The Penn's Grove record., 1885-08-01
AGRICULTURE,

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tanned by selecting the ears from the
most luxuriant stalks which indicate
high terminating power why should
not the same signs be looked for IN seed
wheat and put in practice The berries
may to some extent be plump from a
field of light straw and the yield be
very light, but it Is not supposed, after
all, that the berry reveals the true vlgor
and reproductive power OF the seed.
In selecting seed from the most luxurl-
ant fields, it would be possible to So
cure a plant growth that would carry
the stalk through many dangers that a
less vigorous plant would fall a prey to,
II is then important that the seed be
selected from the most vigorous grow
ing fields each year, and then by select
ing from such seed the best and plump
est seed the farmer would have added
a double precaution to his advantage.
RED PoLLEp CArrLE. The following
concerning this breed of cattle is from
the English red polled herd book /:
"Polled" signifies without horns: In
the absence of recorded facts, various
theories Rave been put forward to &C
count for the origin of the breed OF Nor
folk and Suffolk red polled cattle. 1t
has been asserted that this Is but a
branch of the Galloway breed natuasl-
lied here. There is, however, no relt-
able evidence on which to base such an
opinion, and it Is admitted that the
ordinary Suffolk cattle are, as mixers,
superior to the best Galloways. The
probability that in the several varieties
Of red polled cattle we have the descend
ants of an ancient breed valued by our
ancestors for their large yield OF milk.
The history of the Red Polled cattle
can be carried back well into the last
century, Suffolk had from time i'm
memorial its breed of PoIled cattle pro-
ducing butter which, $50 years ago was
asserted to be justly esteemed the pleas
ATTEST and best In England. For beef
the Red Polls have ever been fayorltes
with the butchers, because they die
well and the meat is equal to the best
I Polled Scott or Highlander.
USE THE BRUSH ON H Cows. But
few farmers ever think 1t necessary that
a COW should be brushed. We haYe
seen neighbors laugh and ridlcule what
they called our over-niceness and fnssi-
ness, when the cows were curried and
brushed twice a day. with as much care
as was given to the horses. what
curry a COW? Never heard tell of such
a thingi" But a COW needs 1t, even
more than a horse; n fer several rea-
sons. A SOW, whose milk is used for
food, unless she has a perfect clean
skin, cannot give clean milk, and then
the butter will be bad. The skin should
be in a perfectly healthful condition,
and the blood pure, or the milk will be
impure and unhealthful, and the butter
or cheese will be tainted, Neither
cleanliness nor healthtulness can be. Sc
cured without regular brushing of the
skin and the removal of all the filth
which will gather upon ill-kept cows.
This should be done before the COWS
are MIXED. both morning and evening.
The mornining cleaning should be a
thorough one a simple brushing, to
remove dust and loose hair, will be suf-
iclent for the evening, 1t will help
very much for both horses and COWS to
have the stables so loored that the ami
mails can be kept from fouling them
selves,
BEES in their Wild state seek homes
in hollow trees, rock crevices, ETC.,
which fact shows that they love a cool
shady home. An unshaded hive at
midsummer cannot be cool. Shading
may be done with a square board plac-
ed over the hive at a few inches above
the top, so as to leave ain air passage
between, and kept in place by weights
or wire attachments. The sheltering
board should protect some inches on
all sides. Planting a grape vine at the
back of each hive and training 1t to a
trellise, in time may be- made to afford
enough shade ana add beauty to the
bee yard, beside yielding fruit in other
wise unoccupied ground.
IT is well to remember that water
may be made absolutely safe for drink
ing by boiling it. II there Is a suspicion
as to tine perfect purity of the water, it
is far better to take the trouble to boil
and cool it than to run the risk of ty-
phoid fever or some other filthy disease,
Distilling is better still, and family stills
are now manufactured which can be
operated with little trouble, 1t should
be remembered, also, that the benefit
OF boiling or distilling may be easily
negatlved by the use of impure ice in
cooling the water. Drlnklug-water
should be cooled by putting ice around
the receptacle rather than in it,
THINNING FRUT.- Maine farmer
had a t ee which gave a very large crop
of very small apples. he thinned the
small branches from the outside, taking
more than half, and thinning the fruit.
The apples became larger and better, |
aud gave as many bushels RS before.
LEAF COMPOST Spread twenty BUSH
eli Of dead leaves three inches thick on
the ground, then a bushel of slaksd
fresh lime, then leaves and lime several
feet high. In sons months cut it down
and shovel it over, Stake the fresh lime
with salt water, If convenient add thin
layers of muck.
lT is unfortunate when the character
and fertility of the soil is not nearly
uniform in its several parts. With uni-
tormity OF soil the crop will ripen so
tLht All Cdu De harvested IOgGtlef, II |
this with machinery run by horse pow
er is a great advantage.
WEIGHT OF APPLES. A western dealer
finds a bushel OF Baldwins to weigh AZ
pounds, Rome Beauty, AZ, Winesap. A.
~Vandevere, 43, N Ben Davis 40
pounds.
TREE LABELS Use strips OF sheet
ztnc, rust them with water or acid.
write on them with a common lead pen.
cl when moist, and they vail last and
be legible half a century.
Bill HAWKINS aunt Maria said that
'Bill is a good boy. case | heard him
cry In his sleep and say, Dear mel I've
lost my suntIe.
ANOTHER ''old shoe house" has failed.
This should teach manufacturers the
folly OF emharking in the business of
making old shoes. II doasnft nav