The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-15

HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS or VALUE
TO TIE THRIFTY FARMER.

some Of the Answers TO The southern
Farms nequesi for .'The Best Five Facts
Tor tho rarul- scme "foinsers'' that
May De Usefui-
Not long ago The Southern Farm. pub
l.he,i al Atlanta. t;a.. opened is columns
ID the agricultural public by inviting its
readers 10 send in a list of best five
f,.-ts from the farrD.- Some Of them are
gwen herewith;
sterhen Collins. Evergreen. Ala. The
..sats-t need Of tlsc farmers Of today is
information in their calling. To supply
this want they s..0rll take and read ag-
,iculturai iournais and from them drink
in that ,shich would enricl, their minds
their 1cids. their granaries. their pock-
ets
Tie best foo to f,.ily develop the
milk ORGANS IN a voung COW and sustain
The best low Of rich. pure milk IN the
south. is sweet potatoes, bran. cotton
seed. wasermelons and Bermuda grass
for grazing or hay. The potatoes and
cotton seed should be cooked and only
enough Of the cotton seed fed TO keep mp
the supply Of Tat.
The test furnace 10 cook feed forstock
and scald hogs IL, is a box made OF
2-inch plank. feet long by 80 inches
wide. IS inches deep. with a sheet iron
l,ottom. placed on a brick furnace. II 4
greater capacity is required, make box
10 fit on top Of this. with an open slat
bottom and 3-inch Stats nailed on its
sides and ends to lap down on the lower
box cover. and the steam will cook what
is put in TINS box.
4 drv-house that viii evGsorate first
class fruit. destroy Weevil and their
germs. cure peanuts, onions and save
Irish and sweet potatoes ana pumpkins
from rot 50 they can be used at some
future time as sock food. that cah be
built for few dollars. wOuid be most
desirable acquisition on the farm and
save large Sums Of money now wasted
IN perislable products.
George ". Trutt. Lagrange. La; Gu
ano should be well mixed with the soil
% insure a good crop.
nv topping cotton the middle Of July.
II viii mature two weeks earlier.
If vou wiz cure tobacco in your smoke
house every fail you never viii have a
skipper in your meat
DR.. T. J Walker. Shady Dale, Ga: If
fhe winter wood 5e cut during the sum
mer it viii burn better.
Land soun 10 grain every third or
fourth Year viii produce better and is
not liable 10 wash
Ed. Y. Taylor. Webbers lie, Tex: To
keep hogs free from lice and other YER
min. take your kerosene oil can and pour
a little from the cars az along the hack.
Two or three applications year viii be
sufficient
Whom sows farrow in warm weather l
alweys sprinkle their beds with kerosene,
and a light sprinkieon the SOW. Il keeps
of the flies. hence tie screw worms.
which are so annoying and ruinous TO
the Young pigs
Totakeoif small warts from horsesand
other stock. nothing isso good as caustic.
/ alwavs keep a stick or two on hand.
Scrape tho crust OF the wart and apply
every day or two. and they viii soon dis
appear
}. q. Mccall. Quitman. Ca; A light
frost on Young corn is advantageous.
/. L. Mallory's Station, Misonville,
Ala: The best fertilizer Cor beets IS well
rottcd stable manure put in drill and
thoroughly INCORPORATED with soil
james 4. Lock. Columbus. Miss:
Equal parts Of mutton suet and kerosene
OIL will cure caked bag in cows. Apply
warm.
Butermill snd wheat bran fed daily
70 hens viii keep you in fresh eggs the
year round.
d. 5. Merrill. Natchez. Miss: Ny
COWS are. every summer. terribly affect
ed with ticks After trying numerous
remedies with varied success, intro
duced iato my COW pen about three doz-
en- hens. Plymouth Rocks aad Langshans.
since which time my cattle have been
entirely free of ticks. and the chickens
seem to thrive wonderfully well. better
in fact than any other chickens have
Give il a trial You free your cattle Of
ticks and feed your chickens.
W j. Dickson. Newman. Ca: Thin
tar rubbed on seed corn viii prevent
birds from pulling il up. sprinkle with
sand 10 prevent sticking.
Eating faulty hickory nuts viii cause
sOws TO loose pigs.
Honey viii remove aaggOts from a
sore on stock better than anything
known