Pike County Democrat, Volume 25, Number 25, Petersburg, Pike County, 2 November 1894 — Page 3

THE FARMING WORLD, ABOUT CASTOR BEANS. A Few General end Sensible Bints Be** Carding Their Cult! ration. S. J. Flipped, of Fulton, Mo., desires some information^garding the culti▼ation of castor beans as a field crop. Unless the experiment shall include at least 8 or 10 acres we advise against it, because of the necessary outlay ol labor. This consists in the prepara] tion of the popping ground, a very low-wheeled wagon or truck or sled, the latter in common use, but the other easier to haul. The judgment of when the beans are ripe enough for cutting, etc., cannot well be described, as they ripen unevenly on the same bunch. A few hints of general cultivation may be given. The field where planted should be rich soil and as nearly as possible free from weeds. ' In order to secure a good stand more plants should be planted than can be allowed to grow. The land is prepared as for a premium corn crop, that is to say: Plow deep and thorough; harrow well and fine the soil before laying it off in rows. Lay off in rows four feet wide each way; plant by hand and leave only two or at most three plants to the hill; cultivate freely and not too deep three or four times to keep down or kill the weeds; every seventh or ninth row should be left vacant for a driveway in gathering bunches. As these will ripen unevenly two or three gatherings will be necessary. The flopping ground above spoken of must be level, with a hard floor and large enough to secure the beaus when popping. It is needless to say that the beans should be thoroughly cleaned before they are offered for sale. As a caution we say that the first quotations of prices in the season are seldom reliable; they are made to 6tart the crop and a crop will follow. Some reliable person, familiar with the work, will be needed to give additional information not given in this paper. Experience is the best schoolmaster^ On a very small and limited scale an experiment would not pay.—.St. Louis Re* public. _ OMR COUNTRY ROADS.

A PIm from Missouri Whhh Applies to All Other States. There is no copyright o*\ the topic of g>ood roads. Bad roads are too numerous. They are to the manor born. A part of our nineteenth century civilisation. We luxuriate in them, abound in them indeed, as one of the institutions which, “like the po<rr,” we have -always with us. Every occe in awhile •one runs into a hole or aga*nst a stump; breaks an axle or a wheel, or the harness (rives way, or something' of the kind occurs be fore .anybody would have thought of it, and then we begin to clamor for good roads. We refer to this matter once in awhile, not so much to urge it as to keep it before the readers; for when an effort of this character so apparently and obviously necessary fails of itself to appeal to the good judgment of the best people there is little use in urging it It is very evident that were the roads of every populous district in Missouri put into good condition they would not only save money, but enable those who use them to make both time and money. Then again the value of property as a marketable commodity would be greatly enchanced, especially if the highways were studded and ornamented with shade, fruit or nut-bear-ing trees. Our countrymen look upon such things as weak and ephemeral, but to us they are important and very valuable considerations. •<- Column's Rural World. BLANCHING CELERY. A Device Whose Cheapness Recommends a Fair Trial. The “new celery culture” does away, to a certain extent, with artificial blanching, but many people do not follow this method of close planting, while, moreover, some sorts of celery will not blanch, even with dose planting, unless banked by All FI

earth, boards or something of the sort. Earth .is objectionable in many cases, while the use of boards is expensive *nd.cumbersome if one’s celery news are somewhat extensive. The accompanying illustration shows a device that may be found useful. The cheapest of .cotton .cloth is bought and torn into strips of the required width, when it assy be hemmed upon a sewing machine. The .whole, when dipped in a ten-cent package of black dye, is ready to be tacked upon slender sticks, sharpened at .one end. It is a simple aud very easy matter then to place these strips of .cloth along the sides of the celery rows, turning at the end and going baek upon the other side of the row. Sufficient shade may perhaps [he afforded in most cases without dyeing the white doth.—Orange Judd ‘Farmer. Basle Qualities at Stock. A sound constitution means not only lelf-sustaining vigor, hut as well freedom from disease^ Self-contained vigor involves a well developed heart and lungs, good digestion and- assimilation, and good bone and musole. ;Be it remembered that all of these, as ,well as the reproduction of them, are ■found in the wild animals, and too that they are found in them to such pn extent that man, by all of his science, all of his experience, and all of his genius cannot equal much less purpess them. Now, think this over, and then say what we as breeders are attempting to do in our efforts to surpass nature. There is more in this question to ns thsn will appear aI first sight, and the education and light developed joy s study of it will he such as do last us until the end of our dajra

WEST HIGHLAND CATTLE. Probably tbo Moot Hardy Dairy Brood la the World. There is something in the accompanying illustration of a conspicuous member of the family of West Highland cattle that is at once indicative of his birthplace—the rugged land and clime of Scotia. There is a suggestion of vigor and robust hardiness that at once impresses the observer in studying this breed of cattle. The picture is that of Ceatharnach Buidhe (719), owned by Mr. John Stewart, of 8<\>tland. This fine animal was first and champion at the Highland societies show at Inverness. Scotland, and also champion at Stirling. The West Highland, or to be more accurate, the Southwest Highland, breed of cattle are very highly esteemed in Great lir tain. They are most at home on the western islands of Scotland and in the adjoining counties. This breed and the Galloways are believed to be descended from the same original stock, the former being often called “Highlanders without horns.” Galloway crosses by a West Highland bull have been put with purebred Galloways, and the best Galloway judges have bepn unable to distinguish the crosses from the pure specimens. In the Hebrides, they are very largely grown, and the Kyloes, as they are familiarly called, are great favorites. They are not a desirable breed for the dairy, it is as beef animals that they excel. They are, while young, somewhat slow in coming to maturity, but the product, when matured, is not surpassed by that of any other breed. In the early history of this breed, in the beginning of the eighteenth century. they received but scant care and feed. With the exception of the milking cows, they were as a rule wintered in the field and were sca*ntily fed with a little hay of the poorest quality, or some straw. Very many had to exist on seaweed, heather and rushes. It is said that at least onefifth of them used to perish of starva

CHAMPION WK8T HIGHLAND BULL tion every winter, and in unusually severe winters when the snow lay long on the ground fully one-half of them succumbed. Of course, the survivors of such treatment were those having the greatest vigor, and the quality of hardiness in the breed was intensified by this process of selection. When a more rational treatment followed the harsh one alluded to, these cattle 6oon demonstrated their worth. Even now, when subjected to poor treatment and scant fare through the winter, they will respond to a more favorable environment more rapidly than any other breed, putting on flesh with speed.—Orange Judd Farmer. CARDEN ROTATION. A System Which Preserves Fertility and Save* Fertilisers. A good rotation for the garden is this: Newly set strawberry bed the first season and the next the bearing bed of strawberries. After that the strawberry plants should be started elsewhere so that they ean eome into bearing as Soon as the old ones have yielded their crops. Clover should be sown upon the old strawberry bed after the plants are raked up. The following spring the elover should be turned over in time to make preparations for various garden vegetables. If corn and potatoes are raised on any large scale they should be raised on a larger field separate from the garden, and they, by adding clover, make « rotation sufficient for all purposes. Two years of potatoes on one soil u sufficient By the third year the bugs would be too plentiful to make things pleasant Then give the land up bo clover for one year, followed by twc crops of corn. When the second crop of corn is harvested the potatoes can be planted again, and the rot blight and bugs by that time will be exterminated. By this system of rotation we need less manure on our gardens. Some soils have too much manure now that is unused, uncomposted and unassimilated manure. By a rotation of crops this is used up better, and the land is cleaned out sh that it can dispose of fresh applications much better. Besides, clover adds to the soil what it greatly needs, and it is something that our gardens very rarely receive. It may be impossible to work a small garden in a village in this way where land is limited, but where the farm is large enough and the owner is depending upon his garden for most of his profits, there is no other sound, reasonable course for him to pursue. He must adopt a rotation of crops as well as his brother grain and grass growers. —Germantown Telegraph.

Keeping Sweet Potatoes. When the time comes to dig. do not wait for the frost to kill the vines. If possible dig when the ground is dry. the drier the better; dig what you can get under shelter. Be sure you get them there. Put them in hills of 50 to 100 bushels, Get dry. clean pine straw. Take bark, put it on evenly all over. As you put it on {fat straw with fork. Press the straw one hand. Feel with others to 4 inches. Then put on the dirt even all over. Cover 8 inches deep and the sooner the better. This thick covering keeps them from heating. for they can’t get air to heat any. Give them a good shelter to keep them dry, and you are all rig ht. When the family wants some for nse, open the hill at the ton and be sure yon elose it well. Sweet potatoes have boon kept 15 years in this way

MULTUM IN PARVO. Silence in times of suffering is the best.—Dry den. Ruins are millstones on the road of time.—Charafort. Art and science have their meeting point in method.—Bulwer, A proverb is the half-way house to an idea.—George Meredith. Solitude is apt to give too high an opinion of one's self.—Byron. Mant men spend their lives in gazing at their own shadows.—Hare. We sell the thrones of angels for a short and turbulent pleasure.—Emerson. Tuk cause of all the blunders committed by mao arises from excessive self-love.—Plato. Perhaps perseverance has been the radical principle oft every truly great character.—J. Foster. Let me often to these solitudes retire, and in their presence reassure my feeble virtue.—Bryant. WARRANTED DELICIOUS. Cocoanut Cookies—One cup butter, two cups sugar, two eggs, one cup grated cocoanut, two teaspoonfuls bale-* ing powder, flour enough to roll them. Roll very thin, bake quickly, but do not brown. Hermits—Three eggs, one cup butter, one and a half cups sugar, one cup seeded chopped raisins, a very little citron chopped fine, one teaspoonful each of cloves, allspice and cinnamon. Flour enough to roll them out. Cut in rounds. Hickory Nit Kisses—Whites of six eggs beaten stiff, one pound powdered sugar, two tablespoonfuls flour and one pound hickory nut kernels. Drop on well-buttered tins and bake in a moderate oven. Quince Sirup for Hot Cakes.—Grate three large quinces, and three pounds of granulated sugar and a quart ol water. Let it simmer slowly for two or three hours after naving brought it to the boiling point.—Farm and Home. PICKED UP ABROAD. At Weis, in upper Austria, natural gas tit for illuminating and heating has been discovered. Ai.ma Tadema and Sir John Millais received diplomas of honor, and BurneJones a first-class medal, at the Antwerp exhibition. An Indian carpet, weighing three tons, and made by the prisoners ih the Agra jail for Queen Victoria, has jost been received at Windsor eustle.

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—It is the pretty Christian legend that the aspens quivers with shame because from its wood the cross was made. Observers of nature have discovered, however, that the quiverings of the aspen's leaves is due to the fact that the leaf stalk is flat on the sides and so thin about the middle that the slightest breath of wind sets all the leaves a-wagging horizontally. A single leaf plucked, off and taken by the end of the leaf stalk between the thumb and the ferefinger admirably illustrates the peculiarity of the aspens. A Matter of Doubt.—“Maria,” he said thoughtfully, “I waat to ask you something.” “What is it?” “Do you think that you’ll over have a vote?" “I do, assuredly.” “If you get one, and I run for office* will you castlt for me?” She was thoughtful for sometime; then she said: “Hiram, I can’t say yet Not till our debating society has passed on the question whether a woman’s first duty is to her fireside or to her country.”—Washington Star.

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Widow—“Well, Mr. Brief, have you read the will!” Brief—“Yes, but I can't make anything out of it.” Heirs—“Let us have it patented. A will that a lawyer can't make anything out of is a blessing. "—Milwaukee Sentinel. “No, he doesn't love me,” she sighed, as she listened, to the receding footsteps of the youth who had just parted* from her. “No, he doesn't love me. He said good night only four times before going.'’—N. Y. Press. “Mbs. Bangle is perfectly devoted to her children.” Mrs. Slasher—‘‘How very sad!” “Sad! How do you make that out?” Mrs. Slasher—“Why, her poor darling Fido must be dead."—Inter Ocean. |‘ _

Nurse enters the door of professfe** study—“I am happy to tell you, professor, a. little son has just arrived.” Professor (looking up abstractedly from his book)— "Eh! Oh, just ask him to wait in the anteroom a minute, please."- Tit-Bits. The modern gown has one advantage 1%, gives a woman room to lasgh in her smovol —Philadelphia Record. A funnt way to make money—write jokes.—Texas Siftings. A. N. K., B. 1524. WHEN WUITINO to ADVERTISERS FLEAS* Mate that ytn u« tk* AOhUmmA to «M» ftess*

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