The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-24

corn and crib. We are informed tbo .,
dry salt scattered on the corn is a mo-,
feet cure, while another SAYS that seit
IS only useful when applied in linn;d
form. 4qulu
Fumlgating with sulphur and h;
sulphide of carbon are both guaran-
teed dead shots.
Cribbing the corn while it vet ro
tains some of it's natural moisture is
strongly advocated by others. Thaso
are all old fashioned remedies.
Now comes a Nebraskan corres-
pondent of the Home and Farm wifi
a perfect cure which gives the lie TO
the damp cribbing theory. He saws.
"WeeVils may be kept out of corn NV
putting it in cribs as nearly alright
as possible and not disturbing it until
you sell.n
The corn must be perfectly dry
when harvested. Corn put in while
damp will not keep the weevil out
but the corn settles more so the air
cannot pass through so readily. Corn
which this correspondent put in a
crib with Stats one inch apart was
eaten up by weevils in six months,
but that in tight cribs was not touch
ed.n
With such variety of safe cures to
choose from, it would seem to be our
own fault if troubled by the pesky lit
tie vermin.
These alleged remedies for the most
part are sheer humbug. A farmer
who has for a few years had trouble
with weevil tries one thing after an
other, and the remedy he tries in the
year when the weevil is scarce gets
the credit for driving the pest away.
am trying the moist cribbing plan
this year, and have some hope of
good results. Dry cribbing may do in
Nebraska, but not in Texas.
One OF my correspondents sent me
some seed of "weevil proof corn.u
which was planted and made a CROP.
1t is a big-eared corn of "good seed,'
character, with very thick shuck
which comes to a point we'll beyond
the end of the ear. | have kept it
apart from my main crop but in the
same crib, in order to put it to a fair
test. | will report later.
In the meantime let any one having
perfect cure, not enumerated above,
send it in, and let the world have the
benefit of it.
HOW TO KEEP EGGS. .
The egg begins to grow stale al
most as soon as it is laid and the
cause of many failures to preserve
eggs fresh says the Farmers Monthly
is found in the fact that decay sets in
before the preserving begins, and of
course 1t continues in spite of efforts
TO arrest 1t. In preserving eggs there
h11
the nest. This is the first rule. The
next is, no matter what process you
use, keep the preserved eggs in the
coolest dry place possible; dampness
Will mould them, heat will rapidly
evapOrate their natural moisture
and any process which will keep them
absolutely air tight will keep them
fresh for an indefinite length of time.
Among the countless methods rec
is this one: Take five
quarts of rock salt, five pounds of I'M
Stacked lime and quarter of a pound
If cream of tarter, dissolve in four
pals of water which makes sufficient
pickle for a barrel of eggs. Eggs
should always be kept under pickle.
TRAVIS COUNTY ANNUAL.
This welcome little visitor reached
ne few days ago. This is it's third
anniversary, and it's development and
Usefulness increase with its age. AS
n example of the printers art it re-
lects great credit on Albert Shuttle.
is printer and publisher, as a medium
Or supplying important facts relative
Travis county and the laws affect
lg county government it is valuable
not indispensable. 1t gives the
lws passed by the Twenty-second
'gislature on roads, bridges, scalp
wv, sale of animals, etc. The bound
ry line of the county is given in full,
nd also the boundaries of commits
oners and justices precincts. A list
all county officials with terms of
,urt is given.
The homestead and game laws are
loted, and it contains large amount
information of great interest to the
eneral public and value to the
rmer. 1t should be in every home
cad as work of reference as it
eats of matters and things not
.sily reached by the common people