THE FARM AND GARDEN. 



03HBN IPHE DAYSAI^ELiONGEI^I 



" What's the difference betweem a cabbage and 

 an orange?" " I don't know, do you?" pleas- 

 antly answered the man. "You don't !" ejacula- 

 ted the prcjpounder of the question. " You would 

 be a nice fellow to send after oranges." 



An Englishman meeting an Irishman accosted 

 him saving: "Can voutell me the way to W igan, 

 Pat?" "How do you know my name is Pat? 

 answered the Irishman. " I guessed it." replied 

 John Bull. " Well guess the way to Wigan then, 

 cooly replied the Irishman. 



When you send for seeds of any of the seed- 

 men who advertise in our eolumns, whom we 

 know are reliable, you can send the money for 

 the Farm and Garden with the money you 

 send, to them for seeds. We shall get the mone" 

 from them, for we can trust them. They are 

 square business men. 



" Y'ou can do an.vthing if you have patience," 

 Baid an old uncle, who had made a fortune, to 

 his nephew, who had nearly spent one. "Water 

 may be carried in a sieve, if you only wait." 

 "How long?" asked the penitent spendthrift, 

 ■who was impatient for the old man's death. 

 **'T111 it freezes," wa.s the cold reply. 



In search of home comforts : " Why, Mary, 

 have you come back to be a hired girl again? I 

 thought you left us to get married and have a 

 house of your own." "So I did, mum. " " Well, 

 what have you come back for? " " Well, ye see, 

 mum, John's done purty well, and we kep a 

 hired girl, too, and I'm kind o'tired av the way 

 • of life. I thought I'd like to come back an' be 

 boss fur awhile." 



" I tell you how it is, Algernon," she said in 

 musical niurmurs. 



"Yes, Maud," he replied, in subdued tones, 

 watching her with the reflected light ol the 

 moon in her deep brown eyes. 



" Pa has money, you.have none. Pa is a free- 

 trader, you are a protectionist." 



" Yes," with rising inflection and doubtful 

 tone. 



" I will suggest that pa make a free trade of my 

 hand for your business ability, and then I'll look 

 to vour arm for protection.'' 



" Bless you, my ciiihlrcn." from a stentorian 

 voice on the bacii piazza. 



Bead what we give you for so little. You will 

 be ai!tonished how we can give so much good read- 

 ing for a trifle. We also wonder why you can 

 afford to be without it. Join with your friends 

 and get us up a club as large as you can. We 

 shall nol forget it. 



CATALOG UES RECEIVED. 



"The Monarch Incubator." James Rankin, South 

 £astuii, Ma,ss. 



Catalogue ot Norman Horses. Dillon Bos.. Normal. 

 McLean County, Illinois. 



Wholesale Prlce-List of Seeds &c. John A Salzer, 

 Seed Farmer and Florist, LaC'rosse, \\ is. 



"Orange and Fruit Culture." Mapps Formula and 

 Peruvian Guano Co., No. 158 Front street. New York. 



Descriptive Catalogue of Star Valley Fruit Farm, 

 Lacou, Dlinois. List of fruit trees, berries, grapes, &c. 



J Y Bicknell'sFifteenth Annual Circular of Poultry. 

 Ducks, turkeys Ac., No. 65 Clifton Place, Buffalo, N. Y'. 



Hercules Wind Engine Co., No. 17 Moore .Street, New 

 "York. Illustrated catalogue of wind engines, pumps, 

 tanks, &c. 



Beach & Co., Rose Growers and Florists. Illustrated 

 catalogue of roses, flower seed, &c. No. 901 south Ninth 

 Btreet, Richmond, InU. 



Hammonds deflning catalogue and price-list of slug 

 shot and paint, varnish, &c. Benjamiu Hammond, 

 Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



" Dollar Collections of Roses." Also catalogue No. "2. 

 8torrs(fe Harrison Company, Painesville, Ohio, catalogue 

 ol flower and garden seeds, &c. llti pages. 



••Seed Animal." D. M. Ferry a Co., Detroit. Mich. 

 Descriptive catalogue of flower, vegetable, farm and 

 garden seeis. 112 pages, illustrated. 



"Soring Catalogue of Cirape Vines and Smalt FrHits." 

 Joel Horner 4 Son, Merchantville. N. J. A full price- 

 list of all new and old vaiielies of'grapes and small Iruus. 



" Vick's Floral Guide," James Vink. Rochester, N.Y., 

 flower seed and vegetable catalogue, finely illustrated. 

 120 pages. Sent tree to all old customers; to all other 

 applicanUifor 10 cents. 



"Landreth's Rural Ri-uister and Almanac" David 

 Landreth'sSons. Pliiladelphui, P.i. Catalogueof garden, 

 fleld and flower seeds. Tlie Arm has been in business 

 over one hundred years, being founded in 1784. 



William Henrv Maule. Seedsman, No. 129 and 131 

 South Front street, Philadelphia, Pa. Vegetable, flower 

 and seed catalogue of all standani varieties and many 

 novelties not generallv introduced. The catalogue is a 

 valuable one, and is sent free, to all applicants who send 

 an address on a postal card to him, with address where 

 ,vou want it sent. 



"Everything for the Garden." Seed" and plant cata- 

 logue of^ Peter Hendereon. No. 35 and 37 Coujtlandt 

 street. New York. This catalogue of Peter Henderson 

 A Co., is one of the finest they have ever issued, and em- 

 braces, as the name indicates, everything needed forthe 

 garden. The list of seeds is verv full, and embraces 

 many novelties of merit. The list of plants, roses and 

 flower seeds, contains all the most valuable seeds yet 

 introduced. Sent to old customers of last year free : sent 

 to all otber applicants for three letter stamps. 



POULTRV SCRATCHINGS. 



Continued from page 9. 

 D.AMPNE.S.S. — Dampness is worse than cold on 

 young chicks, hence, give them their drinking 

 water in such manner as not to compel them to 

 get themselves damp while seeking it. 



Bkoj'.ers in Febrtary. — .Sell your broilers 

 while >ery .young, if you want the best prices this 

 month. From tine-lialf U> three-quiirter pound 

 broilers are more saleable than those that are i 

 heavier. Send them to market alive. I 



iNCt^BATORS. — Too much moisture cannot be 

 supplied, but too much air ma.v be let into the 

 egg-<lrawer if the weather is very cold. Though 

 the tenipernture may fluctuate somewnat with 

 the alinosplieric changes, yet, unless the heat 

 reaches too high or low a temperature, no diffi- 

 culty need be feared. 



Nourishing Food For Y'oung Chicks.— It 

 broken rice be boiled with one-third milk and 

 two-thirds water, adding one egg to each pint of 

 liquid, and the mass thickened with oat meal 

 and corn meal while boiling, it will prove an 

 excellent diet for very young chicks. It keeps 

 well, and may be crumbled very easily when 

 cold. 



BROODrNG Chicks Indoors. — A larger number 

 of young chicks can be raised inside the poultry 

 house than by giving them the privilege of yards 

 at this season, as the.v ma.v become chilled very 

 suddenly and jierish'. when permitted to run in 

 and out of the building. For that reason a 

 brooder should be placed in a little room, about 

 8x8 I'eet being sufficient for fifty chicks. 



Tl't' tnoif a farmer hates to write a letter, and 

 we would say yotir storekeeper where you trade 

 will write one to us for you. He will be pleased 

 to oblige you. Try thtm. The world is full of 

 arcomnwdating people. 



Green Food. — As everything iu the shape of 

 green food is scarce now, the best substitute is 

 tinel.v chopped onions. If onions are scarce use 

 cabbage. A few turnips and potatoes boiled, 

 with a little salt for seasoning, and enough coarse 

 bran to thicken it, will prove acceptable. Good 

 hay, chopped tine with a tobacco cutter, and 

 steeped over night iu boiling water, is also excel- 

 lent. 



Leg We-VKNESs.— Should leg weakness occur 

 among chicks, separate those so afflicted from 

 those that are healthy, or they will be liable to 

 injury by being trampled. This happens usually 

 after evening, and man.v deaths are attril'Ule».l to 

 leg weakness, while in reality the chicks wi>nlii 

 have survived if given a chance. In all broods 

 the stronger show no mercy to the weaker, and 

 the necessity for separation cannot be too fre- 

 quently urged 



Promoting Health.- Small trifling matters, 

 that give but little trouble during this season, 

 when other work is not pressing, aie iften valua^ 

 ble when put to proper uses. Foi instance, a 

 good meal of parched grain once or twice a week 

 will be found 4-xcellent. and esi»ecially if some of 

 the grains are pariiall> scnrclied. a^ the.v serve the 

 sanie purpose as charcoal, anfl correct many dis- 

 orders of tlie bowels that occur from irregulari- 

 ties in feeding. Even parched bran, when mixed 

 with the soft food, will be found serviceable. 



A Substitute For Meat.— .\ subscriber re- 

 commends that tallow be melted until quite 

 warm, then to stir corn-meal into it until the 

 whole is a thick mass. When cold it may be 

 broken into small pieces ver.v readily, and will 

 be appreciated by the hens. We would suggest 

 that one-third tallow and two-thirds fresh blood 

 from a slaughter house, be heated in a small 

 quantit.v of water, and a mixture of one part tine 

 bran, (shipstutt'i, one part coarse bran, and one 

 part corn-meal be added until the mass will har- 

 den when cold. 



Bone Me.^l and Oyster Sheli-s.- Be carefttl 

 that you do not buy ground oyster shells for bone 

 meal, which is often the case wlien in the shape 

 of ver.y flne powder. To detect the difference, 

 procure live cents worth of sulphuric acid from 

 vour druggist, and drop a little on the suspected 

 substance. If it is bone it will turn brown and 

 emit the well-known odor of superphosphate, 

 but if oyster shells no odor will arise, but the 

 disengagement of carbonic acid gas will occur, 

 especially if the shells be placed in a glass ot 

 water before supplying the sulphuric acid. We 

 mention this fact for the re;ison that several 

 cases have come under our observation in which 

 finely-ground o.vster shells have been palmed off' 

 on buyers as pure bone. It is not necessar.v 

 thai eUher of the substances be in a very tine 

 condition for poultry. 



Y'OUNG Chicks.— As early chicks are being 

 hat<'hed by many it will be found that diseases 

 of the l>owels occur when least expected, Con- 

 stijjation is similar to cold on the bowels, and is 

 ciiuivalent to dysentery. Wash the parts, and 

 annoint with glycerine. Give a tablcspoonful 

 of castor oil in soft food to every six chicks, and 

 feed boiled rice and milk, thickened with oat 

 meal while cooking, for a few days. Should 

 diarrhcea occur, feed bread boiled in milk, give 

 the castor oil as before, and also three drops of 

 paregoric, and one of tincture of iron to each 

 chick. The drinking water should always have 

 a teaspoonful of tincture of iron to each quart of 

 water. Should bowel disease occur it indicates 

 that the chicks have been chilled at some time or 

 other. Keep the brooders at 90 degrees, and clean 

 them thoroughly, .\lways feed cooker! food. 

 Corn meal and oat meal mixed, and baked as 

 bread, is excellent. Chop an onion for them 

 every day, and feed milk plentifully. 



FLORA L WORLD, superb, ill'st'd, $1 monthly, free 

 1 year Now for this ad. and 24c. Highland Park. IlL 



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al 50 cents per 1000. 

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PnTflTnr* Choice Seed. 101 KiniN. Send for 



r," ' Lis" Geo. A. Bonnell, Waterloo, N. Y. 



n GRAINS, Xorthein-growiK New Tested 



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(46 bu per A i Wheal. Oats. Corn. Potaaoes. 



_. Pure Seeds cheap. Plants bv thoiisands. Cat 



aloguefree. J. F. SALZER. La CrosecWis 



sDAVIS STUMP PULLER Lifts rJO to 50 Tons 



' W(.rke(i by two men; 



5 sizes. Prire ^35 to 

 iS70. ^^talllls on run- 

 ners. Cin-uliirs FREE. 

 H. 1" BKNNKTT, 

 Weslervillp, Ohio. 



GENUINE VUELTA ABAJA 



HAVANA TOBACCO SEED. 



Having imported a lot of" true seed ot this variety, I 



offer same at 10c. per packet, 50e. per ounce, and $4 per 



pound. Free bv mail. Catabiiines upon application. 



F. E. McAllister, 29 and 31 FultolB St., N. Y. 



Locust Grove Nurseries. 



Choice Trees. Vines, aiid Plants. All the new varieties. 

 Manchester Strawberries. Hansell Raspberries, Kieffer 

 Pear Trees. Peach Trees a specialty. Large stock 

 and low prices. Send for circular to 



J. BRAY, Red Bank, N. J. 



This paper coniniiis over '2*20 different advcr- 

 lisements of reliable houses re^resentinic a 

 variety of lines of bnsiness. Thi«* is nat b> nny 

 means the least valuable of its features. Com- 

 pare this with most farm papers containing dis- 

 gnstine patent medicine '^nds.*'. dishonest lotte- 

 ries, andlpossibly 10 or l.'i legitimate advertise- 

 ments. If you think we are rieht in keeping 

 our columns clean, please send i-s a club of 1'2 

 subscribers. 



ROBERT J. H A LLIDAY'i»j annual catalogue of 

 ALL GARDEN SUPPLIES. Ready early in January. 



Mailed free ti- all applicaius, crmtains 



VEGETA BLE , FLOWE R AND FIELD 



NKW VND U.VKK PLANTS. TKEES. VINEl*. 

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 Seedsman and Florist, Bultiiiiure. Maryland. 



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