Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-05
The Farm, Garden, Kitchen & Shop

The American Farmer says DeeS
will not build comb on painted sur
face.
One load of manure spread in the
fall or winter, is worth two or three
spread in May or June.
Good hay and meal make fat cows,
and they are, under all circumstances,
the most profitable.
The Commissioner of Agriculture
is forming a collection of cereals
from all parts of the world.
An implement has been invented to
measure the saccharine matter In
grape juice called a saccharometer.
1t is said that valerian or nervian,
if planted near infested vines, attracts
insects so chat they may easily be de-
stroyed.
The Rural World recommends CIV
ing stock, especially those confined to
the stables, a sod of earth foot
square once a week, or what they will
eat up clean.
LIVE AND DEAD WEIGHT IN SHEEP.
The English rule is to weigh sheep
when fatted and divide the weight by
seven and call it quarters. Thus,
sheep weighing one hundred and forty
pounds, would give twenty pounds a
quarter as the dead weight. If the
sheep are in good condition, this rule
is sufficient for all purposes. Poor
sheep will fall below the mark, and
extra ones 60 over it.
FACTS ABOUT COLORs.-There are
many little arts which may be useC
about colored clothes when washing
them, which tend to look of newnes;
as long as they are worn. These arr
some of them: A spoonful of OK gal
to a gallon of water will set the col
ors Of almost any goods soaked in i
previously to washing. A tea cup oil
I've in a pail of water will improve tn
color of black goods. Nankin shoul'
lay in I've before being washed;
sets the color. A strong clean te
of common hay will preserve the co
or of French linens. Vinegar in tn
rinsing water, for pink or green cal
Goes, will brighten them. Soda al
swer5 the same end for both purpl
and blue.
III. A. Sheldon OF Middlebury, il
forms the New York Farmers Gu
that he succeeded in raising larg
crop of plums last year, by applyin
to his trees, with small hand forcin
pump, water that had stood in an emf
tied gas tar barrel "untiI it was dar
colOred as coffee, and pungent as kr'
osote.' He repeated it once in thre
days, but did not find a plum stun
after the first application.
A correspondent of the Rural Ne
Yorker says: A neighbor OF his save
a fine litter of pigs from a rayenou
sow by the following plan. He too
the pigs away and gave the mother
pint of whiskey, which ma he
drunk, and while in that condition b
carefully replaced the pigs, and sh
was afterwards as good a mother q
was necessary
Mr.. Harris, in " Walks and Talks
says the moving machine is not a
preciated as a means of destroyir
weeds, as it should be. He thin
where u barley or wheat stubble is i
tested with weeds, the best thing Is
run the moving machine over it al
shave weeds and stubbles close to t
ground. On a wheat stubble full
thistles this plan worked we'll WI
him.
Soil FOR BARLEY.-The soil
barley should be rich but lighter a
sander than is required for wheat.
The seed should be deposited WI
the ground is fresh and moist at
being titled, so that it may veget
soon and the plants have time
"braird" or spread out and cover
ground before the heat Of the ;
takes effect upon it. The effect
soil upon barley is well known.
heavy clay land the agreeable prod
is sometimes much greater than
light soil, but the grain is coarse, d.
coored and unsuitable for mailing
Western Rural.
Big FLEECE.-C. K. Williams
Whiting, has just sheared buck o
ed by j. E. Parker, bred by Ty
Stickney & Sons, that cut 35 lbs.
Aeece-six days less than one ye
growth. Said buck is three years
Weight of first fleece, II lbs; sec
fleece, q IL pounds. The buck
fleece can be seen,at Whiting will
at any time, by calling upon the o
er, J. E. Parker, who will be ha
to show all that call the best 81
buck in the State.-Record and
meY.
ABOUT MILK.-I have seen qui
number of articles in relation to
ting milk; they almost UNIVERSAL,
ing in favor of putting it in s
quantities, thereby getting a gre
amount of cream. This in a W
milk room, W here the milk W
thicken before the cream had tin
rise, might be the best way, but
good cool room, as far as my ex
ence goes, you will get just as l
cream from ten quarts of milk 5
one pan, as you would to set
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