The record-union., 1893-12-15
and. therefore. approve of that method. at

sweet corn in tin cans. The average out
put of these establishments is 300, 600 cans
each. making in all 100000 cans annu-
ally put on the market, each containing
twenty-six ounces of corn.
There is one thing that cattle will not
90 Tor the pasture field, and that is. de-
stroy the weeds. Sheep will do it better,
but II you want the weeds wholly cleared
out and prevented from going to seed,
you had better NOW them. The best way
to do 1t is TO drive the machine about the
field.
When a swapping Of echoes can be
effected there surely ought to be COM
mercial prosperity. Some Americans
always below when the English cry
"sook." "A fair exchange is no rob-
berry," When the American tariff COM
mittee cries Free WOOL" the whole
English people below "Glory."
If you doubt about the necessity of
milking COWS with exact regularity, try
the regular and irregular system on two
of your COWS, and see for yourself. Milk
one regularly to the minute each day, let
the time vary for the other from half an
hour to three hours, and see how soon the
second cow will fall off in her milk.
The best method of keeping hens in
good laying condition is to afford them a
scratching place. The grain should be
scattered In leaves, cut straw, or even
dirt, so as to compel them to work. Idle
ness is a vice that leads to egg-eating
and feather-pulling, preventing that con-
dItlon which promotes egg production,
The large hog is becoming a thing of
the past unless lard is speciality. Hogs
OF medium size now bring the highest
prices and it has been demonstrated that
IN proportion to the time required for
81 j,,4N
pork larger profit can be made from a
medium size hog than from an extra
large one.
Do not underestimate the value of the
wood ashes produced on the farm this
winter, and so let them go to waste.
They are valuable in the garden, and for
corn and wheat as WELL and the value of
a liberal application of them will be seen
for years. Keep covered until you are
ready to apply them to the land, so that
they do not leach.
Mrs. Jennie Atchley of Texas is one of
the most intelligent and successful apiar-
lists of the country, says an exchange.
She has produced this year 5000 queen
bees, and on account of her Southern To-
cation is able TO send them at any season
of the year. She is likewise the mother
OF eight children, and is only 3S years old.
A large egg may not bring any more
in market than a smaller one, but it costs
the farmer more feed to produce it. For
that reason the farmers should advocate
the selling of eggs by weight, instead of
by the dozen. 1t would be tairer to both
producer and consumer to sell by weight,
while the breeds of hens that lay large
eggs would be preferred.
a paper published at Melbourne, Au-
stralIa, says: Though we may not equal
the British as regards teaching horti-
culture to the young, we give practical
instructions in combination with lectures
on the principles and science of the bust
ness" The writer says further: "In
Britain the bulk Of the teachings is simply
technical without the practical"
Artichokes are grown principally for
hogs. They yield largely but are difficult
to harvest as crop, the usual method be-
ing to turn the hogs on the plot and allow
them to help themselves. From 300 to 600
bushels can be grown on an acre, and
they will grow on any kind of land that
produces potatoes. Once established they
seed themselves every year from the
tubers LETT over, and are difficult to eradi-
cate.
An experienced butter maker claims
that If the churn is first scalded with hot
water and then rinsed with cold water,
the cream will not pack into the corners
or crevices, nor adhere to the sides.
Then, after the churning and the with
draWaI Of butter and the buttermiIk, re-
Verse the prOcess-that is, first thor
Oughly rinse with cold water and then
scald with hot water, and the operation is
complete.
\ stack Of straw may be of but little
value, owing to its bulk, which makes
the transportation of such material to
market too costly, but when it is cut up
fine and fed with grain it will be more
than doubled in value 1t may not equal
other foods, but it is worth something,
and should be utilized to the best ad-
If applied to bedding purposes,
it will be Of greater value when cut, as
the refuse can then be more conveniently
used 9s an absorbent in the manure heap.
The size of the farm does not affect sue
cess. There is no limit to the productive
capacity Of any soil so far as the present
methods OF farming are concerned. In
some portions of Belgium, where the
farmers are compelled to utilize every
square foot of land, the yields are enor-
nous, far exceeding the farms of any
other portion of the world, yet the origi-
nal soil was poor and not considered
very valuable. A high system of culti-
vation has changed the soil itself, which
is now very fertile.
Forty years ago, when such four-mile
race horses as Boston, Fashion, Eclipse
and Henry were famous, the principal
coarse food given them was the blades of
corn, known as bundled corn fodder, pre-
pared by stripping the leaves from the
stalks, making them into small bundles,
and allowing them to cure by hang
ing the bundles from the stalls. The corn
fodder was considered better and cleaner
= I, how hainrr e.
against heaves. If it was so valuable
then, it should possess equal merit now,
and especially as the racers of former
days frequently raced four-mile heats.
The man who cannot make a dozen
hens pay fair profit on the investment
will not succeed with a large number.
The losses occurring with large focls are
due to diseases, which may carry off hum
dreds in short time. The individuals
of small flock may be easily noticed,
and when a whole year has been given to
observation with such flock the matter
of keeping poultry for profit will be bet
ter understood. 1t is not so much how to
succeed as to how to avoid loss that the
should understand. The first
step is with a small flock, and progress
should be made gradually, in order to
become proficient.-N. Il. Mirror.
People who live in the city often ex-
press wonder as to how the farmer and
his family get through the winter. They
get through famously. In the average
farmers household there is no pleasanter
time of the year. Aside from the light
duties OF the day, they have books, pa
pers, music and their correspondence
with the outside world, and both day
and evening have usually some guests
about the house-from the immediate
or the adjacent town or
city. Then the farmer and his sons
are handy with all sorts of field
sports, and have their own preserves, SO
to speak. There is no monotony about
the life of fairly educated and we'll bred
farmers family, and there is no call tor
they are free and know how to
use their freedom intelligently. y.-Cincin-
natl Weekly Gazette.