Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-19
farmland HOUSEHOLD
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE
4 FARMER AND HOUSEWIFE.

TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE
! FARMER AND HOUSEWIFE.
Bad drinking water for cows makes
bad milk.
More sleep and less stimulant will
make 'haying and harvesting 60 much
easier.
~ Wood ashes or potash in some form
, around the roots of old pear trees will
] restore them.
A few tubs of poor butter in an
invoice may bring the average price
] down below the line Of profit.
On smooth land always tend corn
with the cultivator, instead Of the
plough. 1t saves time and labor.
The best market for any man, pro-
vided he has one, is the home market.
He who ais near" to his market is
better than he "who Is far off"
Kill venomOus snakes but not harm
less ones. These destroy insects and
worms and much small vernon that is
hurtful to crops.
Cow manure water spattered over
melon squash and cucumber vines at
sunrise will destroy the stripped bug.
Spatter with an old brush or broom.
There are fewer cattle in proportion
to the population of the country than
there were thirty-iive years ago. But
the average weight has been largely
increased.
/. Fowls that must be fed in summer
should be fed regularly. If fed only
twice day, feed lightly in the morning
and give full feed at night. If fed
but once day, feed at night.
4 The calf born in the fall, fairly well
wintered and given the vigorous growth
that grass food gives the following sum-
mer, makes a better COW than the
spring raised one, and she is two years
old-the right time for the birth of her
first calf.
Very young dueklings are tender at
first, and should neither be allowed to
60 into cold water nor be exposed to
chilling winds while they are under
twenty days old. Such exposure cause
cramps, and they often die suddenly
from these results.
All fowls that feather slowly are
usually hardy-for instance, the Brah-
mas. For it is owing to the fact that
the drain on the system occasioned by
quick feathering does not weaken them.
Slow feathering while growing is indi-
u -eatiSe of hardness. Is
The disadvantages of the ordinary
system Of setting milk in shallow pans
for raising. cream are that longer
period elapses before the sinking is
completed, too much space is required,
and in summer the whole of the milk is
sour before the cream is raised.
Separated early and raised up by
themselves, pullets are worth at least a
quarter more for use than il allowed
to run with lot Of cockerels; in the
large, late-matnring breeds the evil is
less, though even with them the prac-
tice Of keeping them separate is most
profitable.
The epublic would be greatly accommo-
dated if every farmer would erect In a
conspicuous place on the farm his
name, in order that travellers might be
guided thereby. This would save every
husbandman the thankless and arduous
task Of answering hundreds of ques-
tions, and would direct persons to them
, who had business to transact.
, For kicking COW, says a correspon-
: dent take small rope, make a slip
, moose in one end and draw tight around
, the cow, just in front of the udder.
q had a large heirer that kicked badly.
applied the rope as above and sat down
and MIXED without further trouble. 1t
. was only applied three times and she
, gave me no trouble afterwards.
Layering fruits gives the amateur an
3 easy method of increasing fine shrubs
I and plants. A depression is made in
. the earth at one side of the plant in
Q which to bend d vigorous shoot. Thi.
Q shoot should have q notch. cut in from
i the top one-third of the way through al
5 the lowest point of the bend. Ther
5 bend it down and cover firmly will
a mellow earth. In about two months
J. there should be good roots.
! Concerning geraniums, where plenty
Of winter flowers are desired, the plantl
: should be grown in pots during th'
. summer. All flower buds should b,
: nipped out as they appear. The ros,
and most other kinds Of geraniums cai
y be brought along finely for house dec
. oration later by lifting some from tn
y border some time this month and pot
; ting them. Pinch back the main shoot
y little ut this time.
!. !. A correspondent says it is easy to ge
: : rid of black ants. Open hill with
: hoe, scatter on handful of salt an,
= sprinkle on quart Of water and tn
, ants will leave Immediately. A fey
;. days ago the house was overrun wit
. insects. The correspondent foun
eleven anthills within two rods Of hi
70 house. After the above application
not an ant was to be seen about tn
~ premises.
q A NOVEL hall hat-rack, OF simpl
10 hardwood frame, is provided with pr
% truding and erect ovals Of nickle-plate