Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-27

watering ana grooming. BLOW some Sul-
 phur into the throat and also into the
 nostrils. In the best way possible give
 drachm of tincture of iron every day
 for week Grease the throat thorough
 1y and then rub with spirits of turpen-
 tine. It is quite likely that the animal
 will get into normal condition without
 any doctoring, but the treatment we sug-
 gest will not be amiss, especially if the
 animal is valuable.
 Three years ago a correspondent sent
 us a stalk bearing seven ears and an ac-
 companying letter offering to supply the
 seed at SIP bushel. A workman was
 sent to the station fields with orders to
 bring the first five stalks he could find, each of which had two ears. Both lots
 were dried thoroughly before shellng, and in every case the stalks bearing two ears outweighed that from the seven- cared stalk ia s2
 We have found no variety which pro-
 duces uniformly one, two or any number
 of ears, but have found the ears to vary
 from eighty-six to 537 on 100 stalks,
 counted as they stood in rows. The best
 yields have come from those varieties
 which produce from 175 to 200 ears to 100
 stalks, and we have endeavored to lnd
 or produce variety which should have
 uniformly two ears on each stalk, as the nearer we have been able to approach such a variety the greater has been the yield per acre.-Mississippi Station Bulle- tin.
 The amount of corn fed annually to the parasites by southern farmers would buy enough lard and kerosene to keep them off the hogs for ten years Let the hogs become thoroughly infested with lice, which is too frequently the condition of southern hogs, and it will take twice as much corn to keep them growing. One-tenth of this corn would buy enough lard and kerosene to keep the hogs free from lice, and would there by add to the comfort, as well as growth of the animals. Rub the kerosene and lard just back of the ears and front legs, and on any other parts especially infest- ed, once or twice a month, and no trouble will occur.
 Horse Condition Powders are, as rule, dangerous things to fool with. There is | little doubt but that much harm has l been done by their indiscriminate use. These nostrums bear the same relation l to the equine family as do quack medi- l cines to the human race, and one or more | samples of each may usually be found side by side on the shelves of any cross l roads country store. In most cases horse | rejuvenating decoctions can always be l depended upon to do more harm than l good, but that they are largely used is | evident from the many different kinds l constantly exposed for sale.
 l The old reliable Southern Planter, l Richmond, Va, for over half a century | has been recognized as the ablest and l best publication of it's class in the south. | Our southern farmers could not do better | than subscribe for it. It is elegantly l printed, ably conducted and every issue l filled with valuable instruction and infor- | nation. We will send it to new subscrib- | CTS to the Weekly State Herald both one l years for SIPS. A sample copy will be | sent on application to the Southern
 Planter Richmond, Va.
 | Weeds are an abomination to every l good farmer, and it is very unsatisfac- l tory to try to keep down the weeds on 1 ones own farm when his adjoining neigh | go. to seed Most of our weeds are from | Europe. We may keep our own farms
 nearly clear, but we can't the farms on 1 every side of us.
 | Have you sown all the oats that you l should? If not, go ahead and SOW a few acres more. If you put the seed in right l you can make satisfactory crop. After | blowing, harrow over, then SOW the seed I-harrow again and roll If nothing else,
 use 200 pounds of cotton seed meal. One of the greatest celery farms in this | country is at Greentown, O., where 125 | acres are devoted to the culture of this Il splendid vegetable. The yearly output of I this farm Is said to be nearly $20000, or over $150 per acre.
 Prof. Henri Weber's newly Ovsuo nizod hv,a co o nd ro0d han d