Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-12
other things produced at the home
Field and Farm.

Probably most people consider hon
ey as the equal in value for food OF
any sweet sauce-no better, no worse.
All should know that 1t possesses one
great superiority-ease of digestion.
The nectar of flowers is almost wholly
cane sugar. The secretions added by
the bees change this to grape sugar,
and so prepare it that it is almost
ready for assimilation without any eff
fort on the part of the stomach; in
fact, Prof. A. ]. Cook once styled honey
"digested nectar" 1t will be readily
seen that honey is very desirable
food for those with weakened digestive
powers. If person is very tired, too
exhausted to eat" it is astonishing
how few tastes of honey will act al
most like magic. Almost ne effort is
required to make it ready for assimi-
lation. Persons suffering from some
forms of kidney trouble will find that
honey is much more beneficial food
for them than is cane sugar.
In eating comb honey many strive
to reject every particle of wax, fear
ing that, as wax is indigestible, night
mare and other troublesome conse-
quences will follow an indulgence in
warm biscuits and honey. 1t is true
that bread is more easily digested than
warm biscuits, as the latter is inclined
to pack" in chewing, but it may sur
prise some to know that comb honey
is really an aid to the digestion of hot
bread or biscuit. The philosophy Of the
matter is that the flakes of wax pre-
vent the packing" while the honey
readily dissolves out, leaving passages
for the gastric juice to enter the mass
of food. The flakes of wax are indi-
gestible, that is true, but when warmed
are perfectly smooth and soft and will
not injure the most delicate membrane;
in fact, they act as a gentle stimulant
and are beneficial in some forms of
alimentary difficulties.
The unpleasant symptoms which
some suffer after eating honey may
often be removed by drinking a little
milk.-W. z. Hutchinson in Country
Gentleman.
Charcoal for Poultry
Charcoal is one of the most essential
articles of food to successful poultry
farming. The best way to secure this
is to place an ear of corn in the fire
until it is entirely charred and then
shell off to your fowls You see an
eageness developed and a healthy
condition brought about. All pale
combs will become bright red, and
the busy song which precedes laying
will be heard, and the average yield of
eggs greatly increased.
Poultry Pointers.
Exercise is good for egg product.
Feed often and enough to be rel
ished.
A supply of charcoal will often pre-
vent sickness.
Eggs are favored TO a great extent
by what the hens eat.
Do not compel fowls to roost in
close, hot quarters during the summer
The value of breed depends largely
upon the purpose for which it is kept.
Wood ashes scattered over the floor
of the poultry house often causes sore
feet.
Feed the poultry all the fattening
food they will eat few days before
marketing.
With turkeys it is more important to
have fresh cocks each year than with
chickens.
To make poultry pay have good
stock and comfortable quarters and
give good care.
All fowls intended to be killed for
market should be given no feed for
"a hours before killing.
While nearly every breed has good
merits, there is no breed that Is the
best in all essentials.
Late moulting weakens the constitu-
ton at time when vigor is of the
greatest Importance.
When feeding grain to fowls scatter
it well. This prevents greedy hens
from securing more than their share
and compels them all to hunt for it.
Turkeys are capable of rapid diges-
tion and are always apparently nun
CRY, and for this reason can rarely be
kept confined to advantage-St. Louis
Republic.
Hints for Dairymen.
Cleanliness in packing and deliver
ing bespeaks neatness and taste and
helps to sell 1t.
The breaking of heifers to milk
should be done by a very careful and
level-headed person.
A cow that is heated or worried will
not milk well and her milk will not
make good butter.
A healthy COW in good condition
generally makes be.ter colored butter
than one in a poor condition.
Sunlight. fresh air and hot water
are the cardinal features in cleanliness.
One of the standard doctrines of mod
ern dairy practice is that disinfectants
can never take the place of simple. old !
fashioned cleanliness.
Do not be frightened IL your cows
are large eaters, for 1t is a pretty sure
indication that they have something
of value to give you in return. All
that you can induce the COW to eat
and digest. above that needed for sup
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