Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 33, Number 50, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 January 1888 — Page 2

THE INDIANA BTATE 8EN1'INEL: "WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18 1888

THE FARM CORNER

EolaMxksxn Underground Mukloosa ((iF&wjTms Tk6 Eons TiutSalli Bast Sifa ul Qnlity is S allien. HawhsiiSsieat Food StanU Loiiuj Hsns CiriiD Stock. tiet Ready for Hatchln Time De "Warming Diiaking Water Ho Stock and Farm, Notes An Underground Milkhonse II. Stewart, In the Country Gentleman, describes a convenient milkhonse: An underground milkhouse shoald be made twelve feet deep in dry, well-drained ground, or on a hillside of suitable character. The lower part should be nine feet deep and walled with brick or stone. One twelve faet iquare will be ample for a dairy of twenty cows or less. Beams are laid in the walla fcr the floor of the upper cellar. A trap door and an open stairway ia made in this floor at one side, and a equare openirg in the center, covered with glass, to admit some light. Thia opening ia protected with a safe railing. The shelves are ranged around three sides, the other side beirjjr occupied by the stairway and a table or bench. The wall i3 kept white by an occasional whitewashing or kalsomining, and thia keeps the cellar sweet. If the air becomes damp at any time, a peck of fresh lime may be placed in i, and a it will absorb seven pounds of water and still be dry, it will be f jund very useful in maintaining the requisite moderate moisture of the air. The churning may be done in the upper cellar, which is three feet below the ground level and his a board roof to protect it from the aua. The window should bs on the north side, and a ventilating door should be made in the ceiling of this room. If the cellar should become too warm at any time the air may be cooled by carrying into it a block of ice; any moisture in the air which may bs condensed by this decrease ot temperature will be quickly taken up by the lima. Experience will safest any desirable improvement upon tais plan, which has been found to work excellently and to keep a very regular temperature during the hottest weather. It is necessary to be cautious In ventilating such a cellar. In the day time, when it should be kept closed, and if left open at any time it should be on a clear, breezy night. Keep Fowls Tame. Keep fowla tame. You cannot afford to have them wild. They will not pay as well, lay as well, or afford one-half the satisfaction that a tame flock would. If there is anything that will disgust a fancier it ia to see a lot of hens fljine wildly here and there whenaver a man approaches. We hate wild hens. All breeds can be rendered tame by proper treatment, bat some braeda require more care than others to produce thia result. Generally speaking, the larger breeds, like the Brahmas, Cochins, Plymouth Rooks and the like, are more easily tam sd tb an the smaller onea like the Leghorns and Hamburgs. We have seen very tame Leghorns and nambu'gs, howevc. We call to mind a brown Ltghorn cock tbatwill approach Its owner, a woman, and, upn being told to crow for his dinner, null straighton up and crow. He would lie down and roll over, also, upon being bidden to do so. We know of a nock of golden spangled Hamburgs that will eat out of the hancs of their owner without a sigu of fear. Th? ss cases are instances to sua what the right kind of treatment can produce. It is not uncommon to find brahmas &o tame that they can bs picked up anywhere. We know of one of the leading breeders of Asiatics whose Cr. hmas are so tame that they act as if they expected to be caught and liked tie idea, when the owner appears. Fowls can be rendered tame ea3ily. The observing of a very few rule3 is necessary: 1. Never frighten tbem. 2. Sneak quietly in their paesencs. 3. Never make a quick movement to--waid a fowl, unless it be a sudden, short movement in catchicg one, and then never miss your bird. The advantages of havin tame fowls are many, besides the general satisfaction experienced. It is convenient to have them tame if you wish to show a partis alar bird to a customer. He would like to closely examine it, and to do so he must have tbe birds mhis hands. It is often nesessiry to catch fowls for examination as to some symptoms of diseaee. If you have to chase them all around the yard In order to catea one, you either do not catch the fowl or you waste a great deal of precious time; there ia come wear noon your clothing and a good deal upon your temper. Fowls, too, will actually keep on less food, lay more eggs, fatten more easily, and in every way prove more profitable for being time. If you doubt it, try it and be convinced. single season's trial will satisfy you, and you will never have any more wild fowls in jour yards. The Horte That Sella est. Farmer's Budget. The horse that sells for the best average figure is now the heavy draft horse. The fast borte may sell for more money if he is fast enough, but taken altogether, the average price of the heavy draft horse is above that of the trotter. There Is a constant demand for auch animal?, a demand that is Increasing faster than the supply. The demand ia not only from this country, but from all Europe, excepting only Russia. There ia bo longer a ready sale for ths light horses that were used not many years P,;o. They find buyers, it is true, but at ipilccs that hardly pay for raising them. All farmers who raise horses at all know this to be true, as they are often brought to a realizing sense of the fact, when on taking horses to the buyers they are met with the statement that tney are too smaü. arge horses are wanted. In the great cities, railroad centres, factories, loundrtes. mills, machine-shope, quarries and in the lumber woods thous ands mora are now annually parQhused than were needed years ago. The American farmers are also beginning to find deep tillage and a more systemat'c and econom ical method of cultivation necessary, in which a large class of horses is indisDensible. Thus, on every hand we sea the plane CI usefulness of the large, strong work hcn extending, while that of the smill tamJly horse is becoming narrower. The demand that ia thus opened will never bs an pp. lea., -tne price of such horses is iacreasing. Size and Qv'ality In Stallions. Prairf .armer. Many farmers wh5 de?". to raise grade lT1Ln&ht KstMaoi fwiw 4L4.U nut I VA m a wam r uuui til Oil auuco make the mistake of locking PQ,7 at the size of the different stallions. Wht is one desirable quality, bet eipertejce proves that medium or small sizeJ mares bred to overgrown stallions are liable to prodnce colta with ungainly oi'weakiiujbs. fr.?tef know.n Merl f3ll-blooded i uu Koa i or wort in he harness, which produced a large peroutage of colts with faulty hocks, or with i k i weakQ Tbe colta would aenj''y be lare and the owners would Ca theo. highly, but boe

of them would be beefy and acting in endurance. In some- cases, scrubs were developed before the colta wtre old enough to be pat in harness. Good If g and feet under the stallion are tbemcst important points for the breeder to consider. The hones, straightforward walk is better than the high-stepping ga't. which is tco oftea thought to indicate "a ombired trotter and draught animal." Tbe dj aught disposttior, together with intelligence and endurance, should be sought for in this class of horses. The stallion that Las proven himself a good getter of draught colts should not be abandoned for an unproven, though showy, yoang horse. now Insufficient Food Stunts. Experiments at the College of Agriculture of the University cf Illinois: Four email pigs, averaging fifteen and a hall pounds in weight, and four to six weeks old, were given as a preliminary ration as much com meal and milk as they would consume without waste for two weeks. One loteighed forty-one pounds and were fed all the ak im milk they would drink, which was five pounds per day. They made no gab. Tne other lot were fed all ti e cornmeal ancUklm milk they cared for. Tkey consumed forty-two pounds of skim milk (three pounds per day) and thirtyseven pounds of cornmeal, gaining thirteen and a half pounds. They were again placed together and fed the same food for eight weeks. During this period they altogether consumed 341 pounds of cornmeal and 336 pounds of skim-milk, the milk btirg discoutiLued the last two weeks. Tbote which had previously been on skimmilk diet fcr two Wfeis g.i:ed 3D poinds, while those which had bceu fi1 cornmeal with milk all the time ei:-fd 71 pounds, or 32 pounds in favor of : he latter. This simple expeiiment shows that a little cause n ay prodace serious resalt, aud that continuous good ieedlue is nectary to keep the growing animal in a condition to make the most ot foods which may be given it in the future. Losing a Hundred Heus. I have several times been told by people keeping poultry that they have lost many fowls; sometimes 100 out of 200, and the appearance of those that were left would testify for the truthfulness of the statements. After inquiries I have gener

ally discovered that the loss of so many has been more from a want of knowledge of bow to check and keep diseases under control than from any other cause. All poultry are liable to take cold, no matter now much they are fed and cired lor. If tl.ey are not then treated in the right way, a:.d if the colds are not taken in time the birds get out of condition, and weakness and then cholera or roup will follow. When a florist walks through any green-house he can tell at a glancs just the conditio! of the plants; and eo can an experienced poultry man see the state of health of any yards of poultry by a li -tie careful examination. A mild application of tonics, disinfectants, etc., generally brings up the fowls to their normal condition. 3 no aid the trouble prove a little more stubborn, take more decided means at once. Cull out the ailing ones, work at the rest with mild treatment, and give the quarantined birds stronger remedies. This will generally suffice, but fchould the sick birds not quickly recover, kill thtm, unless they are taluable birds. Get Ready for Hatching Time. If you Intend hatching your chicks in the spring with a view to getting tham early to market when rricssare high, it is time now to make preparations. In the South, by using a little care, hatching msy commence ia February, and as we get further North in II arch. In the Narth chicks may he hatched most 9U3C83siV9ly in Llarc'i by means of an incubator aid a brooder. But a warm, equable place must be provided for the chic. A little fire heat in ths apartment where the chtcss are ra sed will assist materially. Bat to be successful in raising chicks for market, the eggs of thrify, fa9t- growing earlyfektherirg fowls must be Be.'ected. and the eggs threfrom must be kept separate from those intended for eating, it, as is geierally the case, the fowls are of mixed blood, generally found in barn yards. If you have not an improved breed, it wiil pay at least to 6ecure improved males tor mating with the hers. While it is comparatively ea?y to hatch chickens in March, even in the North, by providing a warm brooding place for the hen, the labor is lost if the young chicks are not provided with warm quarters for at least the first month of their lives. If intended for broilers, it is essential that they bs fed with a variety of food, rich in matter that will rourish growth In flesh and bone as well as in fat. The framework must be laid before fattening process begics. If this it secured a very short time will then fit them for the market. Cardire Stock. Bural New Yorker. The farmer who desires to excel and make bis business as profitable as possibli must not only endeaver to enrich his soil eo that he cad grow large crops, but he must have in view tbe care and improvemeet of his live stock. He must not only bre?d so as to improve his herd ia general, but he must give euch care that he may mske the most profit out of every individual member of that herd. Thereis nothing that will pay better, for the time aid means expended than to card your cattle every mornirg. Anyone who has fed stock with tie idea in view of making large gains, 'vtiows that it helps to lay on fat; it promotes the health oy keeping the coat soft d oily, and in case of milch cows the milk is mora pure and healthy. Beüdes -ii uis, a herd that is kept in this way Is tro'e pleasant to lack at. They become tame by the htndling, so that one can approach them in (he field or yard. Not n)y rattle, but hogs are pleased to receive uch treatment. I give them frequent Muehinge, which tend to keep them clean aid promote their general health. In addition, by giving them proper shelter I n'm to keep away disease, which is easier luan to cure it. I have so far found it a rood investment to give half an hour each uiornicg to this kind of care of my stock, Device for Warming Drinking Water. A correspondent of the Farmers' Review, nho uses a cheap method of warming the Uli kid g water ior Btocx, says: "it sup plies ths maximum amount of heat to be obtained from Jhe minimum amount of fueL It requires no englneerldjf to rug it, and involves but very little risk from fire. In fact, it is elmply a water tank, twelve feet in diameter, placed just outside the staging of a wind-mill, which (the staging) is boarded up about twelve feet. An opening thirteen inches in diameter is made through the side ot the tank into the windmill hcuee, and through this opening a cylinder ten feet long by twelve inches in diameter, mede of No. 20 galvanized iroa, is ph-ced ia the tank, one or two inches from the bottom. From tbe further end of the cylinder a emoke pipe runs up through the cover of the tank, high enough to give sufficient draught to the fire, The cjllnder has a Cange two Inches wide at opening, th3 tecurlng a spRce for water of ona inch between the Iron and the woodwork of the Muk. The only precaution necessary la the apparatus of this kind is to be sara that tha cylinder is always surrounded by water whea the 2e Is lighted or bnming, otherwise s light cylinder of this JJnd would fcurn out ia a very shori time. In a heater of this kind oC cord of rood will be sUGcIent to heat ti? water for thirty or forty head of cattle 6u winter. It is not de rubble to maintain the heat la the tank all the time; the effect of that would be to render the water oa fit for use in a very abort time. I hope no armer who tries the experiment of heating water for his cattle will attempt this through a, mistakes

notion of economy. In the coldest weather

we have never found it necessary to keep the fire burning longer than from two to four hours out of the twenty-four to sapply forty heed of cattle with all the water they could drink at a temperature of from CO to 70 degrees; but I am fully impressed with the idea that under certain circunistsnces tbe best results in dairying will be obtained with a much higher temperature, from 0 to 00 degrees." Honsfchold a flairs. FAN LACECROCHETED. This beautiful specimen of lace engraved in b. 11G, comes to the Prairie Farmer from Ellen Fischer, Cr6te County, Neb. Directions: Make a chain of 15 6tiches. 1st row: Shell in 5.h stitch, Ich, skip 1, 81c ti under next G Stiches, 1 ch, skip shell in next, turn. 21' row: Ch 5, shell In shell, 1 Ic in ch of last row, g ch, 1 lc, shell in shell, turn. 3d row: Ch 3, shell In shell, lc in 1 lc of last row, 8 lc under C ch, 1 lc, shell in shell 10 ic in 5 cb, turn. l-h row: 2 cb, 10 lc in 10 lc of last row, Ehell in shell, 1 lc, G ch, 1 lc, shell, turn. 5:h row: 3 ch, shell, 1 lc, 8 lc, ehell, 1 lc with 1 ch, between each of the 10 lc, turn. G:h row : 2 ch, 1 lc sepaated by 2 ch in each 1 ch of laft row, shell, 1 lc, G ch, 1 lc, Bhell, lure. 7th row: 3 ch, shell, 1 lc, 8 lc, 1 lc. shell, work one aheli In every other of th9 2 ch, turn. 8th row: 2 ch, 1 shell ia each shell of last row, shell, 1 lc, G ch, 1 lc, shell, turn. 9th row: 3 ch, shell, 1 lc, 8 lc, 1 lc, shell, S Ic, separated by 2 ch in each of the previous shells, turn. lOih row: 2 ch, 8 lc stparated b 3 Cj in each ot tbe previous rov8. This fitni! cs one scallop. Proieed iri he fame wy fcr each cfth'Olhe sea lops. EAO ilLC rORTIEBE?. In a!nr-t every family Wuer tfcere iv children or yruL-g people, if 0:3 U xr cmica! in laving i.uces of b!'k f orn t?res er, barqeep, cectiei. old Latlinirgi, parasol covers etc., quite a larga qjanvity cm soon lie guthered, A very nic-j and aWol W8y of making them serviceable is to convert them into portieres As i!its style f covering dcorwats withi curtMn is Incoming more and mora geccral, this end can be eecured at comparatively small cost ana st ith no great outlay of labor. Those who are skilled in selecting silk pieces for crrzy quilts know how great the variety of sources from which they cju be gathered. Some cut the slik in stiips o:uy half an Incä wide, unless tb.3 material is very thin, wheu it mu3t be wid.- r; it makes do leEs work to cut them rearly an inch ia width. They beat np lets in wearing if cut wide and sho"V the colors to tetter advantage. If cut on the biai they will stretch more than straight piece?, and allowance mutt be made for this if uniform surfac9 is to be secured. The very smallest pieces can also be turnad to account in this work, as a hit and-mi'39 certain is far the prettiest. It one has not enough bright silk, the dullest pieces can be quickly colored with the diamond dyes and at a very Blight expense. It requires hree-fourths of a pound o! ragj to a square yard, .the warp is of trilling cobt, and ihe weaving only about 30 csnts a yard. A very pretty portiere cf this kind, made by a Mend of mine, has a strip of maroon plush, fifteen inches deep at the top, and the whole of the curtain is hit-Bnd-mi3. The colors are bright, alternating with browns and blacks, and the erl'cct is very rich and pretty. The warp is black, with narrow etri pes of white towards the edges. For a single door but one yard width is required, but for folding-doora, two of tbe same width are needed. Tne length depends on th9 heighth of the door. Thty hang straight, that is, without fulness, and are suspended by either brass or wocden rings on a pole fi3tened to the upper part of the docr-casing. 1 have seen pretty oo.es woven in stripe like a Hornau ecaif, but this is largely a matter of ta.te. They are also prettiar ith narrow ball or taml fringe on the front end bottom. These fringfs can now ce bcrght eo very reatonab'y that it does r et adu materially to the expense. SPANISH CRE.. Thfs is one of the most delicioui d9?erts. Fut baif a box of gelatine into a quirt of sweet milk, keep in a warm place until tbe gelatine is dissolved ; to this add the well-beaten yolks of four eggs, and one teacupful sugar. When scalding hot, but not boiliner, stir In the whites, beaten to a froth. Flavor with lemon or vanilla. Pcur into a mould, and eet away ia a cool place to atiflen. Of course it is to be eaten cold. HOILED TURKEY. Tick and prepare the turkey as for roasting, wipe it dry and rub with pepoer and salt. Make a stuthog of moistened bread crumbs and butter, seesoued with pep oer, salt, tbymeof summer savory ; thequauti'y used must depend upoa the taste of the family, es some like highly seesjned dressing, while others prefer only pepper and salt. Fill the crop and body of the bird, ar.d sew it up recurely. Tie or skewer down the wings and legs, and place it in a large s'eamer, if you have one, it not, immerse in the water. Keep it steaming or boiling steadily two or three hour?, dependIrg upon the size and age of the turkey. A rule of pretty general application for tenoermeatsisa quarter 01 an hour to a pound. This means continuous cooking and at a brisk heat. Old fowls require, of course, longer time than this, indeed here experience is the best teacher. Serve it wttn ceiery sauce, or with oysters, or drawn butter. C'EIEBY SAUCE F0U BOILED TUF.KEY. To our taste celery makes one of the best sauces for boiled poultry, lut half a doz en heads, or so, of celery into small pieces; cook in a little slightly salted water until tender, then rub it through a colander. Fut a pint of white stock into a stew pan .with a couple of blades of mace and a small bunch of savory herbs; simmerthem half an hour to extract their fiivor. Then strain them out, add the celery and thick ening of flour or corn starch, scald well, and just before eerving pour in a teaspoon ful of cream, or ii one has not the cream, use the came amount of scalding milk and a teaspconful of butter. 6eason to taste with Ealt and white pepper, tqueeza in a little lemon juice, if you have it, and serve. If brown gravy is preferred, thick en with browned hour; and it Is improved by a little Worcestershire sauce or mush, room catsup. BEEF A LA MODE. Ior rr iking a la mode beef I get a four or five-pound piece cf the juicy round which has no tendons. With a sharp knife make little holes on incissions at short distances apart, quite through the pfecfl. Cut (trips of fat salt pork or bacon dipped in vinegar, then rolled In pepper, ealt a little, finely-chopped onion and thyme or summer Gavory; draw these strips into the openings, lay on a pan, cover closely and steam three or four hours, or until very tenuef. done thicken the gravy and pour it over it, This Ii veJ7 toothsome, eaten either hot or cold. SriCED EEEF. A nice way cf using a shin of beef is lo cook it until very tender, so that the meat will readily fall from the bone. Tick it no fine, takinggout any tough, gristly pieces. After tte liquor in which the meat i3 cooked has cooled, remove all the fat, boil it down to three teacupfula; then add th picked up meat ; season to tas9 with pa:iper and taU, a little nutmeg, half a teaspoonful each of cinnamon, cloves and chopped parsley, and a trifle cf summer savory or thjme, unlc-3 the llavor is dlsasrceable to any member of the family. Mix the spices well with the beef, let it boll up, then put Into a deep dish or mould asd set in a cool place to harden. When cut in thin fhces it makes a uica breakfast, lunch or tea dith. BRt rtN tlX.TR FOB GEVIE3. Many have quite a preference for browned flour for roast meat gravies, atd foretewa. It is easily made, and can te kept for some Urns ia dredg ng-box, Ilk)

the white flour. Place flour on a tin pan or equare tin In a hot oven, stir often, or it will brown unevenly, for if any part is ecorched it will spoil the taste of the gravies- Fralrie Farmer,

UVB SIOCK NOTES. Ilogs require some kind of coarse, bulky food. Too much grain and nothing eiss is detrimental. Experiments show that it pays to grind the cob with the grains of porn, as it possesses nutritive qualities. A good mess of cooked turnips, fed warm, will be of more benefit to the pigs on cold days than any quantity of corn. Animals of vicious habits Bhould never C0U391 ior orsaimg purposes, as vices are transmitted. By careful breeding in this respect the dispositions of the animals can be partially controlled. Cottonseed meal should be used only in sufficient quantity to balance coarse grass ana rough lorsge. it led in this manner will assist ia rendering the food more digestible, and also supply those elements hat may be le.ckmg in the rough food. It may be alternated with linseed meal if preferred. Many swine breeders regard a solid earth floor the best for a pig pen. It must be high enough to bs readily drained, so as to be dry at all times. It is also customary with some breeders to renme from six to eight inches ct these earth noors every Fi ring, drafting the manure-Boaked earth 1 tothemics and rtnewicg tue tuors viith fresh e?.rth. uorn fodder is receiving some attention as food for fat horres. if pulled wheo j ist tnrning yeilow ni;d cured on the stocks in bundles where tby will not lie oa the giound, ffce biädes will be frea from dirt, t trererore h:cre eu;tabie lor tnosa aniiila tbai are tubiect to bcavea. They are fed ia bundles or after paieed taroush a fo'Jder-cuitcr. Doraet sheep have been recommended for rrsirg in tbe Southern states, principally f 3r the reason t hat tby bred twis a veir. In the east cf England the lambs drooped in the fall are sold at high prices during tbe midwinter holidays, and are a source of great preßt to tbe farmers. Obviously there would be no proht in fall lambs with ss inters as cold as they are in the Northern states. Very early lambs will begin to come ia this month, and too much caution to pro tect them trom cold ana keep them warm ctnnot be taken. Many young lambs tercme chilled at time ot birth, from which they never fully recover. A good e-tait &t tie beginning will add greatly to the limit of the lamb, if a ewe be deficient in milk give the lamb to some ewe that has lost ter own. Always try to save them, as tLe early ones are valuable. 0. Hendeshot, Livingston County, Illi nois, writes to the Frame Farmer: In answer to A. B. II., Phillips Comty, Kan ins, who wants to know how to feed twelve pigs that average 110 pounds, so as to make them weigh 200 pounds as soon as possible. would advise placing them in a small pea. and giving them ail the mush, made of shorts, they will eat, and the same of corn. Give the mush milk-warm. They will weigh 2C0 pcunds ia fifty days. In mixed stock firming a farmer has more than one string to his bow, and if one thouid snap he would nave another, or several to fall back upon. If his hogs should take the cholera and die, he would have hi3 catMe and horses to fall back upon, which should cot die; should the cattle rcaiket be ruinously low, horses might be in 00d demand, and a epan of geldings or a jourg filly might discharge that interest cote or mortgage about to engulf his farm. The basis of stock-breedirjg and the dairy should bs permanent pesturesand medows. Hew to obtain these and retain them is tbe question. Iu some places, on alluvial land, or bottom land?, tbe answer is easy by lettirg then alone, cud occasionally sowing a lutlo seed in the thinned-out pieces, or scattering a little horse manure over such epots. In such soils it is natural for the gms to be retained, and it may last for a life-time or a century. Oa uplands it is more diflicult to keep land in grass witkout its killing out ia the winter. This in clinationismore common with some kinds of grasses than it is with others. Farm Notes. II you would get tbe most out of your feed, g: ma the grain and cut the fodder. Fiant teams in the fall end where tbe t-ees will be wanted to etr.nd permanently A farnrer may "fleece hie sheep," but if he bboud try to fleece his frm he would get left. A yearling that weighs 700 pounds is worth more than two weigLiog 100 pounds each. "A wjim tbiiat two feet Iodr, euppost d Et first to bs a liiitn thread," was found in a bead of c ltbige at Mow (pa. 111. Mr. C. W. Fron, cf BnrliDgton, Vt , has a f mall plum tree that produced six and occ-half bushels of plums this season. Warm cooked food early in the morn icg, with a little pepper in It, will warm up the hens and assist their laying in win ter. Table ecraps are much more profitably fed to hens than to hogs; It is so as to but Urrnilk and any vegetable refuse daneg winter months. Onions are earlier to grow in the ground than any other crop, and as soou as the frost shall be out of the ground the plot should be made ready. Do not let ths eggs remain in the nests long after being laid, as they will get chilld, especially if they are intended for Latching in an incubator. A strong solution of red oak bark Is said to be an excellent remedy for chicken cholera. It is mixed with the food, and also added to the drinking water. Where boed crops are intended to be grown between young trees it should be the aim to manure ireely, or the growing crop will injure the trees. The importance of the dairying interest may be toruewtat appreciated when it is remembered that $200.350,000 is invested ia ibis branch ot industry. If jou want plenty of eggs change the focd of your stock. Substitute wheat for cats, buckwheat or barley, and vice versa, but always give some corn at night, it would not be alo3i oi time to look over tht eeeds this month. S0m6 a Fuch as pease, swreel corn, beans, melons, etc., can be easily picked over and the imperfect specimens discarded. A Michigan boy rented two acres of laud cf a farmer last summer and planted onions. lie raised S00 bushels, paid for the land in hf.lf the product, and had $300 worth for bis share. II 0 regards the sumhier as trpßtable, Cold water for drink'hg is better thau warm for hens. They are apt to drink more warm water than is rood for them. They Will scmetimes drink till they vomit. It is different with warm food, which strengthen them. Epnnllirg kerosene on the walls with a watering pet is an excellent mode of ridding buildl3s of hen lice. A tablespoonful of keroeens added to a quart of buttermilk, the mixture sponged over the animals, is claimed as excellent to rid stock tf lice. Direcllv afler nw storms alivavs c't rcnir pi 'nil, j s , iLe tonA nriLd tie bec-bouM8 fir iU oui forth aj-i J.ea'ia of tfco s'x t-k. Sts-ri'MLg n ?now is rot s seed as fn tba tar. If the fivl cnnot 1 et otr ti;i 530 v. thej croffd too much 11 the hu::n. Nothirg ii-1 f aifr to cure or j revent thai ajly les in fowls. Iwd mixed wt h h I'iMW kerostne ändernd rblic aoi;, rubied in tborouoly on the it-??, will 830U destroy the insect that causss the an-

tightly diseafe. The Eecond application

will not often be necessary. Seed corn cannot be too dry. accordlnz to the experience of a Connecticut farmer, who states that although Iiis corn is good, sound and so dry that it will slide around with a touch, nevertheless, he is taking the precaution to season several bashels in' a warm room for seed. Now that the holiday supply of poultry is being reduced, prices will advance. Early broilers will begin to be in demand after February, weile capons will be highest a month later. There is always a sup. ti ly of frozen young stock at thia season, eft over from the fall Bupply of late chicks. Feeding for eggs is the principal thing, no matter what breed of fowls one may keep for winter laying. Mashed potatoes in the soft food are very desirable two or three times a week. Vegetables are neces sary, as well as grain and animal food for a full development of the laying capacities of any breed 01 poultry. Broomsedge, a worthless plant that over runs old fields in the South, is rapidly disappearing before the introducad forage plant, Japan clover. A writer says that no land is too poor for the latter and none too good. Its seeds are carried everywhere, and it is taking possession of the waste places, converting them into valuable pastures. To keep the cow's hair out of milk, even at the seasen when the herd are shedding old coats freely, the American Dairyman aavictu itjiiifi 10 tnicKnesses 01 nne cbttie clo'h io basin strtiner, wire cloth boMcm. "A Firg'v; strainer lets through a vast 1 uoi r. nnu a double one is a little Ut'er. Tt'ela'rsget into the cream and bm.fr and mav e etdless trouble." lend dce3 not alwajs give immediate re-tur-a ! i-reral liRLuring. Ihe more c. n.i lt'e'y dfccmtosed the manure the b!-er th crop, as such manure is more Miuue. ji maLure. wnen appuea, re ciue snd full tf litter, it niey reanire to tr more yefers before it will reach a c" en mi to re of service, which explains the securing of heavier crop3 at times during the second year thaa in the nrsu The poulty industry of our country counts up t.j hundreds of millions annually. Every farm and many viliiage hemes have a greater or less interest in it. That table in the lowliest home, as well as In the grandest, would be Badly oß, upon which eggs did not enter more or less into the cookery. There is as much dnierence in profitable breeds and profitable management with hens, as with any other industay. D. B. V eir cf Illinois, claims that the bleck walnut may be transplanted with as much 8sfety as any other tree, that it is not necessary to plant where they are to grow; but that they may be thickly planted in rureery rows and then transpisnted at 2 to 4 years of sge with perfect e&fety. By the way, it is lime to plant walnuts now, and every farmer ought to start a few at least; they are very valuable both as nut-bearing trees and for timber. A cemeet floor is not best for a dairy. as it absorbs the drippings of milk and becomes foul in a short time. A good floor is of matched plank, with tight joints, and painted, so that it will absord no moisture. Whatever drippings that shomd fall from the churn could be washed off such a lloor without leaving any traces. Brick is q alt as absorbent as cement. A flagstone door with close joints Eet in cement is the best of all. Mr. Crczier, of the Depsrtment of Agri culture tells the Couatry Gantleaitn that he has found a held of Bermuda grass with heads well filled with ripe seed oa stony, tandy eoil on the bank of the Potomac, twenty miles below Washington. Of over 500 answers to a circular sent out last winter by the Commisioner of Agriculture to farmers in the South asking whether Bermuda had been known to seed, les3 than a dozen leplied that they had fouad seed, but always in small quantities. The yearly loes by the depredations of insects in the United Slates has been variously estimated at from $200,000,000 to $300,000,000; but though the amount of crops has been increasing, we have no doubt the Insect losses have decreased through the knowledge of cultivators to elude or destroy them. A late scientific writer-eajs there is no doubt it would be wise economy for every State io the Unioa to have a properly qualified officer charged with the study of insect injuries and bene fits, and that many times his stlary wiu.d be Eaved to the State.Coun try Gentleman. The question whether one-eye, tivo-ave three-eye, in half pieoesor whole potatoes for teed should be used is acouditiontl ore. In a very rich &oil two-eye pieces might give the best crop; to a poor soil larger pieces would perhsps yield better. Some varieties of potatoes are weaaiy growers and would be helped by the larger seed. Otters re raok grower', and small seed pieces would do as weil or btter. This iroblem can be best solved by each p'atiter, as the condition of the eoil differs with the locality. The four feet of an ordinary ox will make a pint of neat's foot oil. Not a bone of any animal should be thrown away. Many cattle thin-bones ere ehipped to'Eogland for the making of knife-handles, where they bring (Ida ton. The thighbones are the most valuable, being worth $S0 a ton for cutting Into tootu-brosa handles. The foreleg bones are worth $30 a ton, and are made into collar-buttons, parasol handles acd jewelry, though sheep legs are the sta ple parasol handles. The water in which the bones are boiled ia reduced to glue, end the dust which comes from sawiui them is fed to cattle and poultry. bide by side in experiment plots we have raieed as many as seventy-five differ ent kinds of wheat. The be3t yield was at the rate of thirtv-seven bushels to the acre the lowest twenty-five. Side by side we have raised 100 different varieties of potatoes. The highest yield in our rich garden soil has been at the rate oi over 1.200 bushels to the acre the lowest about 300. In field culture in poor soil well fertilized with potato fertilizers we have raised from one variety 150 bushels to the acre from another 300 to the sere. Now, what wheat on your soil, good farmer, will pive the maximum yield? What potato? Wbat kind ot oatsT Isn't it worth your while to find out, or don't you believa in euch differences? Rural New Yorker. fb9 Tike County Ww, CATLETteßcaö. Ky.i Jauöary . IL Thd latest intelligence froni ' f.e teat of the Hat-field-McCoy war is to the euect that the McCoy potse captured Will Hat&eid and five others on their raid the other night, and landed them safe in the Pik a County jail. One more man was killed who has cot been reported, Jeff Nlckles. The exCltcmect in that section of the country is intense, and beggars description. Everybody is up in arms, and tbe scenes surpass jose of the late war. There is but little bUthlt" dene in Fikeyille now, as all is expecncy Bu citizens would not ba surprised et any toL to tee the natfiddi swoon down cn theSl, fxtncaie their members and birn the town, Id Sy nothing of the people they would kill. The Hatfields are known to be well organoid. Winchester rifies are ia -reat demand, and command good prices. Capt. Hitfieid was datgerously wounded ia th last eccouutr, but iiti atd to nuke his escape. Tf 0 ÜMtfiM i jy has teen badly worsted in the two "nai-ements, the McCoy par'y snd tmi.tiitits ei-ccpirg unhurt. A F.OC1&U. t'.c Uprising. CHATiAhol.uA, Tfic, January 11 A man midmI Ii.i'neau, hailing from Fort Wyne, I d ,i ia ihif city to et Socialist rtcmi'a to go to Chicsgo. He has succeeded iu enMs'ing ten men, who have been fuirdsbed by the Socialist ciuWs of Chicago with railroad tickets and $16 in

cash to go on to that city. Barneau claims to have been preeent at the II ay market riot and says the Chicago Socialists are adding to their numbers recruits from all over the country. He leaves for Birmingham to-day, where he expects to obtain not less than twenty or thirty ney mei. He says there will be a terrible Socialist uprising in Chicago in Ices than ninety days. KENTUCKY BOOMS IN TROTTERS Higher Prices Paid ia 1S87 for Faihlon.

ably Bred Colts than Ever Before, The Sportsman. This has been a most prosperous year among Kentucky trotting horsemen. The price received ior stocx has averaged much higher the past year than was ever before known, this especially being the case with young, fashionably bred colts and filliss, wh:ch at all times have brought lucrative prices, end in some instances have sold for exceedingly fancy figures. During the year 1,215 head of trotting horses were eold at public auction in Kentucky for $315.07 3, while the private sales will loot up at least that much more, one breeding establish ment alone having realized over $o0,000 m the Elles of trotting colts and filliei in 13-7. Tbose sold range iu age from the produce not yet foaied to the old stallions or brood marts wtich have almost served out their days. The price received for these horses varies from $70 up to a sum in the thouEands, which the non-credulous refuse io believe any sane man would pay ior a piece of horseflesh. In this connection it is well enongh to add that no standard-bred cnimalEold for anything like the firstmentioned price, the sum received for steck of that class always amounting to good healthy figures. TheBtrides made in the breeding oi ti e trotter in Kentucky, has been moat won derful, es it is only about tnirty-eight yeasince Mambnno Chief was Introduced into thia State. He was really tbe progen:tor ot the trotting stock of Kentucky. Frevious to Mambrino Chiefs arrival, It is true that Adballah was brought here, but he nly made one season, after which te returned to tbe North. Oa a splendid est te in the southern suburbs cf this city to-r-sy lives a man, fast neariug his six'yfiff n mile stone, to whom ths bieedlag int' rests of Kentucky owe a debt of gratituc'a that they will never be aole to piy. To him belongs the credit of introducing Into this State the trotting hore. Your correspondent alludes to Dr. L. Herr. Pre vious to this gentleman s arrival in this section frcm Fennsylvania there had been Beverr.1 stallions of trotting strains from the North introduced into Kentucky, but there was no training stable for schooling trotters fcr track purposes established until Dr. Herr came upoa the scene some time in the early part of the forties. The ricbnee3 of the land?, the fineness of the grases, together with the limestone water, and the genial climate of the b!ue-gra3S region, with the fact that the high-mettled racer had been here bred and ra'sed, gave Dr. Herr confidence that by proper breeding and judicious handling the very richest type of the trotting horse could be produced !n this 8tste, and to-day, after two score years, his judgement haa been completely vindicated, for Kentucky has pradnced tte greatest Hotter that naaever tied the earth. The Kosciatko Democracy Jubilant. Warsaw, January 13. Special. The Democracy of this county are iubilant over the results of the meeting at Indianapolis on the 11th. The great speeches made by ex-Senator McDonald and Governor Gray, have the right rice to tbem. to suit Democrats up here. They indicate that the coming campaign is to be one of hard blows and equare Lgntmg on the part of the Democracy, and that no quarter is to be asked of or given to the foes of the people, styled the Kepaoucaa party. With Gray on the ticket for Vicerrf 8ident,and Captain Myers lor Governor, we will be invincible, but, although they are tne choice oi me vimocrats of Kosciusko County, we will fight for whoever may be nominated until the clo.e of the polls oa election day, and watch tbe ballot boxes until the votes are counted out, a little precaution that it is as well r ot to neglect when they are In republican hands. Found Guilty of Marder. Chicago, January 14. The jury fn the cste of Henry McCabe, charged with tho killing cf Lawyer Howard, of a piraiso. Ind., brcuitt In a verdict ot guuty, and fixed tLe penalty at eight years imp?isonrued in the pen. His attorney entered a motion fcr a new trial. A Repv ieve for the Condemned. Wretched men and women loDg condemned to sufTcr the tortnres of drspepsia, are fillel with new hope alter a few doses of Hostetter's Stom ach Bitters. This building hope blossoms iato the frution ot certainty, it the Bitters Is per slated in, It brings a reprieve to all dispeptics who seek Its aid. Flatulence, heattburn, sinking at the pit of the stomach between meals, the nervous tremors and insomnia of which chronic indigestisn Is the parent. diapccar wlta tueir batciui progenitor, most beneuceai ot Etomichici! who can wuuder that in so rca- y instances it awakens graseful eloquence iu those ho. benefited by It. sxak voluntarily in its he half. It reauires a Graphic pen to de scribe tbe torments cf dyspepsia, but in many Ot the testimonials receive! by the propr.etors of the Bitters, tneseare portrayed witn vma triithfulnef-8. Constipation, biliousncs, muscular debility, malarial levers and rheumatism are relieved by it. I'rlnce Ferdinand Determined, Sofia, Jan. 11. Prince Ferdinand, dur ing a reception of the cmcers o: the bona garrison on W iears day, spoae enr geticaliv of tne situation end said that events might soon force Bulgaria to defend br lights, "ion will then see," contlnu cd Prince Ferdinand, "that lean die in de fense of our country." Several superior officers were decorated with the order of Saint Alexander. A banquet will be given to night at the palace to tue ministers aud chief military othcers. Every person is interested in their own aßairs, aßd If this meets tte eye of aay one who is suffering from the effects of a tropid liver, we will admit that he la interested in getting well. Get a bottle of rrxkiy A4i Bitters, use it as directed, and you will elwsj s be glad you read this item. 'MAY COD BLESS YOU." A Bottou Papor-llahfer's trouble and How Be Cot Out of it Plata Words from the 6uui:y bouth. tVheli ft ö HZ Li i rouble we cry u r help, w neu l.rf elliptnlrli !'l,,ril 11 tvtC-l &S fall of malaria. For f.voyesrs I was 3ar atsle to woik atall. Scüetlnies my heart wauIS palpitate fc r two tea t at a time. My legs would pet cold to ths knect, and I f ally expected to die. In e?pttmber. 1SS1, 1 toi:bt Lottie of Shsker Extract of Kots, cr S 'kel s Curative Synip, of your erent, JIr. E. M. Kicg, and before I Ltd Uten the first b.t e I felt better, end tn a hört time was abU? to g to ork. llsy God blissyou for ths good jatnve cone.'1 IJf. Vej. J. ilcCaDu, MP.ar.1a:i street, Ojs,;, writes: "riix months ago I bcyan to tiirow up my lood alter eating. I tuousht 1 was gain? lata coiibuffiption. 1 tooa began to havspaiaiu tbe chest, Etorach ai d eldcs. I got Ihtie fekcp atd t eke all ihel out. I ouce last five puuos In fcur guvs. 1 b'an usi: hakr Excrac. uf Uftcti.crtVIf.U's jrnp, ftiJ when I nil t'.nJsbe3 tbe .irih LciUe I mild est t.'ire t r:ara mcitls dsv. end to to s' ep tte minute I trur t tLetd. a rai'cr-hi!Ktr lv trade, a d Lave work? 3 eny äx sirue 1 took the Re:o.i l buttle, ai'ri gsncd riphle u j ouuds. I ougtd to be tLank ul, aid 1 m." This uined j f pecs all the natural passes of tbe bedy, etpe'i tbe pr.fon from the olnoi and enable natuie to rebuild waat disease hj destroyed. 8hker Extract of Koots, or Sefgel's 8yrnp, li sold by all drug eist. Cr send to use proprietor,

we are relieved e OH:? lur V : But not alwEts. Mr. V?, fc- Onffia, ot irout Crrrk. Rt. füui rmrntr liä.VTU&i- "I had a

Tho treatment of many thousands of cases Of those chronio weaknesses and distressing ailments peculiar to females, at the Invahdj Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo. N. Y aas afforded a vast experience in nicely adapting and thoroughly testing remedies for taa cure of woman's peculiar maladies. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription ll the outgrowth, or result, of this great and valuable experience. Thousands of testimonials, received from patients and from physicians who have te6tt-d it ia tbe more aggravated and obstinate cases which had bumfd their 6kiU. prove it to be the most wonderful remedy ever devised for the relief and cure of suffering women. It is not recommen-W as m cure-all," but as a most perfect Spvciuc for woman's peculiar ailments. As a powerful, invigorating tonic, it imparts strentrta to the whole system, end to the womb and its appendages in particular. For overworked, worn-out," u run-down," debilitated teachers, milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses, "shop-girls," housekeepers, nursing mother, and feeble women centrally. Dr. I'icrcc's Favorite Prescription is the greatest earthly boon, being unequaled as an appetizing cordial and restorative tonic. Ah a soothing and strengthening nervine, "Favorite Prescription " is unetiualed and is invaluable in aüaying and subduing nervous excitability, irritability, exhaustion, prostration, hysteria, epagma and Dther distressing, nervous symptoms commonly attendant upon functional and organic Jisease of tho womb. It induces refreshing sleep and relieves mental anxiety and deUr. Iieroe'a Favorite Prescription la a legitimate medicine, carefully compounded by an experienced and pkillfu. physician, and adapted to woman's delicate " Dranizjtioa. It ü purely vep-etable in it composition and perfectly harmless in iu ejects ia any condition of the system. Fot morning sickns3, or nausea, from whatevei causo arisinjr, week 6tomach. indigestion, dys pepsia and kindred symptoms, its use, in man dev. will prove very beneficial. "Favorite Prescription " I a positive cure for tho most complicated and obstinate cases of leucorrhea, excessive üowing, painful menstruation, unnatural suppressions, prolapsus, or falling of the womb, weak back, r female weakness," anteversion. retroversion, bearing-down sensations, chronic congestion. inflammation and ulceration oi tne womo. inflammation, pain and tenderness ia ovanca, accompanied with " internal heat." As a regulator and promoter of functional action, at that critical period of change from girlhood to womanhood, Favorite Prescription " is a perfectly safe remedial agent, and can produco only good results, it is equally efficacious and valuable in its effects wnen tasen ior tnose aisoraers ana aerang ments incident to that later and most critical period, known as " The Change of Life." t avoriie -rescnption," wnen i&aen in connection with tho use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and small laxative doses or Dr. Pierce s Purgative Pellets (ijttla Liver Pills'. cure9 Liver, Kidney and Bladder diseases. Their combined use Also removes blood taints, and abolishes cancerous and scrofulous humors from tho system. Favorite rreacrtption " is the only medicine for women, sold by druggists, uuder a positive guarantee, from the manufacturers, that it will give satisfaction in every case, or money wiU be refunded. This cuarantee has ben printed on the bottle-wrapper, and faithfully carried out for many years. Large bottles (100 doses) $1.00, or six bettle for $5.O0. For larjrf. illustrated Treatise on Diseases of Women (IM pages, paper-covered). Bead tea cents in stamps. Address, Werlos Dispensary Eedlsa! Assccfctian, CC3 Main St, CtTTALO, N. Y. ISLES I SCROFULA or Tza LtTScrti, Ca.. Aerort Ii, tSSl ffttwrrrermno Co.. Atlant. Oa.i ' Oolran I hae ben affllct! Wl alteration of tb lri alnc 1 tu a Child, tb disease uolotittrdly betBf hr. 61tary, aa tny mother suffered fron acroraV t ua symptoms. As I advanced to Baoboo4 i py affliction Incrcaeod unui to aiaiacy i Inf u! bcreaa the power ot word to dencribo. My rk W am bMiresslno; and pal eft leg being Um painfully affected, finally, about fourteen yean ago, uia uuer u n light leg had et-n througU tbe Cta lot tbebooe. In ordvr to cave my life taAoe or determined to amputate my W eJo , tie knee. Tbe opprntloii wm suoeeOTfuBy performed by Dr. H. v. M. Killer, o AJUanta, (,n Vr. V. P. Bond, ot Lltlionlaw But U oeaof my le? gae m onl temporary re leC Vhe puUuu IUI In my aysten and toon bfgau to iiiow Itself agaia. U a short time af tr large uloer appeared CB my Wl 1 I'S. ooertng ti from ce fcceeto the latn Frequently while at work I could be tracked by the blood which ooxl from the bare iioara, and the soro and ro'.tenlnf hoim hereto offetulre that civ fellow-worimsa ould not stand the 'nch and would osr way from me. . . . . Last winter I wm yernaded to try As a last effort I KKsented to da M, sad about spn months ago 1 be;a taking U fcpocLQo. I soon bn;.n f feel Uie good effect ot the medicine, ttw offence running begaa t-i grow less and let aud fiually ceased, tJ ulcers healed, iny tl"U becama arm an! t)lld. and today, after ing CwtDtyon cmles. I am as hule and stout roan ot mf age as there Is In üri. 1 am eeTenty-one y eai Ol 1. but feel o-w yotr.?.-r and stronger than I did when I r tweniy-Ce. I welfO a:,out 170 pounds. Nothing U to be eeea ot tbe terrible l.ea. or to remind laevf tne torture i suCored for to many year, eaoep tte soars of the perfectly healed uKfrf, 1 want the world to know f theainwea t&lracuOiu eure effected on tne by S. Ü a and I call upon those who wish to know the i.arUouiar directly from me to write, and I U1 aonlder It a pleasure as well as a duty . thair loiLrr. I refer to Dr. w. r. Send. or UtliODia. as io me xruia vi m lAtemeat. k Oaaaa, 1 Trsatli oa Wood "1 oa24 ttm. xux awifT ferkciric Co. I - irawer K AUaAte, Oew . Fcr 15 y' i: 1 a: 37 Cr.-itt Place, i Third -d Fourth. liTtlv iül'jii J i. .' . . .". Un.'w ,." to . J.,:us isl .. S.v. iacccMfal. ' h 1 V v, TT. . r.T. Cr.rc qU ffi .M .1 -vU AT. A c therewtt efst't ia yec-.fi. tc: -evs 1 rtrT-?v. r.-t"rr ul i:;cr. .'yrcf wu iv difksiv. rtuiut- of ' Men r. r.-y-DST KlVVilWilM, & ..-" .1 ., of li.vs 1--." ' r-r ,-. k: t.ci tic J. T "'"''' -! F rx u-n !.. rl J T,.' , -f .r ' -:.! 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