The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-02-02
THE AGRIC CULTURAL WORLD
USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT.
s FARMING TOPICS.
Device for Scalding Hogs--To
Prepare Soils for Crops--Dres
z Ing Poultry for Market--Wny
Hens Don't Lay--Benefi 81
of Drainage--N otes
Device for scalding. Hogs.

Device for Scalding Hogs.
a Writer in the Orange Judd Far
mer, says: "The following apparatus
for scalding hogs has been used sue
cessfully in this community and is.
found very convenient. Make
trough five or six feet long and IA
inches deep, like the ordinary water.
ingtrough except that one side has an
additional slope OF four inches. The
side pieces project two or three inches
beyond the ends. The bottom is
covered on. the outsidew sheet iron
which extends part way up the sides
and over the ends. The space at the
ends OF the trough made by tacking
che sheet-iron to the projecting boards
constituting the sides, is filled with
earth which acts US q on-conductor,
keeping the end OF the trough from
burning. ~.
Place the trough over a shallow
trench. Put earth along the sides to
close up any openings which would
allow fire to escape Along the slop-
ing side Of the trough construct a
platform equal to it in height an
old sled will answer very we'll. After
killing the hog lay him upon the
platform, double q 20 foot b-inch
rope, tie the loose ends together and
place the double rope under the car
cass. Run the tied ends through the
double on the opposite side, thus
forming two loops. Keep one OF
these just behind the fore legs and
the other before the hind legs
Two men, one on either side of the
trough, by taking hold of the
doubled ends of the rope can easily
draw the carcass into the water, let
ting it down gently to prevent splash
ing. While in the trough it can be
readily moved about so as to scald
| all parts equally. 10 remove the hog
the rope across the platform, spread
ing them about 2 feet apart, Each
man places a foot upon one OF these
ends, pulling on the part which comes
over the carcass; the feat is easily
performed, Keep a fire under the
trough to prevent the water getting
cold.
To Prepare Soils for Crops.
To prepare foul ground for corn,
says writer in Farm, Field and Fire
side, take a disk harrow and go over
the ground; turn the disk as much
angling as possible. Run the lister
as shallow as you can, and cover ali
the ground between the row, and run
1.-the subsoiler about three inches lower,
and drill fourteen inches apart in the
i row.
! Another way to prepare foul ground
! for corn is to pillow the ground as early
| in the spring as possible, let it lie un-
til time to plant, then 20 over it with
! a disk harro w; turn The disks as much
angling as possible SO that all weeds
that have started will be cut up; then
plant as soon as possible. rs
| Another way prepare foul ground
for corn is to take lister, remove the
subsoiler, and 60 over the ground as
soon as can. in the spring, listing
about four inches deep, and three and
and one-half feet apart. Then let it
lie till ready to plant, then split the
ridges with the lister, running the
subsoiler about four inches below the
lister, and follow with the drill
My way OF preparing ground for
potatoes is to pillow the ground in the
fall, then in the spring take a lister
: and make the place for the seed by
running burrows across the field about
. tour feet apart: let the subsoiler 60
about four inches below the lister
= Cover with a cultivator. .. !. =.
To put in oats after corn, take q
disk harrow and go oyer the ground
crosswise the way it was cultivated
last; then SOW the oats and go over it
the other way a couple of times with
slant-tooth harrow. -
For millet or Hungarian grass,
pillow the ground early, let it lie til
seeding time, then go over it with g
: disk harrow and sow; then harrow
once.
Some Poultry Figures. ~
"The time has come when the in
dustries Of the poultry business
should erecognized by this depart
ment,' says Secretary OF Agriculture
. Rusk. ''The poultry products OF tn
! United States had farm value OF a
, least $2oO,ooo.ooo last year, and n,
less than 100000 dozen eggs wer
. imported, at first cost OF more thai
!. | 4 K oo,&o nov 1o1op ~. roorlx, GO Enn
5 900, while the average value OF i'm
I portation during the past four year
& has been $2,2l6, 1876. Such facts EN-
8 phasize the necessity for encouragin
: the increase OF domestic fowls Of al
d kinds, and they further Indicate, be
5 You'd question, that this industry j
important enough to deman
the special consideration OF thi
. department. The economics {
rearing and feeding, the pecr