Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-04-24

A farmer who does mot see n - H.
mas need OF = new pair Of eyea.
The average yield Of WIZ = g.
Britain and Ireland Last year ~ tan4v-
one bushels par acre.
The restoration to fertility e iroov-
erished farms may be -. ,1;sA.s
through the rearing and and iDedm. q
live stock.
It is believed that there ara -. sova
in the country than at any prsvions
period In its history. The sspplv o.
poultry and eggs ID very largo n ma
cities.
Halt pound Of bitter aloss anl svo
pounds Of whale-oil soap, Dissolved bv
boiling in five gallons Of water. and
sprinkled on the vines when cold. vim
keep of rabbits.
Grow crop Of PEGS in tho old srthapd
and let the pigs harvest it. Sow sat4y,
two bushels per acre, with 400 pounds Of
good fertilizer. Good for the pigs and
best for the orchard
In selecting young Brahmas a indi-
cation OF what the plumage viii be is
given by the bills. When the bill has a
dark stripe down the upper maadible the
hackle and tail Will be dark.
Nine times out Of ten the farmer will
realize more from any grain crop If hs
disposes OF it in the fall than to Keep it
over winter and run the risk e waste,
damage and consequent loss.
Stick in an elm tree or two occasion
ally among. your grapevines They add
to the appearance Of the vineyard and
also afford protection in times Ct high
wind. They are regarded as valuable in
every way.
The use of the steam pillow IL said to
be diminishing in Great Britain, not be-
cause it does not give good satisfaction,
but because the large farms are being
divided, and the steam pillow cannot be
employed advantageously in snail fields.
Millers all advise to cut wheat early,
as it then makes more -four in proportion
to husk. Farmers say that by Leaving il
later greater weight OF grain is produced,
and as millers make no difference in
prices, the practice Of deferring sutting
is likely to increase.
If pillow or other steel Implement
has become very rusty, make a mixture
of half a pint of oil of vitriol posEed slow
ly into quart of water, and apply to the
rusted metal. Wash off with water and
scour in the usual manner. Il is better,
however, not to let any implement get
rusty.
The Downey Reviep says that Fl. L
Montgomery received $531.37 net last
fall for his walnut crop from two and
hat acres, being $2l2.54 an acre. This
is pretty good profit. when we consider
that the walnut tree requires very little
labor and comes into good bearing at 10
years of age.
1t is essential to those who desire late
peas that the seed be planted in tho
coolest part of the ground. Tho pea is
a cool country plant, and when il has to
grow in warm weather it mildevs. The
marrofat class is usually employed for
late crops. They need support All
peas grow better and produce more when
grown to stakes.
The evolution of the tomato u going
on in a remarkable way. Not many
years ago the fruit was mostly skin and
seed, but the newest varieties are almost
solid pulp with very few seeds. Pos
sibly, as in the case of the bananas, the
seeds will yet disappear altogether, and
the plants will have to be propagatsd BY
cuttings.
Senator Buck, of Meanwhile, uses the
following recipe for the insect pests with
excellent results and recommends it for
spring and summer use. Twenty-Five
pounds of tobacco stems, stripped; ten
pounds of sulphur; ten pounds whaleol
soap; five pounds Of potash or soaoen-
trated lye; $50 gallons of water. Ap-
ply as hot as can be done with safety.
The small economies of the fassn are
by no means insignificant. The small
economies saving Of either labor or
material-are often what makes the
profits in any department Of business,
and perhaps in no less degree in that Of
the farm. There is right and wrong
way to do everything, and the right waw,
is the easy way, because the best and
most economical.
1t is good plan to milk COWS regular
lily in the same order, taking The same
one fist, and winding up with tie sams
one every time Regularity Of hour in
commencing the milking Of the herd p
an advantage in securing the best re-
suits, since animals, as well a men, are
greatly the creatures Of habit, and when
the time comes around the COW ill de-
sire to be MIXED, and all the functions
of the system will concur in this desire.
Fence corners are great weed harbors
and breeders, as rule. For this reason
strait fences should have the preference,
other things being equal Pence rows,
whether straight or Of the worm variety,
breed weeds. As little fence a. cen be
got along with should be the rule, and
it should be kept free from weeds.
Clean, straight fence rows and faacs In
good repair add materially to the appear
ance and value of the farm.
Dr.. J. A. Sewell, Of Boulder, Col,
Professor of the Colorado University,
desires those who have swine s2eoted
with cholera, to send him few drops Of
blood from such for examination. He
has discovered a new microbe IN every
blood specimen received, but has not
found the microbe In the blood Of