The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-07-22
AGRICULTURAL.

EFFrcr OF STOPPING P0rXro SHOors "a,
mer On the island Of Valencia, in the eoun,v !,
Kerry, ireland. On the 9TH Of April, when n.
stalks OF his potatoes were about inches bigg
Pinched OF half inch from their ION.
agreeably 10 the plan recommended by DOeio,
klotzsch- On the 25th of the same month u
operation was repeated, aa6 the result uas. Tia,
the dwarf stems became much thicker, and Az
Pearec more vigorous than those in The o,b.,
part Of the field, which had been left 10 gros /,
the usual way.
How TO KILL WoRMs.-FOr lawns, as.liu.
water--for gravel walks, corrosive sablimals
How TO GEr RID OF HoUsE Bres-P,f
down all loose paper, remove all loose plas,.,
take up all old carPeting, &c, and eOnsua,
them with ire. Fill up all cracks in the uas
and ceiling with a mixture Of corrosive susr
mate and plaster Of Paris, or putty: also all e,,l-
ices in the floor, as well as the crack. in fun,
ture, and the joints Of bedsteads, with eorrosS-
sublimate and soft soap By these mean. va
will eKterminate the bugs, bat not OtherWi,s--
Foreiga Paper.
OkSAxENrAL WATER Fowls are advertissdi5l
sale in London, consisting Of black aaG sAis
swans, Egyptian, Canada, China, baraslis,
brent and laughing geese, sheldrskes, Pisal.
widgeon, summer and winter teal, shOyeisrs,
Gadwaii, Labrador, gOld-eyed and dua divers.
Carolina ducks, &c, domesticsted and pinioast,
also Spanish. Cochin China, Malay, PoIand.
Surrey and Dorking fowls; white Japan, Psa
and common pea fowl.
fArTkSlSG POULTRY.-COOp up poultry 10 AT
ten, and they will do well up to IL or IA Gays.
Keep them in the coops beyond that tine ana
feed them a. much as you like, they win gss
leaner every day a,til they grow a skiaia 4
bones, and dis.-AgrieuhuTai Gsrsfts.
CUuoUs MoDE 90 MkKxs Bcr1p.-IfI vaHl
batter only for my own breakfss,. l lay shs-'
Of blotting paper upon plate and posr ihscrsan
u2on.it. In a short time the ulilk alters through
and the baitsr Is formed. IL wish 70 exDedi,.
the operation, 4 turn the paper over gently upOa
the cream, and keep IL in contact for few no
ments, and then press nPon il, and the batter 8
formed IN less than two minutes. II yOa sat-
NIT 10 TO severe pressure by a serew press, a BE-
comes as hard As when frozen. cannot thihk
but the simplicity Of this mode Of proceeding
would be universally adopted. II any better ma
.efzi tnan biotting paper could be thought Of
iof tne nifer-the paper adhering too firmly 10
tne butter, and the fnest muslin admitting ne
passage Of the eream.--Gardeaer's CkrORiels.
SHoEiSe HoRsEs--At meeting Of the Rsy-
al Agricultural Society Of England, some hms
since, Professor Sewell remarked that BE had
found old horses shod with a layer Of leather.
forming an artificial sole, between the shoe and
the hoef, recover from the severe affections eaus-
inE inJnry TO the hoof: such. for instance, -
conuactlons, brittieness, sand cracks, or even
disease al the foot ITSELF as thrushes. eanksF.
C0Fxm. and In.
t1city and firmness- The mode i'm question had
bssn Praetised by Professor sewell for the last
thir:y years. .r
Mons OF BoTTLISG FaUIF.-Fm The bottles
quite full with fruit not quite ripe; place them,
with the corks put lightly into them, into cop
per Ofseold water up TO the necks, and gradually
raise the temperature Of the water to l6O-, and
not exceeding l70~ Fair. Keep them at thIs
temperature half an hour; then take each oa1
and oil ii ~ with boiling water from
Kettle to within an inch Of the cork. Drive
IN The cork firmly, tie it over. and dip it imms-
diately into bottle wax, and lay the bottle down
on lis side TO keep the cork always damp 10
prevent fermentation, turn eaeh bottle hal
round twice or thrice week, for two or three
weeks; AFTER that, they viii need no further
rare. The eorks should be soaked in water tWo
d three days before they are ased.-EssEA
PsPT.
INTERESTING DuRY ExPKRIaKSP-Msny OBJ
'ervations have been made 81 90 the best depth
y milk for casting mp the greatest proportion
u cream lately found the following resaiI
\ iactometer Of usual width, l0I4 inches high
ave IL per cent. Of cream. A GAS vessel "a
inches wide, with a. inches depth Of milk.
'ieided 8 per cent of cream; another yesseisi
lass, with two inches depth Of milk, and iva
nehes wide, yielded rot quite per cent %
ream. The milk vas a mixture, but all 1Tom
ne and the same COW, and stood 30 hours Tbs
'ould warrant the opinion thai cream Is cast ~
? greater quantity when not placed in very
haliow vessels. The cream was carefully IA
en- on the Two latter vessels and the SKINNED
NIX put into a lactomeier. That from The
'idest vessel gave per cent Of cream, and thai
rom The second in width about per cent
Here must be some mistake. A thermOueisr
laced near the yessels ranged from litlle above
= to nearly ~" The whole time.-Gsrdsssfs
'Aressels. -, -..--'. .-..r II =.