The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-03-28

of trees. Old fowls have their bones
hardened 30 that they will stand the
pressure without bending, but all should
have wide perches.
When the udder of q COW becomes
hard q prolonged bathing of the udder
with warm water is the best remedy.
Use the water freely and rub the udder
during the application; then wipe 1t dry:
1t should be repeated daily until rellet
be given.
Proprietors of first-class hotels and res
taurants state that there is more difhculty
in obtaining superior mutton than any
other kind OF meat, poultry or game. Ii
this be true it should be hint to farmers
in all sections of the country,
II hen should lay two eggs week she
would more than pay for her food and use
of the quarters. All over that number
should be profit. Four eggs a week, how
ever, would give double the profit derived
from three eggs in the same time.
Do not get the bees out of the cellar too
soon, or the cold snap may overtake them.
ON clear warm days they will come out
and clean the hive, but care must be used
to not have the hive in warm location
until danger of storms shall have passed.
By tying a small corn-cob to one leg,
allowing it to bangle at distance of about
six inches, Maine poultry fancier is said
to succeed in keeping her chickens at
| home. THE fowl can scratch and get
about with ease, but will not attempt to
fly over psliDgs or squeeze through a
! crack"
The garden should be made as fine as
possible. If large the harrow should be
used and the ground gone over dozen
times If necessary. After this let the rake
be used. Too much work can not be given
49, =, roNs 81 he add NNko
single clod or lump should be allowed on it.
Rotation of crops battles, in a measure,
the root enemies, both insect and fungus,
that prey upon them. Each plant has its
own peculiar enemies. and changing of
plsnts removes them to fields unocoupied
by such enemies. This is true to the
enemies of the above ground growth of
plants to an important degree.
The NclU England Pioneer Farmer says:
| "a flock of young mammoth bronze turk
eys often average twelve and half pounds
each, while fOrty-pound toms are to be
met with by all successful breeders, and in
a three ear old form they sometimes
reach the enormous weight of fifty pounds
each. A GROSS of pure-bred tom with COM
mon hen turkeys will increase the young
stock from three to six pounds EACH"
The best soil for the strs wberry is deep,
strong loan, with an impervlous, hard.
pan subsoil. This land should be an old
feld that will grow thTee-tourths of a ton
of hay 10 the acre, and should be planted
| to corn the first year, the second year to
| potatoes. These two years 10 boed crops
well fit the land for the strawberry and
will clear il of the white grub, the worst
enemy of the straw berry plant.
A very successful poultry fancier in
Western New York rejects ground feed
and not NASH notions as contrary 10
nature for chickens aud hens. He feeds
cracked grains (corn, wheat, etc. } dry, aRd
has the best of results. Millet and grass
seed are excellent feed. Hen generally re.
fuse whole rye, selecting from mixture
of wheat ana rye the wheat and leaving
| the rye. From eating ground wheat and
rye mixed with WAFER q p0ultry-keeper
says some of his best heLs died crop
bound.