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Show CXPERICNCE IN THE POULTRY YARD. ll.u..rk. M.,1. b, . . ,.,' Illr l u 1 srium Sls-llnc. Alarec-nt meeting of lVnnsyhsnii farmers, Ur C. Oreen, n viteian ponllrt raiser, real an essay, citracU from which nro here givtni H10 toiniwralura of a coop onght not to bo loner than it dogs, l-i wlnlir, and should moit of Iho llmolw np to CO dogs. If by neglect vermin has born permitted to Infect Iho birds, roost nn I houso. get rid of tho parasites at onro Tlio application of sulphur sprinkled npon tho fowls whllo rootling will ds-uroy ds-uroy tho vennln, m al will two or threo drom of whalo oil oil tho bock of a fowl hill tho lice. Cool oil np piled to tho roosts Intmnll ipintiUi-wlll ipintiUi-wlll rid tho roosts of sonnln. 'I ho nest, must bo occasionally renewvl, and ttra Is lie! tor than bay for Hosts Tho drop pings mnit bo frequently rctuowil mid tho floors kept clean with n covering cf loam or sand, As hens require cirbonato an 1 phos pliala of llmo fur Iho nuking of egg ticllS) this ren.nl reinint mint bo met with an unstinted supply of old piaster Ing, oyster shtlls, or, bot of nil, fruth bonos wills M11110 of tho grhtlo nnd moat ntticheil. Tlweo materials ehould le placeil nliero theyenn l oonienlentty fdcksMl up by tho fowls. Ilggs can lie increased ln also and rl hiiess by propel fornb )ayliur hem rcqulra sorltty ol fo.nl and get cxrel.ely tlwl of nny one kind In winter green food, sucli as turnips, beets, cnblMgo leases, etc., art essential. Corn and vrli, nt middlings, mm, oits and sera from tho liontw should nil lto foil olY and on, cliaturiuo, tho diet os often as tbrtro n week. IKns require 11 great il.nl of water, but, as they diink only n small 'pinntHy nt 11 time, It must In Li nt in ronsunt supply, frosli nn 1 clear, A few fowls In sei-arato (iciis nro mnch tunro protllnble and onlly kept healthy than v. Inn large numbers nro conllnotl nnd. r ono n'f. Tlio toimer )ou lieglu tttlna;tlio liens In tho spring for tho pttr-oo cf ruUiog chickens tho liotter. I.ilo chick. ns.oi n rule, faro ludly. 1'nllcls rnrtly nuke giisl mothers. Tliree and fonr-)car-ld hens uro best. Whou clucking nnl net nraded for mothers, the qnlekeHt way to coii'iuur a setting lu 11 Is toroiilinoberlu u box with only 11 board to He tiou. lllg IMinrUn Witnilnj. Tlio pnmpklns shown In tho cnt art nniuin.itli nffalrs, grown on Iho 1. lhalu f inn, In Ulster count) , S. Y. l'rom nil acre to an acre ond u half of pumpkins nro grown cacli ear. Theso nio planted on n1 with 1 hiily or tt.blo mtmire nnd also tome fertiliser In tlio bill. Tin bills aro twenty feet npirt. Iheyars cultlvnte.1 by horso and lu.nl as long as tits vines will -wriult. In tlmo of .lrouuht water Is bruiiaht In lmrrcls Ami p-iuroil around each hill. Tlio flowers aro pinehoit off, to that each .!no will proltieo but ono big f. How. Tlio largest pumpkins )ct grown th.ro wtlghud &18, 3J1 andSI, pound. n"ctlu'l., Mr. Hotiw, tho maiMKcr of tho 1M. ham farm. Is not ii.lluVd with llne weights nol proposes to rencli lis j pounds next )eur. Tlio rai-lng nud lunrketing of this . rop show t liroi'reM. f I au thing over dll, remarks tlio Ilurul Kcw Yorker, tu w hich tliauks nr dim for tlio cut. Tho lesson Is that lm.lt Id- a novstiA cnop or rotrKiNj. uallty ays. Tho man whogrows pump Lint bigger than Ids 11. ighbors nnd let) tho -Hjoptu knciw It will hato tnule. Ths mnn who makes tho 1 umpklus Into first cliM (ilea and adrertlsot them still lints to put In new tables to supply bis ens. tomert. "Oct individuality or git out of tho race!" Ir, Ilouio ants "there It no secret ln raUing bl pumpkins," 01 loursonot. Itaturn 1ms no secrets. Hei tturyls liko an "open l-ook" to those who bat 0 tho will and tho patience II barn to read it. These big pumpkins nm used by rr laurnnts to nttract 11 big trade In pumii-klnplo. pumii-klnplo. llttry diy, therefnre, a dozen or inoro of theso gro it fellows miy lie ten In front of tho restaurant. These aro the liest adtertlsiimnls they can get, During n stasou ono lestnurunl nlono used forty.flvotous of pumpkins. Irr.rt or I renin-- en lTull. A Now Y'ork farmer writes as follow ti "I occasionally seo tho etabtiHiit nindi lint tho keeping qualities of apples and ltrs will not bo Injured by freezing, protideil tlio fruit remains tin llsturliod until entirely thawed out. Without nny question when thoso fruits li it 0 ncci dentally fruztu they rlmnld not bo ex patcd to light and wiinuth, or they will rot almost as toon as they w 111 thaw. It left to thaw slowly and gradually by n imlurnl chitugo In tho teuiieriituro and without shaking them by mot log them nliout from plaro to place, they will como out tound, fur thoy w 111 not deeuy whllo in their frozen ttnto. Iho bat thing to do when it Is found thoy bat l froztn Is to trrow slrutv or hay ov. r Hum, Whether they nro In bnlk or in barrels, and thus t 1 y lh tbuwing nnd i.ako It as gradual nt iulblo. llut tin) question will sllll riuinln. Has tho fniz lngund thawing Injnml their keeping qnallllia? 1 malntuln Hint it has, nnd that they wilt rot sooner th-iti would tho sumo quantity of tho tiino kind cf up ilesoriHiirs that Into rcm-ilned sonn 1 nud unfroze!! np to tho sumo time. Tho lost kit ping conditions nro tobofonud where tho fruit is not only kept from becoming frmen, but In n uniformly tiild temi-etntura wills bnt slight sarin lions toward either exlrenw." |