Xiiirht in Horse Stalls.
Many unwisely put a small Avindow
nt the front of the horse stall , causing
the light lo fall directly into the horse's
eyes. It is a wonder that a horse has
nny eyesight after a feAV months' ex
posure Jo such a condition. Entire ab-
Bcnco of light in the stall is to be avoid
ed , howeA'er , for this causes injury to
the darkness into the strong light.
Wht-n the light cannot be admitted
from the rear , but must come from the
Bide , put a grating into the side of the
stall , as shown in the cut. If IAVO or
more stalls are side by side , put such a
grating into each partition. It will let
horse's eyes Avheu he goes out from
ii
t'rtttid- > ;
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t'rtttidIP - ribS
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LIGHT FICO.M THE SIDK.
light into even the stall farthest
? ro : the windows. Such grating comes
In various sizes of mesh , and is sold at
the hardware store.
iji Tobicco.
"We are working on a new line of to
bacco investigation , * ' said Secretary
Wilson to a correspondent , "ferments
In tobacco. But little is known scien
tifically about the curing of tobacco.
I tried last year , when in Florida , to
find out from the Cubans why they
had certain processes in curing the
leaves. They had exact methods for
proceeding , and they knew what the
results \\ould be , but they did not know
why they did it. It was because their
fathers had done it before them. This
matter of ferments in tobacco is a very
fni---resting question. We know that
fermentation in the silo reduces the
Mipply of nitrogen , and we know that
in cooking food composed largely of
proieids. or nitrogenous matter , a loss
Is sustained from a feeding point of
view ; but in tobacco curing we know
comparatively little ; that is , whether
we want to retain or dispose of the ni
trogen. The department has now two
agenis at work upon this subject , one ,
a noted German scientist , has been en
gaged , and will proceed South on this
investigation. ' '
V * hen the Hncltle Is Gone.
The accompanying illustrations , from
the Orange Judd Farmer , show how to
join the ends of the driving reins together -
_ gether when the
/
buckle has been
lost. With a pock
et knife cut the end
of each rein , as
shown at a , then by
slippiug the ex
treme end of each
through the tack-
shaped opening of
the other , a reason
ably firm union is
effected. The ne
cessity of always
keeping the reins
fastened together
cannot be too strongly emphasized. If
a horse becomes frightened , and one
rein is dropped , there is no possible way
pf recovering it , if it is not fastened to
the other. Many a runaway has result
ed from a failure to observe this pre
caution.
K eld Peas for Orchards.
There is natural adaptability of the
orchard for peas aside from the fact
that the pea roots increase nitrogen in
r the sail. The pea must be sown early ,
and therefore the plowing is done when
it does not injure the tree roots. Then
the broad leaves of the pea shade the
soil and apparently absorb enough mois
ture at night to keep the plant fresh
and growing. Then after ( lie peas are
( harvested the hogs can be turned in to
eat what have been scattered in har
vesting. If the hogs are left without
rings in their noses they will root over
the surface soil and thus cover what ex
crement they have dropped. This with
continued extra feeding in the orchard
is the best way to enrich it.
Flavor of Flesh.
The Livf Stock Journal says with
much emphasis and with truth that
"the meat of all animals is affected by
the food they eat : the ducks taste fishy
Hint live on fish ; beechnuts bacon from
pigs fed on beechnuts has the finest fla
vor , and hogs allowed to feed on stink
ing , f lly * slops and on dead animals
must produce meat that is unfit for hu
man food. In th's land of abundant
food wo should feed sound , clean ,
healthy food and fresh , clean slop or
clean water. ' '
' helter for Sheep.
Sheep suffer if kept in close , under
ground , unventilated stables , which are
pretty sure to be also damp and have
foul air. Even in warm weather sheep
svill prefer to sleep on knolls , not niere-
y to be able to watch against danger ,
but also to secure free circulation of
pure air. So long as the roof keeps out
the rain , the open texture of the woolen
on the sheep's backs will keep cold out ,
however severe , provided it is not ac
companied by wet. The sheep need this
shelter from rain , even when the weath
er is not so very cold , though the oil
which nature provides protects the skin
from being AVCT , unless the storm is so
long continued that the sheep is chilled
through.
s : Fruit Trees Inlo Kcarins ; .
Fruit trees of any kind frequently
grow with great luxuriance. In this
they are usually unfruitful. No tree
commences to flower and fruit until its
vegetative exuberance has been some
what checked. Those who understand
the art of fruit culture thoroughly can
bring these wayward trees into a
straighter line of duty by root-pruning
them. II is effected by digging a trench
around the tree and then filling it up
with the earth that has been thrown
out. This cutting off the ends of the
roots causes check lo the extreme vigor.
and the result is the production of
flowers instead of branches. The dis
tance from the trunk that the trench
should be dug will , of course , depend
upon the age and size of the tree , and
also its ratio of luxuriance ; the aim
should be to dig so as to cut off about
one-third of its roots. The pear , a
well as other fruit trees , is particu
larly benefited by root-pruning. It can
be carried out at any time during th *
fall or winter season. M3ehan's
Monfhlv.
Fee-l for Milk.
Wheat bran and wheat middlings arc
pre-eminently milkmakers in the opin
ion of Prof. Hills. lie believes them
absolutely safe when fed in any possi
ble quantities. They carry considerable
percentages of protein , and , at ruling
prices , are in every way desirable dairy
feeds. Cornmeal he considers economi
cal according to how it is fed. Some
times cornmeal may be used to advan
tage in a dairy ration. Some fault is to
be found , however , with the extent of
its use. It is wiser to feed corn in the
form of a silage rather than to pluck
and grind the ear. If , however , the sil
age is deficient in corn , it may be sup
plied in the shape of meal. Indeed , up
to the limit of making the ration too
heating , it may sometimes be an ad
vantage to add cornmeal to the ration
even when the silage is well eared , but
more particularly because it tends to
better the grain of butter.
Thimiiiie : Fruit.
The practicability of thinning fruit
and its feasibility from a commercial
standpoint have been pretty well dem
onstrated in the last few years. Mr.
John Craig reports , in the publications
of the ( Canadian ) Central Experiment
al Farm , some results in thinning
peaches and plums which corroborate
the notes given from others. lie con
cludes that , when a large crop of fruit
is set , thinning peaches is highly re
munerative for the following reasons :
1. It increases the weight of the yield.
2. It largely increases the size of the
fruit , o. It reduces the number of ma
tured seeds , thereby considerably les
sening the drain on the vitality of the
tree. 4. It renders the crop less liable
to rot. Thinning plums likewise proved
altogether worth while.
Good "Wool.
Wool is affected by breed , climate
and food. Sheep will thrive in some
sections better than in others , and AVOO !
from some flocks Avill bring higher
prices than other wools. To produce
good Avool the sheep must be Avell fed ,
but not too much so. If the food is not
sufficiently nutritious the AVOO ! Avill lack
in strength , be dry , harsh , flabby and
rough to the touch. Wool from sheep
that are kept on pastures which pro
vide abundant herbage Is long in fiber ,
soft , Avhite and strong. It is claimed
that all foods which promote perspira
tion produces fine wool , but it is not
necessary to make a selection of foods
if the sheep have a variety.
Stopped. Ili = Paper.
"Once upon a time , " says the IIoulz-
dale ( Pa. ) Journal , "a man got mad at
the editor and stopped the paper. In : i
feAV weeks he sold his corn at 4 cents
less than the market price. Then his
property was sold for taxes because he
didn't read the Sheriff's sale. He paid
$10 for a lot of forged notes that had
been advertised tAvo weeks and ( ho
public warned against them. He then
rushed to the printing office and paid
several years' subscription in adA-ance
and had the editor sign an agreement
he was to knock him down if he order
ed his paper to be stopped again. ' '
Fceditijr for i'jrs in Winter.
Many writers advise that farmers
should force their hens to lay in winter
by heavy feeding , as eggs are high in
price in cold Avcather. It is not so eas.A
lo force hens to lay as may be sup
posed. Hundreds of hens that are wel >
fed in winter do not lay. The fact ir
that the food is but a factor in the
matter. It is not natural for birds tc
lay in Avinter. and to induce liens to lay
at that season they must have spring
and summer conditions , such as warm
quarters , an opportunity to exercise
any food of a varied character , avoid
ing grain in excess.
ss of Frisif.
Eat some fruit each day , to keep the
stomach in tone. The acid of sour
fruits , as of the apple and pear , is the
best corrective to the nausea that
comes from eating too much fat meat ,
and there is no better way of taking it
than in the apple sauce made with
boiled-down cider. It is always appre
ciated.
Growth of Shrubs.
It is amazing to notice how much an
ordinary shrub will grow in a single
summer. A silver fir 21/ ; feet high was
lately carefully measured. It hrd put
forth 5So new shoots , varying from
one-half inch to G inches each.
Defective City Streets.
The movement for better highways
was undertaken mainly to effect the
improA'ement of those roads which lie
outside the limits of towns and cities
and , in large parts , traverse purely
rural districts. The mileage of such
roads is very great ; their condition is
often deplorable ; many of those Avho
use them most appear indifferent to
their improvement and violently op
posed to spending any money on them ,
or even to changing time-worn methods
of maintenance. These conditions haAe
proved serious obstacles to the general
inauguration of road improvement ;
but , by united and prolonged effort ,
and years of work , they arc gradually
being surmounted.
The condition , however , of the streets ,
in most of the IOAA-HS and cities which
do not come Avithiu the scope of Ihe
good roads moveme'nt is , relatively ,
about as bad as that of the country
roads. In some of the towns and cities
few streets are paved at all , and in
most of them much of the pavement
is rough , badly laid , and poorly kept.
This seems the more strange , as the
Avealth , progress'n-eness , commercial
activity and intelligence of the coun
try are concentrated , in large measure ,
in and around the centers of popula
tion.
It would appear that the needs of
modern life should have long ago led
all places of any size or pretense to fa
cilitate local development by affording
commerce the best possible means lo
prosecute its undertakings by provid
ing smooth , paved ways within their
borders for quick and easy transporta
tion. It Avould seem that disease should
have been warded off , death rates re
duced , and reputations for healthfulness -
ness sought after , by laying pavements ,
easily and cheaply cleaned , and equal
to the requirements of modern sanitary
methods. It Avould be supposed that
the recreation of the populace Avould
have been everywhere provided for by
Ihe construction of boulevards , park-
Avays and parks that would provide
place for pleasant change and healthful
exercise in leisure moments. In short ,
there are many reasons Avhy , the more
dense the population and the greater
the volume of business transacted , the
better the pavements should be.
It is seldom that such is the case , and
it is the more curious because Ameri
cans usually demand in large measure
all those things that make for their
comfort and pleasure , and it is the
more disgraceful because the necessity
for something better is constantly and
painfully apparent , and the facilities
and means are at hand to provide all
that can be required.
A gentleman just returned from
abroad has stated that our city streets
compare ten more unfavorably Avith
those of foreign cities than do our coun
try roads. It is not difficult to believe
this. Though the round cobble is per
haps no longer laid , there are streets
Avhere their abominable surface must
be traversed. The forms of block pave
ment more generally used can be made
to give good results but they rarely do
so. OAving to beintr improperly laid on
soft foundations , whiHi speedily alloAV
them to sink in spots , and depressions
soon appear in Avhich the Avater stands
after every storm.
But it is not necessary to enumerate
the defects of city streets they are ob
vious to the millions who tread them
daily. Their improvement on modern ,
scientific lines is a constantly growing
necessity. U A. W. Bulletin.
One KiTcct of Keller Koatls.
A Long Island farmer says that be
fore the roads were macadamized ,
when he reached the foot of a certain
hill Avitli a ton load on his wagon , he
Avals obliged to stop and take off half
the load ; then after hauling half his
load to the to ] ) of the grade he Avould
unload that and retrace his steps to the
foot and bring up the half he had left
there , and , after picking up the part
first brought to the top. he Avould con
tinue the trip. Now he is able to haul
the entire ton'up the hill Avithout dilli-
-ulty.
QUEER CHANNEL ISLANDS.
Odd Mixture of Nationalities , with
Adherence to Old Custom'- .
During the last five years many
American tourists , aroused by the vivid
descriptions of Victor Hugo , have vis
ited the famous Channel Island's , of
which Jersey , Guernsey and Aldernei'
are the largest. These are betAveen
England and France and their inhab
itants arc an odd mixture of the IAVO
nationalities. They are very conserva
tive and keep up many of the customs
of ancient times. Some of them are
quite pretty and have been reproduced
in England and America by returned
travelers.
One ito have the bedrooms look into
the garden and not the street. When
this cannot be done a glass partition
with a door is built across the room ,
and the half by the Avindow is made
into a conservatory. Another useful
idea is a little clay-lined iron brazier ,
used for broiling meat over a charcoal
fire. It makes 110 smoke and can be ex
tinguished quickly. For rapid and
comfortable cooking in summer it is
invaluable. The islands are warm and
fertile and are famous for lettuce , chic
ory , salsify , endives , sorrel , crests and
other delicate vegetables. These are
made into mixed salads and also into
omelettes , like the so-called Spanish
omelettes. The latter are tasty and
very \vUolesomo. Tiio islands excel
In pastry. Fruits are the favorite food.
They are served raw , sliced Avith tht
famous Jersey cream , baked with cus-
lard , stewed with a litlle wine and
sugar and strangely , in pies , good
American pies ! The Guernsey mince
pie has no meat or suet in its composi
tion. It is made of apple , pear , peach ,
plum , berries , raisins , grapes , citron ,
sugar , butter , spices , wine and brandy
and is reported to be exceedingly fas
cinating. A "Jersey luncheon , " as IIOAV
given by experts , consists of bouillon ,
a mixed salad , a sardine pastry , a
Guernsey mince pie , then wine and cof
fee , which is not bad for Jersey.
THE FRENCH ARMY.
It Would Not Strain the Republic to
Place in the Field 12,500 OOO Men.
The French budget for the present
year shoAvs that the peace strength of
the French army amounts to 54 < ; ,04-i
men. Of this tolal number 20,402 are
officers. These figures describe the
home army alone and mean that the
nation has that many men at hand in
France. The army in Algiers consists
of 55,911 men , of whom 2,197 are offi
cers , and the army in Tunis consists of
13,458 men , of whom 552 are officers.
Add the number of the home army to
that of the army abroad , and the total
Avill be 015,413 , of whom 29,151 are olli-
cers. Including all the departments , the
French army has 142,038 horses in its
service. If France were called upon lo
engage in Avar with any European na
tion at this time she Avould be ready to
put into the field 541.020 for the active
army alone , and 25,790 for the gendar
merie and the republican guards. Thai
is a pretty good fighting force to throw
into action at once. France , back of
her superb army , has a grand store of
men to dnnv on. The number of men
liable to military service in France is
estimated thus : The active army and
its reserves , all Avell trained soldiers.
2.350,000 ; the territorial army ( acrtve ) ,
900,000 ; the territorial reserve , 1,100-
000. These give a grand total of 4,350-
000. Such a tremendous force as this
Avould not of course be available at once.
But if France were called upon to put
forth its best military strength quickly
she could bring into action Avith no trou
ble whatever an army of at least 2,500-
000 men.
Shorten oil His Sentence.
A man charged Avith bigamy Avas
once brought before Judge Gary , of
Illinois. The accused had lived two
years Aviih the second-Avoman , and he
concluded to plead guilty on the under
standing Avith the state's attorney
lhal the sentence would divorce him
from Xumher Two. When he stood
before Judge Gary the litlle man looked
over his cle < k and asked in a voice of
kindness
"You full understand what the plea
of guilty means ? "
"Yes , your honor. "
"And do you understand if you so
plead it Avill be my duty to send you to
the penitentiary ? Do you understand
that ? ? "
"Yt' < . . ) . " honor. Anything to wt
five. "
j The judire looked at the man for a
moment and then said in his inimitable
manner :
"I suppose there are some thingbe -
ide which prison would be a relief.
Any relative or friend of the defendant
in court ? "
A woman in black stood up on a
bench , and said in a A'oice which sound
ed like a rip of cambric :
" 1 am his second Avife. judge. "
Judge Gary , immediately , Avith no
change in his voice or face , said :
"Some things beside Avhich prison
Avould be a relief. You ouirht to be
Aviiling to take three years. "
The prisoner nodded an as < ent.
Judge Gary loked over at the Avoman
in black. lie seemed to read her in a
second. He turned to the man who had
pleaded guilty and said :
" 1 Aviil give you one year. You seem
to have had the other two before they
arrested vou. "
Cijr.'stcmnjr Siadc Vl-Jasy.
The peculiar and amusing name-
borne by North American Indians are
obtained in a novel and interestiiiir
manner.
In the first place the children's names
are nut selected by the parent * , as
among civilized races , but are bestowed
by tli" doctor or medicine man of the
tribe. After attending a birth , thi *
personage betakes himself to the en
trance of the wig-warn * and irazes
around. The name of the object or
scene which first attract * his attention
i * a ! > o the name of the newly born
child. Thus should the sun hajvK'ii
to be rising , the appellation of "Ilisintr
Suu" i * the child's name : or if a bird
is flying past , he or sh i * known
through life a * "Hird-in-the-air. "
On the Avhole. llu > idea is not bad. if
fur the s-ike of '
only relieA'inir the pa
rents of the vat amount of anxiety ami
discussion experienced by parents of
other lands when a child's
name is to be decided : but all the same
it is just as well that the cutom is not
general , for how would a young lady or
gentleman feel if the doctor had found
it expedient to christen her or him
"Street car"or "EKvtrict liirht. "
use in a Cemetery.
Throughout the world there are hun
dreds of lighthouses dotted along flu-
coast , but a lighthoine in the midst of
a cemetery is a rare thing. Such a one ,
however , has ju t been erected in the
cemetery at Tlverston , Lancashire.
Eng. A .Miss Wilson had it built in
remembrance of her father , who died
in London eighteen months ago.
A Avorking man often refuses to be
lieve that he is getting along well unless
he has a debt , when he can represent
himself as a hard-working man trying
to get out of debt.
The hand that rules the dyspeptic
makes Che pie.
TOPICS FOR FARMERS
A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.
t'oultry ItnlaliiK Business Thin
Soils May Be Made Fertile by Turn-
ins Under Green Crops Hints on
Ice Harvesting.
Jn all occupations it is the strict ob
servance of business principles that re
sults in success. liaising poultry is no
exception to this rule , and those who
have and are making the business a
decided success are but receiving the
reward that follows the faithful appli
cation of strictly business methods.
This so-called luck , good or bad , is
merely the effect of proper or improper
methods.
Success in poultry culture is no hap
hazard affair , but is secured only by
regular method ? , and the closer the ap-
lication and more careful and earnest ,
the greater becomes the success.
One reason why many fail to meet
with success when the } ' increase their
flocks is that they fail to increase their
accommodations in proportion to the
increase in their flock ; they fail to rec
ognize that large Hocks are dililcult to
feed so thru each individual may secure
its allotted share ; the various ailments
have to be guarded against where large
flocks are kept that are comparatively
unknown among the moderate-sized
flockThe man who has attained
success with a fair-sized flock should
be very cautious how he increases it ,
expecting thereby to increase his pro
fits , lie should make a careful note
of the facts that have resulted in secur
ing profit * .
A good way to increase the flock is to
do it on the colony plan. After you
know how to care for , say fifty hens ,
then start another yard of fifty hens.
Then you will either double the num
ber of hens with not quite t\vice the
amount of labor , and you should have
twice the amount of profit. This should
be followed up until you can increase
by another colony of fifty liens. By
method you will be able to care for r 00
liens , and do it as successfully as you
did with the first fifty.
Ilemomber that it is the little things
that make the success good or bad on
the poultry farm. Indiana Farmer.
Jfow to Help Thin Soils.
Shallow , thin soils that are deficient
in vegetable mat tor , or , in other words ,
{ re barren from excessive cropping.
MU be made fertile only by the turnIng -
Ing under of green crops grown by the
aid of chemical manures , or by spread
ing a thick coat of rotted straw , leaves
or swamp grass over the ground and
turning this vegetable matter under
four inches in depth. The following
ipring spread forty bushels of fresh
Kme to the acre , and harrow it in both
ways. Plant the fi.-ld to corn , apply
ing 250 pounds of bone phosphate to
the acre in the hill. Work the corn
five or six times , and not more than
three inches in depth. Cut the corn
iff early in .September : harrow the
stubble well , and then drill to wheat ,
putting in with the grain 301) ) pounds
of bone phosphate to the acre and .seed
ono pock of timothy in the fall and one
peck of clover in the spring upon each
acre. After the grain is harvested roll
the stubble and keep off all stock. If
there is a rank growth of grass , fox
tail and ragweed , cut it off with the
mower the first week in August , set
ting the cutter bar high. These weeds
and glasses , if cured in the cock , will
make excellent rousrh fodder for win
tering young cattle. Pasture lands
and run-nut hillside fields can be cheap
ly improved by spreading a coat of
straw on the surface and then spread
ing forty bushels o'f fresh lime to the
acre over the straw. Let the field lie
until next fall , ketping oil all stock ,
then plow the field shallow ; harrow
well and drill to grain , applying 300
pounds of so'iie good bone manure to
thi1 acre and seed down to timothy and
clover. The American.
Prevent ing : Apple Kot.
A writer in the Practical Fanner ,
says : "On my father's farm is a Janet
apple tree about twenty years old
which IH-V. r produced any sound ap
ple * until .ivc-ntiy. The tree bloomed
freely an-.l > 't a great many apples ,
whk-li rni.f ; before maturinir. On ex
amining t' ' tree we found the bark
rotmh and < ; : : ly. and under the scales
liun'hvd-s of bark lice. The leaves also
looked badly , having a pale green ap-
peari : ; < v. In .May , ISOd , I pulled off
tin * sc : ly bark anil applied with a brush
a mixture of soapsuds and carbolic
acid , half pint acid to two gallons smK
In 1H)7 ) we sprayed the tree with the
Uordv'Mii mixture ju-t after the bloom
ha.l fallen and again two weeks later.
During the summer the foliage was of
dark green , and in the fall we picked
several bushels of excellent apples/ '
irarvcstiiijj Ice.
A- soon as the ice is six inches thick
ft should be cut. Cat and stack it up
alongside of the pond. Clear , solid ice ,
properly packed in a good house , will
keep. Snow ice is very porous , and.
being full of airhole.will soon melt.
The ice should be marked off and saw
ed out in medium-sized blocks. A
handy block to handle is one twenty
inches square. Square blocks pack
more closely. The more compact the
ice can be put away the better it will
keep. The icehouse should be cleaned
out. the rails laid abet six inches apart
in the bottom of the house , and one foot
of straw spread over the rails. See that
the board siding next to the house is in
good condition. Holes should be nailed
over to keep the ice from coming in
contact with the earth. As the ice is
put in , leave a ten-inch space between
the ice and the sides of the house. This
space should be rammed solid with
leaves or chaff. Haul and pack the ice
when the weather is cold. Ice packed
when the weather is severe will freeze
Into a solid mass. Tack the Ice layer"
by layer , and fill up the holes with
small pieces of ice. Snow when It falls ,
on Ice that is to be cut should be ,
brushed off rhe next day before It
freezes. Farmers living near the city
and having a pond of clear spring
water can find a profitable market for
all the good Ice they have to spare.
Keepinjr Potatoes.
A correspondent of Farming suggests
that potatoes will keep best at a low
temperature , a little above freezing.
Many potatoes are spoiled by being
kept in too warm a place during the
early fall and late spring. They should
be kept in a dry place. If it will keep
dry , a deep cellar is preferable , for the
reason that it Js more likely to have
a low uniform temperature , and will
not be reduced to freezing temperature
so readily as more shallow ones. The
bins in a potato cellar should not be too
large. A three-hundred-bushel bin
should be the largest used. Smaller
ones would suit better. Slatted floors
for the bins and slated walls between
the bins , which allow the air to pass
around them , arc better than close
walls or floors. The circulation of air
which they allow keeps the potatoes
dry and prevents heating.
It is not a good plan to put potatoes in
the cellar as soon as they are dug. It is
better to put them in pits in the field
until the weather gets cold enough to
freeze the ground a few inches deep.
In pitting them temporarily , if the
ground is wet , put the potatoes in a
conical pile on the surface ; but , if tap
ground is dry , dig a shallow pit for
them and use the dirt out of it for cov
ering. After the potatoes have been
placed in an even conical pile , cover
them Avith a layer of pea or other straw
about four inches thick , and then cov
er them with from three to five inches
of dirt. In such a pit potatoes will keep
through a severe frost.
A POIInil of Pork.
It requires 13.50 pounds of skim milk
to produce one pound of pork when fed
with corn meal , ratio 1:1-1.7 to fatten
ing hogs.
Skim milk could not be economically
fed to fattening hogs unless it was a
product which could not be otherwise
utilized.
It required on an average -JV1 pounds
of shelled corn to produce one pound of
pork during an average period of four
weeks , or one bushel produced 13J4
pounds.
It required -l'/t pounds of cornmeal to
produce one pound of pork , or one
bushel of corn made into meal and fed
will produce 12i ) pounds of pork.
When dry , shelled corn is more eco
nomical than cornmeal to feed fatten
ing hogs.
It required 1\ \ pounds , or one bushel ,
of ground oats to produce one pound of
pork , when fed with equal parts , by
weight , of cornmeal.
One bushel of cornmeal is worth'
nearly three bushels of oats as food for
fattening hogs.
Corn-fed pigs gained 4 % pounds pel-
week and ate about 21 pounds of corn
per 300 pounds of live weight.
1'ork was produced during the cold
weather , with corn at 28 cents per
bushel , for less than 3 cents per pound.
Indian corn is the most economical
pork-producing material during the
winter months in regions where exten
sively grown. Market Basket.
To Kill I.scc on
In answer to an inquiry , the Orange
Judd Farmer gives the following in
structions : "Before using any remedy
have the pig house cleaned and hot lime
sprinkled over the floor , and the walls
whitewashed with fresh-burned lime.
Then brush the hogs well to remove all
dirt from the skin. Stavesacre seed , 1
quart : water , 20 quarts ; I > oil this for one
hour ; let it simmer one hour longer ,
then strain and add water to make it
up to the twenty quarts again. Rub a
little of this well in all over the body.
If the stavesacre seeds cannot be ob
tained , use 1 pound of black tobacco to
30 pounds of water in the same way as
the skivcsacrc seeds. " >
Paper lo IIxclii'lc CoM.
Common paper being , if whole , imner
vious to air , makes a very good covering
where it can be kept from being wet.
By using tarred paper and placing it be
tween two thicknesses of matched
boards , the paper can be kept in good
condition several winters , provided
mice do not gain entrance. The im
prisoned air which the paper will hold
between the boards makes the very best
kind of non-conductor. Even the news
paper spread over the bed , or , better
still , placed between the coverings , pre
vents much cold air getting through to
the sleepers beneath , and a folded news
paper at the chest or back , under the
clothing , is a great protection against
cold in day time.
StrcetCars Supplying Cigarettes.
An experiment for the convenience ot
passengers is in preparation by the
North Metropolitan Tramway Com
pany of London. Their cars are to be
fitted with automatic machines for the
supply of cigarettes two ordinary
ones for a penny , or one of superior
quality for the same coin. This , of
course , is for the convenience of out
side passengers only , for , as hereto
fore , the interior of the vehicle i.s
strictly reserved for nonsmokers. One
of the cars has been fitted with its au
tomatic machine at the company's
works Leytonshire , and should the ex
periment prove successful others wi7
be similarly supplied.
Fooling the Lordly Plumber.
Freezing will not injure a newly pat
ented water pipe , which has a yielding
core in the center , strong enougn to
withstand the force of the water under
natural pressure , but which collapses
as the ice expands , and prevents burst'
ing , the core enlarging again as soon
as the water thaws and the pressure ia
removed.
