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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17
THE POULTRY YARD.


FRESH eggs sell readily throughout
the year.
SELL spring chickens as soon as they
arc large enough
You've goslings and ducks require
about the same management.
EGGS for market should never be
washed when it can be avoided.
YOU'VE turkeys must be fed sparing-
the feed is fresh
It is not profitable plan to allow a
hen 80 stroll around six or seven weeks
with four or five chickens.
GUINEAs are noisy, but their noise
often helps to brighten away many of
the enemies of the poultry yard.
DUCKS can be picked much oftener
than geese because their feathers ripen
faster, but they are not quite so valu-
able.
The size of the hen and the season
should largely determine the number
of eggs that should be put under each
hen when setting them,
As THE weather gets warmer more
care is necessary to supply good venti-
latiOn. Lattice or screen doors or win
dows can often be used to good adj
vantage.
GENERALLY it is not profitable to
keep hens after they are two years old.
Now is good time to select and mark
such as it is desired TO keep and prepare
the rest for market.
FEED the young poultry often II they
are to be kept growing rapidly. A lit
tie bonemeal mixed with the feed will
help to impart vigor and strength.
Only feed what they will eat up clean.
DESTROY the materials in the nests as
soon as the hens come off with their
broods, and sprinkle a little lime or
copPeras about the old nest place be-
fore supplying fresh material, st
! Louis Republic.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17
FARM AND GARDEN.
FOR SHEEP RAISERS,

How to Build "a Combination Hay and
Grain Feed Rack.
The rack have had made is ten feet
long, although it need not necessarily
be so. make it ten feet as it suits the
dividing Of the burlington sheep pens.
Yards divided by combination hay
and feed rack are very convenient.
Suppose the pens are thirteen feet in
width, as they are at burlington, in adj
dition to the rack you can have a three
foot gate between the rack and wall to
admit of passageway from fold to fold,
either for yourself or sheep.
The rack is set on blocks one foot
from the ground, but would much pre-
fer wheels The measurement from
top of block to top of rack is thirty
inches, The rack is boarded downward
from the top eighteen inches; the re-
naming twelve inches is divided by
Stats into two and one-half inch spaces
for the sheep to extract the hay. The
Stats arc simply strong plaster laths;
fence boards one inch thick complete
the rest of the work. 1t is wise to
round the sharp corners of the lath so
as to prevent the sheep when feeding
from disfiguring their side whiskers, -
which our charming Downs are apt TO
do; indeed the correct system would be
to have smooth revolving rollers instead
of permanent fixed Stats.
Attached to the rack is feed trough,
making it combined hay and grain
'eeder. The grain trough on both sides
of the rack is on level with the blocks
standing ten inches from the ground
The trough is eight inches wide, with a
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17
NUMBER 81.
POTATO CULTURE.
The Soil Must BE Worked Deep to Secure
Good Results,


Two of the most important items in
the growing of a good crop of potatoes
Is to have the soil fine and mellow
when the seed is planted, and to keep
it in this condition during growth.
To secure the best results with all
root crops, il is an important item to
work the soil deep and thorough, and
usually the more fully this is done the
better will be the growth and yield OF
the crop. IN nearly all cases, the mora
fully the soil is prepared before the
seed is planted, the easier the work
will be of keeping in proper condition
afterward, The harrow can nearly al.
ways be used to good advantage in
few days after planting the seed and
then once again as the plants show well
above ground; this will aid materially
in killing the weeds and keeping the
soil fine and mellow
In using the cultivator the first time,
care should be taken to work reason
ably deep and us close to the plants as
possible, and at each subsequent cult
walton work little shallower and
little farther from the plants. "A five.
shovel cultivator, using one horse, is
one of the very best implements for
cultivating potatoes; another is two
horse spring cultivator, working suffi-
GENTLY to keep the soil loose and mel
low.
After the plants make good growth,
care must be taken not to disturb the
roots, and especially so after the tubers
begin to form. 1t is often best to give
a thorough cultivation when the plants
are in bloom, taking pains to thor
oughly stir the surface, and following
with hoe, to kill the weeds between
the plants in the row. Keep the soil
level; there is no advantage in killing
up, and in dry season it is a disad-
vantage, as the soil will dry out much
more thoroughly than if left level, and
this often seriously affects the growth
and yield of the crops
Potatoes require considerable mois-
ture to make the best growth and
yield, and by keeping the surface level
and in good filth, you aid materially to
retain moisture in the soil. Another
advantage in keeping the soil level is
that the cultivation can be repeated as
often as may be considered necessary
for the best growth and thrift of the
crop, and when the soil is weedy this is
often quite an item-N, j. Shepherd,
in Farm, Field and Stockman.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17
COMBINATION HAY AND GRAIN FEED
RACK.

COMBINATION HAY AND GRAIN FEED
RACK.
strip two and one-half inches wide along
the front. This find very convenient
for lambs as we'll as for old sheep, yet
lambs should have the benefit of
selves. The opening at the top of the
rack is two feet wide and the width at
bottom one foot.
When such racks are exposed to the
weather they should always be covered
and have folding doors in the roof for
the admission of fodder. In filling the
rack with fresh hay or in emptying it
of refuse it would be we'll if possible to
back the sheep or remove them into an
other compartment till the work is
completed; otherwise Il careless attend
ant will invariably allow chaf and dirt
to settle on the fleece. have tried racks
with three and three and one-half inch
spaces for the sheep to feed from, but
have found none so satisfactory as
where the distance is but two and one
half inches between the Stats. When
you consider that the feed openings are
only twelve inches in height and from
there boarded to the top it is almost inn
possible for dirt to lodge on the wool.
have sheep so fed during the last win
ter and to-day their wool is spotless.
Owing to the convenient height of the
rack the shepherd should turn over the
unconSumed hay at least once day.
This induces the sheep to eat and adds
freshness to the fodder blown on.
When it is picked over remove the stale
feed and replace it by fresh, taking the
utmost care that the Sleeps backs do
not get soiled
Rather than be subjected to the re-
proach of being a careless wool-grower
it would be well for the owner at shear
ing time to spread every fleece on a
table, turning the shorn side down
ward; then remove by hand all eX-
trancous substances, such as burrs,
hay, dung, etc. never forgetting to
throw aside all kenny and matted
| parts. This done each side of the fleece
| ought to be folded ove- toward the mid
Ale. The neck is then folded toward
the breech and the bre,,ch toward the
| neck. Now handle the fleece carefully;
place it compactly in t;ie fleece press,
tie and lay it aside iN thorough good
fashion, AMI let every bale or wool
sack receive a temporary mark to indi-
cate the description of wool it contains.
Let the clocks" or 'skirtings" be placed
| in separate bales,-William Watson, in
| Breeders Gazette.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17
Spring Ornaments.

A dainty ornament within the reach
of everyone just now, and especially
restful and charming to lover of ma
turc, particularly so to an invalid, is a
vase holding good-sizcd twigs of trees,
which, the vase being filled with water
and placed in sunny window-the wa
ter added to as it evaporates, but not
changed--will be a source of continual
pleasure as the buds swell and burst,
the leaves develop, and the blossoms of
the species appear. Sprays of fruit
trees-cherry, pear or apple-are espe-
ciallv satisfactory; the red tasscls will
in time appear on the branch of maple,
and the pussy willow put forth its little
gray catkins A branch of Norway
pine or other evergreen with a resinous
Ddor. placed in a vase of water, will diff
use pleasant fragrance, These little
bits of the real spring, brought into the
house, have a wonderfully humanizing
and cheering infiucnce.-Demorest.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17
WIT AND WISDOM.

Man is not merely the architect of
his own fortune, but he must lay the
bricks himself.-Galvcston News.
1T is not what he has, nor what he
docs that directly expresses the worth
of man, but what he is,-Amiel
The prudent man looketh well to
his going, the other fellows stay and
get jag on.-Binghamton Republican.
Don't talk about yourself in com
pany-it can be done much more salts
factory after you have left. -Elmira
Gazette.
Dot, aged Ton the conclusion of
song by celebrated tenor)-"Papa, did
that man make all that noise on puI-
pose?"-Tid-Bits,
Some men always prefer hard work
to light job They would rather hold
a l5O-pound girl to a fifteen pound baby,
-Binghamton Republican.
-~Quericus-''Why do they call the
groom's friend the best man?'' Cynicus
-"Becausc he isn't the fellow who is
getting married. N. Y. Sun.
The pillow is a dumb sibyl. To
sleep upon thing that is to be done is
better than to be awakened up by one
already done--Balthazar Gracan.
Scorn not the man who knows not much
Nor let him feel your fury;
Alas, II it were not for such
How could we get jury?
Washington Star.
The man in the choir may have
more drawing power than the man in
the pulpit, but the tenor of the talk of
the latter is more edifying than that of
the tenor.-B Boston Transcript.
Alice lin big dry goods store)-Good-
ness, isn't the crowd something dread
full! Suppose there should be an ac-
cident--an explosion, Or. Maud-Or
suppose some one should cry mice,
Ironically near New York.-Char.
lotte Modistka-I had to pawn all my
diamonds before ! could get back to
New York. Fechter Forrest Booth
Where did the company strand, in Jer.
sey City?"
Love alone feeds the furnishing
love alone places all things, both OF
matter and of mind, in perfect har
mony: love hath less to learn from wis
dom than wisdom hath to learn from
love.-Walter Savage Landor
Her father-But, my boy, surely
you are too young to marry Aurelia
How old are you? Her suitor-Eight
cen, sir. Her father-And she il
twcnty-four-too great disparity
Why not wait half dozen years? Ther
/ you'll be twenty-four, and she'll proba
bly, be just about the same age as You
Smith, Gray & Co Monthly.
1t must needs be an humiliating re
Fiction to an individual that his clothe
were liner than his conduct; that tn
scenery of his life-his upholstery, hi
possessions in general-were choice an,
beautiful, while his feelings towar
others were narrow and sordid an
mean; to have, indeed, the surrounding
of culture with the manners of tn
boor. One would not like to confes
ones self surpassed by mere things
Lillian Whiting.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

French schoolboys wear uniforms,
and every institution of learning has its
distinctive dress.
Bad men hate sin through fear of
punishment. Good men hate sin through
very love of virtue. --Guneval.
Whose, abandoning scriptural in
functions, remains on self-willful con-
duet, attains no heavenly sphere, nor
happiness, nor the supreme good.-Bha-
gavad Gita.
Emperor William has presented 500
volumes to the University of Toronto,
which lost it's library by fire last year.
Other German contributions have been
made, amounting to $500 volumes.
Rev Samuel Davies, a Methodist
clergyman, who died few weeks
ago, once saved the life of an Irish
priest who was set upon by crowd
of bigots. The Irish priest is now
Bishop IIendricEson, of Rhode Island,
and the Boston Pilot suggests that "the
Catholics of Providence would do well
to make that humble grave (Mr
DavicsO CONSPICUOUS by monument
worthy of the great heart which sleeps
| within it.
oh, the solacc when you come to
die, to rest and lean in that last hour of
mortal anguish on Him who died!
Time goes, and you and ] are nearing
eternity. Live for that for which life
is worth living-the glory of God re-
vcaled to us mortals in the glory and
hope of resurrection. Knox Little.
The new way of partaling of the
holy communion recently marked ont in
Cleveland, o., exceeds anything we
have heard of lately in the line of re-
ligious novelties. Instead of drinking
from the common cup each communi-
cant receives the wine in his own little
goblet. The mouth is very sensitive,
and science teaches that by promiscu-
Gus use of the same drinking vessels
contagious diseases may be rapidly
transferred. Such is the reason for the
new mode. Chattanooga Methodist
journal.
The American Baptist Year Book,
just out, gives the total Baptist mem
bcrship last year as 3,l64,227, The to-
tai this year is 3,2Go,S SOC, an increase of
105,5T9. The number reported baptized
in 1890 was l40,0 in 1891, 160,247
The total contributions reported in 1891
were Sl1, 2l5,579; total in 1892, 1885,
5SS, a slight increase, not proportional
to the increase in numbers and wealth.
In the contributions of this year three
states exceed 81, 900, 900, in the follow
ing order: Massachusetts, 81 ,937 ,49S;
New York, S1,64O,534; Pennsylvania
S1,O12,716.
In the French communal schools
which in the main are like our public
schools, eighty per cent. of the children
get Il MONDAY meal prepared at the
school at a cost of cent and II half
each. and this meal is given to those
who can not afford to pay for it. The
children bring their own bread and
something to drink, but are given a
basin of soup and plate of meat and
vegetables, as they go in single file past
the kitchen. In some of the schools of
London the vegetarian societies are
providing monday meals for the schol-
arS at about two cents each and show
ing what can be done in the way of
giving substantial and satisfactory
meal, excluding all meat or meat soups.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17
SPRAYING FOR FRUITS.


Various Fungicides.
A. c. Hammond, secretary of the Illi-
nois horticultural society, is the pio-
neer in the method of spraying fruit
trees. Much has been written concern
ing this subject, yet it is one which
seems to bear considerable discussion.
Mr.. Hammond says that in spraying
for codling moth and all half-eating in
sects, London purple is the cheapest
and best material. Ilesases one pound
to $50 gallons of water for the first APP
plication, and for the second ten days
later, adds forty gallons more of water.
If a third spraying is done (Which is
seldom necessary he adds forty gallons
more, reducing it to one pound to 26O
gallons of water.
The leaves of the pear trees are less
sensitive to arsenical poisons than the
apple, while those of the peach and
plum are much more so, which makes
spraying for the curculio a different
matter. While no exact rules can be
laid down, enough is known to warrant
the assertion that this insects depreda-
ton can be estimated by millions OF
dollars, and it is as safely true that the
pests can be eradicated with poisons
For the peach aud plum Paris green
should be used, not stronger than one
pound to $50 gallons of water. This
weak solution should be applied FREE
quently during the curculio season.
Some seasons scab causes half the
apple and pear crop to be worthless,
and peach and plum and grape rot Of
ten destroys Il large portion of these
fruits. That these diseases can be over
come by the use of fungicides no one
who has given the subject careful at
tention for a moment doubts, but it re-
quires more intelligence and persever-
ence than the use of insecticides. Scab
and fruit rot is caused by minute par
asitic plant, and the application of cop
per solution kills the growth and of
course prevents the disease. To obtain
the best results with fungicides it is
best to begin early and spray every few
days, as the condition of the weather
may render necessary, until the danger
point is past. A five-acre orchard of
200 trees can be sprayed at a cost of $40,
including pump. Gay Davidson, in st.
| st. Louis Republic.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17
HE WENT ANYWAY.
The Impecunious Young Man Was Equal
to Al Emcrponcles.

'o AL emergencies.
He had grown tired of crcasng his
drcss-suit trousers by placing them be,
tween the mattresses of his bed. The
last time he did so he had not folded
them accurately, so that when he put
them on the following evening the
crcascs ran diagonally across the legs,
giving to them anything but ''drcssy"
appearance, II now became his un.
pleasant duty to take his trousers to the
tailor, to whom he owed considerable
sum already, TO have them pressed and
creased. On the following day there
came to the impccunious young man q
long-covcted invitation to an evening
reception. Of course he had no money,
a series of huuliliating experiences had
taught him that his tailor was an incon-
sidCrate person. In fact, there was no
doubt that the tailor would be capable
of demanding not only his pay for
creasing the trousers, but also the whole
sum which was due to him. The inn
pecunious young man nervcd himself
for the encounter which was n short
and sad one
A happy idea struck him. Only .
block away from his room there was a
dyeing establishment and steam laun.
dry, the comcly young proprictrcss OF
which had on several memorable occa.
sions done him good turn. He ran up
to his room and unearthed pair of last
years tennis trousers. He held them
up to the light and saw number of
grass stains which made them unfit for
further use. 1t would be easy to have
them dyed black, however, and perhaps
in the subducd lamplight they would
look like broadcloth. At all events
they would answer the purpose for once
The attractive creature who prcsidcs
at the cashiers window was sure that
some new calamity had visited itself
upon the Impccunious Young Man when
she saw him enter the doorway, wear
ing his most persuasive smile and carry
ing under his arm a small package. She
consented, however, to dye the trousers
a most respectable black, on credit
when the Impecunious Young Man told
her his story with slight modification
to the effect that he had lent his trous
crs to a friend who had gone out OF
town.
On the following day the ofiicia
weather forecast was Colder, with
strong Winds" The weather people
were right this time and when young
man walked home that evening the bot
tom of the thermometer had dropped
out, the wind was blowing a gale anC
life seemed a strange chance, but the
young man was happy for he was The
Impecuious Young Man who knew NJ
such word as fail.-N. Y. Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17
Spring BilliousnesS.

The spring billiousncss, of which so
many complain, and which leads to the
swallowing of so many bottles of civ
cr regulators" and stomach bittcrs."
is usually due to bad dict, The con
sequences of the winters fcastiTg are
felt more, plainly in the spriugtime, as
the weather becomes less invigorating
and less tonic. 1t is a good thing to
have a change of diet at this season.
Rich, stimulating and greasy food
should be specially avoided, and it will
be well to eat little or no meat for a
time. Instead, eat freely of fresh veg
etables and fruits as they come into
market, and drink plenty of hot water
IN hour before meal time. Then you
an afford to throw physic to the
logs" When the system has to stand
lot only bad diet but deluge of bad
medicines, no wonder that there is a
strike" COMMUNICATIONS a lecture
by DR.. J. II. Kellogg, of the Battle
Creek sanitarium.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17
NESTlNG-PLACE DEVICE.

Plan That VIII Commend Itself to
Thoughtful Poultry Raisers.
The nearer hens can have their sur
roundings approximate toward nature,
the better will be the results from
them. This is specially true in the
matter of providing dark westinghouse
out of the light and out of the liability
of annoyance from the other fowls in
the flock. The device shown in the
illustration is admirably adapted to Sc
cure both these advantages, and in ad-
dition the advantages of convenience in
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17

A clergyman in Minneapolis was
lately called upon to oficiate at a
wedding, After the service was per.
formed the happy groom called him to
one side and asked what his charges
were" The minister replied that he
was not in the habit Of making Il
charge. Well" replied the groom, ~
win call and see you later" The hap.
pJ groom called the next week and
presented the reverend gentleman WISH
dozen sticks OF chewing gum.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17
FnnCies In Handkerchief.

A new spring importation is "the
lily of the valley handkerchief" The
center is square of white crepe de
Chine, with n border Of delicate green
crepe. and the edge Of the handkerchief
is outlined with embroidered lilies OF
the valley. 1t should lie as fragrant as
the flowers themselves. Fine linen
handkcrchicfs with narrow hem.
stitched borders have the initial. which
is embroidered in the corner much
smaller than the old. IIandllcrcEicfs Of
sheer linen have borders OF delicate
colorcd bOw-knots. More expensive
handllCrchicfs of tinted mOusslaine de
sole will have swarm of butterflies for
the border. A dainty creation in the
handkerchief line is baby-buc crepe
with Il deep border of embroidered for
get-mc-knots, each tiny flower being
outlined with a silver thread. Hand
licrchicfs of various colored crcpcs have
deep borders of black lace or black in
scrtioh, combined with rui1lc of
the crepe. To be at all in fashion
the handkerchief must blend in color
with the gown worn.-ChicaGo Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17

gathering eggs and in keeping the
boxes clean. With such plan it is not
necessary to enter the house at all, ex-
cept to clean them out and supply dust
and chaff, as the feeding and watering
can be done at the door. The cover of
this projection can be raised and secured
by hook, while the front Is also hinged
to permit of sweeping out the boxes
occasionally. The same construction
can be used to advantage upon an in
side hallway of a poultry house, or
where a room for fowls is paTtitioned
off from another room. Webb Dopnell,
IL CounirT Gentleman,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-17

To Go With It.-Clerk-"Anytlnng
else with this dress shirt, sir? Wither-
by-"Nes, put in dozen collar buttons.
-Clothcr and Furnisher