. The New England farmer . um Eater, you will never raise a poppy for anyother purpose than as an ornamental flower iu thegarden. We have no doubt you may find a demand inBoston for all the ornamental grasses you have tospare, if skilfully arranged iu bright colors. HOW TO PREVENT HENS FROM SITTING. In an essay on Poultry, in the New EnglandFAI^MER of November 26, it was stated that hensinclined to sit could be broken up in two any one of vour correspondents inform methroiisli the columns of your interesting paperhow this is done ? A Subscriber. Westfeld, Mass., 1871. Remarks.—To prev
. The New England farmer . um Eater, you will never raise a poppy for anyother purpose than as an ornamental flower iu thegarden. We have no doubt you may find a demand inBoston for all the ornamental grasses you have tospare, if skilfully arranged iu bright colors. HOW TO PREVENT HENS FROM SITTING. In an essay on Poultry, in the New EnglandFAI^MER of November 26, it was stated that hensinclined to sit could be broken up in two any one of vour correspondents inform methroiisli the columns of your interesting paperhow this is done ? A Subscriber. Westfeld, Mass., 1871. Remarks.—To prevent hens from sitting whenyou do not wish them to, watch them carefully,and at thefrst indication of sitting shut them upby themselves, where they cannot get upon a any rate, they must not be allowed to remainon a nest over night. This is Mr. Browns practice,who wrote the essay alluded to, and that of manyother good poultry raisers in his neighborhoodand seems to be a successful one. 164 KFM ENGLAND FARMER. April. HOT BED. For the Jfeic England Farmfr. For the benefit of new readers I will repeatdirections jriven some years since for the con-struction of the hot-bed. The frames shouldbe made of good one and one-half inch stutl,with iron loops as tenons, on the side pieces,to pass through mortices in tlie end pieces, atthe corners; and be fastened by insertingwooden keys through the loops. Let thefiont side of frame Ix one, foot high, and therear side two feet, with ends sloping to match,and rabbeted for the sash to slide on, over thefront side, shutting against tlie back level withits toj). ]Make it of any desirable lengtii toreceive any number of sash, tiiree feet wide,and the frame as wide as you desire the bed,calculating from the size of glass used in thesash. Cross bars will be needed for the sashto rest and slide on, and cleats at the end, afew inches abo\e the level of the bed, lor ajilank to rest on ftir convenience in weeding,&c. Good iirm well gla/ed sasli,
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