The record-union., 1891-09-10

sealed in bottles, will not only keep
well, but prove a refreshing drink in
winter.
A single drain will sometimes convert
a wet field into fertile one. As long as
the water remains near the surface the
land will be cold.
Kerosene is the best of all insect de-
stroyeTs and the cheapest, but as it will
injure plants and trees, it should be ap-
piled as an emulsion.
Watermelons are seldom sweet and
well-favored if the summer is wet.
Though abounding in water the melon.
thrlyes best on q somewhat dry and
sandy soil.
Someone has suggested that the dogs
carry bells instead OF the sheep, and that
every dog collar should have a bell at
tached to it, which would give indication
Of their presence.
Old strawberry beds do not send out
many runners, but make quite q growth
IN the rows. An application of wood
ashes and superphosphate will prove
beneficial to such beds.
The tomato will bear ripe fruit and con-
tain blossoms at the same time. The
vines grow into dense mass unless they
are supported. Cut out some of the
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Kiefer pear trees grow very rapidly and
usually gain too much hight in proper
ton to thickness of trunk. The trees
should be cut back severely, so as to rem
der them stouter and less liable to injury
by winds.
The cabbage crop is one Of the most
important. At no stage of its growth
must grass or weeds be allowed between
fhe rows. Deep cultivation is not re-
quired, but the surface of the ground
must be kept clean and loose.
Black knot on trees is a disgusting
sight. Although remedies are suggested,
the first duty is to cut away all signs Of
the Glack knot, and then prevent its re-
turn with the use of remedies which de-
stroy or prevent fungus growth.
Foot-rot destroys more sheep than any
other disease, yet foot-rot may be avoided
by keeping the sheep on dry locations
and pairing the hoofs Occasionally Tt is q
disease that is induced by wet ground,
and may be carried from one field to an
other by the sheep.
A sheep may not produce wool to the
value 81, but it may pay well as mutton.
One early lamb is worth more than the
wool OF three or four sheep. The mutton
breeds of sheep require more care than
the small and active wool breeds, but
| they give larger proht
The horse that is given rest regularly
on Sunday will soon learn to know when
his holiday arrives, and will appreciate
1t. Habit is matter of education. Ami
mails learn the exact time for receiving
meals, and will appear at regular hours if
they have been fed regularly.
The damage done by moles may be
great, but the damage done by the in
sects destroyed by moles may be greater.
No creature should be condemned as in
furious until it is known as a fact that it
does not confer correspondingly as great
benefits as the supposed injury indicted.
When peach tree appears nearly dead
1t may be saved by cutting away all the
dead wood. a single sprout from any
part OF the tree may grow and make a
new top in two or three years. No tree
can suTpass the peach in the amount Of
trimming and pruning it will sustain,
and no tree is benefited by the use of the
knife more than the peach.
Concentrated foods should never be
| fed exclusively. To keep stock on grain,
with but little grass or hay. will result in
deranglng the digestive organs. This ap-
plies also to the hog, which sometimes is
kept exclusively on grain. A hog that is
given variety will fatten more rapidly
than one fed wholly on corn, as it's diges-
ton Will be more perfect.
Wood is more largely used for burning
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coal, as summer fires are only for quick
work, and large amount of wood ashes
will be secured. Ashes are often wasted
or injured by exposure. The place for
ashes is around the trees, where they may
be thrown when a lot accumulates. Even
coal ashes are beneficial On sandy Soils
Before storing fruit, potatoes or other
crops in the cellar, have it thoroughly
cleaned, whitewashed and put in the
best condition, as the temperature, moist
ure and condition of the cellar largely
affect the keeping qualities of the articles.
An excellent and cheap mode of disin-
fecting the cellar is to close it tightly and
burn sulphur therein, ventilating the
cellar well after using the sulphur.
If the crops have natured it is no rea-
son why the weeds should be allowed to
grow. The cultivator will do as good
service in destroying weeds now as at
any other time. The dangerous weeds
are the few struggling ones that are over
looked and allowed to seed. The late
weeds are more damaging than those that
appear early, as the early weeds are kept
down while the crop is being cultivated,
the late ones being untouched because
no crop requires working.