Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-17
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Homcspun costumes usually have v |
decoration OF hussar braid and buttons
extending from tho top to tho edge of
the skirt.
Habit will cause horse TO let Its
tongue hang out of its mouth. So will
sharp teeth or harsh bit Almost
always for the last reasons.
When farm horses can have the
run OF pastures fortnight II is restful
TO take off their shoes that their
cramped hoofs may have time to ex-
pand. - Eltaira Husba,ldmdn
Almost the surest way to spoil a
spirited horse is TO urge him by fire.
quent taps or words until he finds that
he can never satisfy his driver, then he
will always remain slow-poke. -
HtISbdndmdn.
OF the hundreds ofglealzs on every
farm, few, II any, says an exchange.
are more damaging than lcaky
stable floor, beneath which there is no
cellar. Tho floor should bo tight,
with some kind Of absorbent on II to
take up and hold the liquid manure. -
Christian at IHorb.
"A report is given In tho Rural
Press Of the case Of a COW which died
after eating olcander. The cow got
into front yard where the oleander
was growing. 1t is stated that the
prussic acid in the oleander was the
cause of the death of tho COW.
Rub your griddle with fine salt be-
fore you grease it, and your cake will
not stick. Whom walnuts have been
kept until the meat is too much dried
20 be good. let then stand in milk and
water eight hours. dry them, and they
will be fresh as new. Mothers Maga-
sine
All kinds Of honey plants are not
favorable TO all locations. The bass
wood will not grow where 1t Is wet
and marshy. In such places willow,
lgol3en-rll and Spanish-needles grow
rtDhndantiy. and in such'loclities bees
aRay have very little surplus n. tho
s,-aegrt of tho season, while n
Y rp'"S "o''''''S---'s-ayery cell .6llet
Tho poultercr who Is painting
new fOwl-house need not face II to th
, west for fear tho hot sun of summe
, may mako the building too warm 10
!, the comfort of tho fowls. In tho win
, ter hens can not have too much sur
and we can easily provide shade som
way or other In summer a ferr >.--.--
trees or bushes fn and around thu
yards give shade and scratching room
all that Is necessary.
French Pancakes: Beat together
till smooth. six oggs and half pound
of -four Melt four ounces of butter,
and add Il TO the batter, with one ounce
Of sugar and half a pint Of milk, and
beat till smooth. Put by the table.
spoonful into hot frying. pan, slight
| ly CREASED, running the batter evenly
over the surface OF the pan. Fry the
pancake n light brown, spread with
jelly. roll 1t up, and servo hot Farm.
Field and Stoekmdn.
Young pigs should generally be
left unringod. What roofing they
do will DO moro beneficial than
otherwise. Old hogs sometimes
develop taste for the bark Of apple
roots and may do damage. They will
certainly injure tho trees by throwing
up hog wallows, alternately with
ridges. covering some roots too deeply
and leaving some exposed to freezing
or 10 be drenched by water settling in
the hollows. M y Herald
Newly planted trees often suffer
apparently for want of water. when
really tliCrc is much moisture In the
soil. Thls'usoany comes from the earth
not having bccn packed in tightly
about tho roots at planting. Hence, a
good plan in such cases is to pound
the earth with heavy rammer around
the trees. After this practice it will
be noted often that the earth looks
quito damp in the morning where it
seemed hard and dry before This Is
simply the pulverizlng of tho soil so
much insisted on by gardeners Of the
old school. M y Observer.
How to tell horses age, At two
years old, colt sheds two confer nip
pers; at three years old, colt sheds the
adjoining toeth; at four years old, colt
sheds outer or corner teeth; ut five
years old, bridle tooth Is up and six
years cups leave two center teeth be-