The record-union., 1894-09-29

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may be told by paying some attention 10
the condition OF the fowls as to flesh.
Ihey should not feel fat when picked up,
should be just nicely plump and round,
ana II they begin TO gain in flesh or fall
OH, as the case may be, the amount OF
1eed given them should be regulated ac-
cordlngly. Feeding on the free and easy
plan is poor economy, and will IN the
end ruin the laying qualities of any flock,
Tor IL VIII induce disease, and the very
hrst symptom of disease in any flock is
the decrease in egg production, that al
ways comes with the lowering of the
health of laying hens. Feed plenty, but
not too much. This is a matter that is
very largely neglected by farmers ana all
who do not pay particular attention to
their poultry.
SAVING TOMATO SEEDS.
Tomatoes should be left on the vines
until thoroughly ripe. then pick them
and lay them in some sunny place until
they begin to get SOFT and show symp-
toms OF decay. AS soon as this appears
mash them thoroughly and add three or
four times as much water as there is
pulp and set the whole away until it be-
gins to ferment, which is shown by the
trothy appearance OF the mass. Now
wash the pulp free from the seeds by
adding water freely. The pulp will rise
tom, and will be free from any of the It's
sues that surround them when in the
fruit. Spread thinly and dry III the sun
or in a warm room. Ii the operation Is
properly performed the seeds will not
stick together and Will look as if covered
with short pile like velvet when dried.
FARM NOTES.
Where can you get a better picture to
hang over your desk than an accurate
map of your farm, with the fields num-
bered and correctly measured.
Heavy wire is the best material for
supporting Lima beans and other run
as may be used for hen-yards, answers
well Tor supports.
Michigan peppermint fields are re-
ported TO average twenty pounds of oil
per acre worth u per pound. A consid-
erable area is cultivated in Monroe,
Branch and "a few other counties.
1t is cheaper to fatJen an animal before
winter than after the cold season ap-
proaches. Ii stock is poor on the open
ing OF winter the probability is that they
will not pay for the food consumed.
The best way to keep honey from can
dying, says writer, Is to seal it in tight
Jars. the same as fruit. This is the way
the bees do, and it is the only safe way.
II should be thoroughly heated before
putting up.
The fall is the time to use the scales.
Weigh everything that goes into the barn
and also that comes out. By so doing
YOU will always know how much has
been consumed and also how much re-
mains on hand.
Gull out the sheep and fatten those not
desired in order TO sell them to the best
advantage. The flock should be reduced
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ically provided for and only the best
should be retained.
1t pays to keep something growing in
the garden during the whole season. One
crop should follow another and thus pre-
vent weeds from taking possession. A
garden that has been given over TO weeds
Is a disgusting sight.
The hog is said to be nearly as good a
scaVenger in the orchard as the sheen,
and il allowed to run there he VIII de-
strOy the worm-intested fruit that falls To
the ground, and in so doing he will de-
stroy the worms. He will also enrich the
ground.
1t is now so we'll established that the
plum curculio, the cherry worm, the cod
lin moth, ETC., may be destroyed by
spraying with arsenical solutions, that
there is no longer an excuse for delaying
planting the best and finest varieties OF
every fruit.
Caked udder, in its first stages, it is
said, can be quickly relieved by copious
applications of hot water-hot as the
hand can stand. Vaseline is frst-class
application tor sore teats; sometimes the
teats get badly scratched by briars or by
barbs on wire fencing.
The feet of young horses are often per-
manently injured by standing upon i'm
perfectly constructed floors, floors which
are too hard or are not kept clean. mo
foot, no horse" say the English. A
filthy floor will not make a sound foot,
There is much carelessness in this re-
gard.
Machinery for grinding banana flour
has been established in Dutch Guiana,
South America. The very low price OF
bananas at the present time should stim-
ulate this enterprise, and it is to be hoped
that this much-talke project OF pro-
ducIng banana flour in large quantities
will be realized.
One bushel of potatoes is much like an
other bushel, and so it is with hnost of the
products we sell; but there is a vast diff
ference between pound of sweet, fresh
butter and the mass we run across in the
market. No danger of confounding one
with the other. The field is wide for one
who wishes TO make reputation.
Some German societies have a central
depot where the honey of members is sold
at a fixed price agreed upon in July.
Each member can sell his honey privately
al any price he pleases. The label of the
producer IS guarantee of purity, and
aduiteration subjects a memb TO ex.
pulsion in some societies, to prosecution
in others.
that it is their duty to do Just as much
work for dollar of the towns money as
Tor dollar OF an individuals money the
road problem will be half solved. Then
raise all road tax in money, elect Road
Commissioner who will expend it on
business principles and we will have
much better roads.
In procuring trees for the new orchard
good. evenly-expanded roots are to be
considered rather than large siZe When
strong wind strikes the orchard the
trees Will soon be distorted and twisted
out OF shape Ii the roots are not of suffi-
clent length. A tree properly removed
should have enough roots to support II
without any extra Dracing.
1t should be rememb bered that apricot
trees should be pruned as soon after re-
moyaI OF the fruit, as possible In the
arid belt they should also be we'll irri.
gated alter pruning. Some successful
orchardlsts assert that such treatment
Will generally insure crop every year
whereas under other treatment apricot
trees are inclined to rest each alternate
year, bearing little or no fruit.
i. b. Terry thinks one bushel of wheat
for feeding equal to two of oats. He soaks
the wheat before feeding. He puts in Z
pail OF water at night what he wants tC
feed next day. He says he has been
feeding soaked wheat to driving horses
for quite a while and likes il. A little
goes through them undigested, but no
enough, when well soaked, to pay for the
trouble and expense of grinding.
Those who raise large crops of onions
spread manure in the fail, plow 1t under
with one-horse plow. and, If the weather
permits during the winter, the land is
cross -plowed, which incornoratas tho mo,