The Cedarville Herald, Volume 11, Numbers 22-52

t the farming world , BREEDING PIGS; «t Which r i |« sh o u ld B « Hr»d—T h* B e a t T l» * for M atin g.’ In deciding on the age a t which 'to state, the breeding pig* we may In this in *U other matters, says the Breed* npg Gazette, take nature as a guide to a extent, The periods of oestrum usually commence when a y elt is six fit seven months old, and many good: pigs sro bred from yelta ‘mated a t this early age, but my experience is in favor of allowing the boar and the y elt to tesoh the age of eight months before they are used for breeding purposes. I jun aware th a t some few persons rocom* "mend that yelts should be twelve or flf- > teen months old before they are p u t to the boar on the ground thatea rlio r mat* ing tends 10 atop the growth. I have no faith in its permanently having Buch an Effect; indeed I havo proved th a t by far the most prolific and best suckling sows are those which commenoe their mater­ nal duties of pig life a t a comparatively . early age, and fu rth e r th a t these make tbo best sows for show purposes This latter quality may not be of groat im­ portance to many of the members of this club, but I have had to take it into account. For two reasons I am likewise almost compelled to breed my sows a t all sea­ sons of the year; tiff first is th a t I want pigs of all ages, sj]na,the second is th a t with fifty to sixty sows 1 find itdifficuit to provide sufficient comfortable pons or styes in which the sow can spend a week before and some throe weeks after the arrival of her progeny. This is a , difficulty not encountered by ovory one, so that for general purposes it is advis- ' able to try to arrange for the. little pigs to arrive between the middle of tho , months of February and September. By this means a sow. m atodat the ond of October would farrow her pigs in February, or about ono hundred and twelve days afterward. These might re­ main with her for some seven weeks. ‘The sow, would usually come in heat in a few days after the pigs are weaned, and the second litte r would arrive in August; thus both Utters would gain the bone fit of the sun’s rays,, the long days, and' the comparatively short' nights. October is the worst possible month for young pigs to arrive unless it bo at the la tte r end of tho month and then to bo sold, as suokling pigs, .but this is a profitless game. ■The spring pigs almost invariably pay tbo best; the time of tho year com­ pels them to grow faBt; much of their food costs but little, and if well done they may be sold fat in August and September, when pork is. always the dearest. This may not bo an inoppor­ tune moment to call attention to the little thought bestowed on this matter by pig-feeders who blindly follow in the footsteps of their forefathers, who, with their families and servants, mien and maids, used to consume well nigh all the pork made on the farm. The pigs wore tutnefi oil to seok tlieir own living and to grow for a year or eighteen months until the autumn, when tho ta il corn was sent to the mill, and then later as the meal was about finished the end of tho pigs drew nigh. Every thing is now changed; hard, fat, salt meat is looked down upon; tho men servants are not boarded *in tho farm-house, and the fat pigs are most of them sold when from eigh t to twelve Korea in weight. Outlet for the Drains. Farmers spend time and money on tile or stone undordralns, and then leave tho ou tlet of the main^wholly un­ protected. Consequently in a year or so the cattle or other Btock and tho ac­ tion of the frost displace the drain and partly or wholly fill up the ohannol. If the fall is b.ut slight the whole work sometimes proves worthless. For a proper outlet lay a large flat stone tiro or more feet square above the tile, as shown in the engraving. Place a num* 8ECCHK OUTLET FOB IUtAIXS. her of small stones each side to aid in supporting the stone in a proper posi­ tion, If stonh can no t be bsd use a wide piece of plank about three feet long. I t will la s t much longer if the surface is first charred. I f stones can hot <be obtained for tbo side supports hse blocks of wood o r even whole or broken sections of tile. After heavy Tains, or a t least several topics a year* examine the ou tlet and remove all ac­ cumulations of mud or gravel. B ecause a Cow will turn from pure Water th a t la very cold and, drink ou t of a stagnant pdnd, is no reason to suppose that in th a t case natn re is soaking a Mistake, i t is not probable th a t the cow Is much of a , judge of the quality •f water, but if she were, th e reason •he turns from tho pure cold water is •imply because i t is too cold and no t because it is too pure.—Western Rural. ' Now it is said by medical authority that the consumption .of bogus butter causes cancer. Bogus bu tte r bad Mused so much th a t is disagreeable that it will g e t itself disliked pretty •eon. The most disagreeable thing that i t has caused, however, is tho u tter ftapravity of the men who make it. GOOD HINTS. A HsrilaaUturlffcGlv*a Ml* Kxpsrlsne* la flo a tin g StrawUerrUs—Hla ld*a o r a Clod-Crusher. The fruit-grower, like the farmer, is largely indebted to the season for his success or failure. I am foroibiy re­ minded of this, says a w riter in Popular Gardening, by the ease with which I have been enabled to get a perfect stand of strawberries on i block just planted. ■ .■, ' The ground was -plowed when it crumbled nicely and in the only inter­ val. in this very wot-spring when i l could have been done. I t was harrowed very fine and then planed down with a home-mado contrivance that answers admirably. This consists of three logs six inches in diameter and seven feet in length strung upon two five-eighth iron rods forty-one inches long and held apart by wooden dowels. The rods are one foot from olther end; and, having books in the* front end, are connected with a log chain aiid the doubletree is bitched to this so the machine drags a t an angle of about SOor 40 degrees, Nuts a t the back end of the rods make all snug. The ground, being com stubble, had many places.bold up. loose by- the eorn roots, and going over i t w ith this slroplo contrivance not only levels the surfaco but compacts the soil and makes it of uniform solidity. f We planted with a line containing twelve tags to the rod and with a brick- mason’s rtrowel. Tho young man as­ sisting would take a basket of plants, drop the length of the lino and plant back until he met me when wo would shift the line and commence a new. Wo averaged a row of two hundred plants in ton minutes and including lit­ tle hindrances could easily put in over five hundred per hour. I read frequently about planting with a spade, but never took kindly to it as tho most important part of the work, f ie r c e ’ s c l o d - c r u s h e r a n d p l a in e r . th a t of ’ properly placing tho plants, falls to the lot of u small hoy who oitoner than otherwise gets ite lth e r too deep or too shallow. In tho present caso the warm open winter Lad produced a considerable growth of tufts of grass, and many mag­ nificent docks, and where ' t ho sods or docks came ii^ tho way wo dug them out, and replaced with clean soil. This took a little time, but previous ex­ perience had taughtme th a t it paid in tho after-hdoing. We' wero particular to sot the line exact and plant close tv it so-that wo can run a little ono horse harrow close to the plants and k ill all tho nowly-sprouted weed except a lino threo or four inahes wide. . ' Ju st as wo got the ground in shapo it commenced to rain, and rained every night and occasionally in the day­ time. This would have made a sorious state of affairs had the land been clay, but being a rich sandy loam in fine con­ dition, it was not sticky and permitted planting very soon afte r a shower. We watched the weather closely, and when a shower was apparent wo fell to and dug a lot of plants, shook them out and put under shelter to. bo trimmed when It rained. Several mornings I got np a t daylight and dug several hundred plants "before breakfast, throwing thorn into piles of one hundred each to be afterwsrds gath­ ered up and carried to tho green house, yrbero we trimmed them in a pleasar t atmosphere, and out of the bold, raw wind or frosty air. • The result o f-oar rsiny-dsy planting is:' th a t of many thousand scarcely ono wilted, and aU are growing as if they had novet been moved. Now these notes are to impress upon beginners three things in strawberry culture: 1.—The importance of fitting th e ground early and thoroughly. E— The value of a complete stand of plants with no vacancies; and above all, 8.— The proper trimming of a plant for set­ ting. Conversing with a friend, recent­ ly, he remarked: “I don’t spend much time pulling off runners o r dead leaves. 1 ju st plant them ou t ju st as they are dug,” How many can you p lant in an hour where you take them from a b tsk e t into which they are thrown, I asked. “OhS about -seventy-five or eighty I guess,” he replied. Exactly! and 1 can plant three hundred in an hour without help, and the difference is th a t 1 have the plant properly trimmed. Some leaves curl downwards and soma a re dead, these I remove so th a t11 can g et by a glance a clean view of the plant, and know ju st how deep to set i t The dead runner docs no t interfere with planting hu t it is strong and rota slow­ ly, and the chances are th a t It le ft on you will catch hold of i t in weeding or hoeing and pull out the p lant after i t is nicely started thus putting it back or killing It outright. As the plants are trimmed I keep them in my le ft hand j until I g et a fist full fu ll when they are * carefully placed in the end of a basket box, <ying closely together as snug and hsndy as a ty x of toothpicks. H ko I k to cull out th e best pigs, both sows and bears, for breeding purpose*. —In the Egyptian room a t the Metro­ politan Museum of A rt there is a job lot of miscellaneous heads and feet of mum­ mies, discovered by Maspero and never yet Identified. An old lady from the country stopped in front of the case and gazed a t these fragments of dead and gone “Pharaohs with intense interest, and then turning to her attendant she paralyzed him with the inquiry: “Say, mister, will you tell .me what fire they earn* out of—them victims-lbere?” Poor soul, She was indignant a t the ripple of laughter th a t rose around her, bu t the attendant did’ bis best a t pretending th a t he had not beard the question.--N. Y. Sun. H oms lH k « n ’ Kxcartloni/ Take advantage of the cheap excursion* offered by the C hicago , Boca I sland f t P a - cifio R ailway ,- to points in Kansas^ Ne- . .......... isua m ahu ma aiv * breaks, Missouri, Arkansas, Indian Terri­ tory, Texas, New Mexce, Wyoming,,Utah, Idaho, Minnesota, Northwestern Jowa, South and North Dakota, Montana and Col­ orado, a t the low rate of one m i ro* th * . round trip . Tickets for thSse excursions will be sold on Tuesdays, Sept 9 and 33. and Oct 14,1890; Thqy are first-class ana good SOdays for return passage. If you want to see the country, or secure hues to principal points in many of the above-named States.' ’ „ For rates and full particulars address J no . S ebastian , G. T.&P. Agt., Chicago, 111. TB erb Is nobody or nothing In this world that is so often crossed in love as the front door-mat—Binghamton Leader. ’’ Harvest .Excursions, . On September 0th and 23d, and October lfth, the Chiou[jo&North-Western Railway will sell excursion tickets from Chicago to principal land points in the Northwest at the low rate of ono fare for the round trip, and tickets will be good for return ut any time within thirty days ■ from date ofjutle. This favorable arrangement affords du ek- of the productive country reached by the Chicago &North-Western Railway and con­ necting lines. For full information apply to Ticket Agents, or nddress W, A. Thrall, General Passenger and Ticket Agent C. & .N.-W. R’y, Chicago, 111. T he first week that a man has a telephone in his office be is apt to have theycller fever badly.—-Boston Bulletin. A Valuable Franchise SerarctL The franchise of easy digestion—one of the most valuable in tba gift of medical science—can be secured by any person wiso enough to use Hostetter’s Btquuich Bitters, either to suppress growing dyspepsia, or to uproot it at maturity. Bilious, rheumatic and fever and ague sufferers, persons troubled with nervousness, and tho consti­ pated, should also secure tho health fran­ chise by the same means. T he receiver Isas bad a t the thief.but neither of them feci aa bad as the loser.— Denver Road._____ - Homo Seekers' Excursions A t half hates , via W abash L ine , will bo run September 9th and 23d, and October 14th, to points in'Southwest Missouri; Kan­ sas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Indian Territory, fllslnlinmrt T/Wrt* ('’.llnNOllA Vmr* HfnviPH Ik ____ __ __ _______ m time tables, tickets and other particulars, apply to the nearest, tioketugont of tho Wa­ bash or connecting lines. .A rortiLAR fallacy—that thocoyest things td do are to tell the truth and to edit a pa­ per.—Light.. The ••Mother's Friend" Not only shortens labor and lessens pain attending it, but greatly diminishes tbo danger to lifo of both mother and child if used a few months bofore bonflnemen Write to Tho Bradfield-Regulator Co., At-; lanta, Ga, for further particulars. Bold by all druggists; A FEOTpoRAPHER's ncgntivo and a pretty girl's affirmative sro both developed In a dark room. . ______ I. L, C ragin & Co., of Phils, the mfrs. of Dobbin*' JSIettrio Neap, say they would rather close up their immense works than to put one grain of adulteration in thoir Dobbins' Electric Soap. Would that all were as hon- e s t ^ HA il - btones Interfiled for publication are usually as big as ben's eggsw—South Bid* Observsr. ^ I t I s no longer necessary to take bluepills to rouse the liver to action. Cnrtor'a Little LivarPills are muchbettor.Don’t forgetthis. A rousing sound in camp—reveille. A small affair—tho children’s party. A lwats goes to quarters—Dollar BilL B etter than a hen—a ship laying two.— N. Y . Mail and Express. H cst bo drawn at parade—a sword. A ll up in arms, but harmless—babies.— N. Y. Mall and Express. A good pan out—tho well-filled dinner- pail,—Judge. ~ S hoos to order—a woman chasing bens. Drake’s Magazine. C laws in tbo will- —Boston Herald. -fingers of the lawyers. C astles in tbo a ir do not b ring in any r e n t— Galveston News M ust draff the line soh.owbero—laun­ dresses.—N. Y. Mall and Express. W here bread is much kneaded—in the bakery.—N, Y. Mail and Express. c...."’iW1(O 1 11lllll»* Tm: happy medium—the onewho has not been exposed.—Beacon. «»-Mliffi■’'"I» * A rom gets t ’ght because that’s the way it is tau t—Yonkers Statesman,. W hen tbo Lord made shade the devil in­ vented loafers,—AtchisonGlobe. IE you should happen to want your ears pierced, just pinch the baby, „'■<> mi,I ,itiUr “C aws and effect,” saldthefarmer, whose cornfield was cleaned out by crows. ' ONEswallow does not Make a summer, hut every grasshopper makes a spring, “LooKout!” criedthftpcbbleto the clam shell; “ there's a cold wave coming.”—Har­ per’s Bazar. . .. BEA ut t is not a flattering artist. She “draws us with a single hair.”—Fuck. FamftcD meat manufacturers can all ihejr make and look* all they con.—Texas BzonralMS via the CM. •ago. St. Faul m Kansas City I f . . On Tuesdays, SeptemberSand 23and Oc­ tober 14, 1990, agents of the Chicago, S t Faul and Kansas City Railway will sell Home-Seekers' Excursion Tloksts toprln- clpalpolnts in the West, NorthwestHouth and Southwest at rate of one faro for tho round trip, ticket* good returning thirty days from date of aue. For fuil particu­ lars call on oraddresi agentsof theChicago, St. Faul and Kansas City Railway. . S aid the penknife to the pencil: “Since you're so sharp, I think I’d bitter shut up.” —Binghamton Republican, A lways avoid harsh purgattvaplUa They first make you sick ana then leaveyou con­ stipated. Carter’s Little Liver PiUn regulate the bowels snd mskeyouwelL Dose, one pilL ..I t seems qulto natural that the threads of eonvsrsatloR should sometime* produce • long yam. _______ ■. . ' A fair lady becomes still fairer by using Glenn’s Sulphur Soap. - Hill’s Hair and Whisker Dye, 50cents. ' A man on a Pullman may sell his berth- right for more than a mess of pottage—In case of a crowd.—Washlngton Star. A lbert Buncn, West Toledo, bhlo, says: “Hall’s Catarrh Cure Baved my life ” Write him for particulars. Sold by Druggists, 75a G old is protection in manycasos, particu­ larly, la the caseof awatch.—Texas Siftings. O N ® E X J O Y S Both the method and results when SyrupofFigsis taken; it is pleasnnt andrefreshingto thotaste, andacts gentlyyetpromptlyon theKidneys,< driver and Bowels, cleanses the sys­ temeffectually, dispels colds, head­ aches and fevers andcureshabitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is tho only remedy o f its hind ever-pro­ duced, pleasing to the taste ana ac­ ceptable to the stomach,, prompt in encialmit its action and truly ben fi l in s niy agre. its many excellent qualities coin- 1 H a * * . t* __ ____ _ J . ! a effects, prepared o l from themost healthy and eable substances, mend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 60e and §1 bottles by all leadingdrug­ gists. Any reliable druggist who may not havo it on hand will pro­ cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try i t Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA F/0 SYRUP CO. BANFftANCISCO, CAL, lowsm te. ky , new romt. tt.v. ThisTraSe Mark Is cn .. A M , nVateqmell Cat InthawofMJ [ AUTOMATIC. rO&TABU CUPIkiCC L l l U I I lL U W*r,TOM ALL KINO*. '•I>U4~I'(M<.'N. S °“ IVO«Ulogua F tm . 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H wNaN^ ftmorntr 1 ^ss»^ ir house-cIeovOinjS* Ib is a s o l id C f i J i e o f s c o u r i n g soexpTry iK Cleanliness I d always fashionable^and the u§§ of or the neglect to use SAPOLIO marks a wide difference In the soda! scale. The beat claaaaa are always the moat acruputoua in matters of cleanliness—and the beat classes use SAPOUO*