Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-24
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AGRICULTURAL.

iAeu efosses are oetter Tor stock thas
a single variety. No matter how yaIn.hl.
any particular grass crop may Be or hov
large the yield, the stock will thrive bettsv
II fed on a variety. The individual prse.
erences of cattle differ, and they viii ct al
times accept change of food, which pre-
notes appetite and thrift.
bran Is rich in phosphates, but it Ii =
food the hens do not like unless it n
scalded- Never feed it to them in 4 raw
condition, as il is liable to cause bovel die
ease. A mixture of equal parts of brs,
corn meal and ground oats, scalded- AMI
allowed to remain until the mess "a coal :.
the best grain food that can be fed.
If there is any value in preventing tras.
from over bearing the fact that ali lina,
ot fruit trees have been free from fruit this
season should give encouragement for AZ
pecting an unusual yield next season.
PORK AND PoRKERe.
Save and cook the small potatoes for the
pigs. The hog doesn't object to season.
ing of the curcullo in his fruit. The hog In
omniverous and is much benefited by the
right sort of vegetable food. When the
hog gets more variety in his food and less
variety in his drink, he will not have the
cholera SO often. The first point in max
ing cheap pork is.to get the hog to mar
ket III the shortest possible time. The sams
iood makes more pork in early fall than In
'uidwinter, for less Of the food is used to
produce animal heat
THE CHOICE OF SITE AND MATERIAL yoR 4
COUNTRY HOUSE.
The question of site for country
home Is an important one, East or West
aud involves other and quite different con-
ditions from those to be considered on .
suburban street The vagaries of our oil
mate within the last half dozen years have
somewhat disturbed the old notions about
shelter from the northwesters, but I think
there will be general agreement that q
hank OF hill is better for site than the
extreme summit; and the opinion ia velI
Imported that southwestern exposure
tand slope for the ground) is, of all, the
best, the cheeriest, aud kindliest, whethsr
Tor house or gardens. The perfect drain.
age which every wise man will seek for In
9 country house is, of course. more easily
secured by elevated sites, and the old
closed cess spool is giring-way to one which
shaii serve as the distributing reservoir for
"a system of sub-surface tiling. The distri.
BUTTON may be secured at short periods by
the action of siphon, or by flushing the
reservoir from the rain conduits.
OF the material for the construction Of
the country house there are divers opinions
and practices, but there is q growing (and
wise) disposition to use homely material,
nearest at hand, if sound and effective.
The old bug bear that stones make damp
house is disproved by those who build, with
such ''furring Off of inner walls Is insures
dryness as well as warmth in winter, and
best protection of all against fierce sun
beats. Ii house walls are not wholly Of
stone, multitudes show that bold use Of Il
II the ground story which has gone per
naps to make it too popular. BY this
mean that its opportunities tempt fnical
littleness of treatment. / haye aeen this
effect by use of over small stones, perhaps,
of regularly recurring size, nestled togeth-
cr like Child's work; and again by undue
care to give all stones the same form, or
same lack of form. both these methods be-
ing bad and defeating that sensible pur-
pose-simple as it is sensible-to mako .
stauuch wall wholly sufficient, and with
out those affectations of petit mdire-ism,
in quality or tone, which defeat every
aim of honesty and all heroic simplicitles.
Donald G.. Mitchell in September 6cvtS-
ncr.
There is nothing so effective for destroy
ing insects as buhsh, dalmation, or any
kind of fresh insect powder, though 1t is
somewhat expensive compared with other
Insecticides. 1t is certain remedy for the
attacks Of the cabbage butterfly, and de-
stroys rose bugs if applied frequently. As
it is now being grown extensively in Cali
fornia, it will no doubt..ba cheaper In .
few years.
When the pasture begins to run out and
the cows have difficulty in securing plenty
of food feed more grain or hay at the barn.
To keep in full flow Of milk the COWS must
De supplied either from the barn or the
past1re, and as the pasture fuctuates in its
| supply of grass, it must not be wholly do
pended upon.
| Throwing weeds in the pig pen, In order
| 10 make mauure is an old custom, but
weeds that contain seed should be destroy
| ed in some other manner. 1t ia from the
| manure heap that weeds are hauled out and
| spread in the shape Of seeds, and especial
y from the pig pen.
The average production per acre Of land
can be largely increased, and BY high
arming, with every foot of ground made
to yield to its fullest capacity, the produc-
tions in this country would equal those
of China OF Japan, where all farms are put
little larger than our gardens.
Use machine whenever it can Do done,
if you wish TO keep up with your enter
prising neighbors, and get machine tna'
can be applied to all kinds of work done
in the house also, when possible. The 10
Dor of farmers wives should be lesssned in
every possible department.
Keep down all growth around the trunk
of trees. Suckers grow very fast, and take
the nourishment that should be given II
the tree. All undesirable shoots should b
pinched off as soon as they appear.
TO give brilliant white light, lam
needs thorough cleansing every hsu
while The oil should be poured OUT
, the fount, leaving no dregs on the Do's0ln
The fount should then be washed IN srfon
soapsuds, rinsed in warm water, ana drieo
1t should then be filed with fresh OIL. IN
burner should be boiled In soda ana wate
until the network that crosses II Is nee
from dirt and dust. If the wick has b'
come clogged with the sediment replace
II with new one.
g At scranton's rail mill. Scranton, Pa
8 beginning with cold pig iron. l,soo me
tnrn ont one finished steel rail every d,
teen seconds The men are aided BY fu
and the most effective machinery. Ea'
rail is 80 feet long and weighs go to 10 lh
per yard. Tho pig iron is melted, conveI
j. ed Into steel, sent through the various roll
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