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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
modification Of the pea plant In such
a way as to make it distasteful to
this destructive insect.
Matching and Raising Turkevs.

| A good deal Of the success in hatch.
ing turkey eggs with hen mothers de-.
| pends upon the nest. When turkey
eggs are set high and dry in one cor
ner of the hay loft, or in a box or
barrel with only a handful of hay in
the bottom, the chances of their hatch
ing are exceedingly slim. If you set
| turkey eggs under hens, borrow 4 hint
from the old turkey and make the nest
on the ground wherever practicable,
| otherwise put sod in the nest box
or barrel, hollow it out just enough
to keep the eggs in and cover tightly
with hay or leaves, and take every
precaution.
When the young turkeys appear in
the outer world, don't go pokinc
around and lifting up the old hen to
see how many eggs are Matched, but
restrain your desire to count your
turkeys and let them alone for at
least twenty-four hours. They will
not require food during that time, and
as they are very delicate when first
Matched, it is best to avoid handling
them until they become strong on their
legs, then remove them with the
mother hen to the coop and pen which
should be all ready for the occupants.
Proper cOOps and pens for the young
turkeys until they are fully feathered
are absolutely necessary to protect
them from rains and heavy dews.
TO make pen take four boards two
feet wide and sixteen feet long, place
them edgeWiSe in the form of a square,
holding them in place by driving
stakes in the ground on each side of
the boards. Place the coop in the pen.
L prefer coop without a floor, so it
can be moved to a fresh spot every
day, but if you have any doubts about
being able to keep the young turks
dry and comfortable during a rainy
spell, you had better put in a board
floor and cover with gravel or sand,
which should be renewed as often as
every other day. When the mother
turkey is left to herself she chooses
a new resting place every night, and
when you cOnfine them in coop you
must initiate her example by moving
or cleaning the coop often.-E. d.
WesWer, in American Agriculturist.
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able breeding stock. the extra feed for
portant For early winter lambs the
ewes must have sufficient food, such
as silage or roots, in addition to hay
and grain. Glover hay is the best,
while pure timothy is little better than
straw for milk production. Oats,
wheat bran and linseed meal should
form the bulk Of the grain ration for
the ewes as we'll as for the young
lambs.
A separate feeding place must be
provided for the lambs to which they
can have free access at all times. In
this should be kept trough for grain
and rack for hay. Second cut clover
forms the best possible feed and should
be saved for the lambs. Some feed
ers are successful in keeping grain be-
fore the lambs at all times, while 9th
ers feed as much as they need at
regular intervals. The addition of
corn to the ration will help to fatten
them and can be safely fed.
A hurdle, such as is shown in the
illustration. should be built to keep
the sheep out of the lamb feeding pen.
Wooden rollers are made, as shown,
with pin fastened in each end. These
are arranged so that the openings can
be made Of any width desired and
should be wide enough to admit the
lambs, but keep back the sheep. These
hurdles can be set up in the barn or
field and may be of any length de
sired. The rollers and top and bot
tom pieces should be sandpapered and
made smooth in order not to catch the
wool.-The American Agriculturist.
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Insects and fungous diseases are bad
enough in the open fields, but much
worse when they get into the green
house. An occasional scaiding of the
benches and shelves, and washing
them down with a solution of carbolic
acid or sulphuric acid, will help much
to keep them out, but if this fails it
may be necessary to clean them out,
removing the earth and putting in Il
new supply, then close and fumigate
with burning charcoal and sulphur,
taking care not to inhale the fumes,
or let them get into another house
where the plants are. Remove earth
from all pots, wash them with car
bolic acid solution, wash off in clear
water the earth from roots of plants,
and repot in fresh earth. Much work
1t is but what is the use of a green.
house when plants will not grow.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13

Top.Dressing Hay Fields.

After the hay crop has been gathered
comes the best season of the year, on
many farms. for drawing out manure
and spreading 1T on the hay fields for
top-dressing. After securing the hay
crop there is less pressure of work
than at many other seasons, and the
ground is hard and is not injured by
the wagon wheels. Then, too, the
manure will be applied in season to be
soaked into the soil by the fall rains
q little later. This will start up the
grass to give the roots a protecting
coat for winter Where the soil is
sandy or gravelly, fertilizing would
not be profitable as some of the fertil
izer would leach down below the reach
of the roots and so be lost. Neither is
such top-dressing practicable on slopes
that wash badly, but almost every
farm has some field land that may be
profitably topdressed during the month
of August.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
A Cattle Tonic.

A good tonic for cattle which are off
their feed, and seem to have imperfect
digestion, may be made by mixing
two pounds pulverized charcoal, one
fourth pound pulverized gentian root.
two ounces of pulverized ginger, four
ounces of -four of sulphur, two ounces
pulverzed saltpetre, and giving from
one to two tablespoonfuls Of the mix
ture in the grain three nights in sue
cession, then omit three nights and re-
peat. Use according to size of animal
and severity of the case. A much
larger dose would do no harm, but in a
bad case would prefer to give drench
of one-half to one pound of EPSON
salts, and not give this tonic until
other has ceased to operate. Ascer-
tain the cause of the trouble, whether
improper food, impure water or expos
ure to extreme heat or to cold storms,
and try to prevent any repetition Of it
American Cultivator.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
Stale Food Not Ncurisl.ing.

Meats frozen and kept in cold stor-
lgc for long periods do not undergo
organic changes in the rrd nary sense
that is. they do not putrcfy, soften
Or smell bad. but they certainly do
lCtCriOrat" in some intangible way.
After Il certain time frozen meat loses
some Iifc principle rssen'ial 20 it's
nOuriShing quality. Such meat lacks
favor; il IS not well diEestcd or assm-
lated. its Savorless condition cam, t
DC Tpmpdi"d or successfully disguised
by the use Of sauces s!d condiments.
Those who ca! cold Storage food for
any length Of tine develop diarrhOcal
disorders, lose in weight, and would
eventually starvc t. dsi:th. unless n
change Of diet was ma !c The same
:eason.ng applies to timed fruits md
vegetables. They should not he used
ifter 4 certain period has elapsed. ES-
pcCially shOuld people b" warned
against using stale eggs and old milk
and cream. Milk and cream are kept
for days. rancid butter is washed and
treated chemically: but all food, cS-
pccially cold storage food is damaged
by long keeping, and will not nOurish
the body properly. There Is the great
rst abundance Of food, but it does not
satisfy-Sanitary Record.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
Hog Houses.

The following is the style of hog
house which is very popular in Iowa!
The dimensions of the house are as fol-
lows: Length, twenty-four feet; width,
eight feet; height on one side, four
feet; on the other, ten feet. Slope roof
one way. Weatherboard with matched
lumber and use cedar shingles. Use
a two-inch floor. Divide in four rooms
six feet by eight feet, and hang three
gates for partitions. After the pigs
are weaned take the gates off the
hinges and the house is one room, and
makes a good place to feed young
hogs. Place as many glass windows
in the high side as possible. Place a
two by six on each side OF each room
six or eight inches from the floor, which
will give the pigs a place where the
mother cannot squeeze them when she
lies down. Have the house front the
south, with good feeding floor in
front. A house built on this plan is
quite warm.-H. Y. Lupher, i'll Swine
Advocate.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
Protecting Shade Trees,

After planting Il shade tree upon the
street, or on school grounds, the neg
lect to give it some protection causes
the loss of large majority of young
trees. Some thoughtless person. who
ought to know better, will hitch a
horse to or near a tree, and soon the
bark is gnawed and the tree ruined.
Ii a tree is worth planting it is certain
ly worth caring for afterward.
The camhium and inner bark, form
roots and the leaves, require a con-
tinuous supply of sap, OF moisture,
during the growing season. A newly
planted tree cannot furnish this moist
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ure until rootlets have been formed,
and this requires considerable time,
meanwhile the hot sun, pouring it's
fierce rays directly upon the bark, in
jures it, dries up the sap and prepares
the tree for inroads of insects-SOOn
the tree is dead. Experts pronounce
the cause to have been bOrers, yet
these would never have destroyed the
tree but for the exposure of the bark
to the summers sun. without that pro-
lection which the foliage and free flow
of sap had supplied before removal.
1t is a simple matter to make a tree
box which will thoroughly protect
young tree. 1t should not be too large
six inches space within is ample:
more will permit too great movement
of the tree during windstorms, which
sometimes wears the tree at the top
of the box, when it breaks off.
Two loops of soft cloth, nailed to
the tree at centre, will overcome this.
To make a tree box, take two pieces
OF board six inches wide and six feet
long, nail cleats across in three or
four places on opposite sides, rs shown
in cut.
Drive two strong hardwood stakes
three feet long. firmly, and at an angle
as anchors, nail them firmly to bot
tom of tree box.
One board should protect the south
side of the tree, the Slated portion
being to east and west
Or, four stakes may be driven into
the ground and wrapped with barb
wire, care being taken to nail cleats
at top to prevent drawing the stakes
together when wrapped.-John 2.
Brown, in indianapolis Press.
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W}yNoUSEHoLO
x REcIpEs">l

Cucumbers Fricd-Peel medium
sized cucumbcrs, and cut lengthwlse
into half-inch slices; dust with salt
and pepper, dip in beaten egg. crumb.
let lay ten minutes and fry in deep,
hot fat. Drain OH paper, squeeze two
or three drops Of lemon juice over
each and serve at once.
Poverty Pudding cupfuls Of
weli-cOOked cOrnmeal mUsh; while he.
thoroughly mix with this three cup
fuls Of sweet milk. Add cupful OF
sugar or molasses. n teaspOOnful OF
cinnamon. tea.poOnful OF butter. and
one cup of raisins. Bake two hours.
This Is best served with sweetened
cream favored with vanilla.
Fried Gumbo-Cut up two young
chickens and fry in spider: when
brown put into n kettle with one quart
Of finely chopped Okra. five medium
size tomatoes and two onions. chopped
fine: cover with boiling water. boil
very slowly and keep the kettle close
ly covered. add boiling water as It
wastes: season with pepper and salt
and thicken with little butter and
-four rubbed together; serve with rice;
garnish with cut lemon and parsley.
Mock Bisque Soup-Season one pint
of strained tomatoes with little onion
juice and just suspicion of ground
mace. Heat in double boiler one
quart of milk. thicken with one and
one-half tablespoonfuls butter and
three OF -four: when thick and smooth
add the tomatoes, in which one e-eighth
of teaspoon OF bicarbonate OF soda
has been dissolved. Season with small
teaspoon salt and one-quarter salt.
spoon Of pepper. Serve at once.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
Making Plants Banefu1 to Insects.

y fact which may have immense
possibilities in scientific agriculture
has been advanced by Professor Gal
loWay, who finds that plants may be
SO cultivated as to change their chem
zeal constitution. rendering them eth
er agreeable or Daneful to insect pests,
YET without injury to the plants them
selves. \ tobacco grower has demon
Ntrated that this idea is perfectly prac-
ucaI. He analyzes his plants and finds
which are nutritious and which are
not so 10 tie insects. and he cultiyateS
those that will Starve out the insects.
Professor Galloway suggests the ex-
tension Of similar methods to starve
out those other pests now so destruc-
i've; the Hessian fly in wheat, the pea
pant insect, which for lack of a bet
Ter name has been called the green
pea l0uSe,and which has almost ruined
'he crop in Maryland for two years.
IhlS pest came down on the pea plant
III May. 1899, turning whole fields black
ana causing the loss of half the crop.
of S3,O00,000. Beginning to breed
"hen eleven days old, they have from
SIX to twelve daily for nearly a month,
80 that taking the minimum number
over 100000 will be produced from one
III SIX weeks. AS soon as born they
attach themselves to the leaf, and re-
main for two days immovable, suck
ING the juice of the plant, which is
converted into IL sort of honey dew,
sticky and tarry, ruinous to clothing
and even to shoes Of persons who 60
through the field. A bushel of them
can be shaken down from a row OF
peas ten rods long. Sprinkling mas
very little effect on them. The usual
method is to shake out the insects and
lolloW with tl.e cultiyator and bury
'nem. They die within two days, and
Oh the third day the process is re-
ppated' 1t is now proposed to take
~ as a branch Of special study the
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
Female Observations.

Inspiration. like death, always comes
unexpectedly.
Many young men of to-day need
guardians rather than wives.
The sneer of cynic and the bite Of
a lamb are alike harmless.
The softest thing in the world is the
hand of Il loving woman when it ca
resses.
\ man may work better. but he
hasn't the patient persistence Of woman.
Generosity often follows the posses
sion of riches, but riches are slow in
coming to the generous.-Philadelp
Record.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
Renewing Strawberry Beds.

Where cultivauing has been neglect
| ed, go to work at once. If only small
bed, take a sharp shovel and skive off
| the ground between the rows. II
| weedy, NOW the patch close to th9
ground. Then take an iron rake and
rake the rows, tearing out all the
weeds and grass with the surplus
plants that the rake will catch. Loosen
the ground between the plants, thin
ming them to four and six inches. Burn
the rakings, as in this way many in
sects will be destroyed. In larger lots
use a horse and plow between the
rows, giving the above treatment in
the row, and cultivate thoroughly, but
not deeply. until the middle of Sep
tember. Glover or cOwpea ground is
better for q new bed than too much
stable manure. Following corn, pOta-
toes or some cultivated crop is the best
preparation for strawberries. If good
plants are obtainable, planting can be
done in a damp, cloudy time in Au-
gust or the first half of September.
With a narrow spade dig holes in the
rows; then cut around the plant, lift
ing it out on the spade, and set in the
hole. Pot plants are set in same way.
In the Central and Northern States
the straw berry bed must be covered
to give winter protection. Straw, corn
stalks or swamp grass can be used,
putting on thickly enough to protect
from sudden changes. 1 want to en-
phasize the Importance of selecting
plants of strong vigor and fruiting vi
tality. Such plants can't be found in
an old fruiting bed, but must be taken
from beds grown for the purposes.
II. L.. in American Agriculturist.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
Uscs For Salt.

Salt puts out fire in the chimney.
Salt in whitewash makes it stick.
Salt and soda are excellent for bee
stings.
Salt used in sweeping carpets keeps
out moths.
Salt thrown on n coal fire which i:
0w will revive it.
Salt and vinegar will remove stains
From disColored tcacups.
Salt thrown on SCOT which has fallcu
on the carpet Will prevent stain
Salt put cu ink when freshly spilled
IN n carpet will help in removing the
spot.
Salt in the oven under baking tins
will pre- 'ent their scorChing on thp
IrottOm.-Thc Home Doctor.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
Plant So as to Save Fertility.

In speaking at a New Jersey Insti-
tutc a gentleman said that if a farmer
cultivated corn many times during
the season to libcrate plant food, and
let The land lie bare through the fall
and winter, the plant food made avail
alAo by tillagc would leach down and
get away. Land left bare in summer
fast loses it's humus, or decayed veg
ctabIc matter; it is burned out. Now.
in a nutshell. this is the idea: Grow
= heavy clover sod regularly once in
three or four years. Plow under the
clover or feed it out on cement floors,
50 as to save all manure, and return
this to the land. Then follow with
plenty of proper tillage to liberate
plant food that with ordinary manage
mcnt you would never get In this
way YOU can increase the fertility of
the soil greatly.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
"COlor Problem" In Shirt WaIsts

Here is n Boston girls ideas for
Seeping blue and pink shirt waists
.hei.' Original color: As every woman
Knows. the color problem" Is rs seri.
)us 4 matter in shirt waists as in tho
social body. so the advice will be re.
,"iNCG with tears of gratitude. She
manages in this wise: Sic directs the
aunderinG oC the pink waists in wa.
er COlored with the vegetable pink
hat may he purchased at any drug
store. F,y" cents worth Is sufficient
'Or the entire SIMMER. Half n tea.
spoonful OF carminc in boiling watc-,
strained. SulicCs for one washing. In
ike manner ordinary indigo is dis
solved in water in which the blue
waists arc washed. The results are
highly satisfactory la bo.h instances.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
The Roll NeetiIehook.

y charming addition To tho work
basket is needlCwork OF soft gray
suede lined with rose-colorcd watered
silk. 1t ties with ribbons of the SAINT
blush pink. and soft strip OF the rib
bon binds the gray undrcsscd Kid
Women take pride In having neat fit
tings for the work basket, that indis
pensable article. The wcll-appointcd
work basket is a treasure To the entire
household. and time saver. likewise
10 the busy woman.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
ROrad.

81 have discovered remarked the
tesrder with the pink suspenders, at
the evening meal, where we can OBJ
tain cheap board
Everybody looked up anxiously and
waited for him to continue.
"Where?" eagerly asked the boarder
with the green striped shirt, speaking
for his fellow-sufferers.
AT a lumber yard cruelty replied
the heartless wretch.-Philadelphia
Call.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13

teen feet long. The frames stand
about four feet high when open and
by STOPPING one can walk the whole
length underneath. The frames are
set between two rows so that plants
from each side are trained up and over
them. After the plants are nicely
started | tie them to the lower strip,
but after that they are held by the
slant of the frame. In the fall close
the frames and lean them against the
fence out of the way until wanted
another year.-Alfred Z. Edge, in Or
ange Judd Farmer
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
WOmen jockeys.

There are but few callings in life in
which women are not to be found now
adays. but hitherto. says the London
Express, the lady jockey has been al
most an unknown quantity. No Eng
lishvonan has vet had the courage 10
strike out in this direction. but in Aus
tria the lady jockey is a by no means
uncommon sight at race meetings. One
fair Austrian is estimated to make at
least $4,000 a year in this way, and
her services are always in great re-
quest.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
Unrewardcd Obedience.

'Why were you discharged from
your last pOsition?"
1T was this way. The governor said
it was time to take stock, and l took
all l could. Then he went back on
me and threatened to have me locked
up for stealing; so l left" Bits.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13

FARM AND GARDEN.
What the Profitable Cow Must

WHAT The ProhtaDIe Cow Must DO.
II is claimed that in the sale of milk
undcr present conditions, but little
;, ,rofit is derived from a COW that does
NOT produce at least 5000 pounds of
milk during the course of the year;
and in butter making the cow, to turn
in decent profit, should give sufficient
milk to make POO pounds of butter an
nuallv. and the correctness of this
has been tested time and again. There
is no better argument needed to teach
farmers the necessity of testing their
animals and thus learn their value.
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Turned on Him.

Il am SO glad, Harold. that you mnr-
ried me for my Money
What do YOU mean by that, Bella p
Because you are going to be so
beautifully left. Papa has failcd."-
Chicago Tribune.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
More Than They Could stand,

Good morning" said the proud
mother of the git who fooled the
piano wretcbeGly; Il hope MY daugh-
er's playing didn't disturb you last
hight"
NO" said Mrs. Nexdore; "it please
Is Immensely. Some most Uninterest-
ng people came to call on US early in
he evening, but they didn't stay long"
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Did 1t For Aria Sake.

"Of course" said the young wife.
II am only al amateur. l never ex-
pect to paint for n living or to try
20 sell any Of my work
'Thcn you study art for arts sake"
hey suggested.
You guessed it exactly. He want
ed me to study it, and I'll do anything
TO please Arthur r"-Chicago Tribune.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
OnIy TeInporary.

Mrs. Crabshaw-"Ill go home to my
mother at once"
Crabshaw-'I wish you would.
Here's the money"
Mrs. Cra abShaw-"But this isn't
enough, my dear, for return ticket"
Judge.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
Wealth and Early Rising.

"Do you think that early rising
helps Il man get rich?'
Il don't know answered the man
who makes careful distinctions II
should say it depended on whether
he's the one who starts the first street
car or the ice man" n."-Washington
Star
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13

II hate 10 hear man continually
saying he wishes he were Il boy
again" said Mr.. Sirius Barker in his
Usual vindictive tone.
Don't you admire sentimentality Z"
That amt sentimentality. It's
moral cowardice. When a man wishes
le were boy again he wants to break
oose and cut up. He knows that a
COY can get of; with a lecture and Il
switching for doing things that would
send nan to jail. l."-Washingtop Star.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
A Cheap Tomato Frame.

l have some cheap and serviceablc
tomato frames which l have used for
several years. Each frame consists
Of iour pieces of three by four scant-
ling fastened together at the top with
a wooden pin so that they will open
and close. On each side are nailed
three strips of shingle lath about fif-
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-13
An Ungentle Reminder.

Husband-"f shall never forget the
biscuits my mother used to make"
Wife (crossly)-"I suppose not"'
Husband-"No. Whene ger | have
an attack of Indigestion i think of
those biscuits New York Journal