The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-11-18

trees on yellow clay bear fruit which keeps
till after harvest
Professor Senborn does not think the plant
known as prickly comfrey deserves the
praise so layishly bestowed upon 1T IN some
quarters. 1t does not produce as. heavily as
has been claimed for il, and il is with diff
Guilty stock can be induced to cat OF it.
Thousands of tons OF cheese are made in
France from the milk of sheep, while milk
from the goats is used for the same purpose
in Germany. in European markets such
cheese bring the highest prices, and the de-
mand is always equal 10 the supply.
Mangolds and Swedes frequently contain
90 per cent. water, while the average sugar
beets show 80 per cent. Hence the reason
that a crop of beets several tons less per acre
than crop of mangolds' will actually con-
tain more nutritive matter.-Sugar Beet.
An abundant growth to the wheat crop in
autumn is not desired, as all that is required
is root formation sufficient to give it good
stand in order to make an early start in
spring. The heavier the growth now the
more subject the crop to the drawbacks of
winter.
Salt is often largely used in the food of
pigeons and should also be given fowls, es-
pecially during the melting season. The
proper way to feed it is to add il to the soft
food in quantity sufficient to season the food
10 suit the taste, but should never be used in
excess.
The annual report of the North Carolina
Experiment Station for 1883 contains a
showing that ''as regards the consumption of
the different classes of fertilizers, the am
mOniated superphosphates, with potash or
artificial guanos, still preponderate largely
aver all other kinds"
One of the best preventives against lice in
the nests of sitting hens is tobacco refuse,
such as the sweepings OF cigar factories. By
the Use of such, with coal oil on the roots
and the frequent busting of all parts of the
poultry house with insect powder, there
need be no fear of lice
Pekin ducks are rapid growers, and duck
lings Matched the middle of September will,
if given shelter and good food, weigh from
ten 10 twelve pounds q pair by Chrietmas.
Those kept over will lay in March; but eggs
for Matching purposes should not be used
from birds less than one year old.
Barnyard manure should not be used on
soils in the year of planting when raising
beets for sugar manufacture, says the Sugar
Beet. The decomposition of this organic
substance is slow. and its beneficial effects
occur in the very part of the season when the
roots do not require a stimulant.
An experienced gardener say that a sure
sign TO find out If plants in pots require wet
ting is to rap on the side of the pots near the
middle, with the finger knuckle; if it gives
forth hollow ring, the plant needs water;
but if there Is dull sound there there is still
moisture enough 10 sustain the plant.
A correspondent of the Farm and Garden
says: My grapes were rotting badly. AT one
time thought should lose half of them.
showered them with a preparation made of
carbolic acid one-fOurth ounce, and water
twelve quarts. This was very effective and
stopped the rOtting at once"
A. :. Fuller of New York, says it is ev;-
dent that the influence Of the pollen in
strawberries extends not only to the seed
and tieshy receptacle, or fruit, but to the
stalks and entire plant. The influence of
pollen is so great in many instances as to
change the size, form, color, and even the
flavor OF the fruit.
Dahlia roots in small quantities can be
,afely wintered when placed in a single layer
and closely together, in a shallow box. Put
sifted ashes or sand over and around them,
covering the crowns but not the stems. Thus
trei ted and placed in frost-proof cellar,
they will keep fresh and plump until spring,