Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-04-08

How THICK SHALL WE sow OATsi--An
experiment was made on the state farm at
westborough, Mass, TO determine the best
quantity Of oats to SOW per acre, resulted
as follows: Two bushels Of seed per acre
gave 26@ bushelsI three bushels, 40 BUSH
els per aero; four bushels, 354 and five
bushels, AZ bushels per acre. Before the
general introduction Of undertaking, and
other improved methods Of cultivation, Eve
bushels of oats per acre was the usual quaC-
tity sown in England Now, threo to four
bushels are sowu. In this section, two
bushels are considered sufficient; and 10 the
Western States, one and half bushels
Probably we SOW too little. Gen. Farmer.
CuTr1Ne PoTAToEs-ONEE EYR IN A SET
"A correspondent of the Country Gentle
man, records his testimony in favor of cut.
ting potatoes in very small pieces, with one
eye to each piece, for planting. He has
tried it on small scale with success II
have tried the same experiment with fa-
vcrable result-Gen. Farmer.
CURE FOR MURRAIN IN CATTLE.-Haviug
been for many years reader Of your val
liable paper, aud having derived much use
ful information therefrom, l wish to ask you
to reprint recipe, for the benefit OF your
numerous readers who we're unacquainted
with its columns in lS4l. The recipe
first found in the June number in the year
l54l aud have since tried IL, and knoW IL
to be good Give ! ounce pearlash, (sal-
eratus,) dissolved in twoquarts of iron water,
from blacksmith's trougbs.) If not better
in five hours, give one-half ounce more in
one quart Of water. The water should be
warm. Give no drink but warm water for
two DAYS. Give warm mash to eat. To
prevent murrain, give small quantty-soy
a tea-spoonful--saltpetre and sulphur occa-
sionally.- Gonesee Farmer.
FEEDING HoRsEs. believe that all that
has been said in favor of cut straw aud
ground feed for horses, yet there may be
.many people who have more hay and roots
than grain, as is the case with myself
, desired my horses to winter on hay anc
carrots, and Notwithstanding they were in
clincd to cough Immediately after they
were taken from the pasture, | commenced
wcttiug their hay in advance Of feeding
l would pitch down quantity and sprinkle
: on water, then shake it up well, put in :
close pile, and feed from it, and be sure tina
: when fed the last that was wet, prepared
more for future feeding. Thus far, with
: wet hay and carrots, l am satisfied tha
q horses that are not being worked hard, MAJ
winter well, oven with cough to begil
! with. have tried both cut straw anc
: ground feed, and the hay and carrot feed
For freezing weather prefer the latter
Genssee Farmsr.
WASHING HoRsEs LEes.-Sir Georg
Stephens says: "Whenever it is necessar
to wash horses legs, do il in the morning
= To deluge tho legs with water the momen
the horse enters the yard, heated with e1
ercise, is to my mind as unnatural and at
. surd as to Jump into showerbath afte
J playing for an hour at cricket. Ny plan
! a rubbing down with straw and dry brush
!. and the next morning wash as clean as soa
= aud water will make them. Pick and was
4 the soles as soon as the horse comes in
Geneses Farmer.
a CUHE FOX CHEEP- MILLING OOGS,--I
A Southern writer gives the following :-"S'
= lect the stoutcSt and most vicious old raj
! in your flock and shear him close; thcn q,
e a small Manila rope, thirty-fve feet lon,
g and tie one end around tho rams neck an
4 the other around the dogs neck, and tur
:. them into ten acre field, we'll cleared
! stumps, brush and cornstalks, and let the
- - remain two hours, and if that old ram don
! - knock all the sheep-killing propensities OF
~ ~ of that dog why then, as Samuel Ston
i, street would say, 81 hope may never Sc
- y ehinkapin again" That dog will never ha,
A. courage to look sheep in the face again
Corn should never follow buckwheat.-
:. Potatoes are the best crop to precede cor
a grass the next, corn itself next, and last
le all, buckwheat
IS, GApEs IN CHIcKESs.--Make a pill
;" equal parts soap, rhubarb, and assafoetid
er and give once an hour till il is cured