The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-10-12
Information for the People.
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LoriEiHai and Selected BY eHas. NJ O'Hara, Druggist
Bolivar
Mango IN CattIe.-Make wash of four
ounces pyroligneous acid and one pint Of
water; apply daily at the same time, take
two ounces powdered sassafras, handful
powdered charcoal, and one ounce of sulphur.
Mix well together, and divide into six parts
one to be given in the feed night and morn
ing As the mango IS infectious, the cattle
troubled with it should be removed from the
rest of the herd
Lice on Cattle.-May be DESTROYED with
decoctioh of two ounces Of lobelia seed in
one quart Of boiling water let it stand and
keep warm for few hours, until the strength
is extracted apply with sponge. A decoc-
ton of cocculus indicus, made in the same
way, win answer when the Iobelia seed can
not be obtained.
Sheep 1icks.-May be destroyed with the
decoction of lobelia seed made as above.
Collie az Cattle-Take powdered aniseed
half a teaspoonful; powdered cinnamon,
half teaspoonful; mix, and give in quart
OF spearmint tea repeat if necessary.
10 Destroy Insects on Trees, Shrubs, etc
Tie up some -four Of sulphur in piece of
gauze, and dust the plants with it.
To Preserve Grain from Yermin.- Sprin-
kle garlic about the place it is stored in, or
paint the woodwork with coal tar
4 Wrinkle about the Age Of Rorses.-The
following information as to ascertaining the
age of horse, after it has passed the ninth
year, is quite new to US, and will be to most
Of our readers After the horse is nine
years old, wrinkle comes on the eyelid, at
the upper corner Of the lower lid, and every
year thereafter he has one well defined wrin-
kle for each year of his age over nine. If,
for instance, horse has three wrinkles, he is
twelve. Add the number of wrinkles to
nine, and you will always get at his age.
Soak yoUr Corn IN a Solution Of Saltpetre.
1t destroys the worm, is not relished by
crows or squirrels, and yields much more
abundantly than when planted without.
Condition Potoders for Horses and Cat
tle.-Tako powdered assafoetida, fnelY-pow-
dered saltpetre, powdered flax seed and cream
tartar, equal parts, and rub them well to-
gether Dose for horse, one tablespoonful
three times day. A bran mash should be
given every few days.
To Free Barns and OutHo from
Mites and WeeUiIs.-Let the walls and raft
ers, above and below, of such granaries, be
covered completely with quicklime, Stacked
in water in which wormwood, hyssOp, and
nux vomica should be previously boiled.
Apply this composition as hot as possible.
To PreOsnt Horses from being leased By
Fhes-Take two or three small handfulls Of
walnut leaves on which pour two or three
quarts Of cold water let it infuse one night
and pour the whole next morning into q
kettle, and boil it for quarter of an hour
when cold, it is fit for use. Moisten a sponge
with it, and before the horse goes out of the
stable let those parts which are most irri
table be smeared over with the liquor
Pennyroyal, prepared in the same way, Ii
equally good.
Remedy for Worms IN Hor8e8.-Put &
handful of sifted wood-ashes in a quart bot
tie, and fill the bottle with cider vinegar. L
will foam like glass Of soda and it should
be given to the horse that has worms the
moment it foams. Two bottles will cure
the worst attack of worms For forty years
1 have never known an instance Of failure
where this remedy was applied at once.