Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-06-15

promptly and thoroughly, they can
with small expense, not only keep the
start of it, but exterminate it.
Five men can doctor 1000 sheep In
two days In the above manner: it viii
cost for medicine--5 pounds of blue
vitrioi, 25cts per pound, LIS; gallon
tar. 70cts; pint turpentine, Boots; one
quarter of pound chloride of antimo-
ny. 25cts. Total, $3.50.
The above method has been followed
with good success in several fiocks in
this vicinity. think it is less expen-
sive and requires less labor, and is
more effective than the use of blue
vitriol in solution. Prairie F'nmer.
HEALTH OF HOSTILE refuse of tue
dairy makes nutritious food for young
swine, on account of the phosphoric
and sulphuric acids they contain, which
acids are very important in building mp
the frame of the hog. Summer stock
running at large or with a good degree
of liberty, may be fed freely with sour
milk and whey, and they will generally
provide themselves with whatever is
necessary TO modify the effects of the
feeding. But If confined in pen or
close yard, they Will suffer from acidity
of the stomach, an ailment which hogs
are much subject to, unless care is
taken to furnish them with the neces-
sary corrections. A little powdered
chalk mixed with the food IS recon-
mended for this purpose, or almost any
alkaline substance occasionally added
will answer the purpose.
The hog having very thick skin, 1t
is liable to become feverish and diseased
10y the closing of the pores, and this
produces other diseases. Sulphur tends
TO cool and purify the blood and keep
open the pores of the skin, and should
frequently be given. When the skin is
dry and feverish and sulphur does not
afford relief, little anthony white
POWDER will generally prove effecIual.
When running at large, the hog will
frequently be seen helping himself to
charcoal. When confined in pen, q
separate box or trough shOnld be kept
supplied with coal, ashes and salt. The
swine has the name of being "a naturally
filthy animal. In this he is slandered.
No brute will take more pains TO keep
his bed clean than he. When he wal
lows in the mire it is TO relieve q fever
ed, uncomfortable condition of the skin,
resulting from a want of those substan-
ces taken inwardly, which would keep
his hide in good condition, and which
he would take without urging If he
could find them. In brief, the hog is
a very sensible animal, in his way, and
when confined, his master should en-
deavor to learn what he wants fro II his
own mouth. - Wisconsin, Farmer.
How To RAISE OAULIFLOwRRs.- 1.-THE
best of all flowers, said a famous Eng
lish writer, sis caulifiower." That it is
very palatable article of food, none
will deny, who have eaten it. The
question rs how to raise fine plants,
with plump, tender, crispy heads. For
the first cutting of the season, the Ear
ly Paris is probably the best. For late,
the Erfurt White, LIE Normand and
Walcheren.
The first crop should be started in a
hot-bed or cold frame. ii the tnrnip
fly gets among the young plants, dust
them with plaster aud ashes. For fall
and winter use, the seed may be sown
ia the open garden any time in June -
Choose IA cool spot, say under the shade
of a fence, and make the soil light and
rich. When the plants are large
enough for removal, set them out in
rows two feet apart, the ground being
we'll enriched with oil manure. The
heads will form in September and De-
tOber, and be fine for fall use. Sink
Stops make an excellent dressing for
tins plant, applied once week. Keep
the soil we'll stirred. - Rural american.