The National tribune., 1889-09-12
OUR RURAL TOPICS.
Some Practical Suggestions for Our
Agricultural Readers
EGGS FOR LATE MATCHING.


from any but those whose yards are well
known. Late Matching is practiced by those
who operate incubators for producing bFoilers.
The Fall is the season when all birds abandon
the attempt TO lay and hatch, and the hen is
no exception to the rule. 1t frequently hap
pens that the eggs will cost more than the mar
ket price of the chicks obtained, il the hatch Is
poor one. Many causes may be named for
failures, among them being the debilitated con-
dition of the males, due TO melting. The early
pullots may lay well, while the males may be
unserviceable. The warm weather induces
hens to fatten readily, which is another OBJ
stacle. The imnatufity of both cockerels and
pullets are obstacles, and lack of exercise
for incubation, the operator should endeavor TO
have u Hock of hens Of his own, but should they
be subject 10 the usual drawbacks, he should
procure eggs from yards that contain early
Matched pullcts or hens that have finished
melting, the flock headed by young, vigorous
active male, who has either molted or is in his
first year. At this season it is better and safer
TO use Leghorn males until the beginning of
Spring, when Plymouth Rock males may be
used.--5Iirr0r and Farmer.
CLEAR THE LAND.
Roots are a great dctriment to blowing, and
stumps hinder and damage reapers, mowers
and cultivators very materially. They should
be put out of the way as possible.
When timber Is removed aud the land in.
tended for cultivation the ground should be
seeded down to grass with the first crop, or
without a crop. and remain seeded till the
stumps and roots arc rotten. Then it may
4 -. DO
of small margins, raising corn, wheat, or POI
tatoes among stumps is hothersome and I'M
profitable. 1t is specially Improbable to allow
the sprouts TO grow year or two after cutting
down the trees and then 90 over the land
second time 10 remove the sprouts. great
deal Of land in the Southern States, and not
little North and East, is managed in that way;
but that process doub les the cost of preparing
the ground for n crop. Cut your tree in Sum-
mer. If possible; kill tho sprouts every Sum
meF, or often rs they appear, seed the land
to grass and keep il seeded till stamp and roots
arc rotten. To remove old tree-stamps, dy-
Mantle cartridge properly placed will do mora
in an instant than man could do III two days
with the tools usually employed. OF course
this should not DO handled by careless persons,
but its power IS such an efficient agent in re-
moving such obstruc;ions that the job should
mover he undertaken again with tho old QUILT,
consisting of spade, dull AK, and crowbar
caBBAGE.woRM ExTERNIHAToR.
The green cabbage worm is discouraged by
the following treatment: Two quarts OF coal
tar nre put into ma Open vessel. which is sci in
tho bottom OF a barrel aud tho barrel is filled
with water. In 4s hours the water Is impreg
mated with tho odor Of the tar. which is then
sprinkltd abundantiy on the cabbages and the
oder penetrates every portion of Tho head. kill
ing or driving away fhs worms. As the water
evaporatgs no stain nor odor rcmaus on the
cabbage. The same quantity Of coal tar can be
made TO imPregnate SEVERAL barrels OF water.
WHAT Is MILK.
In pure milk there is large percentage Of
water and, floating IN IA. invisible TO the naked
eye. arc small hut numerous little balls OF
casein. each holding in its center q little
globnle Of fat just ~ The white Of an cgg
holds tho yolk. These little balls floating
together Ia the winter give TO the milk its
ordinary white conr. In cheese, the clsein IL
pree,pitated with moro or less Of It's fat The
difference ia two kinds OF cheese is only the
difference in the amount Of Fat used. i'm cream,
tho fatty globuies remain incaHed ia their cstsein
cover. and being lighter than water, float on
tho surface BY the we'll known process Of
chaTning tho easoin envelope of lat Rlobule
Is broken mp and tho latter escapes, and meet
ing with It's nsighbors. Just liberated also. forms
butter. Tho iutd remaining after butter Is
formed Is buttermilk, aud contains casein in
great quantity and Ia. therefore. very nitro
gonous Whey is tho fluid obtained after pro-
cipitation OF the cassin by boiling. and contains
the remaining constituents, wiz sugar and salt,
with ANAL quantity OF aibumen.
SAWS HOME MANURE
We urge our farmers 10 make every effort TO
accumulate aud save ali the manure possible.
some of the best farmers keep man with a
7 IL 4 a H..
manure and making compost, and find that
| IL pays. There iE annually enough manure
wasted on mosl forms to keep up the wasted
| fertility, il it were only properly saved and
| applied. The cattle yard, hog peas poultry
| house. etc, should all be made TO contribute
| their share. and all should be so manipulated
as to give the greatest benefits to the soil.
GATHERING FRUIT.
This has much TO do with tho keeping and
selling quality of fruit. II gathered carelessly
| ii viii receive injury unseen at the time, hat
which viii reveal itself in time 10 ruin the sale
and cause IL - decay. Place ladder on the
outside against the limb. made with arm ex.
tending out Oh each side 10 hold IL firm Ia place
| Pick with the hand aud put In baskets aud
then carry aud put in barrels. In two or three
weeks Gull out all unsOund fruit and feed il to
your cattle.
"A correspondent says: "The cotton croT
In North Carolina is not expected TO yield more
than two-thirds the usual quantity this year
| Many of the cotton factories have shut down
| until the new crop comes in"
"A pound of satpeter ia twenty gallons Of
| water is recommended as good solution to wei
young celery plants with.
THO fodder from the early sweet corn Is one
Of tho best foods That can be- used for milch cows
The fodder is improved If cut aud stored in the
barn. so ms to be kept clean and bright.
Nothing will purify and keep a stable 81
| clear from odora as the free use Of dry earth
aud everyone keeping horses or cattle will fnt
it pays TO keep heap of il ut hand, TO be USED
| daily.
| If you have stream running from spring
crossing public road, I've humane and put
lied what blessing such u thing 10 to three
aud thirsty horse on warm day?
You can encourage swarming by RivinI
the bees only inst enough surplus room at one,
10 keep them busy; tlnt IL, none TO spare. ID
not keep them shaded, but allow solar heat 4
make their home uncomfortable. 1t Ia no
necessary To feed them
-Buckwheat can be procured at less cos
now than at any other period, the new GRO
is nearly ready. 1t is excellent grain for laying
hans much better than corn, aud affords al
agreeable change from the, ordinary ration. ]
gives tho best results when led ono or two time
ii week. allowing wheat and oats when tn
buck wheat is withheld.
Ell ducks and geese have been plucked o
their feathers several times during the season
they will not mott, as ituis unnecessary.
/ unckg arc kent the lt9ua white breed shoui