Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-09-20
1HE CITIZEN
MISCELLANEOUS.
Agricultural.

gardener that the liberal use of wood ashes,
well narrowed in is, the best remedy
against ravages of the the onion maggot
and cut-wormS.
\ gallon of lard oil and pint of kero-
sene makes an excellent mixture as an ONT
ment for Scurf on hogs. II also destroys
lice or other vermin that may infest tn
animal.
To have a plentiful supply of early
greens next season sow turnip seed now
and allow the turnips to grow and remain
in the ground during the winter. A slight
covering of straw will protect them.
At this season the farmer should haul to
the barn or some suitable place a large
supply of dry earth to be used during the
winter 1t is excellent as an absorbent OF
liquid manures, and largely assists in disir-
fecting the stalls.
Late in the fall, after the grass begins
to die down on the lawn, apply liberal
dressing of ashes and lime to the lawn. On
light soil coating of manure should be
spread over the lawn, to remain during the
winter. In spring rake it off.
The horse troughs and barn lofts are no
places for the hens. If hens are allowed
to make nests in the stables they not only
create filth therein, but also carry lice in
with them, as nearly all kinds of fowls are
Al.
AS cheap home made paint for barn
| roofs make a mixture of red oxide of iron
and fish oil. 1t is not as durable as good
| paint, but serves well to give bright col
| or to old roofs and buildings, and will last
two or three years. 1t should not cost
over 80 cents gallon.
| The old horse is safer and better for the
| use of the younger members of the family
| than younger ones, but for general farm
work horse should be young and strong.
| During the summer, when the work is very
| heavy, the horses should be fed three
times day and given two hours rest at
noon.
Bran is one of the best foods for cows
that are expected to calve in month or
more. Bran abounds in phosphates, and will
largely contribute to the growth of bone o
the embryo calf. Many cases of abortion
in cows arise from lack of proper supply
of the necessary food elements that sup
port the dam and young.
In the attempt to keep potatoes, turnips
and other root crops the farmer gives too
much protection against the cold. The
cellars, pits or bins should be constructed
in manner to retain an even temperature
if possible. Heat sometimes does more in
jury to such crops than cold. Sweet pota-
toes should be kept at temperature Of
about 65 degrees. While potatoes and
turnips keep best at about 40 degrees.
Oxen are serviceable on large farms, and
also in those sections where the roads are
nearly impossible in winter, as they car
travel where horse cannot venture. They
can be bred for the purpose desired by the
judicious selection of the best breeds fol
producing quick -draught oxen, the Dever
breed being superior to any other. A
Devon OK will bear the heat well, travel at
a rapid gait and endure fatigue. A cross
of the Devon with large native stock alsC
produces excellent oxen, if the male
calves are retained for that purpose.
The farm is not only the best place tt
raise turnips and potatoes, but it is alsc
the best place to rear boys. 1t is a fac
that three -fourths of the leading men in al
the vocations fife, from merchant prince
and railroad presidents down to United
States Senators, spent their early youth oil
the farm. Not that there is any particula
virtue in the scent of new mown hay ol
apple blossoms. The secret of their sue
cess lies in this, that in their early youth
they acquired habits of industry. What tt
the average city youth would seem like an
intolerable task, is mere sport for the
country boy. From his earliest youth the
farmer boy has been accustomed to labor
He has learned the value of time, and can
not contentedly drivil it away. While he
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terfy across the perfumed fields, or hies
himself from q hornets nest away
after he has stormed it with stones and tn,
little soldiers sailed forth to defend theil
works, he does make business Of sucl
frivolities. Wholesome exercise in the
fresh air sends the red blood sweeping
through his veins, and gives him consti-
tuition that laughs at the most arduous toll
Then he is prepared to develop his brain
by study, and he goes fourth to battle
with life, competent to meet and vanquist
all corners. He is not afraid of labor He
loves it, and that is the whole secret of hi.
success.
The light which comes from the sun ex.
erts its chemical powers without regard to
glass barriers. This accounts for the
spelling of canned fruits, and especially to-
matoes, put up in glass jats. AS remedy
an exchange says: Wrap each jar in dark
blue paper and then put the jars away in
a dark place. This is a good practice
when you want to keep anything from
| uCllou vi lut l1pnU.
NUMBER OF EGGS IN \ HEN.
The question having been asked us how
many eggs are in a hen, we have scratched
our Uranium and begun research We
have read that German naturalist once in
stituted some careful investigations. in
which he discovered that the ovary of a
hen contained about 600 embryo eggs. He
also found that some twenty of these ma
tured the first year, about 120 the second
year, l35 the third year, IA the forth and
after that the number decreases at the rate
of 20 year. This investigation goes to
show that after hen is four years old she
is not very profitable, and had better be
be parboiled and then roasted
FAT IN FEEDING RATIoYs.
Professor Gulley, of the Texas Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, says that so far
as he can gather facts from feeding tests. a
small amount of fat in the food is of high
value, while a large amount may be worth
no more; that the value of fat in the grain
part of ration will be governed more or
less by the fat contained in the hay or the
coarser fodder used with the meal or feed.
This fact shows that it is much more
economical to feed the more concentrated
foods, such as cottonseed meal, corn meal.
etc, with coarser food, as hay or straw.