National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-07-06
FARM. GARDEN 4 KITCHEN.
ONIONs.-NIr. b. Clifford. of No

tllS Valuable TOOl from Iflt insect
which has for years almost entirely
destroyed the onion crop in this vi
cinity. We visited Mr.. C's garden
few days since, and observed two
beds of onions side by side, and
about two feet apart, one filled will.
nice large red onions, perfectly sound
while the other had but a few scat
tering stalks with sculiOn buttons
rotten and full of maggots. On in
curing, we found that the full grown
onions had been Sprinkled with tar
water. Equal quantities of hot wa
! ter and tar were stirred together,
and after standing few hours, the
fluid part was sprinkled upon the
onions on one of the beds. This
application was made in June when
the young plants were first attacked
by the fly, and the process repeated
about two weeks afterWard. The
result was fine crop on that bed,
while upon the other, not single
onion was raised white Rirer Ad
reytiser..
CAKED UDDERS.-It is stated in
an exchange that cow having a
cakcd bag may be cured by tying her
in stable i'll which horses are kept.
\ few nights will complete the cure.
1t is probable that the ammOnical
vapors which ai'iSe in warm wealth
or from the horse stable is the rene
dial agent. Ifso, would not spirit
Of hartshorn, applied in small guam
titles, directly to the cakcd bag, he
etfectual! Care should be used in
making the application as too much
might raise a blister.
GOITRE IN LAMBS.-,John c. Fra
ser, of Brady. Michigan, cures Col
ire, or swelied neck, in lambs by
rubbing refined petroleum upon the
neck. If applied too freely it will
make the skin very sore.
PRESERVING IEATHER.-N O W
leather may he rendered more dura
bic by paying it over with q mixture
Of becfS tallow, two parts: rosin
one part: hccSWaX, one part; and
spirits of turpentine, one part the
whole to be mixed together over ;
moderate fire, and applied to the
leather while warm. a little iv0r,
or lanpblack will give additional eff
iicacy to the mixture. Water cal
not penetrate, or injuriously affec
leather coated with this powerful
and cheap preservative.
HEAVY FLEECE.-Samucl Whal
ley, Esq. Of Charlotte. recent,
sheared from a five year old Atwoo,
buck, twenty seven pounds of wool
of one year and six days growth
This buck has produced the fellow
ing weights of tle,ceS for the las
three years, viz: 2G lbs, % lbs, an,
- lbs.
SCOURS IN CALyES.-Thci hes
remedy and one | never had fail.
boiled skinned milk. 1t should h
given warm.
SPLENDID SHEARING.-Benn
; ton is bound not to be one whit b,
hind in the matter Of heavy shcal
/ ing, as the following abundant
shows:
I'm May last, the stock ram,
years old, owned by a. +. Harmo
!, in the west part of the town. shcal
: ed - lbs. and II ounces, thong
= having been used very cXtcnsivel,
! A two year old, also of large Sc
- vice, shcared % lbs. and Is ounce,
y his weight being 100 - lbs. Fro
! Il flock of April ram lambs, the ligh
:. est fleece weighed - lbs. and I'll
:, heaviest Is lbs. and l3 ounce
" From ewes, three which lore lamb
" 6S lbs. and four ounces was shorr
v and from 80 ewes, the most of whic
sucked April lambs. there WI
Shcarcd IN average of II poun(
It and / ounceS-thc lightcst tlccC
u weighing Obs, and the heaviest
! HIS. and 1 ounces. The latter W.
" taken from IN eve which had nurse
Il Il lamb since March 80. The abol
are all full blood Spanish Merino
y Banner.
IL WHAT DO You DO WITH SoA
II Ds!-Ofthem the Scottish Farm,
/ says: although generally dceme
% only fit for being run off into Il
l. common sewer in the easiest an
y most expeditions manner possibl
IL they are nevertheless highly ben
" fetal vegetable feeders. as well ;
{, useful insect prcventivcs. Hen,
II they should never be wasted, mo-
II especially bypartics having gardel
&c as their application to the groun
u whether in winter or summer vi
y show hcnciicially, not only an G
T. binary vegetable crops, but also {
z berry bushes, shrubs. bordcrilo
ana even window pot plants, viii
if poured or syringed over rose
cahbages, etc, they will prevent,
at least, mitigate the mischievo,
doings of the green fly and eat,
pillars.
COMPARATIVE YIELD OF POT
ioEs.-A correspondent of the Al
AgricHltWrist gives the following
the result of his experience la
year in growing different varieti
of potatoes:
Bushcl cracrc. Bushcl per ne
IS Cuscoc........... 800 White Mcrccr..
g.. Garnet 900 Flukc ..........
NJ Rusty tOnt....... $50 Prime, Albert