into cans and sealed air tight, it will keep
for an indefinite period.
If feeding for eggs give oats fine mid
dhngs, scalded, but not too thin, boiled po-
tatoes and an occasional feed OF meal If
it is desired to fatten fowls, give corn at
night and soft feed in the morning, and keep
them closely confined from ten to fifteen
days. If kept longer confined they will be-
gin to lose flesh.
Scotch farmers hold that cut straw is bet
ter for the dairy when newly threshed, and
therefore they thresh each day enough fod-
der for the next days consumption.
A mistake is frequently made IN over
feeding few days after Landing aud then
reducing supply, whereas the lambs need
more milk as they grow larger, and this
should be provided for.
Grass seed buried an inch deep very sell
dom sprouts to the surface.
If sweet corn is planted every ten days
from now to the end Of July there will be
roasting ears until frost comes.
All kinds Of grain may be fed to fowls
with benefit, as variety seems to be an ad-
vantage. A single kind OF grain, with the
necessary animal and vegetable accompani
ment, will secure profit, especially if that
grain be wheat, less so If it is corn; but
variety of feed is still more profitable.
In hot weather all the unconsumed TODD
should be frequently swept away from the
chiChen cOops, as 1t soon sours and acts Ike
poison If taken into the crop.
At least once a year the grsnaries should
have q thorough cleaning to prevent the
weayil from breeding in the bins or stored
grain.
Beets should be planted in drills thirty
inches apart and carrots two feet apart.
This admits OF horse cultivation, and after
the plants have attained some growth no
hsnd-work need be done About six pounds
10 the acre is "a fair average for sowing
beets, and for carrots and parnips about
four pounds.
The most valuable breed of ducks is the
Aylesbury whites, They are ornamental as
well as profitable.
The Importance of saving the liquids Of
all kinds produced on the farms is much
greater than is generally supposed and the
quality when saved is something surprising.
4 cistern into which can be strained the IL
uuids from the stock yards, sink waste wash
water and all similar refuse will produce
liquid manure which on ordinary farms is
nearly equal in value to all the dry manure
produced.
Some fruit growers claim that alternate
rows of pine and fruit trees prevent the
moth and other destructive insects from in.
turing the fruit. The strong odor of the
pine is obnoxious to great many kinds of
insects.
Plants watered with water few degrees
warmer than the temperature of the atmos-
phere will make far more vigorous growth,
all other conditions being equal, than those
to which cold water is applied.
A mixture of sulphur aud tobacco dust
will kill most insects on plants or animals