Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-26


pots near the window. Care should be
taken to harden the plants before trans
planting into the garden, by admitting
air to them, both day and night.
3. Take egg shells (the hole to be
on the upper end three-fonrths OF an
inch), fill them with good soil and
therein plant the seeds. Plants thus
raised, Kept either in the house or hot
beds, are easily transplanted.
THE IINNoEUs WINE PLANT
is one of the numerous bare-faced
impositions of the day which is receiv-
ing merited exposure in various quar-
tiers. This wine plant, as it is called, IS
nothing but the common garden rhu-
barb. and yet is sold by itinerant swim
dlers. by tens of thousand dollars
worth, In various parts of the country.
The American Institute Farmers Club
have tested the liquor made from it, and
pronounce it a snauseous, unwholesome
compound of acid and sugar, partly con-
verted into rum, as unlike wine as those
Who sell the plants are unlike honest
men"
STRAWBERRY. -
Vines planted at this season of the
year. and mulched, win often give a
partial crop of fruit-are very sure TO
| live and grow, and increase during the
summer; so that vines now planted
three feet each way, will, by fall, near
J Nv cover the entire ground. Spade or
i plow the ground as deep as possible,
say nine to twelve inches, rake level,
and plant. Moderately rich ground is
better than either very rich soil or that
which is poor. Too rich a soil causes
the plants TO make too many rum
ners and new plants, at loss OF
fruit, while too poor ground gives a
feeble growth of vine and small fruit.
If manure is used to enrich, it should be
I old and well rotted.
OYSTER PLANT OR Satisfy.
To grow this plant wen it requires a
deep and rich soil. Sow the seed pref
ty thick, and after the plants are up two
inches high, thin out TO one in
about four to six inches in the row,
with the rows one foot apart. No vege-
tables are more delicate or attractive to
the palate in early spring than the satisfy
when it is well grown and well cooked
every garden should have bed of 1T.
TRANSATLANTIC.
In transplanting anything that has
roots large enough to admit of the
practice, it is best to dip the roots, i'm
mediately before planting, into water.
This will obyiate the necessity of after
watering, and its consequent injurious
effect. IL the plants appear to flag,
shade or put an inverted flower-pot
over the plant for a few days; if this
does not bring the plant to, it must
have water.
LNoLEUM. go S E
a substance is now manufacturing
from faxseed called inoleum. It is
said that it will snpersede india rubber
which it very much resembles and OF
which it possesses most of the proper
ties--in the various manufactures in
which il is used. Like India rubber, it
eau be dissolved into a cement and used
in the manufacture of water proof cloth
ing. Tt can be used for the coating of
iron or wood or for coating ship bot
toms. It is as good as common cement.
having properties similar to the marine
glue made from India rubber and shell
lac. 1t is readily vulcanized by expos
ure to heat, and by this means becomes
as hard as the hardest wood, and capa-
bile of fine polish. The variety of uses
to which it can be applied IN this form
will at once suggest themselves to the
reader. Hitherto it has been made solely
| to produce floor cloth, for which 1t IS
well adapted These facts will doubt
less be interesting to the Canadian far
mer, as in consequence of this new dis
covery, fax-for the successful cnltiya-
/ ton of which the soil and climate of
Canada are so well adapted, Will preba-
bly, become greatly enhanced in value.
LICE ON COLTS AND CATTLE. 3
F.P. Crowell, in the Maine Farmer,
gives the following as his experience in
the treatment .:ot lice on colts and
eattle. -. @ 3
/ had a colt last spring that was COM
pleteIy covered with lice, so much so
that thew had removed the hair from
many parts Of the body. | took two
quarts of soft soap, rubbed it COM
pletely over his body and limbs, then
| took water enough to make lather
and rubbed him with the soap and wa
ter until the colt was white with lather,
and then let him stand In the sun until
he was nearly dry, and then took one
fourth pound of Scotch snuff and rub
bed in completely into the hair. In
four DAYS [ made a second application
as before mentioned In one week
there was not to be found louise ornit
alive on HIM. 1t also removes all the
/ dirt from the skin, and gives the colt
a fresh start. 1t will not injure the
| hair or remove it.
TO PROTECT sHEEP FROM DOGS.
If sheep are kept in the same lot with
cows or fat cattle no dog viii disturb
I them. As soon as the dogs approach
the sheep, they run TO the cattle who
drive off the dogs. Afarmer for thirty
years, in Shelby county, by adopting
/ this plan, never lost a sheep by dogs,
although in the same night the same
dogs killed sheep ON the farms north
and south of him..
TO PRESERVE EGGS.
Mr.. G.. Kennedy Geyelin in his
! work entitled Poultry breeding
lin a Commercial Point of VIew,''
gives the following directions foI
the preservation of eggs; Nov
the most effective, simple and economi-
cal plan for truly preserving eggs, on
rendering them fit fof. Matching pnr.
poses, is to use the patent stoppered
/ glass Jars with vulcanized India rubber
Joints, and proceed thus: Immediately
after daily collecting the eggs, put the
lar in hot water, and when thoroughly
warm SO as TO rarity the air, place the
eggs in the jar the pointed end upper