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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-07
The Poultry Yard.

Preserving eggs so as to have them
months is a difficult matter Eggs can
be preserved, but when they reach the
market they cannot compete with those
that are newly laid. There is a fresh.
ness in the appearance of a newly laid
egg that cannot be counterfeited, and
though eggs may be preserved (pre
vented from decaying), they will not 'be
what is termed fresh.
tits not so much a matter of process
/ as in the kind Of eggs. Eggs from hens
not with males will keep three times
as long as those that contain the germs
Of chicks. In the 'incubators eggs that
contained no chicks have remained for
three weeks at a temperature of 100
degrees, coming out in a condition not
unit for use in custards and cakes, and
having no odor, while fertile eggs are
become rotten as soon as the germ was
dead. The main point, therefore, is to
take the males out Of the yards, as the
hens will lay as many eggs without
their presence as with them, while the
b keeping qualities Of the eggs will be ex-
tended to a much longer period.
The next point is to keep the eggs in
cool place, such as a cellar. If they
can be kept at SO degrees above zero,
so much the better, but 60 degrees, or
even 20 degrees, will answer, though
the cooler they are kept the longer they
will keep fresh. Place the eggs on
racks or trays, or in any position which
will permit of turning a large number
at once. Turn them half over twice a
week. There are just the three points
to remember, and they are: First, keep
the eggs cool; second, turn them twice
week; third, use only eggs from hens
not with males.
We are aware that there are many
other methods, such as storing eggs in
lime and salt, placing them in solu-
tons, greasins them, ETC., but the above
is the best method known, and the eggs
are not stained or changed in appear
ance. No method will answer if fertile
eggs are used. To be successful, one
should not buy eggs, as a decomposed
egg among a lot will affect the whole
and stale eggs will find their way into
the basket despite all precautions when
eggs are, collected from neighbors
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-07
California Road Runner.

no mean ability. that is endowed by
nature with legs Of considerable length,
covered with strong, yellow scales alb
solutely impervious to any ophidian
tooth. Although it does not prey ex-
clusively on snakes, but also kills and
devours frogs, nevis and lizards, the
barrier is of very great service in it's
native country, which conta:: rs so many
species of deadly snakes, which it
searches for on the wing, hawking at
no great distance from the ground over
ing them up in one Of its powerful feet,
always taking care to grasp the rem
tile by the neck, then flying upwareS.s
to great height, and letting it fall,
to be killed on the hard surface Of the
earth, or on a stone, If there should
happen to be large one in the neigh
borhood.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-07

will not blow away. For example. here
is cornfeld stripped bare in the fall
II SHOWS come and stay the soil must
remain; it cannot get away, but We
have often open winters in snow re
gions where the surface freezes and
thaWs, and the wind blows away fol-
weeks at time.
Does the farmer realize how much
soil he loses in q winter from fields
plowed the season before and left "des,
clate" all winter? If the fields are on
the windward side of grass land CT.
other fields, pastures, for example
then he does not lose this fertility thai
is transferred by the wind, if the
fields adjoining belong to him, but ever
in this case the fertility is carried from
one field to another. The farmer, how
ever, wishes to distribute his own ma
terial, and wants it to stay where he
puts it.
But if his plowed land is on the road
side, or >adi0ins the field Of his neigh
Dor, then the neighbours land, if to the
lceward, gets the benefit. Some farm.
ers may say, chats too small to l., til,
er WITH It is not too small to both
er with, nothing on the farm that saves
is too small to bother with.
Try this experiment: Make rich
piece of land to the windward, west OF
less fertile piece. If you wait long
enough you will see the fertility of one
transferred to the other. Immediately
the weeds and the cloggrass will begin
to grow ranlzer and to put on better
color. In some places in the West
where the winds tug at the settler
four days in the week, the black earth
has drifted over and made fertile many
barren places, and the reverse has lap
pened, too-fertile places made barren
by the same means.
There is an economical method tc
weight the soil down, or more properly.
tie it down. When the corn is cult.
waited the last time, SOW rye. The re.
suits are, first, rye gathers ZIP good
deal of manure that otherwise would
be lost; second it provides green fodder
for the COWS when they are turned into
the field to clear it up; third, it pre-,
vents the soil from blowing away.
and fourth, when it is plowed in the
spring, it adds fertility to the soil
Therefore, by saving the soil by EN-.
ploying rye to hold it down we accom-.
plish three other objects, all useful and
'economical.-Mail and Express.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-07
DIAMONDS BY THE HANDFUL
How 1t Feels to Let the Precious
Stones Slip Through the Fingers.

1t gives one the oldest thrill to hold
a handful Of, loose, unset precious
stones just as if they were peDbles,'
said a fair cosmopolitan to writer for
the New York Tribune. Not long
since, in London, went into a store ia
nous for it's jewels; and while I was
talking with the clerk about the re-
setting of some old family relics, Lord
A., who is a great friend of mine, came
in. After some casual conversation he
asked me if would come with him
into an inner room. to look at some
pearls he was thinking of purchasing.
There we found Mr.. c., one Of the
heads of the firm, and the pearls were,
produced and discussed, and finally
couple We're decided upon. Gould you
let Mrs. X. see your unset stones?'
asked Lord A., after everything had
been settled. L will be her security
he continued jolzingly. Most certainly
answered the obseQuious tradesman,.
politely unlocking what proved to De-
Il door into a huge safe, but which.
looked like part of the pane1ing Of the,
room. He ushered us into a small room
in the safe itself. It was carpeted with
green D;llze and mad no fuInltufe, the
walls being filled with rows upon rows
Of drawers, each with it's own special
lock and key. "
Here you have wealth enough to-,
buy a Kingdom said Lord A., and L
|, could not repress a cry of astonishment
and rapture as MI. c., with apparent
carelessness, opened drawer after
drawer, and showed me the glittering:
contents. Rubies, diamonds, pearls:
sapphires-all the long array Of pre-.
cious stones and all assorted according:
to size and quality. Would you trust
me to take up a handful of those dia--
monds?' [ had the audacity to ask.
I simply long to know how it feels.'
Both men seemed much amused, the
jeweler gratifying my request without
hesitation; and as I felt the heavy
glittering things slip through my fin
gers, I felt the thrill spoke of in the
beginning. You look as if you were
in church" laughed Lord A. The ex-
preston on your face is absolutely rev.
erent'-and, oddly enough, that was
just the way I felt.''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-07
ENEMIES TO SNAKES.
EEATHERED ENEMIES OF THE
OPHIDIAN RACE.
The t'Lauglling Jackass''' One of the
Greatest Destfoyers of Snakes
How 1t Captures and Kills Them
The Secretary Bird.

Too. often have. I heard Or common
Mother, Nature! areproached with care
lessness CT and inattention to some of
talking is distinctly libellolls, and can
not be too severely condemned. What
if she reserves place in her maternal
bosom for the serpent? she has her
own private particular reasons for do
ing so; and who are we that we should
judge or find fault with her? No doubt,
from the ophidian point of view, we
are quite as Objectionable as any ser
pent Of them all can be to us, and a
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-07
Keeping Milk Sweet.

To keep milk sweet it should be re-
duced to as Iowa temperature as pos
sible at the earliest practical moment
after milking. The milk is conducted
over timed tubes while ice cold water
runs through the tubes. In five min
utes the temperature Of the milk is re-
duced over 40 degrees. Milk so chilled
does not sour SO rapidly as that which
cools slowly, says writer in American
: Cultivator. The cream from separated
milk should keep sweet longer, as a
rule, than from milk set in pans or
cans for the reason that it must always
be more uniformly sweet than cream
skinned otherwise in warm weather.
Then if chilled at once and set in deep
cans surrounded by ice water there
should be little trouble in keeping it
sweet two or three days. A friend of
mine who made a cooler and aerated
his milk. and informs me that he has
kept milk sweet for forty-eight hours
without using ice. Sixty degrees is far
better. If one can secure cool spring
water, let the milk or cream stand in
that, and have some ice also in the
s. water if possible. In connection with
this subject too much emphasis cannot
be laid on the necessity for having
dairy utensils clean and properly
washed. Milk pans should first be
rEinSed in cool water, then thoroughly
scalded, and then again rinsed in cool
water and wiped dry. If hot water
is rsed first it will cause some of the
milky substance to adhere to the sides
an& joints and the trouble will begin
rigiat there. No treatment of the milk
or e'eam can prevent souMng if this
matter Of cleaning utensils is not at
tended to. Even infinitely small DOR
lions aof sour milk or cream allowed
to remain contain enough bacteria to
sour the new contents in very short
time, though the conditions for their
rapid multiplication are made less IA
sorable by cooling.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-07
AustraliaH Piping Grow,

ence in piscatoriad pursuits is an cxceD-
tional event in Ills otherwise blame.ess
career.
/ once saw one of these birds catch a
snake. 1t was a very hot day, and I
had been tramping through the shade
less. or almost shadeless, bush for some
hours; and coming at last to q large
old bushy mimosa, I had sat down
on fallen tree-trunk in its shadow.
for it is about the only one Of the
Australian trees that does not turn the
edge Of its leaves to the sun. which nc
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-07
A Pat Proverbs.

Mrs. Samuelson is the mother-in-law
OF Gus de Smith. The last time they
met she said, reproachfully:
You haven't been to see me in a long
time" Q
= have been intending to pay you /,
visit for some time, but you know the
proverb, The road to perdition is:
paved with good Intentions 80. replied
the wretch.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-07
The SON Saver.

Whether che farmer SOW wheat or
wild oats, whether he build up reruta-
ton or barns, he does all by accumulat-
ing the little things. Everything comes
by Titles, and the most successful farm
er is the man who heeds, studies and
saves.
The object of the farmer ought to be
not only to enrich soil, but also to keep
mis- soil-to weigh it down 50 that it
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-07

When the farmer first tries dairyine
he follows the methods Of the pioneers
and lnilks out Of doors. He loses money
by doing it. That it is more comfort.
able in winter to milk in the barn, all
will concede, but the old practice OF
milking out of doors dried up the cows
in winter and it was thought that tlt
canopy Of the skies was good enough
shelter for doing all kinds of farm
work. This is not true in dairying.
Over and over again it is necessary to
insist upon the necessity of uniformity.
and the only way to secure it is to
, milk under shelter. A pelting storm
just at milking time plays the mischief
with out-of-door mixers. A hot even
ing which makes the flies ravenous.
,annoys the cows and the milk pail goes
with a light, poor-paying load. Milk
under shelter the year round. Notice.
Milk the year around and milk under
shelter the year around and then Won
may have a stream of currency flow.
ing into the treasury the year around,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-07
Stock Notes.

There is no cheaper way TO make
pork than from clover to other good
pasture.
1t'is estimated chat there is shortage
OF nearly 40 per cent in the lamb crop
Of 1884. H.. >
The Vermont experiment station after
three years of experiment decides that
ing pigs.
In a pasture where there are no trees
few posts should be set to furnish
rubbing places for stock. They would
not be as liable to injure the fences by
rubbing.
A horseman thinks the fact that the
number Of horses produced in every
country Of Europe is every year de,
eeeaslng, should encourage our horse
breeders to prepare for the ineyitable
demand that must soon come from thai
source.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-07
FOR THE FARMER.
USEFUL INFORMATION ABO1
FARM TOPICS.
ABOUT

The Advantages of Fall Seeding of
Timothy if the Conditions Are Fa-
Misunderstanding Milk S~veet-Mill<
i'm the Barn, &nH'
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26

the upper part of the udder down
ward, upon first one side of the udder
and then the other, with one hand,
drawing the milk from the CORE
spending teats with the other. With
some COWS not even this was neces-
sary. He claimed that the habit of
giving down milk rapidly and COM
pletely, with no retention of the
strippings, was easily formed with
heifers if they were always MIXED
thus; that If the mixer dawdled over
his work the COWS would get in the
habit of giving down their milk in the
same manner. His COWS certainly sup
ported his claim, and little stripping
was necessary in his herd. Occasion
ally COW was found which was hard
mixer, and teat sitter was usually
employed to render the operation of
milking easier. Isn't this part of the
subject-the proper training of the
heifers worthy of more attention
than it generally receives?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
CoLoRING wHITEwAsH.

An inquirer who has been in the
practice of simply whitewashing his
fences and outbuildings, wishes infor-
nation for giving the work light
brown or drab, more nearly white
than many which he sees, which are
SO dark as to be positively gloomy,
and he inquiries for the best way of
making the lime into the wash. Pro-
cure fresh or caustic lime, put peck
or more into tub or barrel, and cover
it six inches above with hot water !;
cover it to keep in the steam. When
cold, add enough water to reduce to a
wash which may be easily applied with
a brush. Two pounds of rice flour
will make it spread more easily, mix
ing it with cold water before it is put
in; stir thoroughly. Or, instead OF
the rice water, add two pounds of sui
phate of zinc and pound of salt
this will harden it better on exposed
wood work. To give it the right color,
add pound or two of yellow ochre
for cream color, or two pounds of
umber, or less if lighter is desired, or
for light slate color or gray, add half
a pound of lampblack, or less guam
tity. We have found a durable wash
for outdoor work of peck of water
lime, half peck of fine clear sand, or
as much as the water will hold in sus-
pension, with enough water to- apply
it.-Country Gentleman.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
Prompt Reply.

Some business is best done quickly
and with few words. Other business,
of more delicate nature, is com
monty entered upon in more lcis-
urely manner. Now and then, how
ever, a man Is found who makes no
such distinction.
Farmer Jones sought an interview
with Widow Brown. He had long
prided himself upon his short-horn
cattle; she was, in her way, as proud
Of her poultry and pigs.
widow Brown" said he, Il am a
man of few words but much feeling
| possess, as you know, between three
and four hundred head of cattle.
have saved up eight hundred dollars
or so, and I've tidy and comfortable
home. l want you to become my
wife. Now, quick's the word with
me; l give you five minutes to de-
cidel"
Farmer Jones'" said Widow Brown,
II am a woman of few words-Ill say
nothing of my feelings. l possess, as
you know, between three and four
hundred head of poultry and about
ten score Of pigs. have nigh twelve
hundred dollars well inyested-my
late husbands savings and my own
earnings. | tell you l wouldn't
marry you II 1t were a choice between
that and going to the scaffold. Sharp's
my word, and give you three min
utes to clear off my premises"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
Signs Of Eighteen Ninety-four.

Tho oil saying: "a green Christmas
makes fat graveyard" is often verified, and
further says, that the year will bring forth
much sickness. wherein pains and aches,
rheumatic complaints, soreness of joints and
limbs will abounl. In the olden times there
were few preventives for pain, few cures for
complaint. 1t is not so now. Even old
Santa Claus has learned thing or two. In
many Christmas stocking was found a bot
tie OF st. Jncojs Oil, the best known, surest
vemedy for all such troubles. All years have
their prophesies. and no year is without its
record of surprising cures wrought by this
wonderful medicine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Sheep, in prime order, yield the
strongest staple.
Fresh manures often excite the trees
to too rapid growth.
With young stock, much depends
upon the first years growth.
Even the hardest strawberry will do
better if it has winter mulch.
1t will pay to churn twice rather
than mix cream in different stages Of
ripening.
Cows that are for any reason imper.
fectly MIXED, soon degenerate into
worthless animals.
Sheep, like all other stock, want
good food regularly to do their best
and return profit.
If the salt is not evenly distributed
the butter will present streaked and
mottled appearance.
Feed cows twice day-only twice.
Let them chew the cud well between
meals. They are built that way.
When COW leaks her milk badly,
wetting with milk thoroughly after
milking her will sometimes stop it.
An old rubber shoe wrapped around
tree just above the roots is said to
act as preservative against grubs.
Wash and cook the potatoes that are
too small for market or table use.
They are good for pigs or chickens.
The comb of fowl is a serious in
dicator of the health of the bird. AS
long as it is red and full size there is
not much danger but the health is
good.
Stone floors or those made from
cement are not to be used in a hen
house, on account of it being too cold.
1t chills the hen 80 as to retard her
laying qualities.
Never let any animal get in poor
flesh. If you do your profit upon it
is gone. The expense of restoring it
to good condition is greater than the
profit in any sort of stock will war
rant.
Too much washing of butter occa-
sions loss of flavor. Freezing dam
ages butter, but if it is to be held long
in storage it is better to freeze it, rs
it will go off flavor faster when held
unfrozen.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fcvers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free flom
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
sists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
TO KEEP GATES LEVEL.

A gate that says is an eyesore on
farm, and makes the place look as if
there was no one to take care of it.
Besides this, it is source of inconve-
nience to those who must use it and is
always likely to be left unfastened.
The following idea, communicated by
some practical and ingenious CORE
spondent of the. Farmers Voice, is
worthy the attention of those who
would like to cure the evil at moder-
ate cost:
Take two pieces of three by four
scantling, one piece four or five feet
long, according to the height of the
fence, and the other twice the length
of the first then let the boards into
the uprights their thickness, and be-
fore mailing them dovetail n brace in
to the notches already cut, running
from the top of the latch end to the
bottom of the hinge end. This brace
can be made of three fourths strip of
board, and should be about four inches
wide. After putting the gate together
put on battens and nail them firmly to
the scantling; also nail battens in the
centre, and for these wrought nails
should be used. To give support, a
three-eighth rod of iron should be
fastened at the top of the hinge scant-
ling and extend down to and pass
through the top of the latch end, with
a nut upon the end, SO that the rod
may be drawn tight. After tie htening,
cut the end of the rod off even with
the nut. The rod support may be
used upon picket gate, as well as up
on one of boards.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
UNUULTIvATED HONEY PRODUCERS.

1t is singular fact that many of the
best honey plants are what are char
acterized, in common language, as
weeds. But whether it will pay to
cultivate weeds for the honey which
they produce is point that yet lacks
demonstration. Among these weeds
there is none that takes higher rank
as honey producer than the mother
wort. The bees make patches of
motherwort very busy during its sea-
son of blossoming. The figwort is
another excellent producer. Catnip,
wild mustard, milkweed, teasel, bone
set, snapdragons, smart weeds, Span
ish needles, wild sunfowers, golden
rod, wild asters, horehound, sage, and
bergamont, are all honey producers of
varying excellence. In New England
the goldenrod is esteemed for both
the quantity and quality of the honey
from its blossoms.
OF trees, the best honey producer is,
probably, the Eastwood. 1t blooms in
July, and Eastwood tree is one con-
stant murmur, when in bloom, from
the numerous bees busy in its top.
But there are few Eastwood trees
grown, and the supply from this
source is necessarily limited. The
sumac produces good supply of
honey, as also does the tulip tree.
Some willows, the silver, red and rock
naples, aspen polars, locusts and fruit
trees--peach, plum, pear, cherry, ap-
pie, quince--all are honey producers;
but the honey from them comes 80
early in the season as to be used, gen.
orally, in building up the broods.
They are rather an-indirect than di-
rect source of supply of stored honey,
for they produce the producers rather
than the product. For this reason
only is mention made of them in this
connection, for the fruit trees are
really cultivated, not uncultivated,
honey producers. In some seasons,
from fruit blossoms, and particularly
from apple blossoms, small amount
of delicately favored honey, of very
inviting appearance, is stored, but, as
rule, the nectar and pollen thence
derived are used in strengthening the
colonies, so rs to have strong body
of workers when the real flow of the
season begins. Without such body
of workers to gather in the harvest,
the surplus store of honey would be
small. American Agriculturist.