The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-04-08
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Dry OF WnOle grain snoulu ueNSTFpe
fed exclusively to laying hens.
The queen cells are elongated and'are
the ones in which queens are reared.
SunAowers and sorghum can always be
fed to advantage without tthreshing.
Remember that the Lyringas will
thrive and do we'll in almost Aanyfsoil and
situation.
A tablespoonful OF gingerlin a quart
of water is a good remedy for securing
in poultry.
Small colonies of young tbees winter
better than large ones composed of old
or worn-out bees.
If you give the sheep a good warm bed
these cold nights they will stop that noise
and let you sleep.
"Ripe" honey is honey which has by
evaporation become sufficientlyrthick to
be sealed in the cell.
Ground or crushed bone is ~an,excellent
egg-food for poultry. 1t may be given
once or twice a week.
Sprinkling fine ashes or lime over the
Wills anu IOOsNo 10 OuC VI NbO ChShDIsN
and best remedies for lice.
When bringing the horse in on a
muddy day, always wash his heels out
and thus prevent scratches.
Soft soap rubbed on the legs and al
lowed to remain On a short time is a
good remedy ioriscaly legs.
If you can get manure for furnishing
straw for bedding at the livery stable in
your town it may pay you,to do it.
Vigorous, thrifty fowls,that are given
q good variety of food will rarely need
anything IN the shape Of scondiments.
If properly managed geese will lay
about as many eggs as turkeys, while
| they will cost about one-half to raise.
One of the poorest places to fix the
poultry house is along the side of the
barn or sheds for any of the'other stock.
Some breeders claim hat by feeding
the hens literally on cornlat this season
it will aid materially to make them
broody.
The feet of the sheep should be care
fully looked after. If the toes are long
cut them off. Do not wound the feet in
so dong.
Fowls that are healthy andlthrifty are
invariably early risen, and at this time
should be fed as soon as they fly down
from the roosts.
If the fowls are healthy to begin with,
aud are well fed and cared for, no arti-
fetal preparations are necessary to main
tain good health.
The Polyantha roses, which bear their
small double flowers in clusters, are what
is known as perpetual boomers, and are
a good sort to have in ones garden.
At a recent meeting at st. GATHERINGS,
Canada, a vote was taken on the ques-
ton of outdoor versus indoor wintering
of bees. The majority favored packing
on summer stands.
Seeds should always be planted IN
fresh, most soil. II the soil is dry, it
draws the moisture from the seed, if it
contains any, and the seed has to lie and
await the necessary moisture before 1t
can sprout.
A calf can be prevented from having
horns by an application of crude potash
to the spot where the incipient horn
can be felt. The cost is next to nothing.
The plan of dehorning is gaining in
favor and done in this way has much to
commend it.
Thomas G.. Newman urges the import.
ance of making bee and honey exhibit:
at the agricultural fairs, and gives some
very good reasons for so doing. There
is no doubt about the attractiveness &c
the average fair goer of bees in glassed
hives and honey in glass crates.
A herd of eighteen cows in Vermont
produced 162 pounds of butter per veal
one compared with the records of noted
cows, but it is excellent for a herd, and
shows what dairymen can do by using
/, well-bred cows and giving them proper
care.
A New York farmer raised an acre Of
s~unaowers for seed, and found that the
r seed was an excellent addition to graiI
for the use of hogs aud poultry, a small
mill being used to grind it for hogs.
; The stalks made excellent kindling
/ wood and the heads and seeds wer,
ground together.
If you cannot grind or pulvarize tn,
old bones you can reduce them by laying
them in wood ashes, and keeping tn,
mass damp, not wet. A small q%uantit,
! of urine, poured over the bones and ashe
! occasionally, will hasten the decomposi
ton of the bones. If you cannot do thii
: bury the bones around the fruit tree
: and g~rapevines.
The food that is purchased and brough
on the farm is so much manure added Il
the land. Many farmers experience bu
. little gain in the sale of extra milk o
+ butter, but they become richer in the in
, creased fertility of the soil, due to tn
I better quality of the manure applied, al
/ though such results may not be apparen
for several years.
= A wool grower advises sheep owner
t to keep a well trained Scotch terrier il
the sheep barn. He will clean up th
rats and give notice of the approach @
S prowling ours Or thieying tramps. TIL
e sheep soon become familiar with h
+ presence, and he may run between thei
0 legs or over their backs without excitin,
them in the slightest,