The Northwestern standard., 1886-03-27


Al Ohio man has invented = breed Of
hehswhich Iay two eG9s ch = day. II itsi
the u me- sgay ggs tn Chic asss n u
with 1T atesmen. What the State lacks in
quality it makes UP fn Quantity 81
lChsrpoal ii rood Tor fowls and tho best
form in which to give IT to them is ia
but still retains the shape Of the grain. "a
feed of this twice d week will soon show ID
Ired combs and more eggs.
Under the pastnring and hay system
Of feeding, four or five acres are needed
T to keep d COW q year. With ensilaged
lcorn fodder and selling in summer, every
acre may be made to keep its COW, pro-
yided the soil Is made rich enough,
So long as the voting population, with
out respect to party, are content TO send
shystering lawyers and mere pot-house
politicians to our legislatures National
and State, their itching palms will con-
tinue to be creased with neutral (?) pro-
| duets OF the lobby, and this in spite OF
| the honest legislators who are in q mi
nority. Farm, Field and Stock kman.
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Poultry Of all kinds will fatten sufi1-
lciently with three weeks feeding. The
wbitest flesh and fat are made by feeding
milk warmed and mixed to a thick paste
with oatmeal, boiled potatoes and corn
meal This food should be given four
times a day, as plentifuliy as it will be
eaten. It is best given III feed boxes or
troughs, which should be taken away as
soon as the fowls have eaten. The fowls
should be confined in coops, which should
be kept clean and deeply sanded-
The public should be made to tliscrim-
mate the difference between rendered and
extracted honey. The old method Of
rendering honey by melting combs, honey
and all together Is no longer used and
there il none Of 1t ON the market. If it
were generally understood that by rapidly
revolving machinery, the pure nectar,
Just as it comes from the flowers, except
with large proportion OF water evaporat-
ed, was thrown out Of the combs, our ex-
tracted honey would command q much
more ready sale. The apiarist well knows
the difference between the quality Of
rendered and extracted honey.
One OF the hest systems of raising toma-
toes Is hat practised by Mr. Engle, Of
Marietta, o. He believes in transplanting
frequently, to secure abundance Of fbr0us
roots The plants are trained to single
stems fastened to stout stakes, two strings
being generally sufficient to use in tying.
The side shoots are pinched OF immedia-
tely beyond the first cluster of fruit, and
the leader is topped at the height Of 4.
feet Tomatoes grown in this way are
earlier, healthier and invariably free from
dirt The soil must be rich to secure best
RESULTS as the plants grow more rapidly
arid ripen earlier hence command a bet
ter price; the fruits also Of better quality.
For plants already potted in rather poor
soil apply only water and that moderately,
until they begin to show growth, when q
very little infusion OF old manure from the
well-aired surface Of the stable or poultry
yard may be added once q week, or 9 few
drops Of ammonia in pint Of water. AS
they increase in bulk and when they begin.
10 flower more may be safely used. Small
packages Of ammoniated bonedust, super
phosphate or other artificial manures are
sold expressly for use On window plants
with directions and are neat and inofen-
sive for the purpose. II tho soil be poor
best to change it at once. or to mellow 1t
with black leafmold or at least put on
good sllrfacing Of such mold from the
woods or the manure yard.
The employer should act the part Of a
friend to his workman. What pleasant
record was that OF the hired man who
served faithfully forty years and between
whom and his emplo. er there was kindly
consideration growing out Of this long
reciprocal service and friendly regard.
H the employer is superior in any gifts to
his hired man, let him in thankfulness for
these advantages impart some Of them to
the inferior and thus twice bless these
gifts IL any employer or hired man
needs good advice in these regards let
him read what the Apostle James wrote
and govern himself accordingly. There
should be cordial sympathy between
employer and employed and mutual de-
sire to do what is exactly right to each
other. 1t should not be question solely
Of money, for this has degrading infia-
ence upon mems minds and often leads 70
injustice when small matters are in ques
ton.
Whatever is, is right. In france and
some other sections small tracts are prof.
tably titled. In others, hundreds, thous-
ands or even millions of acres are gem
orally owned and used by one person or
firm, and there are controlling reasons for
this general variation. When the causes
change, sooner or later the number OF acres
generally owned in any locality will
change, and those who soonest perceive
there causes viii 90 with the tide instead
of wearing themselves ont BY vain efforts
against it Individual peculiaffties win
enable one man to succeed in q line Of ac-
ton in which the majority would fail
But for the great mass of tilIers of the soil
in any State, Territory, or section IL may
be well to ask: With about how many
acres do owners Of the soil in my section,
having means, health, taste, family and
surroundings nearly like mine, generally
succeed best The answer to that ques-
tion by tens in any O ie locality, hundreds