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FOB, FARM X5B GlRBJKS.
SEED POTATOES.
The Kansas station reports that sec¬
ond-crop potatoes used for seed the
following spring give much bettor re¬
turns than by planting the early crop
The second-crop potatoes keep in a
sound condition during the winter,
when the first crop become shriveled
and sprouted. The result is greater
vitality and the ability to withstand
drought.
BEST BOOTS FOR COWS.
All kinds of turnips are objection¬
able for cows as they will give their
strong flavor to the milk unless fed
with careful precautions and only at
tho time of milking. The special
flavor of all the kinds of turnips
depends on a volatile oil in them which
goes directly to the milk, and gives it
an unpleasant taste. This is prevented
if time is given for it to be evaporated
through tho skin in the perspiration,
but as beets and maugois are quite
froe from this objection they are pre¬
ferable to any others for feeding
cows. Tho long red and tho yellow
globe mangels are excellent, but the
sugar beets liavo more nutriment in
thorn, having twelve to sixteen per
cont. of sugar. They do not yield as
much as tho larger mangols, as 300 to
600 bushels per aero is a good crop,
while of mangols two or three times
as much is often growu on good soil.
—[Now York Times.
CURRANTS FOR PROFIT.
Ono of tho best fruits for tho
farmer to grow for profit is the
currant. He need not bo driven to
•oil it within a day or two, but may
tako his time for one, two or tlu-co
Weeks, thus letting it interfere loss
With other farm operations. There is
always a good demand for currants,
and at prices that yield gross returns
of $200 per acre. Tho labor in earing
for an aero after tho plants are once
•ot is little inoro thau required for an
aero of corn or potatoos. A very im¬
portant point in growing currants is
to keep tho foliage heavy as well as
perfect. Hellebore sifted on tho leaves
preserves them from the currant worm.
Tho Bordeaux mixture sprayed over
tho bushos destroys tho mildew which
otherwise strips tho bushes of leaves
by late summer almost as badly ns
worms could do. Currant bushos
need mineral manure, chiefly potash,
and with those tho foliage will bo
generally healthy.—Boston Cultivator.
STRAYING FOR TEAC1I ROT.
The principal source of iufocUon in
poach rot, is In (he mummified fruit
which U often allowed to remain on
or under the (roes. F. D. Chester of
tho Delaware station recommends that
all infected fruit be removed from
the orchard as soon as possible. Early
in tho spring boforo tho fruit buds
begin to swell, spray the trees with a
solution of one pound of copper sul
phato lo twenty-live gallons of water.
When tho fruit buds begin to swell,
and again just before they Open,
•pray with copper carbonate or cop¬
per sulphate. As soon as the peaches
begin to ripen, spray every five or
sovon days. Under favorable condi¬
tions of heat and moisture only
eighteen hours need elapso between
tho sowing of the spores upon the un
injured surface of a sound poach, and
the visiblo appearance of rot at the
point of infection, and in two to four
days the poaoh wilt bo unlit for use.
A heavy rain followed by warm
woather is particularly favorable to
tho fungus, and in such cases the
spraying should ba inoro frequent.—
[American Agriculturist.
WATER FOR FARM HORSES.
It would be all the better for any
farm horeo if he could bo given water
at some time between morning and
noon and noon and night. There
seems to be a variety of opinion touch¬
ing this point. It is almost a univer¬
sal practice to give farm horses water
but three times a day—morning, noon,
and night. There seems to bo no bet
ter reason for this than that it is con
veniont to do so, and that it would be
inconvenient to do otherwise as a rule.
All agree that the horse ought to have
what water he needs rather than what
he wants.
If left to go tlrir8ty a half day after
eating heating food at hard work
•here Is no limit to the amount of
water lie wants except what he will
hold when lie reaches the trough. To
fill up on cold water when the animal
is in a heated condition is one of tho
most damaging things that can be
done a horse, and yet because it hap¬
pens to be convenient to let him do
this the practice has come into vogue.
Most fanners could find a way to
remedy the matter if they would, and
H would bo humane for them to do »o,
and profltabia likewise.—[Chicago
Time*.
MILK EXPERIMENTS.
A series of experiments have been
conducted at the Illinois Agricultural
Station, at Champaign, fu order to as
certain the Influence of change of
animals mid of tlws milk, as well as
tlio composition of the latter. There
suit of these experiments has been
published in Bulletin changes'of No 24
It was found that feed
increased the quantity of milk given
by each of the six cows experimented
with, but practically had no efleet up
on the ne quality quality. ,
the quality of milk given _ and the,
percentage of butter-fat it contained)
varied greatly from day to day, ami
even from.one milking to another. It
was round that satisfactory results
can bo obtained by testingonco a week
m,lk " om “ c "
CO v daily yield.
By weighing the * milk and testing
its quality by the Babcock method!
once a week or once a month, it was'
found of butter-fat that Uio for qUiUitily. the of entire mUk period, „„dj
could be calculatedVwitb but little va.
nation.
Tho milk products varied from
3,069 pounds to 7,160 pounds; tho;
estimated butter product from 138
ponnds to 314 pounds. The highost
per cont, of total solids iu any ono
milking was 22 4; of butlor-fat, 13.3
per cent. This was tho milk of a
Jersey cow. Tito lowest per ceut. of
total solids was 9.1; of butter-fat, 1.6.
This was tho milk of a IIolslein-Friosi-i
an cow.
This report is ot great imporlanco
as touching on tho point whether tho
richness of tho produce depends upon
the richness of the food, These ex¬
periments tend to prove that tho
quantity of ruiik is thereby affected,
but not the quality.—[New York
World.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Dry food is the best for chickens.
Early chicks have tho most stamina.
Avoid draughts if you would avoid
roup.
Never use sulphur with grease to
drive away tho lice.
Turkeys fod on corn alone are not
apt to lay fertile eggs.
Only save tho eggs of tho best of
your fowls for hatching.
In nine casos out of ten lice are tho
cause of all chicken disease.
Turkeys aro good investment if tho
stock is vigorous and tho birds heavy.
It is not advisable to mako any
grain tho exclusive food of chickens.
Feed and wator the liens regularly
and supply them with grit and a dust
bath.
One of the first precautions to tako
to avoid rump-all is to purify the lien
house.
In some parts where hogs are scarco
farmers are following corn-fed cattle
with turkeys.
A little salt added to moistened
ground grain will prove a boneflt to
poultry at this season.
Never fly a pigeon that is moulting.
It is sore and the best will not homo
while passing through this stage.
The horse-fly win causo milkers to
go dry on a good pasture, Kerosene
emulsion diluted is a good remedy.
To gain tho best results from geese,
feed but littlo corn and plenty of
grass, and have water for them to run
in.
With the coming of warm weather
cut down tho supply of corn and
tucal and give more cooked food aud
oats.
A writer recommends a tablespoon¬
ful of kerosene oil in every gallon of
water for a flock iu which a cold ap¬
pears.
Sheep manure represents what tho
sheep consumes. They can’t make it
better by passing it through their
stomachs.
Occasionally thoro is a sheep that
gets on tho wrong sido of every ques¬
tion. They aro born so, and don’t pay
for the trouble.
To keep a lien in good condition for
laying sho should be obliged to exer
else for her food. Slow feeding pro¬
motes digestion.
Had His Reasons.
Young Mr. Fitts—What are you
smiling at, dear ?
Mrs. Fitts—I was just thinking how
you used to sit and hold my hand for
an hour at a time, before wo were
married. IIow silly you were I
Mr. Fitts—I wasn’t silly at all. I
ie i \ otu mm to keop you away
from the piano.— [lud.ianapolis Jom
nal.
FOB THE HOUSEWIFE.
PLUM CATSUP.
Take four quarts of damson plums,
I™* 1 aud wipe, put in preverving
kett!e Wl! '* one quart of water, cook
sIowl y u, *t»l Tory soft; then squeeze
cupfuls of sugar, two teaspooufuls of
cin,lamon » a leaspoonful of cloyes,
a,,d 0,16 of alIg P ice - Cook 8lowl y
un,il thick enough, then (lip into
^tt,s and seal after the corks are in;
| or put Ju 8ulalJ £ ias9 jars.—[New
Observer.
-
german man puffs PUFFS.
To six well-beaten eggs, from which
three of the whites have been separated
and set aside, add a pint and a gill of
milk, one tablespoonful of melted but
butter, four tablespoon ful of flour
and a pinch of salt. Bake in a quick
r- ** ‘" o M •» m fM
tlie purpose. Beat tho three egg
whites with a large cupful of sugar,
and flavor with the juico and grated
rind of a lemon, and servo wFth the
puffs. The aauco will not be good no
less it has becu well beaten.—[New
Turk World,
SADDLE OF MUTTON.
Remove the outer skin, wipe, skew¬
er, and tlo into shapo. Drodgo with
salt, pepper and flour, and bake in a
hot oven an hour and a quarter. At
the market the skin and bone are re¬
moved, aud tho saddlo is nicely
shaped. The saddlo is a part of the
loin, and is called tho short loin. It
comes from tho front part of tho ani¬
mal, between tho shoulder aud leg.
Tho little ribs are taken out, leaving
only a short bono. Before seasoning,
let it brown a little in tho oven. In
putting in tho ovon, first lot tho fat
side bo up until browned. Then turn,
Bcason, dredge with flower, aud baste
often.
A USE FOR STALE BREAD.
Some old things are bettor than
new, and bread warmed In this way
lias all tho moist lightness of fresh
bread without any of its objectionable
qualities, as it can be eaten by those
who cannot tako fresh warm broad.
Cut as much of the loaf as is needed
in slices as usual; lay them together
again, dip a cloth in wator and wring
tightly. Wrap once or twice around
tho broad and slip all into a paper bag,
or wrap in paper and lay in a rather
hot oven twenty minutes before yon
wish to serve, and if it does not come
out nicer than fresh bread you have
not done it right. Try again.—
[Housekeepers’ Weekly.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Kitchen floors painted with boiled
linseed oil aro easily cleaned.
Soiled ecru window shades may bo
freshened by rubbing them with broad
crumbs.
Sheets should bo 2 1-4 yards wide
and 2 3-4 yards long after they aro
hemmed.
Lime or lemon juico is used to clean
aud brighten tho fashionable shoo of
russet leather.
The skins of new potatoes can be
removed more quickly with a stiff
vegetable brush than by scraping,
if new calicoes are allowed to lio in
strong salt wator an hour before the
first washing tho colors are less likely
to fade.
A cloth saturated in kerosene and
dipped into whiting, for cleaning tin¬
ware, is much better than anything
el use iso no liseu. ml
When putting away saucepans, pots
and boilers do not put tho lids on
closely or they will retain the heavy
odor of cookery.
To revive and brighten leather wash
it with a little warm water aud a very
soft cloth, and afterwards brush it
over with the whites of eggs whipped
to a light froth.
folished floors should bo rubbed
two or three limes with linseed oil,
and then polished every week with
turpentine and beeswax. The ofteuer
the oil is rubbed in to begin with, the
darker the boards will be.
Articles of food that aro damp ot
juicy should never be left iu paper.
Paper is merely a compound of rags,
glue, lime and similar substances,with
acids and chemicals intermixed, and
when damp is until to touch things
that are to be eaten.
FoP the sake of Argument.
“Now, supposing 1 borrowed five
dollars from you; that would repre
sent capital, wouldn’t it?”
,< ..But,* Yes ”
supposing, after a while,
y 0U wanted to get it back—”
-iJftT WOlU4 repre8eflt Iabor ’”
SJison’s Practical 'Ways,
An incident once happened in Edi
, , laboratory illustrating ... .
«on b capitally
practicability of the “Wiz
; practical wayTof profess® During
j the course of some incandescent lamp
experiments Edison wished to know
ians, requested them to ascertain the
cubical contents of one of his electric
UJ ^ mi f, atora ’
0 ? 8 ® professional , . , minds . , there ,
SSZZSSZE lV °on2 wt
has erer probed very deeply into this
science of quantities and magnitudes
T ? ’“^descent °V^ lam P that to
ascertain its > cubical volume is no easy
ta ak. In fact it called for the greatest
“ataematical skill. But the profess
^ft^Tnslfw considerable* 5 time* “a “L
consuming
formed Edison of the result. To their
8ur P r i s * the inventor said these figures
ssfi its
he knew, the “Wizard” would only
shrug his shoulders and tell them to
find out for themselves,
The ® lectrical experts again went
.
calculation, from aiithmotic toapplied
mechanics, but without avail, for tho
final result was again declared wrong
by Edison. After several more useless
attempts, and when a good portion of
tho day had been wasted, the profess
sors would work no more upon the
problem until they knew Edison’s
method of computation.
The “Wizard” then simply took
the cap off an incandescent, tilled it
with water and then poured the liquid
into an instrument used to determine
the volume of fluids, whence the cubi¬
cal contents was known__New York
Herald.
ODDS AND KM D
Too many bright young men try to
Lake their conversation spicy with
sieves.—[Galveston News.
When the hired man comes home
oaded the proper thing to do is to dis¬
charge him.—-[Union County Standard.
No changes made in the post-offices
vill ever make some iniflos more regular
;han they are now.—[Philadelphia
films.
Did the term “woolly West” orig
tnate in the unpleasant fact that many
an investor has been fleeced there?—
[Lowell Courier.
I cople who pay doctors’ bills seldom
doubt the physician’s ability to .lieel
himself.—[Troy Press.
Whenever a boy empties his pockets
his sister sees somethiug that belongs to
her.—[Atchison Globe.
It is a sign that the trees have come
to stay another season as soon as they
legm . to leave.—
[llochester Democrat.
“Time’s up,” soliloquized Bigley as
ae came out of the pawnshop where ho
aad just left his watch.—[Lampoon.
A Tennessee child talks incessantly.
It is thought that be will have a great
career as a champion pugilist.—[Balti¬
more American.
Somebody says that most of the hand
organs are owned by one company and
lured out. Another grinding mononolv.
[Philadelphia Times.
As severe as rheumatism is, a great
many are bent on having it.—[Chicago
Inter-Ocean.
A firm of plastering contractors in
Khode Island has gone to the wall.—
^hioago Tribune.
A tack machine ought to put up a
strong aasily.—[Troy argument. It makes its points so
Press.
A qtTF.TlT.
the Dorothy—Miss Porte keeps up with
fashions.
Madge—I wonder if her father keeps
up with the bills.
SUFFERED EVERY KIHUTE
Since I came out of the
war, with catarrh in mi
head, chronic diarrhoea
and rheumatism,” says
Mr. J. G. Anderson, of
Scottdale, Pa, “I had &
pains ail over me, my
sight was dim, and there
seemed to be floating
1io*l l, f “seemed
The I ate Hr.J.G. A nderson.
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running; it could sore for two years, and physicians 'fifteen small
not be cured. After taking
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The Birthplace of Cholera.
A European authority on cholera he
lie yes that cholera can be exterminated
by going to the root of the evil. This
°1 low
area of about 7500 square miles,
caused by the putrefying remains o’i
of Egypt interred their dead on the
borders of the riyer Nile, and the bodiee
T ere thea cashed out into the stream
during the annual oyerflow of the riveT,
^Xu^ul S
end has been put to this custom the
plague no longer harasses the country,
Jt W01lld ^nbtless be difficult, if not
Impossible, India, to restrain the natives of
Ganges, inhabiting the region of . the
from easting their dead into
the waters of the sacred stream; but
^ he createtSttoft author thinks this difficulty might
to then
SoiAwtHu. theashesonthebosomoftheriver.—
4nioW-u,:,
QUITE A DIFFERENCE.
Husband—I think I will run over to
Chicago for a week during the fair.
Wife—Then I think I will go with
rou. What is fair for one is fair for
°'
for Husband—No, my dear; what is fare
one is far from being fare for two.—
iNew York Herald,
A practical joke upon John Wash
burn, a lad in West Union, Ohio, has
had a deplorable result, Some men
pretended that they were about to ar
rest the boy. and lie haB become in
sanp
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