Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-01-03

TREAD the snow down amonyyoung
fruit trees to prevent rayages ofmice.
In Canada. fax Is so profitable that
some large Touring mills have been
turned into linen works. Near Pres
ton. this year, 1900 acres were in
fax.
ALDEN ADAMS, Of Leverett, Mass.
last season gathered a goodly crop of
hops from the same vine that his
grandfather gathered from ninety
wears ago.
FoR CHAPPED HANDs.-Wa the
hands, and, without using the towel,
apply a small quantity of honey and
rub in well. Use once a day and it
will make the hands very soft, and
cure as well as prevent chapped
hands.
In is advisable, in the construction
of poultry houses. to use pine lumber
the more pitch it contains the bet
ter-as this is very offensive TO poul-
try verinin. Some think it pays well
to make the roosting cribs Of pine
boughs as a protection against their
greatest enemy-lice.
Nh. s. d. ISsHAM. Ripley, Ohio,
after termenting his horse to madness
with the various prescriptions Of horse
doctors for the cure Of fstnla, resort
ca to cold water, which was poured
from a watering-pot upon the sore,
and a complete curo was effected In
five weeks from two daily appl;ca-
tons.
Bones make excellent manure for
nearly all kinds Of fruit trees: none
should be let go TO loss. They should
he carefully collected, broken into
smails pieces with a heavy hammer,
and put into boxes or barrels with
wood ashes. In a few months they
viii be sufficiently decoInposed 10 be
applied TO the soil.
CUrMHERS-The japanese plant
cacambers in drills three or four feet
apart, and bnsh them like peas with
tall brashwoci arching the tops to.
gether. ltsaves space. avoids tramp
ling OF the vines in picking, and Sc
cures uniform development of the
fruit ON all sides.
LICE ON CHIcKENs.-The best plan
for amy one to adopt when there are
any insects on fowls, is TO let them
sleep on pine shavings, and the turpen-
tine will soon drive aSay al insects. l
sometimes sprinkle il Oh my dogs bed
and the ieas soon leare.-Cor. Poultry
Ghroaies.
SfLIr Pas M BAILEY Sorp.-
Take three pints Of split peas, half a
Pint Of pearl barley, half a pound of
stale bread, and one turnip, sliced.
Wash the peas and barley, and steep
them in fresh water at least twelve
hours; place them over tie FIRE; add
the bread turuip, and half a table
spoonful Of sugar: boil till all are quite
soft, rub them through a fine colan-
der, adding gradually a quart of boil
Ing water; return the soup INFO the
pan, and boil ten minutes.
CnuRSISG N Coin WEATHER.
Airs. Spicer, of Peoria Co., H.. gives
the following sound directions: PRO
cure a ommon thermometer, costing
from fifty cents to one dollar. Set the
cream in a warm place, and stir Gee
sionally, until the thermometer indi-
cafes a temperature OF Ga deg. rinse
lhe churn in hot water. put in the
cream, and cburn immediately. Do
moi let the hot water stand in the
cl4arn. Is tlc heat from il should not
rliSe the cream over 65 deg, or the
butter viii come soft. We practised
the above duringt the past winter, and
were not detained at tie crank over
ten ar fsrelcs minutes, on an average.
securing good hard butter in every
case-while under the same circani-
stances in other respects We have pre-
y~ionsly been from one to five hours
r'iurning during the cold months"