Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-10-27
FARM AND GARDEN
Spirits Of Turpentine WI, !,
stroy Roup Germs =
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE 49,.
A Plan Of Keeping Onions NJ.
"inter-Advice About NM
ing-Farm Notes.

| 49, ' NffNr
Never waste time In win...,
colonies. "'ntering vel
The grub is often the c.r..
flower plants turning yellow q "
Keeping the orchard wa,,
will add to the appearance ~ i Mmnsi
Tobacco is a valuable ;n. ~ .s'r
against greenhouse pest. nsad i'sctlcids
smoke or in the form Of decocsti;oec fy' y
Where the hives are tro,,h,'.
ants little pine tar on a ho. oeu VIII
next the hive, will keep them a 80. plasa
Cuttings OF grapes and cnr,.n.
close TO the old wood will be n.y. ulsl
up. = p'0ces at
This season seems To ba /.
one for some OF the less COM. lsvotabk
o. insects, and they have occu,,s .'na Z
Burn the straw or other m...-,,.
the nests once a week. and 80. - iFuo
with fresh. This practice will -; IPlace Y
in keeping down lice, =" a'u grsath
Many swarms and large Viii.
honey will not be obtained d1,; s% Z
same season. The one will ba d... "
at the expense Of the other. 's'oPc
TO secure the greatest ouant;.u
white combs remove the Section y pun
as filled, and replace emntv ~. = sca
starters of comb foundation onss VIZ
Do as much blowing this ou,u
possible. 1t will save time II .a..
crops in next spring, and will n sssan!
many weeds maturing in stubblsp d sasa
Late growth produces tende, ~ sss
which cannot Withstand low temrss. \
lure; therefore, cease cultivatino orrb.. !,
trees IN time for them to thorou sSI,
If discarded apples are removed &.
the orchard and fed to pigs or otbs, .,s ua
or the animals allowed to pick thas ~
IN the orchard, many injurious ins,s,pp
DO not allow weeds to mature -
the land where potatoes were ON Oro, -
They will seed the ground thoroncb,yss.
another year with foxtail, pursIsn n;s
weeds, etc., if allowed to grow. fs
Examine flocks of sheep, and Il t;...
are still found on them, destroy by din
ping in tobacco decoction or in coma ~
the prepared dips before they sre cos.
fined in barns and sheds again. a
In pruning young seedlinps aita, Il.
introduced bud has started rrvth ~
not cut away too much of it at time q
too heavy a flow of sap sent to the youos
shoot may kill the introduced bud.
One OF the best WAYS OF renewing an
old currant bush is to cut out ali ths o1
growth and the greater portion 81 ths
new and dig thoroughly around the roots
and apply good dressing Of manure
wINTERINa ONIONS.
J.! will repeat my plan Of keeping
through winter in as few vords
Is possible, as some of your readers NAV
nave forgotten it, or perhaps not have
lotlced it, saws a writer in Ohio Farmer
w select a piece OF dry ground and dg
trench from four to six feet wide. and
ong enough to hold all that we have d
'ut in it. We put them about six
inches deep in the pit. They are put
lpon the ground, but about two inches
II straw over them, and then a few
inches OF earth on the straw. We wish
mem to get frozen as soon as possible
fter they are put into the pit. After
7e are certain that they are all frozen,
re haul some manure and cover them,
.erhaps a foot deeper than at first.
here are two reasons for this. One is
nat II they are allowed to thaw during
he winter, they will almost certainly
ot and the entire lot be lost. Upon the
Their hand, if they get frozen too hard,
ney will either rot when they thaw out
else be dead and worthless for sets. In
he spring, after the frost is all out Of
lem, we take them out of the pit and
ut them back upon the shelves again,
they were during the fall before.
here they remain until they are needed
, set out. l have tried various plans
preserving onion sets through winter
1T none OF them have proved as salts
Glory as the above. In fact, we con-
der it just about perfect.
TURPENTINE FOR RoUP.
Western Rural says: Experiments
ade show that germs of roup are de.
royed when brought in contact with
lrlts of turpentine. Turpentine, how.
er, is severe dose to give, even if ei.
ctual, and if too much is given, It may
damage of itself. To properly pre-
re it mix one part spirits OF turpen'
le, one part kerosene and three parts
1cerine in sewing machine oil can
d always shake we'll before using
18th the point of the oil can force three
ops OF the mixture down the throat Of
fowl three times a day. Roup iss
tease that is almost incurable, being
ltagious, and gradually exhausts the
d instead of causing instant desth.
t appears in the flock, the labor Of han
ng the sick birds is often more than
value of the flock. and as roup can
well be treated on the wholesale plan
at is without handling the fowls),lt
'heaper to clean them out, burn the
cases, thoroughly disinfect and begin
w. The building should be very
rm and dry.
ADVICE ABOUT MILKING.
t cannot help but be injurious to
to milk her up to new calving.
xhausting to the COW and the cal
h, as the calf is supported by the COW
needs the nutriment that is taken
n the COW in the milk. A COW should
Tried off four weeks before the call ~
/, and this is more desirable because
milk itself is undergoing a change
ing this time by which it is made IN.
or use in the dairy and unpleasant
food. To dry COW leave hall tns
in the udder, and continue this 70,
eek; then milk once day only, anu
leave some of the milk; feed ohy
food, and if necessary, straw; ous
meal in moderate quantity. tne
Is one of those occasional prolunse
lerS that cannot no dried. the mnh