The National tribune., 1895-02-07

WHICH CoSIS Dut lttiS lI one ~ near mill,
there is nothing better than the raw Iiuseed
oil and iron oxide paint, which is OF pleas
ing, brownish red color, that matches we'll
with the green of the meadows or a lawn
and shrubbery. But for field fences cheap
paint may be made of lime and common
soap. The lime is stacked in hot water, and
while hot the soap, cut into thin slices, il
dissolved in the liquid. To lessen the Rlar-
ing whiteness, common water lime is aided
and stirred to make light gray, or lamp
black may be used, or brown umber, 30 "a 10
get pleasing and desirable shade. This ia
put on while hot, OF IL is made hot fer the
purpose. 1t will stand the weather and
keep its color for two or three years.
Usage Orange Seed.
To obtain the seed allow the fruit TO lie in
piles most of the winter or until they ara
partially decayed, then pound or grind them
up IN water. The good seeds will soon settle
10 the bottom, and the rest may be poured
off by using little care. II you simply
want them for your own planting it is not
worth while to separate the seeds from the
pulp; simply break it up as well as possibls
when it comes time to plant, and plant tina
whole thing together in rows in nicely pull
verified SOIL Keep well cultivated and free
from weeds.
Grain for Young Stock.
Costly as grain is, it can al ways be Afforded
for young animals. II farmers took care
always to dispose of stock when it reached a
point where it ceased to grow, they need
never sell any grain that their farm can pro-
duee, for they have at home a market thai
that viii pay better. The advantage Of
grain feeding to stock is that 10 makes a
urFIcb riehar L. Il
hay or corn stalks, and it is the quality of
the manure pile rather than its size that
counts In making the farm more fertile.
The labor of drawing and distributing good
or poor manure is very nearly the same.
While the best manure pays a large profit,
the other may hardly be worth the cost Of
drawing and spreading for crops that require
readily available plant food.
About Cows.
Cows in milk will consume nearly so per
cent. more water than the same cows when
not giving milk. The New York Expert
ment Station at Geneva found as an averages
OF several breeds that each cav drank 1893
pounds of water and consumed SAT pounds
more in food per month. During laciation
the average per month was 1860 pounds
drank and 774.8 pounds consumed in food.
The pounds of water consumed for each
pound of milk produced were as follows:
Ayrshires, 426; Guernseys, 507; HoIsteins,
4.43; Jerseys, 524; Shorthorns, 5 Holder
ness, 1895; Devons, 4.82; making an average
OF 4. 65 pounds. The need of an abundance
of water is evident.
Fruits and Trees.
The Utah Experiment Station has issued
very valuable bulletin for the guidance OF
those engaged in raising fruits and trees.
The bulletin is summed up as follows:
Parker Earle, Sharpess and Thomps0n's
No. are recommended as promising straw
berries.
The following varieties of grapes are recom-
mended for trial: Concord, Delaware, Early
Victor and Massasoit, the Early Victor be-
Jog specially recommended for places subject
to early freezes.
Sour cherries, such as Mt Large and
Early Richmond, should be planted where
the sweet cherry does not thrive.
Sowing lucerne, timothy or clover in
young orchard should be discouraged
Poplar trees are shown to be the most
promising for general forestry purposes
The growing of some of the hardwood
trees, such as black and white walnuis and
ash, can probably be made profitable.
Wonderful New Apple.
Although there has been much deception
on the one hand and disappointment on the
other in regard to the Russian apples it
cannot be denied that some of them are val
liable in the right place. The right place,
as is becoming well known now, is in regions
of intense cold. Yet even in such sections
there has been heretofore scarcity of yari-
cites that keep we'll, most of those intro
duced ripening in Summer and Fall.
Recently statements have appeared from
persons well informed on the subject, that
one variety, but little known yet, proves to
be good keeper; as good as Baldwin in its
original home in Massachusetts, and equal
to it in all other respects-quality, size,
beauty, produetiyeness, etc; and in addi-
ton 1t endures the low temperature Of the
/" Cold North" where Baldwin fails
Not much is said yet about this new
variety, its name even not being made pub
lie. The reason of this is that the stock Of
young trees is too light to supply the ex-
tensiyer demand which must arise for it in
Minnesota, Vermont. Canada, and similar
regions, when it's value becomes known.
1t is being multiplied, however, as rapidly
as possible, and in due time more will be
heard of il.
The Ancona Fowl
The AneOna came from the district of
Italy around Ancons. 1t seems to be a rela-
tive or branch of the Leghorn family, also
natives of Italy. Lewis Wright thinks that
the origin of AncOnas is to be found in ac-
cidental sports" of this color from cross
ing White and Black Minorcas. They are
good layers and n0n-Sitters. BY careful
breeding it is expected that they will rival
in egg qualities other members Of the Med
iterranean family. This breed is very active
in habit, capital foragers yet, like the Leg
horns, they are small eaters. Their food is
turned into eggs rather than flesh.
Native Chestnutx.
Our native chestnut is the sweetest of all
varieties of the nut tribe. The only objec-
ton to it is its small size. But the writer
Of this note has found that by thinning out
the forest and cultivating the soil about the
trees, giving each tree 80 feet of clear space,
the size of the nuts is more than trebled,
while the sweetness is increased. But q
new kind Of ehestnut-tree has been imported
from Japan, which is small and occupies
less room than our greater native kind, and
is more productive. A model orchard Of
these trees, known as the Paragon chestnut,
yields 80 bushels to the acre, each tree pro-
ducing one and one-half bushels. As this
nut sells for about two or three times as
much as wheat, and the culture of the soil
is not One-iourth as much as for wheat, what
q bonanza is offered to the disguSted wheat
grower in this productive, valuable, and
most easily-grown fruiti
Peaches.
The Spring is the best time to plant
and onIu tba bnddad onau of fha