Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-12-13
FARM AND FIRESIDE.


for the purpose of gathering clover seed. He
says man and horse will gather with it
the seed from double the quantity Of land in
a day that he can cut over with scythe; and
the heads require no labor except drying, to
prepare them for cleaning and hulling.s Make
an ordinary sled, with the sides or runners
fourteen inches wide, and six feet nine, In
ches long These may be placed FIVE or six
feet apart, and secure together with two
cross-pieces only at the back end, leaving
the forward part open to the length Of 81 or
4 feet; then box is made to nearly fill tho
width between the runners. The box is 4
feet long and Is inches deep with the for
ward end open. TO the cross-pieees at the
bottom of the box. at the forward end. teeth
of hard wood are secured, so as TO project
about twelve inches; they should be three
fourths Of an inch thick and one inch wide
on the top. and made quartz. Of an inch
narrow, or beytlings on the under side
These teeth are placed lthree-sixteenths ofan
inch apart, SO as to form . comb. If the
upper sides of the teeth were capped with
hoop iron, neatly fitted, it would be better.
This box is hung between the sides Of the
sled upon two gudgeons or pins two inches
in diameter, just as u cannon is hung in its
carriage. With two handles, four feet long
secured to the box and projecting b hind. the
box may be moved on the pins so as to raj o
and lower the teeth to adapt them to clover
Of any height. 50 a $3.50, q ron
A man with horse can strip the heads
from four to FIVE acres of clover in q day
with this machine, and collect it in the box.
With one of these machines farmer can
gather as much seed in day as wound be
required to seed forty Or fifty acres 1t needs
no hulling or cleaning unless it is designed
for market Some prefer to SOW the. seed in
the chaff to that which is cleaned.
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To MAKE Cows GIVE MLK-A writer
who says his cow gives all the milk that is
wanted in a family of eight persons, and
from which was made two hundred and sixty
pounds Of butter this year. gives the follow
ing as his treatment. 1t is cheap and worth
a trial; and as many, both of our city and
country readers are interested in the manage
ment Of cows, we give the plan in the writer's
own words He says; ,...5r75.
eff you desire to get large yield OF rich
milk, give your COW, three times a day, wa
ter slig chilly warm, slightly sailed, in which
bran has been stirred at the rate of one quart
to two gallons of water. You will find, if
you have not tried this daily practice, that
your COW will give twenty five per cent more
milk Immediately under the effect of it, and
she will become SO much attached TO the diet
as to refuse to drink clear water unless very
thirsty. but this mess she will drink almost
any time and ask for more. The amount Of
this drink necessary, is an ordinary water
pail full each time, morning, noon and night
Your animal will then do her best at dis
counting the lacteal Four hundred pounds
Of butter are often obtained from good stock
and instances are mentioned where the yield
was even at q higher figure"
Poison OAK-Having suffered severely
and often from the effects Of the Poison Oak
I can recommend to those similarly troubled
a cure quite as effective and much less disa-
greeabe than Iodide of Potassa, as published
in your last number. The application Of
coal oil to. the. parts affected, twice or three
times daily, Will afford speedy relief and in
a few DAYS effect a cure, as have proyedin
nv own case, several times this season, and
for the last time this week. / am pursuad-
cd that in cases of erisypilis, Coal Oil viii
prove equally effectiye.-Cor. Southern CD
tivators .s saafd9o1 u iog
CoMposyrroN FOR ROOFING Our-noUsEs.
Let tar be boiled in an iron pot; get char
coal finely powdered, mix it with the tar; by
constantly, stirring it till the whole is reduce
ed to the state of mortar, and spreading it
upon a boarded covering with broad wood
Gu trowel, to the thickness of one fourth or
fifth Of an inch, it. will become, hard and
durable. g Neither the heat nor cold Of this
climate will affect it, it is with this compo-
sition that the peasants Of Sweden cover
Their houses sIgs9s 5 f,as-a, ara L'ai
WoRrH REMEMBERING. detection Of
the leaves Of chamomile will destroy every,
species of insect and nothing contributes SO
much to the health of the garden as a num-
Der. Of chamomile plants dispersed through
it., No greenhouse or dollhouse should
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never be without it, in green or dried state:
either the stalks or flowers will answer. It
is a singular fact that if plant is dropping
and apparently dying. in nine cases out Of
ten it will recoverlifa chamomile plant be-
placed near it. ~..f.i
CHEAP VINEGAR-A first rate vinegar
may be made by the following cheap and
simple process Boil pint of corn till about
half done for three gallons. Put into jars
or Jugs. and fill them up with hot water ;.
sweetened with pint of syrup perhaps less
would do Set them in the sun, and in one
or two weeks it will be first rate vinegar
No one need to buy poor article when
good one can be made With SO little trouble.
SWEET PorATo CUsTARp.-One pound po-
tato mashed and sifted fine, half pound SUI
gar. . small, cup Of cream and one fourth
pound butter. four eggs, nutmeg and lemon
to suit the taste II you have no cream,
put half pound butter This m axes two
large custards.
9 If you wish to keep eggs for setting. place
the small ends down in bran and oats SO that
the yolk will not adhere to the shell.