The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-10
AGRICULTURAL.

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arsenic Then make several smal
holes where the moles run. and dro
one or more of the pieces in eac
hole. In short time the moles vii
| disappear Another exchange say
that few seeds of the castor bean
scattered about their haunts, will de
str0y ground moles. sra#4ui oeia
BEANS FOR SHEEP.-A correspon
dent Of the Country Gentlenaen Swh,
has this year LOO bushels Of bean
Ito iced to- his sheep, considers then
worth equally as much as corn. Ell.
says 1T is necessary to feed carefully
at first, mixing in some lighter feed
tfill the sheep become accustomed te
them, as beans will clog them soonei
thansany grain he ever9used.Y 81
SOLDERING IN HoRsEs.-A CORE.
spondent of. the Boston Ch1tiuoto,
says that this is a disease In horses
Saltpeter, tablespoonful fora dose,
he has found to cure the worst case
he ever had, and has not found it
necessary ever to give fourth dose.
He gives a tablespoonful in the morn-
lng, and in three days, if the horse is
not tree fronrgit, he repeats the DOSE
STARCH FROM PorAToEs.-A Starch
factory inlNermont last year used 81
900 bushels of potatoes. for which 80
cents per bushel were paid. a coarse
variety called aCalifornia. which
yields 300 or 400 bushels per acre.
were used Thus an income Of 500
per acre were obtained from land not
worth $50 per acre.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of
The Neso England Farmer writes that
six or seven acres of meadow in the
town Of Essex, CT, were prepared and
stocked with cranberry plants four or
i've years ago. This last fall eight
hundred bushels Of scranberries were
gathered on this patch.
CURcULIo-The Williamsport Pa1
Batlletias hasJthe following, relative Ia
a cure for the cnrculio in plums:
Mr.. Evenden, the we'll gar
dener of this city<saEs thesfollowing
has been tested and found to be a sure
preventive OF the attack of the curculio- |
ON plum trees. It is simple and easily
tried: Take azquantity of corn 1cobs,
wind wire around them, Terminating |
"a hook at the end of the cohs; then
1ip them into gas tar until they are
well saturated. Hang a dozen or
more on tree, and no curculio will |
disturb The. tee u Try it, 1FrnRI
DRINK FOR Mich Cows.-Cows
hat give milk in winter, says the
Name faywsev, will add much to their
profit by giving them . bpcketful of
warm water twice day. with a little
neal er-even-the- shops of the familv
b it. Every one has noticed how an
'xtremely cold day will affect their
milk, or wheaever they become wet in
trimmer. A-little salt. with meal
Ioatlng ni-theasurface of such a
rink. will soon teach any COW how
ABoRTIoN.-Mr. Lyman B. San
ord writes to.thes New York Farm
RS Club that while in Canada lately.
e paid an old English farmer ten
ollars for a secret remedy for the
lsease IN cows of abortion. which |
Tas simply to feed them with Che salt
OF each one about a teaspoon
III of bone. pounded or ground to- a !:
ust. As result, in a dairy of thir.
1.-TWO cows he had lost none. while
is neighbors' flocks were as badly !
tflcted as ever.-Nen ENGLAND :
farmer - q za & ~. !. + = 81 :. II
How TO MAKE Coon BUrTER-A +
ldy. ex perIenced In making butter. Fl
ays 80 Before go to milkssI put A.
ettie, say one-third full of water. and I!
rye enough To LET the milk pail into1
, on the stove. where it viii get boil Fl
lg hot blythe time L come IN with Il
lie milk. Il { then Strain the milk into i
lother vesssl, and wash thesef,ail y
which should always be, oftin1 then f.
bur the milk back nto the pail. and ~
i lt,lnto the kettle of boiling waterslr,
Il the milk becomes scaIding hot.
king care not to let it boil: thenl 4
,ur@I into pans. and set it away In o
e cellar for the screa n to rise in the n
'uaI way. - Cream, produced in thisSl Y
ay, will seldom require more than +
Ienty minutes to- ehurn., while. by =
.mmon practice. the dairylmaid NAV
ten churn for hours, and then. sper- 4
Ups, awe tor throw it sawav. as j did 4
fore I became acquainted with the ?
ussian plan, the. essential features Of p
nlc M 1 have adopted in my present 2
ode, as given above The method s.
applicable. t. all seasons---su nam erI /,
well as winter. .sasllI q. aoisHr1s''S ) lbt
II e sefI .7E48fsass 1f ffo411atf ID,
Wedding PoTAToEs WITH SHEEpdI -
1t may not be Known to farmers ina isIis
neral that tits a common practice T..
some of the potato growing dis. BIKE
cts to turn hocks; of sheen 81. into & the so
tato .fieldss for theapurpose of eat "a "a
3 down the weeds. The; sheef, viii IlHs
t touch potato yine This ~ pa.st,r. pc
wlfhssheep IS very advantageous pa
zen the crop Isl a late planted one %
thar tho hn;naoar ! o. IS, ..x,.ss~.tao, tn
"ci1S nHot oS Couipiet ted an
al the hayipg or harvest is finished. v,
the growing season, it is the plantl s.,
s aim to keep down the grass and | eexx