The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-29

hoe every week until the corn was in tassel.
When, unsvoidably, this frequent cultivation
Was missed, the yield fell sometimes - low as
20 or 80 bushels per acre, showing-ali other
treatment being the same-that the frequent
working Of the soil. has most useful result ON
the crop-ISa0uE Falls Press.
FOR BEE KEEPERS.
A nuclcue, as spilled to the bee culture, is to
all intents and purposes a small colony Of
bees. We use regular sized frame and hive,
contracting the hive with division board to
suit the size Of the nucleus. One or two
frames will do, bot we prefer to make them
Of three frames, as they do not do we'll when
too small. You can take The three frames all
from one colony, or one frame from each Of
them, as you see fit. and to suit circumstances
we perfer the latter plan, as it does not weaken
the parent stock so much, The middle of the
day is the best time to operate, as at that time
most of the old bees are at work in the fields.
Go to . colony that can spare frame; give
them = little emoke: open the hives and lift
out q frame, choosing well filed with
cutting brood, that IL cutting the caps hatch
ing out. Hang in a hive. Get two more in
like manner, being careful each time not to
remove the queen from the old hive. Set the
hive where you want the nucleus to stand.
Close all up snug and warm, with the entrance
large enough for only few bees to pass at
one time. Coming from several hives they
will not fight. Nearly all the old bees will 60
back to the old stand, leaving the young bees
to form the nucleus. We usually prepare
nuclei the day before we want to use them, as
they are less liable to tear down the queen cells
Having realized that they are without queen
You can insert queen cells in the comb, but it
initiates it to certain extent. We simply
push the cell down between the frames, choos-
ing place where the cell will not fall
through, or push the frames close together to
hold in place.-Bee Keepers Magazine.
FEED THE cows WELL.
l.men should remember that well-fed
COW is d erent animal in many respects from
u thin COW. And this difference is never more
apparent or important than at the time of calv-
ing. A COW in poor condition needs rest for
two or three months, and there is little danger
Of Inflammation of the udder unless she is high
ly fed. But COW that has been kept in high
condition is no doubt safer il MIXED all the time
till she calves. II the milking is stopped while
she is giving good flow, it makes u change in
the system which, added to the increasing in
fammatiOn resulting from her condition, is apt
to make trouble aud end in milk fever
D. s. DaiTynaan.
CURRENT NOTES.
good many people think the horse wants
shoes. The greater number want hoofs-to be
kept in good condition.
Those farmers who part with the best of their
animals because they are offered an extra price
never raise stock that is valuable. Breeding
from culls soon brings dcgenerated progeny.
The Texas Land Board has Withdrawn the
| school and university lands from leasing as pas
ture lands by adoptinga resolution declaring
| them all to be agricultural, and consequently
open only to purchase for actual settlement I'M
til the State agents shall more definitely classify
them.
ranch is $50 feet deep. The water rises eleven
| feet above the surface and flows $4,000 gallons
OF water per day. This wonld allow 5000
head of stock two and a half pailfuls of water
each day.
The deficiency Of potash in the soils OF peach
| orchards is shown in spindling growth of limbs
| and twigs. Potash makes firm and stalky peach
| wood as it makes firm and solid cornstalks,
but it has little effect on the fruit as it
has none on the grain.
A Marion County, Iowa. man claims that hog
| cholera is nothing more than dyspepsia in swine
| caused by too heavy and constant draughts of
| water. Heavy and constant draughts of stag
| nant water or water infected with virulcnt dis
ease germs give animals something worse than
mere dyspepsia Dyspepsia does not Kill as
quickly as hog cholera.
Sulphuret of potassium is said to destroy AMI
| NAL parasites, and is not injurious to the skin
The proportions recommended are three to four
ounces Of the sulphuret to one gallon of water
| according to the age and tenderness of the ami
mails skin. If it is found to irritatc the skin, a
weaker solution should be made.
A standing antidote for poison by dew,
poison oak, ivy, etc, is to take handful of
quicklime, dissolve in water, let it stand half
hour, then paint the poisoned parts with it..
Three or four applications, it is said will never
from bees, hornets. spider bites, etc, is Instant
ly arrested by the application of equal parts of
| common ealt and bicarbonate Of soda, well
rubbed in on the place bitten or stnng.