The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-11-07
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vtEu OF CoRN COBs.-A friend who
had read an article in some paper recon-
men.ing corn cobs, ground or unground,
&c an excellent and valuable feed for stock,
undertook to test the truth of the statement
for himself. He had large quantity on
hand. and after providing himself with the
proper vessel, Ga half hogshead tub,) he
filed it with cobs, and then added a
solution of salt in water. In tbls steep
the cobs were suffered to remain till they
had imbibed sufficiency of the fluid to
make them soft In this condition they
were then fed out TO the stock, at the rate
Of half peek to a ull-grown cow or OK,
in the morning and the same at night
He remarked that ali his animals were
extremely fond of cobs; that they con-
sumed much less quantity of grain and
hay than before he commenced giving them
this feed neither did they require salt in
It's natural state. He has also ground
several bushels of cobs, and finds the
meal an excellent article for making mush.
| have used corn and cob meal, ground
with and without oats, for horses, the last
twelve or fourteen years, and | think It
an excellent feed. 1t keeps a horse loose
in his bowels, his hair lies smooth, ard
makes n great Improvement in his looks.
] also used the meal with wheat or oat
chaff. to feed horses. When | first came
to live in the neighborhood, l was ridiculed
by the ncighbors. who said my horses
wonld all die before spring; but when
spring came, they were tatter, and in far
better condition than theirs. Hound that
they took my advice after this, and fed
the same as myself, making a great saving
in fecd.-Americc'n Agricu!tuulist.
WooD ASHES FOR MANURE. We re-
commend the farmer carefully TO save for
use in the spring all the ashes he can col
lect from the home consumption Of fuel
during the winter and, where he has op-
portunity to procure from other sources q
supply, Ieached or unleached, OF this valua-
bic fertilizer. If people knew from ex
perience the worth of this simple manure,
there would be no ashes wasted, neither
would there be any to sell, except by those
who have no soils to improve or no crops
to raise. To retain all their virtue, it Is
highly important thRt ashes should be
kept dry, for water will dissolve large
proportion of the most valuable salts yet
even leached ashes need not be thrown
away as of no account for though far
inferior in fertilizing qualities 10 ulneached
ashes, they are by no means useless. One
very important result of the employment
of this manure in the growth of cereals is
the Increased strength and luxuriance of
straw thereby promoted-a result due to
the presence of silicates, on which so much
of the straw depends. Other ingredients,
essential to both straw and grain, are
furnished by this important fertilizer
Ashes are valuable also for promoting the
growth Of grass and Professor Liebig
recommended sowing them broadcast on
meadows to increase the hay crop.
A POWERFUL FERTILIZER.-Everyf far
mcr has SCOT at command, whose presence
in stove pipes and chimncys is not unfre-
q"entIy, the eanse of fires, occasioning the
loss sometimes of both property and life.
Ibis agent for evil is one of the most val~
liable manures, and nothing but the most
cUipabls carelessness and indifference will
s'stfer 1t 10 remain n standing menace to
Life and property, when Ii can easjly be
removed and turned to good account in the
garden and field Twelve quarts OF SCOT
10 Epgshead Of water will mako a pow
eFtRi liquid manure, which will improve
the growth Of flowers, gardsn vegetables
sr root crops. In either liquid or solid
s:ate 1t makes an excellent top-dressing
for grass or cereal crops.
BETTER THAN WHISKY. The following
is recipe for making ginger beer, a very
wholesome and refreshing drink, more
healthy and far better than whisky: Put
two gallons of cold water into a pot upon
fire. add two ounces of good ginger,
bruised, and two pounds of sugar. Let it
come to boil and continue boiling for
half an hour. Then skim the liquor and
p"ur it into a jar or tub, along with one
sliced lemon and half an ounce of cream
tartar. When nearly cold, put in a cup
tul OF yeast to cause the mixture to fermont
The beer is now made, end after it has
worked two days, strain and bottle for
use, Iie down the corks firmly.
CHEAP MUcILAGE An exchange say~,
for the benefit of those who have occasion
TO use mucilage we would impart the in
formation that by procuring any of the
gums that eXude from the peach, plum or
cherry trees, and which is found to exist
IN quantities on such trees in almost every
garden or orchard, and dissoIving it in
water will furnish as good muciIage as can
be procured in any stationery store or
monufactory. Having tried il, we speak
nom experience and recommend all others
who may have doubt on the aubject to do
likewise.
To DEADEN THE SOUND OF AN Anvil.
If chain about one foot long, formed
of a few large links, is suspended to the