Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-14
FACTS FOR FARMERS. =.

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The Elmira Farmers Club sse near.
Is unanimous In the opinion that sweet
! food for swine Il preferable 10 that
fermentcd and soured.-The Husband.
man. ''''
The cause Of young chicks getting
so weak In tho legs as to hardly DO
able to walk IL often that they arc kept
ON a board floor too much. They
should be allowed to 60 on the ground
tafter being forty.cight hours old.-Bo'-
gtos Budget. .'' ''..' .'',
There is probably no root more
poorly adapted to making good milk or
butter than potatoes. They should DO
fed only sparlngly and with q good ra''
ton of corn.mcal. or tho milk will be
thin and the butter Of poor quality
~ r. Herald.
1T Is one advantage Of turnips that
they are crop not damaged but
rather benefited by slight Pressing Of
tho ground. or course thcy should
not be handled when. frozen, but IN q
day or two after thoy will have finer
flavor than before. -Erchange. .afu
There are 2SJ, 100000 acres Of i'm.
proved land In the United States, AGO..
600, 600 Of forest. and 10000. 900 acres
OF unimproyed and waste untimbercd
land. Forests are disappearing at the
rate OF 25.000,000 acres year. The
forest product during the last census
Year was $4,000, o0O, 900 feet.-E *
F5a. 1." t.r'. 100. .t.,s
An excellent glycerinc ointment FOR
chappcd hands, says the Cook, is made
by melting, with a gentle heat, two
ounces Of sweet oil Of almonds, half an
ounce Of spcrmacc,i and one dram Of
white wax. When melted remove
from the stove aud add an ounce Of
glyccrine, and stir until the mixture Is
cold. The ointment can be scented
with any perfume to suit tho fancy.
Keep II In widc.ncckcd bottles.
Horses are all the better for being
made to do some work in winter. They
need some exercise, and IL well fed rs
they should be. will work every day cx-
ccpt Sundays without being injured. II
shows poor calculation on the part Of
any farmer who keeps lot Of horses
in his stables all winter with nothing
Tor them to do. The hired help to
keep these teams ut work can bo had
much more cheaply in winter than In
summer. w Y Herald.
PLAY or recreation should be q
systematic part Of farm life for old
and young. When tho young are left
in this matter to shift for themselves,
their tastes are liable to be dcpraved
and their minds taken away from the
farm. The farmer must leave time for
his childrcn's natural social instincts.
Home must be homely. Let sunshine
into every corner. Keep no moldy
rooms. With bright, cheerful life on
the farm, you can hardly drive the
boys away from it.-Clepeid.d Leader.
Poultry raising, like any other
business, Is u trade to learn, and IL one
is adapted to 1t or has n liking for it he
will succeed. All beginners are advised
to start with n few birds. increasing
the number rs they learn how to handle
them. What every one wants is to
produce eggs when they bring tho
highest prices, and also poultry for
market when II is not plentiful. A
place near n city is naturally the best.
as one can readily secure customers
that will pay good prices for fresh eggs
and nicely dressed chickens.--M. Y.
Tribune.
Mrs. l.. Harrison, in the Indiana
Farmer, tells us of the characteristics
of honey gathered from various plants.
Apple honey is dark, but fine favored,
resembling the aroma of roses. That
from the raspberry Is light and of a
delicate flavor. The Justly celebrated
white clover Is light. and the comb is
very delicate. The linden or Eastwood
produces light brown honey, very rich
in vegetable oil. Golden rod gives il
rich and thick, and of agolden color.
The autumn honey, many seasons. up.
pears to be mixed, different flowers,
such as astGrs, polygonum. and many
Others. blooming ut the samo time.