The record-union., 1893-03-07

About this time the hens manifest an in
tense desire TO set, it makes no differ
ence to her what she sets on.
/ have just experimental with a setting
hen and have found a way in breaking
them of the habit, in winter, at least.
haven't patented my idea; those who
wish TO try it can DO so, and welcome. l
made half dozen snowballs and soaked
them in water. In the morning they
were solid ice. l shaped them as near
like an egg as possible and then placed
them under the setting hen. She smiled.
l stood by and watched her. She cud-
died the ice eggs under her and clucked
softly to them. In about ten minutes
she appeared to get uneasy. She arose
and scratched the dearlings together and
shook herself; then, evidently satisfied,
settled down again. Soon she got up
once more, this time with evident con-
cern-something was wrong, surely-per-
haps the weather was getting cold. She
felt wet and chilly, but with great perse-
verance she sat down again, and again
got up-this time for good. She walked
out Of the box and then turned and looked
in, but she had had enough.
| told friend of mine this new idea.
My friend, being a large poultry man,
Immediately set his four boys to work
making snowbails. When came away
they had filled a bushel box with the
new method.
SELL ONLY GOOD FRUIT.
We have preached the doctrine of ship
ping only good fruit to market often in
the past, and shall continue to do so in the
future. When fruit and vegetable-grow-
ers fully realize the fact that half the num-
Der OF specimens of tirst-class fruit will
will always more money and satisfaction
than given lot of second-rate stuff, hor-
ticulture will have taken a long stride in
/ lfl flNrnf LOFT inn Nf q
nois State Horticultural Society, the ques-
ton of marketing melons by first grad
ing them carefully was considered by an
able speaker, who said: THAT is Just it.
Good melons, good sale; poor melons,
poor SALE And the same is true of all
kinds of fruit as we'll But some of our
| shippers said: Let US sort our melons
and send the good by themselves, and
the poor by themselves. The Door will
sell for something and will not hurt the
| sale of the good, and we will be that
much ahead. A majority thought that
way and we tried it. Good melons were
selling for a good price. We commenced
| grading and shipping both good and bad,
! but in separate packages. The prices
went down every day, till in ten days
good melons would not pay expenses.
| This year our society appointed an in
| spector with instructions not to let any
poor melons be loaded in our association
cars, and prices kept good, even when
shipping four or five cars a day. We
would sum up about this way: Get the
best seed possible, plow deep, manure
well, cultivate good, and ship only good
melons, and fair profits may reasonably
| be expected"
/ THE SOUTH AMERICAN TREE TOMATO.
| This plant is catalogued as Solanum
erectum and S. betaceum by different
growers. The latter name is presumably
correct. 1t is Yariously credited as a
native of Jamaica, the West Indies,
! Guatemala and South America. 1t is un-
doubtedly indigenous to Central America.
but is cultivated as far south as Valpar-
also and a.so in the Mediterranean region
for its egg-shaped fruit. The mature
fruit is OF a saturn red, with a carmine
| blush and veining. 1t is almost the size
of hens egg, the flesh being firm, with
a fine tomato-like flavor. The firmness
of the fruit permits transportation, and
this, com bined with good keeping quail
ties, should render it valuable for mar
ket. Ii can be served as a dessert fruit OF
used in any way that the tomato is used.
1t is also useful for jelly making, and
! when green it makes an excellent pickle
The plant is not hardy, is easily affected
by frost or wind, but as handsome ever
green shrub it will be useful for orna-
mental greenhouse growing in the East
1t makes a bushy growth, with large
foliage, attaining to a hight of fifteen
feet or more at its best estate. Its delicious
fruit ripens out of doors in Southern
California from Christmas to the middle
of February, and it is claimed that it can
be made to bear the year around. In
Ceylon and India this is said to be ex-
tensively grown for food, where it is
known as the poor mans fruit"
FARM ITEMS.
4l,o 70 ,Oovs for hic ,,1ooa nd l,e
a surplus of a few thousand dollars
s., 900 for instance-he is a success.
Do all work according to its organic
! law. II you SOW rye at the same season
you plant corn you break the law of rye.
Man in other occupations is frequently
subjected to extreme want, but out OF
2OO, 600, 600 people engaged in farming who
ever heard OF one who went to bed
hungry.
In the winter care of the stallion good
health depends as much upon exercise as
upon the proper food. Driving six ol
eight miles per day would give proper
exercise.
For storing tools long shed open tt
the south. and if possible beside she lane
is best. Let the ground be little highe
under the shed than outside, so no waite
Will settle there.
The day of the whipping-post formerly
used upon the stallion has passed away
a lump of sugar, a potato, apple or SOM
other palatable article of food is by ia
more effective in securing submission.
More agricultural education should b.
taught in our district schools, and will b
by and by, when teachers are employed
who know turnip from a thistle. or
, cabbage from crabapple - Prolesso
Roberts.
The horse quickly learns to associate
sound with certain action. If by acci
! dent you say whoa when you do no
mean it do not let him know it. Whel
he stops you should act as if it were al
right, pretend you stopped for some pur
pose, and then go on.
The milk business gives an opportu
nifty to keep up the fertility of the soil
! Your bran bill is merely a renewing o
your deposit of fertility in your soil
which is being drawn upon and sold il
2 milk. The bran is usually worth its cos
in the manure, and your extra milk from
feeding it is almost clear profit.
To keep tools from rusting take half al
ounce OF camphor, dissolve in one poun,
> melted lard; take OF the scum, and mi.
!, in as much fine black lead graphite a
will give it an iron color. Clean th
= tools and smear with this mixture
After twenty-tour hours rub clean wit
a soft linen cloth. The tools Will kee
clean for months under ordinary Gil
cumstances.
IDLE BOYS.