The herald., 1897-10-08

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decoration and are not serious in their
demands on the soil. With the palms
by the wayside the orchard may crowd
close to the wayside and yet not suffer.
Thus for those who are willing to give
the roadside extensively for purpose of
ornamentation, nothing will serve better
than palms. The fan palm is fine, but the
date palms are more beautiful and have
a grace of form and beauty of color that
is truly matchless. The canary date
palm (Phoenix canariensisD Is the finest.
The true date Phoenix daclylifera is also
very beautiful, takes less room and pro-
duces an edible fruit, if both pistilate
and staminate trees are grown. Had I
a roadside to decorate should plant all
TO Phoenix canariensis. I know they
need room, but we make our roadside too
wide and then give them over to weeds.
1t were better to take only the needed
space for road, keep this sprinkled and
plant this matchless date palm on both
sides. 1t would give to street or avenue
loveliness that would charm every
beholder.
The Grevillia Is much planted in our
county. 1t is fine tree, has very hand
some and interesting flowers, but. like
the pepper, whi is more beautiful, and
the eucalyptus, it is a slovenly tree and
requires much tidying up underneath its
shade. 1t also robs the soil and starves
the adjacent fruit trees. The umbrella
tree gives a rich, green color, dense
shade and an attractive symmetry. 1t
is likely to split with age and sheds its
leaves in winter, when we like our land
scape to be specially attractive to our
eastern tourists.
What ever kind of tree is set, only one
kind should be used on any one street
and this planted on both sides of the
street. The common practice of alter
mating, as with gum and palm, is not in
the best taste. The effect Of one kind on
an entire street is far more imposing
and attract The effect is 80 pleasing
that all are captivated. Such decora-
ton is common east and in Europe and
should become so here. The old way
has become so much in use that it will
be hard to change. A few streets set to
one kind Of tree, however, would soon
make this style popular and would
drive the other custom from among us,
as all would recognize its superior
beauty. We cannot agitate this matter
too much. Let US all talk and act.
Chicken Lice and Mites
We have several inquiries for remedies
for vermin that modest fowls. There are
two kinds of animals that disturb our
poultry, one the chicken louse which is
gray, has six legs and Is an insect; the
other is quite different. as 1t Is red or
black. has eight legs and so belongs to
the spider group and is mite. 1t differs
from the true spiders in having six legs
at first, though soon the fourth pair
appear. 1t belongs to the same order
as does the tick recently discussed in
The Herald Kerosene oil is very deadly
to both of these chicken enemies.
Nellie Hawks, in recent number of
the American Poultry Journal, recon-
mends the use of pure kerosene. She
rubs it sparingly on and in among the
feathers. She says it can be used even
on young chickens / have had better
satisfaction using it mixed with lard.
half and half. This is not so harsh, and.
surely requires less care. 1 always keep
covered can of the mixture in the poul-
try house, and often rub the roost poles
with 1t, and also rub it on the thighs,
under the wings and on the breasts and
backs of the fowls after they have taken
the roosts. If on dark night the poul-
try will be less disturbed. 1t is also we'll
to sprinkle the house and yard with
Kerosene emulsion or with pure kerosene
when the chickens are out. 1t is also
wise to whitewash the house, which can
be done easily and cheaply by using a
thin wash and applying it by use Of
spray pump If these suggestions are
followed the house will be sweet the
poultry free from vermin and disease,
the broilers fine and delicious and the
eggs plenty and of the best.
DR.. Hinman, one of the most success
full poultry men Of the country, also uses
clear Kerosene. In case young chickens
have lice he rubs or brushes the mother
hen lightly with a cloth not saturated
but slightly wet with kerosene oil. He
does this at night and says the lice are
all dead by morning. 1 have preferred
to treat the hen with the kerosene and
lard mixture so thoroughly before the
brood was Matched that there would be
no danger that the chickens would be
molested with either lice or mites for the
HTSt weeks Oh tHelT eAlolCHSc. IL lAe
mother hen Is free from vermin of course
the chickens will be.
A Good Reform ..
The Rural New Yorker, one of our
cleanest and best agricultural papers,
has always been an advocate of reform
at our fairs. 1t seems to have met with
some success. In late issue it says:
For years most of the agricultural pa
pers and the better class of farmers have
been protesting against the idiotic and
vulgar side shows at fairs. There are
some who think that these protests have
been in vain, and that the average fair
is as low in its moral surroundings as
ever before We do rot think so. Our
observations is that, on the whole, such
fairs are cleaner than in former years.
The New York state fair is case in
point. Two years ago obscene and dis.
graceful performances were permitted
and defended by the managers This
year the writer visited most of the side
shows to see what progress had. been
made in this irnportaot l,rorct, Of tho