West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-03

Charcoal IL good system cleanser
for all the farm animals. including the
nock OF poultry. Parched corn is
convenient form I'm which TO feed II.
While natural disposition counts for
good deal. the usefulness and re-
liability OF the mature horse depend
very largely upon the handling and
care which are given the green colt.
III the rosebushes are bothered with
mildew IL may be removed by sprin-
killing the affected portions with flower
Of sulphur ut night or early In the
morning, when the leaves are damp.
Since the greater part OF the egg
shell is lime, materials should be sup
piled the flock OF poultry which VIII
furnish this element. Air slaked lime
and fresh ground bone viii serve this
purpose.
Experiments which have been con-
Quoted In the matter OF packing grapes
for cold storage show that they will
keep for 10 days II packed In red
wood dust and held in reasonably
cool place.
The Egyptians are said to have
hatched eggs by means OF artificial
heat 1000 years ago. The practice of
palming Off infertile incubator eggs on
q gullible public would seem, In view
OF this. to be trick of somewhat an.
Client origin.
According to the government crop
estimate, the condition Of winter wheat
In April was S2.3 per cent OF n full
crop as compared with 50 per cent in
December and 01.3 per cent year
ago. The crop I'm sight is placed at
424, 100000 bushels.
A Washington man was fined $40
the other day for labelling some OF his
store eggs as fresh laid" Ii has
been generally supposed that the only
places where this practice was prev
alent was In the country crossroads
towns I'm remote rural districts.
Dairymen I'm portions OF Canada
seem to realize more fully than their
cousins across the border the impor-
lance OF testing their dairy herds to
weed out the sponges and loafers. the
cows that are not paying for their
board. A cow testing association In
one Canadian province organized some
three years ago tests as high as 6,600
cows per md nth.
The natl III apple show of 1900 is
to be held Mt Spokane, Wash, at the
close of tho year. Orchardists I'm. all
parts OF ~ world will be allowed to
compete FOE the prizes, which Will ag-
gregate $4,000. One OF the chief OBJ
jects of the exposition Will be to edu-
cate apple growers in the matter OF
growing and packing fruit for foreign
trade.
At present prices n blocky. well built
draft horse ut three years old Is worth
more than twice as much per pound as
q grade steer of the same age, and It
Is more than likely that this relative
value VIII continue for some time to
come. There ought to be a hint here
Tor the stock raiser who is so situated
that he can just as well raise horses
as cattle.
The visits Of birds about the home
may be increased II one who is inter
ested I'm them will fasten a good sized
piece OF beef suet on the limb of some
tree near the house, preferably In
view OF dining or sitting room win
dow. The birds Will not only take adj
vantage OF this source OF food supply
to quite nm extent during the summer
months, when insect life is abundant,
but during the fall and winter they
VIII make II one OF their chief sources
Of food supply.
IL, as dairy authorities assert, in the
neighborhood of 40 per cent OF the
milk cows of the country are not pay
Ing for their keep and large per cent
OF those remaining are afflicted with
tuberculosis and should be eliminated
from the herd on this account, it
would seem that In the near future
unusual prices would prevail for
healthy and productive dairy cows.
which are at premium now and will
be at still greater premium as this
work OF herd improvement goes on.
Some experiments which have been
conducted by the Nebraska agrlcul-
tural station In the matter OF growing
potatoes under mulch of straw seem
to show that under warm weather
conditions better seed can be grown IN
this way than under the usual condl-
uons, while a larger yield Is also oh.
tainable. From the very nature of
the case, the planting OF potatoes un.
der straw IS only possible on a small
scale. dependent on a limited amount
OF straw and the heavy expense OF
handling.
Plant lice constitute a serious an
noyance and source OF loss to the
florist and gardener An effective
may be waged against them
by the use OF solution OF whale OIL
soap which is made by dissolving one
pound OF whale oil soap in about eight
gallons OF water The same results
can be obtained by using Kerosene
emulsion, which IS made by dlssoIv.
Ing one pound OF ordinary wash soap
In a gallon Of water TO this. boiling
hot, should be added two gallons Of