Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-02-28

A TEMPERATURE of from 100 to ITO de-
grees is best for scalding hogs.
GROWTH OF PLANTS. Rapid growth
makes mild flavor, Slow growth strong
one; therefore, grow vegetables quick and
fruit moderately. The exceptions are only
where sizeis valued higher than flavor.
THE agricultural statistics of France for
the past year are decidedly unfavorable
The grain crop is below an average; pota-
toes rotting in the storehouses; tobacco,
also affected with a rot; and the silk bust
ness presents, perhaps, the darkest feature
of the picture. is!g asa rle tpa'
EXERCISE FOR HoRsEs.-Because there
is little work for horses during the winter
season. they sometimes fail Of receiving
proper exercise Do not suffer them to
stand the whole week in the stable, but
give at least one hours exercise daily.
sloppy food at least twice week, and
throw lump of rock salt in the manager.
SNAKEs.AA man down in Maine asks of
the New York Farmers Club: Why kill
a snake? What harm does he do? Look
at him and see how easy he glides along.
Can you see him step? Now sit down by.
his side and have talk with him. Ihave,
many time. | see nOnecessity for hating
a snake. love a snake, and have often
pleaded for his life. 4r. 6seo :s5 sdi
Corn BREAD-Put three pints Of water
in kettle and let it boil; stir in corn meal
enough to make thin mush cool it with
water until about lukewarm stir in one
teacupful of yeast, and corn meal enough
to make a thick mush. Season with salt
and set in warm place to rise. AS soon
as it rises, put in a hot oven in pans well
creased (the oldfashioned Dutch oven pre-
ferable), bake slow, but not too hard on
top. 5f
% TRUE1NG GR1NDsToNEs.- G.. Garland,
of Me-, and John King, of Conn, both send
similar instructions for trueing grindstones
round. The plan, which is as follows, APP
pears to be feasible: In the same frame
with the stone to be used suspend another
"a nearly WORKOUT stone will do-soi that
the faces shall run together The small
stone has a cam on one end of the shaft and
journals longer than the boxes, SO that it
has. a traverse across the face of the larger
stone The faces Of the stones are adjusted
by right and left screws for setting up the
boxes of the razing stone
90 A SHORT time ago I employed a "son of
Erin" who was "just over" and who
boosted of his experience in all kinds of
farm work, One day L directed Mike to
take the cart and oxen and .remoyo IA pile
of rubbish. Happening near the place
whereit was to be deposited, as Mike drove
up with his load, / discovered he was in
state of great perplexity, evidently ignorant
of the process of dumping. After studying
some minutes, a bright idea seemed to
strike him. Selling his whip and taking
his stand in front of1and facing the oxen,
he roared out, throwing up both arms at
the same time, "Rare up moo, ye bastes
rare up, wull yez?" f7f-
OWNERS of copper smelling works in
England have been repeatedly mulcted in
damages by their neighbors, for the perni-
cious effect of copper smoke upon crops
and CATTLE and an act was passed at the
late session of Parliament requiring such
parties to consume their smoke, or the
deleterious parts thereof The arsenical
deposits from such works have completely
denuded of vegetation considerable por-
tions of land in their vicinity. A process
has now been devised and set in operation
by Mr.. Vivian, a copper smelter and mem
Der of Parliament by which the copper
smoke is condensed for the manufacture of
sulphuric acid, and is employed with phos-
pilates to produce valuable super-phos-
phate for fertilizing purposes said
to be almost unequalled for green
crops. Mr.. Vivian expresses confidence
that he will be able to supply fertilizing
matter from his works for 10000 acres of
land.
STRANGE DISEASE AMONG THE CATTLE
-RAvAGEs OF THE MAD ITCH.-The Lon
don (Ohio) Journal says eve regret to
learn from our friend, Mr.. Stephen Wat
SON, residing near London, that since Mon
day OF last week he has lost nine fine, fat
steers, and twenty mine head of fat sheep,
from a,strange and terribly fatal disease,
known as the /" mad itch.R I'VE say
strange" disease from the fact that, al
though a disease with which, and the cause
of which, our stock men are generally &C
quainted, yet no remedy seems to be
known. 1t is strange, also, from the man
ner in which the animals are affected, and
in it's perfect fatality Of the cause of this
disease, all are agreed that it is the result
Of feeding cattle or sheep together with,
hogs, on green corn fodder, or, as in the
case of Mr. Watson's stock, in feeding them
together on corn of very late planting, cut
up, very green, and still, at this season, re-
tanning the properties of green fodder.
The hogs, chewing the stalks, and thus ex-
tracing all the sacharine juices, drop the
dry pith in wads, which is picked up by
the cattle and sheep and eaten. This in
nutritious and indigestible substance, hay
ing been received into the stomach, causes
a violent Inflammation, which results in
death in from twelve to twenty -four hours 4
In the manner in which it outwardly affects
the animal it is also strange the first
symptoms of its presence being manifested
in a peculiar twitching of the muscles of
the lower jaw and lip, followed in short
time by terrible itching, which the ami
NAL attempts to relieve by rubbing its low
er jaw and throat against any objectait can
reach, until it frequently rubs all the hair
and, skin from these parts; rubbing, bel
lowing and moaning until death relieves it
of its terrible misery.
eve have been thus particular in de-
scribing it for the double purpose of call
ing the attention of our stock men to the
danger of feeding corn cut green to mixed
stock, even in the winter, and to ask the
question: Who knows remedy ~
Can't Afford to be without One.-The
Rev Lemuel Bissel Missionary to India, writing from
Milan, Ohio March 8, 1867 says:y The Machine you
sold year ago gives entire satisfaction: Having
family prepare long voy age have had an
opportunity it thoroughly and the moro we test
it the better like it, My wife says, she must take
Wilcox 4 Gibbs with US to India and II tell her we