The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-06-26
USEFUL INFORMATION.

Tar IN the Poultry House.-The Poultry World
says: "Poultry dealers seem to have failed to
discover the value of tar. Some people tar their
poultry yard fences instead of white washing
them, though we do not like to it done, for it
gives the surroundings such gloomy, forbidding
look. 1t undoubtedly contributes largely to the
durability of the wood, protecting it from the
ravages of storm and time. 1t is in the poultry
house, however, that the value of tar is the great
est, for it conduces greatly toward healthfuness.
When the scourge of the poultryman, cholera,
makes it appearance, we would advise, first,
thorough cleaning of the house; next, generous
application of Carolina tar all the joints, cracks
and crevices of the inside of the building, and
then plenty of fresh whitewash properly applied.
The tar absorbs or drives away the faint OF dis
ease, and makes the premises wholesome. Inc
smell is not very offensive; in fact, many people
like it, and it is directly opposite to unhealthy.
A friend of ours in Maryland was once troubled
with chicken cholera and by adopting the above
in connection with removing affected fowls, he
soon put stop to its ravages.
Hay Manufacturing grass early prevents
many weeds from going to seed. By cutting ear
ly two crops may be secured which are better
than one even if the one is bigger than either OF
the two. By cutting twice, you get two whacks
at the weeds, which is one point gained thereby.
No matter where clover gets its nitrogen from, 1t
gets it, and deposits large share of it in the soil
in good shape for the future wheat crop. That's
one point settled. Another is that land plaster,
though somewhat uncertain in its results, benefits
young clover. Give the clover stubbes dressing
of 200 or 300 pounds per acre, the first damp
morning after moving My hay creed is q very
old and very short Make hay while the
sun shines. In our country the sun does not
shine after sun down, and do not want any hay
handled, not even hauled in, after that time Ten
hours lively work in the hay field is better than
twelve fourteen, if the additional are put
in after ground and grass cool off and the dew be-
gins to fall That may sound like heresy to some
of the old timers, who 60 "from daylight to dark,
but it is as orthodox farm doctrine as ever was
preached.-Er.
Eggs by Weight.-From the American Rural
Home: at is annoying to the breeder of blooded
and fine fowls to find, when he offers for sale eggs
nearly twice as large as his neighbors, that they
bring no more per dozen than do the smaller ones.
Also, the consumer is often vcxed to find that he
must pay the same price today for dozen eggs
weighing pound that he yesterday paid for
dozen weighing pound and half Besides, an
egg from we'll fed fowl is heavier and richer
than one from common fowl that is only half
fed, that weight compared to size is an indica-
ton of richness. Thus, eggs of which eight will
weigh pound are better and richer than those
of apparently the same size OF which ten are re-
quired for pound. Of course, with eggs at four
and five cents dozen land hundreds of dozens
have been sold in past years at these fgures), it
is not much matter as to the size; but when the
price ranges from twenty five to fifty cents per
dozen, it is matter worth looking after. 1t is
high time that this old style of selling and buying
eggs were discontinued 1t is relic of the past,
and reminds us of the time when dressed hogs
sold for dollar each without regard to size, and
were dull sale at that. Insist upon it, then, you
h. o,,d fnr RI
price for eggs shall be so much per pound, and
then it will be some inducemept to farmers to
raise better class of fowls, and all will get what
is their just due.
To Determine the Age of Horses.-A closely
observing horseman g yes in "Facts for Farmers
different rules for determining the age of horses, ex-
tending to thirteen years. They are as follows:
cat one year the colt has a full set of tempo
rary front teeth, which are Short round and very
white. At the age of two the colt sheds. two CEN
ire front teeth above and below and horse teeth
make their appearance. At three years four other
teeth are lost, one on each side of the first. At
four years corner teeth drop out At the age OF
five the new horse teeth at the corners are up
even with the others, the mouth is full and the
tushes appear. At six years the caps in the CELL
tire will be nearly worn away and the tushes are
up, full, white and sharp. At seven years the
caps disappear from the front middle teeth, being
brown carved lines At eight years the caps are
all out save the corner At nine the teeth
even and present fair appearance. At ten
the teeth turn yellow or browL, the tushes are
either blunt or very long, the gums shrink away,
giving the teeth larger appearance: At eleven
the teeth are black and the gums form points be-
tween them. At twelve the upper teeth begin to
overhang the lower ones. At thirteen the front
teeth thicken and assume a triangular shape.
When older than this very little dependence
can be put upon the appearance of the mouth.
horse has forty teeth, twenty four grinders,
four tushes and twelve incisors or nippers. The
colt is born with eight double teeth; at about two
months of age four more appear, one upon each
jaw. At one year five more come, and at the age
of two four others, and at three four more.
These are my rules for telling the ages of differ
emit horses. 1t is a difficult matter to tell the ex-
act age of horse after he gets to be ten years old,
for no two horses teeth have the same look and
appearance at that age"