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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04
FENCES FOR POULTRY YARDS.
Made of wire Netting at Comparative
ly Cheap Cost.

At this season il often is an important
matter to keep young chickens within
certain boundaries Fences that are
cheaply constructed and which may be
readily changed from one spot to another
are, therefore of special value to the
keepers of poultry.
A very cheap fence can be made with
wire netting 4 feet high and fastened in
position as follows: Buy 2 by 3 inch
scantling, 10 feet long and cut into two
pieces or get stakes Of any kind and
sharpen the ends; then start hole by
striking down into the ground with u
crowbar and working it back and forth
to widen the hole, when the stakes should
be driven in foot or more and be set 6
feet apart.
At the bottom nail on IKE inch strips,
strips, ~ feet long. and similar strips q
little more than feet higher up, whcE
you will be ready TO tack on the wire,
which is done with small staples made
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04

IN llpN-Al4 ! f--N' T. W. NOV iN'f.
The object in using lath is to secure
lightness, and for the same reason the
posts are 5x1 1-2 inches and the rails and
braces are lX2 incheS In constructing
it the horizontal rails should be nailed to
the posts outside, and the pickets fast
ened on outside the rails when the dag
onal braces should he nailed on outside
the pickets The fence IS to be set mp
zigzag to secure a wide base and prevent
falling over. and the ends of the lengths
are to be fastened together with coarse
Irvine or wire. In locations where strong
winds may be expected a few props or
stakes driven down in the corners may be
needed, In locating fence, for confirming
fowls reference must be had to the hen
merry and their usual roosting places
when practicable, otherwise a temporary
roost with a rough shed roof will be
necessary.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04
FOWLS AND EGGS FOR MARKET.
Advice That May Prove Useful to BE.


In raising fowls for market flesh is the
first consideration. Select therefore
breed which will make the greatest
growth in the shortest time and be of
good quality for the table. Select ac.
Cording to the requirement of your own
special market and your fancy-Lang
Ghans, Brahmas, Plymouth Rocks, wy.
anGOttes. Javas or Dorkings. These va
rictits, with their crosses, are hardy and
if intelligently fed, attain a large size al
an carly age. The Wyandotte just now
IS a popular fowl, the silvers, goldens and
blacks al having enthusiastic admirers
tGe white Wyandottes are also receiving
high praise from their advocates. 1t is
claimed that they are not only orna
mental in the yards and toothsome OF
flesh, but good layers as we'll The darl
Brahmas are classed by many breeders
as the best of the Brahma varieties.
With careful management there is
none of our small industries that il more
profitable than raising eggs for our city
markets. When eggs alone are desired
the fowls selected should be Leghorns
white faced black Spanish, Minorcas on
other laying breeds. Avoid the common
mistake Of giving too much stimulating
food. Bear in mind the clements that
enter into the composition of an egg and
feed accordingly. Oats, wheat and bar
ley are all good for eggs, with Just
enough corn to supply the proper degree
Of heat. A sudden change from one kind
of grain to another will often stop hens
from laying for a short time, as will sud
den change Of any feed. Whole corn
being hard to digest, should be given
very sparingly to laying pullets. Sup.
plement the food of laying hens with an
occasional relish of ground bone, chop
ped meat and charcoal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04
building a New Barn,

If you are building a new barn, es.
pecially if it is to be one in which COWS
br other animals are to be stabbed, build
it high between floor and ceiling and be
very sure to put in plenty of windows
and set it so the east, south and west
sides will come fairest TO the sunlight
SO that in cold weather flood Of golden
sunlight will light up the whole interior.
This plan, says Hoards Dairyman, is
better than a COW doctor and don't cost
a quarter as much. Have wire netting
outside, SO that the windows can be
raised and excellent ventilation can be
had. Aside from all the good it will dc
the animals, it makes a more human
habitation for the men to do their work
In,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04

If the bees languish and you find a
dark, stringy, salvy mass, which is elias
tic, in the cells; if the caps are many OF
them sunken and pierced with irregular
holes, you may be sure Of the presence
Of foul brood.
That bees mix water with honey is a
well known fact, but does not prove that
they make honey, Bees do not make
honey; they simply gather what nature
has already made, says the editor of The
American Bee Journal.
To make bee culture pay CT. w. Dema-
rec advises good, plain hives and fixt.
ures, as cheap as is consistent with utili.
ty which means avoid all expensive pat.
ent hives and patent devices that are
untried or that promise nothing for the
extra price SGT on them.
After handling the combs of a foul
broody colony at once wash your hands
in a dilusod soution of salicylic acid OF
carbolic acid
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04

In large pastures animals are liable 20
Craze off some places very closely and
leave others to run to seed. 1t is il good
plan to use movable fences and with
these pasture small portions at a time.
Another good plan is to keep mixture
of animals, so that one kind can follow
another. Scatter the droppings Of cattle
on else there will spring up lunches Of
tall grass. To prevent patches from go
ing to seed NOW them, Il small quantity
at time, and give the wilted grass to
stock.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04

A LENGTH OF CHEAP WIRE FENCE.
for the purpose. This will leave little
more than inches OF the wire netting
(Which will support itself above the
upper horizontal piece and the tops Of
the stakes, SO that if hen flies for the
upper lath she will strike the wire and
be thrown back 1t Will. however, be
found that the birds attempts to get out
will all be made lower down and through
the wire which seems to present no OBJ
structicn until they try it, To move u
fence Of this kind. of course. the wire
must be taken off and the stakes pulled
up and reset, which can all be done in a
very litJle time. While the fence seems
a fraIl one. it will nevertheless. stand u
very hard storm, as it offers very little
resistance to the wind.
An illustration and directions for
making movable fence that can be still
more readily changed from one place to
another is given by Stoddard in his little
book on "Poultry Architecture This
fence, as shown in the second cut. Is
made in sections, and can bc quickly set
mp, and can be packed closely and LAID
| away when not in use. The length, are
- feet long and the fence ) feet high;
the pickets are lathS. sawed foot longer
andaquartcro of an inch wider than usual;
but common four foot laths are often
used, and except for high flyers, like Leg
! horns, are good enough.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04
AGRICULTURAL NOTES..
EXPERIENCES AND OBSERVATIONS OF
VALUE TO WIDE AWAKE FARMERS.


The ,.H "Y'ei tie fm
cattle lr, .s any de- ERUPTION.
A isast."I.'t .f.r'', zoe, vide and A.
inches tiicl@ Bls& lryrr inch thick.
'ariu. in vii 3. b"io4 > lochrs at the
wide cad AID inca at "tio' end; c i,
the slat lol,td to tho standard, witt
pieces inserted between the Stat ana
standard, SO a. to leave space i'll which
the lever is held i'll place while allowed
to worl; up and down freely; D is a bolt
fastening TIL lever to the standard; E is
a peg on which the ring on one end OF
the chain is hung. When the COW is lei
loose the ring should be hung on the
peg. When She is to be tied she puts hei
head and neck over the lever and the
chain is handy to go around her neck.
The chain from each lever is always tc
be hung on the next standard. The Lever
has the motion of the cows neck-wher
she is up the lever is up; when she is
down the lever is down.
There is no stationary stanchion which
does not inAict cruelty on the cattle
fastened in it. No cow can lie down il
y natural way with her head or neck be.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04

many breeders claim that they are the
best Of the Brahma variety. It is stated
that this breed was perfected by English
breeders ont of brood of chickens that
were bred by mating black red Shang-
hal cock with Il gray Shanghai hen. The
first importations known as Dark Brah.
mas wore made abOut 1868, and many Of
them were Of the single comb kind. The
breeding of pea comb Brahmas to Par
fridge Cochins produced new blood, and
later they were bred with less of the
Cochin shape. The first Dark Brahmas
showed more or less bronze in the wing
coloring of the cocks, and the ground
coloring of the females was bronze
gray. the steel gray, which is now the
standard American color, being secured
by an occasional cross with Light Brah.
ma cocks.
The pea comb which should surmount
the head of the Dark Brahma cock re.
sembles three small combs running par
allel the length Of the head, the center
one the highest; bcak strong, we'll
curved, wattles full, ear lobcs red, we'll
rounded and falling below wattles: the
breast should he full and broad, wings
small and well tucked up under the
saddle feathers and thigh fuff. The
markings of the hen. except the neck
and tail. are the same all over. each
feather having 4 dingy wlito ground
closely pencilcd with dark steel gray.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04

tfoNlng corn fof fouuer ana Sllagc.
As a summary Of what has been
learned in growing corn for fodder and
silage the directors Of the agricultural
experiment station Of Cornell university
New York. advise the selection of the
largest varieties that will fully mature
before frost in the locality where grown
Special attention IS called to the fact
that heretofore it has been II common
practice to SOW or plant corn for fodder
and ensilaging entirely too thick Starcl
and sugar are not fully developed with
out an abundance Of sunlight, and inn
mature plants are likely to contain d
very large per cent of W3tcr
So far all the experiments go to show
that effort should be made to raise the
largest yield Of grain irrespective OF
stalks. no matter what purpose it is in
tended Tor, but il will be found as rule
the larger the yield of grain the larger
will be the yield Of slower, and the les:
percentage Of nitrogen in the ripper prod
uct is compensated for in its increased
nutritiye value. Furthermore, the fact
should not be lost sight of that WOOD
and water alone ara not good foods f0l
animals, besides being expensive prod
uctS to handle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04
Chicks.

The character of the food has much to
do with the quality Of the eggs.
Phe duck industry ought to pay in ia,
vored localities if properly managed.
Have pure water where fowls may
have constant access to it.
Give fowls generous supply ofgravel
1t is their teeth.
Slightly sprinkle the dust bath with
carbolic acid.
Dust laying hens and their nests with
Persian tEsect powder.
An OCCASIONAL fumigation with sulphur
win Observation-Disclosures
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04
A STRAW STACK.

The pen should be two or three logs
high, or if the logs are small even higher,
and large enough to CORRESPOND with the
quantity of straw to be stacked. Next
set fence rails or poles all around inside
of this pen, as represented in the cut.
The pen can be built at the rear end OF
the threshing machine, so that the straw
will fall into it. BY this arrangement
less hands will be required to stack it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04

VIM. ri hons o-tuastcr ot IdaviIIe. Ind.
writes: Electric Btter- has done NOR. .,,
me than al timer medicines combined in
that bad feeling ari- NJ from Kidney and liz
man. Of same place, says: Find El.ctril
Bittere TO be- the best Kidney and Liver ncdi.
cine, made me feel like new man" j. "
Gardner, hardware merchant, SAME town
says Electric Bittcra is inst The thing for .
man who IS all run down and DON'T car
whether be lives or dies; ho found new --reu.fl
good appetite amp felt just life he Aaua nc,,
lease on lie. only sc. u bottle, at Bcaupre 4
IoWrty' =. Drug Store -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04
Keeping 0ut Borcrs from Fruit Trees

Keeping out Bor"rs from Fruit Trees.
What is the best method for keeping
but borers from apple, plum and ounce
trees:" was a query propounded at the
last annual meeting of the Western New
York Horticultural society, My. l. r
Chase recommended solution of soft
soap, applied with an old broom or brush
from the limbs to the ground, two ol
three times during the summer Mr.
Brown suggested a mixture of whale oil
soap and carbolic acid in quantity OF
one pound of soap to an ounce of acid
dissolved in four or five gallons Of water
Clean ont the borer first, and then apply
the liquid around the collar with white
wash brush twice during the season. He
used it in June. Mr.. Varney said white
wash and carbolic acid did good jot
for him
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04

We give an illustration showing how
straw can be stacked SO that it will he
preserved from spelling, and at the same
time answer for a shelter to protect stock
from the storms.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04
GOOD HAY COVERS.

that the damage is done or begun. If
the lower corners are clipped, as shown
in the illustration, they will catch less
wind and be less apt to be disturbed,
though there is little danger of that after
they have thoroughly settled. If ii hay
derrick is used in putting the covers on
it is best to fasten them together first.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04
As a Drink in Fcvcrs
Use Horsford's Acid Pho.nh,te

Or CHAs, ii DAVIS, Merriam, Conn. says:
- mare U"d II as an accessory in cdS,S 0f nI,l.
dud GOBLIN v driut in fcr,rs and hurl b,cu r,,y,
,CeU pleased pUh it,"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04
HORSE GOSSIP.


]
If Palo Alto and Jack should meet ono
OF these fine summer afternoons at Cleve-
| land, with Marvin and Doble behind, how
| could the great reinsmen restrain thought
of their memorable duel of If years ago,
when Smuggler and Goldsmith Maid fought
for the crown. Since then Marvin has
made his fame, While Dohlo has had the
fortune that few men have of enjoying
seemingly perennial youth and fame.
Matthew Riley of New York has purchas-
ed the br. Reference in New York, for
| $4,000
David Bonner of New York has pur.
chased a six-yeor- old gcldng by Kentucky
Prince, for $4,000, from Charles Back
! man.
The famous old time Driver, 9:10. has
| gone to Pembroke, Me, to end his days in
! peace and quietnesi. In his trotting days
he has won 10 heats in better time than
| 2.30.
That choiccly bred son of Electioneer,
the b. S. Counosseur, four years old, dam
Consolation, 10y Dictator, has been sold
by George Hooper Of Unionvile, Ohio,
to Miller q Sibley, Franklin, Penn, for
Sl0pQo.
AlIerton was recently driven a mile in
@;2l and Williams says he will stand train
ing.
A perfectly formed, snow-whte colt was
foaIed May % on the farm of George War
rem n Sons, Fox Lake Wis, sired by Clay
Pilot, stallion The colt is not only a
beauty, but Is finely bred, being cousin Of
the great Sultan.
II consider AXtell to bo tho designated
! horse living, recently observed John Splan.
Ills gait is the poetry of trotting action.
The man who could ever watch the bend Of
his knee, the fold of his fetocks, without
being awakened to a sense of perfection
unsurpassed has no perception of the beauty
in art OF nature"
Ell. y. Upton who was appointed re
cever for the stallion Rel Wilkes, is one
Of the best known trotting horsemen in the
country. He is secretary of the Kentucky
Irottng Horse Breeders association. and a
member of the we-known firm of w. X.
Bra,lield a Co, at Lexington Ky.
Riverside 1862 by Nambrno Wilkes $3.50,
dam Daceitful, dam of Kantaka 2.21l. is
making the season at East Bucksport. Ne.
in charge of w Iewey. An exchange says
TINT he has already become very popular
among the breeders of Hancock county, and
that he is getting his full share of patron
age.
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no' ''9 are S''' ','7 Gu. III so'' 'h"pe as
troc, vet to .rooi, IF
Terra |9ta's the great race horse, Is
broken down.
Theodore Winters has never seen his
horse III Rio Rey in race, and probably
never win
Iro,.vn.,d hmm l,,.o sionod with +ba
pcvorv-y.l, Stable. os Ii-itvy,iolt rider.
Tho lattor had fb. po,,-.+ an Cae+ov.o,. II
i'm fine Rruol.l,, IIaudicao and ON C,..in.
in the Lawnvirv.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04
"oalolNAL ceNEo MERcADjEa.
A Man who Swims with Els Arms and
Legs Bound.

Original Gene Mercadicr is the name
Of natatorial artist who has become quite
famous rs a swimmer without use Of arms
or legs Although by nature gifted with
four eNtrcmities of regulation style and
power he scorns their aid, END, as the pict-
ure shows him, devotes himself to swim.
ming with arms and legs securely bound
with rope. He is II native Of St Louis,
having been born there Sept Il, 1865, which
makes him a little over "a years of age
lie is feet inches tail, very sym.
metrically built and weighs, in condition,
about l2j pounds
lie wos lG years of age when he swan his
first race, defeating William Lucas, local
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04

In the illustration are shown two forms
of board hay covers, about which Prairie
Farmer has the following TO say:
The angles at the top of the four sided
cover should be three fourths of a right
angle, and it is not necessary that the
boards extend very far down the sides,
as it is at the highest point of the stack
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04

swlfnmcr, at two
miles. lis next
race of note was
June 90, lSa5,whcn
ia beat Herman
nOck in IL three
nile race. IIethcn
Joined the st.
Louis II O wing
"lub, and was inn
medlately c hal
icngcd by William
Rocrslcr for t he
h u N pion 5 hip.
+ II @ latter won
irst swimming
prize at the Gin
cinnati Turn Fest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04
DARK BRAHMA FOWLS.

A Freed which Many Glass Among the
Best Asiatic Varieties.
The Dark Brahmas are ranked by one
authority as next in merit, among the
Asiatic breeds, to the Light Brahmas. and
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-08-14

AN elopement which was frustrated in
its incipiency excited Martins Ferry peo-
pie one night last week. Mrs. James
Franklin is lady of noted beauty, and
Homer Morris, a single man, was smitten
by her charms. He paid her such mark
ed attention that it was a subject of
comment among the towns people
While Mr. Franklin was out about
o'clock in the evening, Morris called at
the Hotel haywood, where the Franklins
boarded, and he and Mrs. Franklin took
walk. In a short time Franklin re-
turned and when he discovered the state
of affairs he too took a walk, and walked
directly on their trail He fouLd the
couple on float at the river, awaiting
the coming of skiff they had signalled
to take them to the other side. Then
there was a scene. Franklin grabbed
hold of Morris, and hard struggle en-
sued. Morris fell with the blood stream
ing from cut about four inches long in
his neck. About this time an officer put
in appearance and arrested the whole
party, but the woman was released on
explanation. Both men were locked up,
and had hearing next day. Both were
fined SO and costs each and discharged.
Franklin went back to his wife and there
the affair ended.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-08-14
TRULY MERITED.

The widely known and reliable firm OF
Close & LOngley, marble and granite
dealers of this place, were last week
awarded contract for erecting mOnu-
ment in LinwoOd Cemetery near Blaine,
which for sculpture, material and design,
will be superior piece of workmanship.
1t will be on the family lot of Joseph
Waterman, of Bridgeport, which occu-
pies central position in that beautiful
city of the dead The monument will be
gray granite shaft, artistically carved,
and rising about twelve feet from the
ground. 1t is of the solid and massive
style, yet the architecture will render it
of great beauty. In securing this con-
tract Messrs. Close & Longley were
brought into competition with leading
firms in Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Cadiz,
GAINESVILLE and dealers in this county, yet
their merited reputa ion and character
for square dealing, as well as favorable
terms they offered, won the prize in spite
of the worth of their competitors. The
monument will be one of the finest in the
county, and the firm is to be congratula-
ted on their success. Their skill and
prices fully vindicate their claims to
merit. The have number of lesser con-
tracts on hand, which will be given the
same care and elaborate work for which
these people are noted.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-08-14
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Mary Boyd, of Wellsburg, W
Va, is the guest of her school friend and
room mate, Miss Ina Tallman.
Rev. Dr. Robt Alexander and daugh
tiers, who have been On an extensive tOul
embracing the Northwest, returned home
OH Thursday evening.
Mrs. Margaret Mutchmore, who fol
several weeks has been visiting relatives
in Harrison county, returned home last
week.
Miss Mary Rennard started on Mon
day for an extended visit with relatives
in Noble county.
Rev. Dr. J. III. Hollingshead left OF
Monday on short vacation. during which
time he will visit friends and relatives in
Youngstown. In consequence of his alb
sence there will be no services at the
NJ z. church next Sunday.
W. A. McMechen, the real estate
agent, has been on the indispOsed list for
about ten days and is confined to the
house.
Miss BERTHE Robinson, who has been
visiting in Martins Ferry for couple OF
weeks, returned home on Tuesday.