Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-05
ABOUT THE FARM.
HINTS THAT ARE WORTH The
BEADING.


Netss OF shs Field. Garden. orchard.
Earnyard, and Dairy Frssh Escta
Carefaiay Called Fron. Many ReiIa-
BILE Sources
Small carcasses sell better than thosa
chat are extra large. The best prices are
given for quality rather than for size.
A heavy percentage Of the horses IN
England die prematurely through dis
ease OF accident directly traceable 90
shoeing.
Apples that are packed ia buckwheat
chaff for winter use keep longer. do ncs
lose their flavor, are less inclined TO ros
and II a few are affected the chafI absogba
the Juices, which prevents them from af-
fecting the rest.
Keep ducks on dry floor. Though
the duck will remain on the water during
the day, it will not thrive on damp sleep.
ing places. Use plenty of straw on the
floor, and have the quarters secure
against cold draughts at night.
Yeast. it is said, has been successfully
tried for typhoid fever, and in cases
where it has been used no relapses
have followed II is supposed that the
yeast destroys the baccilli in the intes
tines and so prevents reinfection.
Time and again we hear of farmers
who feed their hens all the corn they car
eat, and then wonder why they do not
lay. A grain that contains SO per cent
of fat growing elements is mighty poor
egg food Once day is all corn should
be fed, and then just at night.
BY having place for each tool or inn
pIement the work will be expedited Pus
the farm implements away in good con,
dition, oiling them well, and where You
can reach them without being compelled
to get something else out of the way to do
so.
When a cow is two years old wrinkle
begins to form at the base of her horns
At three years this wrinkle is fully de-.
veloped. When she is five years old
another will form and after that one will
come each year. Thus her age can be
known.
House plants, when kept in a warm
room, should be watered daily; but tho
earth should not be saturated. They are
also benefited when we'll washed, and
the dust removed from the leaves. Add
a teaspoonful of ammonia to each gallon
Of the water used.
There is good common sense in the In
junction to increase the feed gradually
when preparing q cow for a test. A
month is not too long for preparation.
II too rapid increase is made, it is almost
certain to cause Indigestion, Of which the
least bad effect is waste Of food.
A correspondent Of the Joarnol o. Ag.
ric,iIttue selected two hogs Of the sans
size, weight. age, and thrift To one he
gave an ounce or salt daily, 60 the other
none. The one salted had much keener
appetite than the other, and 10 three
months weighed so pounds the most.
When cuttings are being rooted BY
amateurs in small tin OF earthen vessels
placed IN sunny windows the process can
be forwarded by painting the receptacle
black, the color absorbing the heat and
imparting il to the sand or earth, thus
facilitating the starting Of the roots.
Draining adds to the growing season.
Il permits of the soil becoming warm
much earlier in the spring, and Il alss
retains warmth in the soil later ia fila
fall. 1t gives greater advantages 70 the
roots Of crops, changes the condition Of
the soil and permits Of better work at
less expense.
We see it reported that cotton OF a red
color is being grown in Georgia. where on
an acre the cotton plants have stalks,
leaves, and flowers, every one Of which
Is deep red color. This crop is said to
be the product Of a seed taken three years
ago from two stalks of red cotton found
in cotton field. Attempts are being
made to perpetuate 1t as . variety,
A correspondent Of the Maine Farmer
cures collie in sheep by dissolying two
tablespoonfuls Of epson salts in about
half pint of warm water, and adding one
teaspoonful of essence of peppermint.
Open the sleeps mouth and insert
small funnel 10 it. The boy pours the
salts while hold the sheep. In about
two hours the sheep viii be all right
The Sheep Breeder thinks lambs ought
TO be sold by the pound. not by the head.
for several reasons: First, the breeder
takes more interest in their growth; sec.
ond, there is not 50 much dissatisfaction
on the part of the buyer at the owners
keeping back fins. well marked eve
lambs; third, il the time for delivery il
overrun, the grower is secure in the feel
ing that he is on the right side Of the
fence.
Milk fever. &C the time OF calving. is
due more to previous high feeding Of the
COW, after she dries of, than to any
other cause. As soon as the COW has
ceased TO produce milk the carbonaceous
elements OF the food tend to the produc-
ton Of fat. But little grain. except
small daily allowance of ground oats,
should be gir n dry COW, but she should
have plenty OF hay. Much, however de-
pends upon her condition.
Begging tomatoes was an experiment
the past season which gave excellent re
suits. The fruit ripened ten days earlier
than that which was not bagged. A