The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-18

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sulphide of carbon will not affect the
= weevil until it has emerged from its
retreat. But few farmers will be dis.
posed to copy his accidentally discov.
cred remedy. He says he one year
: left his corn in the field till overtaken
: by rainy spell and he hauled ii
through the rain and mud to the crib,
into which it was thrown, thoroughly
wet. A few days later he thought the
crib was on fire, from the quantity OF
, steam visible. He opened a trench
through it, for ventilation; and
though he feared the corn would be
injured by overheating, he found il
took no harm and that no weevils de.
veloped in it, the germs having been
cooked. He therefore recommends
hauling corn to the crib in wet
weather and if that is not practicable
to drench it thoroughly with well
water.
Now all wise people believe that
prevention is better than cure and
therefore any plan for preventing the
existence of the weevil must be pref.
cradle to that for it's determination.
If corn is allowed to go through a
sweat the weevil embryo is rendered
innocuous, but to create the sweating,
by hauling through the mud and rain,
though possible, is not the best or
easiest way. If corn is cribbed in
this section during the driest days in
August it will contain all the natural
moisture necessary for the sweating
process, and be left in better condi-
ton than if gathered and dragged
| throI1nh t1 hn INF nf
wagon, land and the morals
OF the driver L thoroughly
believe that the sweating process
comes nearer being solution of the
weevil difficulty than anything yet
proposed; but when circumstances
prevent the cribbing till the weevils
are Matched, then the carbon, the
Carter, or some other gas treatment,
must be relied upon.
CHURN POWER.
Every farmer boy and his mothe
at least, know what a disagreeable
job churning is. Sometimes the
father is persuaded to take hand in
it, but it is not long before he has ito
see man." or horse at the barn,
and he leaves the old torment to be
OuU NY IhO WllO anu sui.
A variety of ingenious powers to
aid in this work have been invented
for the use of dogs, sheep, etc. All
these have produced more or less veX-
alton of spirit, as it has rarely been
possible to create, in dogs especially,
that interest in churning which we
feel should belong to we'll civilized
canine. At least this is the opinion
expressed in Hoard's Dairyman. But
q writer in the Country Gentleman
claims that he has overcome the
churning difficulty by using a one
half horse power steam engine. With |
it he can churn the cream of ten to
fifty cows, and the expense is so
trivial that he wonders greatly
that other dairymen do not
provide themselves with the
same power. There is a great deal
in this writer's thought. But few
farmers, comparatively, have ever
squarely set out to solve the problem
of mechanical assistance on their
farms. Once in a great while we find
a farmer who has q mechanical turn
Of mind, and who uses every advan-
tage possible that is presented to him.
Some day we hope that the study of
farm mechanics will be deem ed
worthy of a larger place in the esti-
nation of the American farmer.
FATTENING TURKEYS.
The turkey will not fatten, writes P.
Fl. Jacobs, if closely confined in a
coop. For few days it may gain in
flesh, but after that length of time it
will lose in weight, no matter how
we'll fed, as it will worry and fret for
liberty. The proper way to fatten
the. turkey is to begin
about month before the
time fixed for marketing
hem and feed them early i'll the
moring and also when they come up
at night. In the morning give them
al the wheat they will eat and ar
erty on the fields.
TURNIP SOWING.
Recent rains have put land into fine
for fall planting where it has
oeen previously prepared by blowing.
There is no excuse now for the lack
If turnip and potato PATCH, to say
ofwinter cabbage and kindred
jruck.
There is even time for bean crop
before frost if early maturing varieties,
such as German wax is planted.
But it is of turnips that 1 would par
icularly speak. They demand rich
,nil and must have it for best results
The COW pen should be raided for the
necessary manure. 1t should have
been spread before blowing but if that
vas not done, it should still be spread
IN the surface and narrowed, if not
,ross-plowed in. Some practice broad
EAST sewing and where the soil is free
rom grass and weeds that plan will
10, but if at all foul it ia better to sow
n drills to admit of hoe or horse Gull
;ivator. The seed should be put in
tbout three inches deep and if sound
t will easily reach the surface, as it is
If vigorous growth. This apparently
leep planting gives the turnip
chance for moisture during dry
weather that may follow. Keep d,wn
weeds, the surface loose and thin out
he young plants to give room for the
development of those left for the crop.
follow this plan and the result will
)e satisfactory.