The National tribune., 1890-07-03
OUR RURAL TOPICS.
Some Practical Suggestions for Our
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Agricultural. Readers
RAGING GRAPEH.

BAdGlNd GkAEILSs
| A recent bulletin Of tho Alabama Experiment
Station, procams that the principal enemies
of the grape are birds, insects, mildew and
black-rot, and says that the grapes may be pro-
tected from these by towering the punches with
paper bags as soon rs the berries are well set,
ut the cost of slx-tenths of one cent per pound.
Except for extra large punches, the ordinary
two-pound bag used by retail merchants is
used. These are slipped over the lunches, the
corners folded and pinned around the stem of
the bunch. A 12-year-old boy can pin on 1900
por day if the vines are properly trained on tho
trellis. The bags cost $1.20 per thousand, and
if carefully removed from the ripe punches
may be used the second time Tho bags are
put in packages Of 500 each and these in fifties.
Before opening these packages an opening
should DO made in the bottom of each bag by
driving n sharp chisel through tho ends of tho
packages of fifties With one stroke of the
mallet the openings are thus made in so bags.
The object of making this opening is to allow
tho escape of any water which may find access
to tho bags The protection is complete if they
are applied just after the berries set upon the
punches. If not applied until the berries arc
boaiIy BtpWHb slcy uO hVt pEobcCI hShibob Oitoh-
rot, but do protect against Birds etc
correspondent Of the Farm and Fircside
says on this subject: my experience is to
bag as soon as tho lateral is strong enough to
bear the weight of the bags Put one bag on
each lateral throughout the vineyard. My
vineyard numbers $500 vines. When the lat
erals are stronger go over the vineyard again,
but never put more than two bags on one lat
eral, and from 10 to 30 on each vine, according
to its growth. Never bag the blossoms; they
are then too far advanced, and will suffer harm
Last season j had $4,000 paper bags put on my
vines, but tho storms used Thorn so roughly
had only from 5000 to 1000 left. i find that
paper bags will not do the work, and so am try
ing cloth bags for the purpose. ] put on 100 of
thom and they stood tho rains aud winds with
out much injury to vines or bags. These bags
keep out tho bugs, the storms do not blow
them about as much rs paper bags and they
dry quicker than paper. l find the Concord
suits my business best; it makes the finest and
best unfermonted grape juice, and this is much
improved by bagging the grapes. So do not
dispose of your Concords we shall certainly
find saving remedy for its enemies"
collie AND INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS.
II very often happens that there arc diseases
which outwardly appear to DO similar, but If
closely examined the differences are very appar-
emit And for this reason every farmer should
know tho symptoms of tho various disorders,
so that when an animal IL affected he may not
be confused ia tho disease and give the wrong
treatment. In several cases valuable horses
have been lost because tho wrong medicine
was given them. Collie and Inflammation of
the bowels arc two diseases which many per-
sons think Gre exactly alike, but between
which there Is the greatest difference. We
give below an extract taken from the AmsTIcan
CRltipaior, which shows tho great difference be-
tween the diseases and which we hope will
benefit many of our readers:
ooLIo INFLAMMATION OF THE
HowEfz
Sudden ia It's attack Gradual in its APP
preach, with previous
indications Of fever
Puso rarely much Pulse very much
rniokensd in the early oaekensd but small.
period OF the disease, asd often scarcely to DO
and during the intervals fslL
81 case, but evidently
fuller.
Legs and cars Of the Logs and ears cold
natural temperature
Relief obtained from Belly exceedingly ten
rubbing tAe boiiy. der aud painful 10 the
Relief obtained from Melton evidently in
motion. crossing the pain.
Intervals OF rest. toHatlut pain,
Strength scarcely AT Rapid and great weak
footed. ness.
MOTIFS
correspondent la The Homestead gives the
following description OF device for break ing
heifcrs TO milk - Take loag leather strap,
| say 30 inches long with buckle on one end,
and rivot two-inch iron ring two inches from
the buckle; put the strap around the left log
| above the hook. then through tho ring, then
around the other leg. aud buckle as tight AS
may be required. This leaves the ring between
| tho cows hooks, and IL she lifts either foot IL
! will tighten the strap, but allows tho COW 10
| stand in a natural position, although restrain
| ing her from kicking"
| Every farmer is liable 10 have one OF his
cattle troubled with bloat. and rs it Is matter
that requires attention in season, we give a
| cure mentioned by George II. Hogan, in Hoard
Ddirgman: Get "A smooth round stick 10 70 IL
| inches long aud large enough to keep the ami
/ mails lips apart when placed In the mouth then
| with strings attached 10 each end place in the
/ mouth aud tie back Of the horns. The effort TO
| dislodgc the stick will work tho gas out OF the
lkt0mheh. This Is very simple means aud
SHOULD be remembered By all farmers
| In cases where milk Is plentiful, says an ex-
/ change. it is we'll not only 10 feed il SKINNED
| 10 fowls. but once week or oftener to give
! the milk ia tho form OF eurd, by heating il till
| the whey separates from the more solid portions.
This Is very nutritious, aud the constituents 40
nearly resemble the white of an egg that egg
| formation must naturally follow it use. Let
no one hesitate to take from his waste milk
| whatever his hens will use, assured that they
| will yield five times over the returns that
swine or other stock would give for the same
amount.
The skin of a COW Is rs necessary for the
proper publication Of the blood M the lun "a are,
and II discharges in offensive vapor greater
| quantity OF matter every day than the kidneys
| do, says tho Nebraska Cattirator While COW
| may discharge 20 pounds OF water through the
| kidneys she viii take into tho stomach 100
| pounds. The 80 pounds passes of through the
skin chiefly, aud takes along tho dead waste
matter which is thrown of from the fine
capillarics through the pores of the skin with
with the pcrspirati0n. Whom the milk has a
cowy odor you may DO sure tho skin is not
working right aud needs thorough brushing TO
remove the scurf and dried matter which covers
| the pores. And this Is the reason why, il
| We would have pure milk aud sweet butter,
the card and the brush must DO in constant use
| in the constable.
Ayers Sarsaparilla, operating through the
blood, eradicates the scrofdlous faint.