The Springdale news., 1889-12-20
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 To keep eggs for matching pir- poses place them in a location Of the cellar to prevent freezing, and turn them half around twice a week.
 Open all drains before the snow comes. The facility with which the water can pass off will regulate the amount of sIush and mud when 'he snow melts.
 "A watermelon farm at Adams Park, Ga. which consists of 800 acres and produces 400 carloads of melons. is -lid to be the largest watermelon patch in the world
 All plants that are set out in the fall for a permanent patch, such as raspbefries, blackberries, etc, should be cut back to within six inches of the roots. Canes that are left on will be of no advantage next season.
 Asparagus beds may be made now. Place the roots two feet apart, first making the bed very rich with manure. It is usual to have the roots closer, but as the roots will thieken in the bed in the course oftime it is better to allow plenty of room in the beginning.
 The rich black liquid that flows of from the barn-yard contains the wealth of the farm. Use absorbent material, and save it. The loss of liquid manure is great, and if saved would not only add fertiIizjng matter to the farm, but increase the value of the solids.
 Il is claimed that if grape y,ne- yard is plowed to the depth of four or five inches very late in the fall in a thorough manner, so as to turn all of the grapes and leaves that have fallen completely under, the rot may be pre- vented the next season, as the fun- gus does not live for more than year in the berries
 Probably the largest yellow pine tree in Missouri was cat recently in Reynolds County. II was II feet 6 inches in circumference and made j. 600 feet of lumber. Two sections were cut from the butt and made one board l2 inches wide and l2 other wide boards, which were shipped to St. Louis to bo exhibited to the honor of Reynolds County.
 This is good month to live on fried chicken In November you can kill a beef or spring pic. and ther- is mouse ia winterins a lot of chickens that will not he needed. kill on the surplus eockerels and the poorer pull lets, or such of the hens as you do not wish to kcep over, leaving the best young bullets to take their places.
 In Ohio the walking gait of horses is encouraged. At the State fais a walkin@-match was arranged. the time for four-ninths of mile varying from 4:l0 to 4:lj. Each horse drew half a ton of coal. IL is worthy of being made part of the programme at all fairs, as the walking gait deserves more attention than it has received.
 The amount of salt necessary to be used in butter is generally accepted as one ounce of salt to a pound Of but ter; but in salting butter tho state of the weather is to be considered as well as preference of the market In winter less salt is required, and in some markets butter that is very salty is not sold as readily as when less salt is used.
 Honey should never be kept in q cellar-neither comb nor extracted That is the worst possible place for it. It will gather moisture or sweat and soon become of favor.. if not positively sour. Store it in d dry, warm room, if possible (safe from mice), then it will keep ten years. It will not granulate so soon i'll q warm room, and it's flavor will improve
 If the hens are kept for profit fl is not economical to feed them the moldy grain. Only the best to be had should be given laying hens. In proportion to her weight the hen produces more than the COW. and in order to derive that product she must be treated liber- ally If the hens are competed to hunt their food entirely, and receive but lit- tie consideration from their owner, they will be unable to give d satisfac. tory return for the space they occupy on the farm.