Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-01

Bad drinking water for cows makes
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Bad drinking water for cows makes
bad milk. sS~Ss -
More sleep and less stimulant will
make haying and harvesting go 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 in
voice 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 marxet for any man, pro-
vided he has one, is the home market.
He who lis near" TO his market is bet
ter than he "who is far off"
Kill venomous snakes but not harm
less ones. These destroy insects aud
worms and much small vermin that is
hurtful to crops.
Cow manure water spattcred over
melon, squash and cucumber vines at
sunrise will destroy the striped bug.
Spatter with an old brush or broom.
There are fewer cattle in proportion
to the population of the country than
there were thirty five years ago. But
the average weight has been largely in
creased.
Fowls that must be fed in summer
should be fed regularly. If ted only
twice day, feed lightly in the morn
ing and give a full feed at night. If
fed but once day, feed at night.
The calf born in the fall, fairly well
wintered and given the vigorous
growth that grass food gives the fol-
lowing summer, 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 ducklngs are tender at
first, and should neither be allowed to
go into cold water nor be exposed to
chilling winds while they are under
twenty days old. Such exposures 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 teathering while growing
is indicative OF hardness.
The disadvantage of the ordinary
system of setting milk in shallow pans
for raising cream are that longer pc
Rod elapses before the sinking is com.
ipleted, 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 if allowed tC
run with lot of cockerels; in the
large, late-maturing breeds the evil i!
less, though even with them the prac
} tice of keeping them separate is mos
} profitable.
| The public would be greatly &C
C inundated if every farmer would
erect in a conspicuous place on thu
farm his name, in order that travellers
might be guided thereby. This woult
t save every husbandman the thankles
and arduous task answering hundred
of questions, and would direct person
to them who had business to transact
For a kicking COW, says CORES
pondent, take small rope, make
Slip moose in one end and draw tigh
/ around the COW, just in front OF thu
= udder. | had large heller that kicket
badly. applied the rope as above ant
: sat down and MIXED without furthe
t trouble. 1t was only applied tire
times and she gave me no trouble at
f forwards.
7 Layering fruits gives the amateur al
Z easy method of increasing fine shrub
t and plants. A depression is made il
the earth at one side OF the plant il
, which to bend vigorous shoot. Thi
. shoot should have notch cut in iron
' the top onc-thrd of the way througi
at any point of the bend. Then bent
| it down and cover firmly with melloy
earth. In about two months ther
!, should be good roots.
A correspondent says it is easy I
get rid OF black ants. Open hi
with a hoe, scatter ON a handful of sa
, and sprinkle on quart of water an
. the ants will leave Immediately. :
few days ago the house was overru
with insects. The correspondent
v found II anthills within two rods {
s his house. After the above applica
ttion not an ant was 10 be seen abol
1.-THE premises.
II Concerning geraniums, where plent
IS LOT winter flowers are desired, til
't,,plants should be grown in pots durin
1.-The summer. All flower buds shout
o be nipped out as soon as they appea
: The rose and most other kinds of GER
If NUNS can be brought along finely IL
house decorations later by lifting son
i from the border some time this mont
v and potting them Pinch back tn
main shoots little at this time.
le A dairy school for girls of IA or u
g Ider is to be established, by directlo
of the French Ministry of Agricu
ot lture, at Coetiogon, in connection wit
az the farm school at Trois -Croix. III
- fee for boarders will be only 500 L
lsix months course of instruction. III
teaching is to be practical as well
a Theoretical, and certificates will
10 given by the Minister of Agricultu
n. to students who pass the examination
q, Eight scholarships have been offer
v by the State.