Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-03
Dailu Kfnnehsr 3nurnaL.
Nubbtns from Different Bins.

A certain class of farmers have tried
for years to kill the agricultural schools
and colleges without much success. 1t
is time they tried better plan. and send
their BOYS to make these schools what
they ought to be.-Our Country Home.
Each of Us can make for ourselves
home, adorn it with the beautiful things
Nature so lavishlv offers in fine flowers
and fruits. And all she asks in return Is
care and labor be-towed on her treasures.
Lady Correspondent Of Popular Gar
deninq."
It's hens natural business to lay eggs
and good many of them; IL she does
not it is because nature is hindered. Now
in nature. hens get much green food,
insect food aud some meat. and if we
would have them a. their best TOR LAYING
when eggs are high priced, then we must
see to il that this part of the diet IS all
right.
The farmer who sells fruit. even at low
prices. will be surprised TO find how much
more he receives from an equal area in
any kind of fruit than in ordinary grain
crops 1t takes a pretty large area to
produce 800 worth of wheat at present
prices, but this amount is easily realized
from a few choice vines or trees In iull
bearing, and with less expense for Guilt
vating and harvesting ii. LIBBY, 10
Tribune and Farmer.
There is no reason why individuals
should not differ about tariff, coinage,
civil service reform. and still be gentle
men or ladies', meeting in business or
sly- trta
we have known party feeling to run so
high in small villages that the wives OF
the leaders on one side would socially
snub the wife OF q leader OF the other
party tor no Other reason than her hus-
bands political affiliations.-Ne0 Eng
land Farmer.
There is really no true grain" to but
ter. pure butter being homogeneous in its
texture. What is called the grain" is a
granular appearance resulting from
general and equal distribution OF briny
water, separating the little pellets OF but
ter that first appear in churnlng. only
this and nothing more" and our grand
mothers (some of them) knew how TO
preserve that before the granular meth
OBJ was thought oi.-Dr. HosKINs, in
Vermont Waterman.
The farmer should recognize his place
as business man in a nation OF business
men. His interest and the interests OF
the government are identical. The farm
ing class represents the greater part OF
our population, and yet the government
is left almost entirely to the management
of men who are not identified with the
interests of The farmer. None as well rs
an intelligent, practical farmer can repre-
sent the interests of the farming class
Colnon's Rural World.
Brahma eggs are darkest in color when
the pullets commence laying late in the
fall During the winter The color is gen.
orally quite dark, though as spring adj
vances and warm weather approaches,
the high color fades out to very light
brown. Whatever the theorist may say
about the comparative value of brown
and white eggs, the former have de-
clded preference and at much higher
prices in Boston market than the latter
Poultry Keeper.
A farmer who had raised. picked and
brought to market some very fine black
berries, had them piled up in large tray
and found difficulty in selling them at five
cents quart. While talking with him
"huckster" came along and bought the
berries at tour and half cents quart.
In few minutes they were grazing
another stand in clean quart baskets, sell
ing readily at eight cents, two for fifteen
these little baskets can be had tor about
fifty cents hundred. Comments are un-
necessary american HorttcuitursSt.
The tax on olemargarine is now report
ed as likely to yield greater revenue than
was at first supposed. A million dollars
or more a year is now said to be the prob
able amount, and nearly all net revenue.
Probably much of this apparent boom for
the stuff is deceptive. The manufacturers
naturally wish to push the trade as much
as possible at first. in order to create the
impression that the law would prove little
if any detrment. Wait one or two years,
until the novelty has subsidized, and push
ing oleomargarine ''on its merits Will be
found uphill work.-Amaericdn CuttaUdtor.
The man who makes his land rich that
it may bear good crops, is like him who
fills store. house. The man who feeds
his plants is like him who sets table.
The storehouse may be filled with pre-
pared IOOu. MaklnS tne lduu iith was
the old idea of good farming; feeding the
plant is late conception of agricultural
science. 1t is without doubt valuable
conception, but it does not destroy the
value of the old idea of making and
keeping the land rich in stores OF plant
TODD. or in other words. filling and keep
ing filled the storehouse whence hungry
crops are to draw their supplies. Plants
can wait upon themselves, il food, proper
" prepared, is placed within their reach,
and earth and air are full of willing servi-
tors who can prepare the food tor them