The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23

Of the cane. We reply that both cattle and
loeJ sat Il greedily before and after. tttsI
ripe. And they seem to have no di6fc4lfy
as vn,e shs ~ iss Il
thick, in drills. From one-haf to two
thirds Of . bushel win be fequired. The
best way to purchase sorghum seed lain
the panicle. We should hesitate to p41
chase the thYeshed seed unless We knew
our man; for then it is difficult to tell
whether it Is pure or not. But in the pan
icle, q mixture - quickly detected.
{ II you are rearing, early calves, do not
let them stand and lie in their own 61th, on
barn floor, or in close pen, from 6ne
weeks end to another. # you want them
70 thrive, keep them clean and dry, md
give them plenty Of good food. Do not be
satisfied With feeding them twice each day,
as some are. Feed less at time, and reg
ularly, at least three times day-four or
Eve times would be better. Remember
how often q calf feeds that runs with its
mother. 1t does not get 50 much, but gets
Il often. The stomach 10 not distended out
of al proportion, and the shape of the calf
destroyed for lifA Added, there is not that
continual bawling which is 80 common
COW and half starved half 81 the time. A
little experisnce and care, the exercise Of a
little common sense in filing the calf's
stomach, ,wfll help to odd to 1ts value as
well ~ comfort, and greatly crafty you If
you have tasto for fine animals. And %
long - calf drinks milk, it il always bet
1or @ feed n warm--not hot, NOR cold, but
''nilk-yaxm." II Injuries the calf's eton-
inhuanAn . 1bed NJ hot as some do.
- 1oC UnE A6Q1k DIsTENPER.
; B. =. writes us ofWhat he did when he
found 0sc otis had got the horse distem.
Per. He boiled pail three-fourths full Of
tamarac bark In two pails Of water, till it
with mill feed and cut straw and chad,
using. two quarts Of tho liquor in Q feed
1br each horse. Ono Of the colts, two years
old, was very much ewollen under the
throat, the other was Affected in the head.
The effect Of the feed was 70 check the d.
temper 1t once. It remained stationary for
: e! days then the swelling began to Oh
Ing freely nom It, and the colts got well ~
If by maggie. ~ 81. s. ST go
', s11xP CHEWING TOBACCO. 3, n
Chester Baker, Of Lafayette, Onondaga
county, New York-an experienced flock
master, and - truthful man rs lives
infermsu that he has fed thirty -two Merino
breeSaing ewes with tobacco stems all win
can carry at once in his arms! From the
6fSt, the ewes greediy ate of the small and
damaged leaves from the tops Of the stems,
the tops Of the straws themselves, the occa-
siona1 damaged leaves on the butt, and they
also usually peeled of the bark from the
entire stems! The substances thus cone
sumed taste strongly Of tobacco, aad will
to kill ticks. Mr.. Baker has known neigh
Dor 70. do ths same thing-andhe proceeded
On the theory that the sheep would not eat
what was not nseful to them. They have
abundance of hay and other feed, and are
not, therefore, induced by hunger to in.
await tie tinal result Of this curiosyesper-
wHFzT ron HORSES. ~ 8
Mr., Sanborn, Of Iowa. says that being
destitute Of oats to feed his team. and hav-
ing wheat, that was comparatively cheaper,
he resolved to try the experiment Of feed.
{ ING his horses on boiled wheat. he boiled
Ter On It, andGthey peyer, did better, OF look
cd finer. Perhaps It is worthy 81 trial by
western farmers, wheat being conhpara-
lively much cheaper than coarse grains
eOR00 AND IMPHEE SUGAR IN OHIO,
We see It stated that the Ohio commh-
eiOnef Of statistic reports that the s0ller
production Of Ohio in &c was worth $50. .
190-that no less than 6,2S0O00 pounds Of
sugar was made in that State that year.
OF this, it - asserted that q, 600 pounds was
made fkon Sorghum. We arenot told what
tho balance WAS made fr0m-what proper
ton Of + was maple, and what 1nphee
Tks nolasoss crop for 1852 10 put down q
worth 9l,e12, 668.. It 10 exceedingly gra1ls
Tying 70 know that 20 large an amount Of
Sorghum he's been produced.
& SCRATCHES IN HORSES.
Twas good deal troubled-or my team
was-wit6 scratches last spring, and you
win greatly oblige by giving . remedy in
good season this spring,-John Dean, Qssd-
We have oas 4 hand. O.. L. B., Rich
land, New York In = note, nays he has
found remedy which he can recommend.
@WaGh 1he limhs With CASTLE Doap suds, and
when dry anolnt with m ointment Of fresh
butter and sulphur. Rub It In well and it
vim cure. He has tried Il ana knows.
Another excellent remedy In 70 make .
salvo Of hogs lard and sugar Of lead, wash
de limbs Of the animal clean, and when
dry, rub Il on and in. But, as q rule.
scratches are easier prevented than cured.
II the limbs are we'll washed and rubbed
dry regularly at night, or whenever put in
the stable to remain, scratches win rarely
COLD. DRY ASHES DANGEROUS.
Cold, dry ashes will ignite and become
one solid mass Of fire. I find that a great
many old and experienced men are igno-
rant of the fact that dry, cold ashes will
take fire by having hot embers iqserted in
them, and become one solid mass Of fire,
and set ON fire, barrel, box, or whatever
wooden thing contains them.
Now, ignorance on this subject exposes
the Ignorant to losses by fire. have no
doubt that many houses have been burned
by these ashes being put away with fire in
them, and no one could imagine how the
building took fire. was about forty years
old before I knew that ashes would take
IRE and burn over, and had, perhaps, as