Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-10-01
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.


IN plowing or teaming on the road in |
hot weather, always rest the horses on an
eminence, where one minute will be worth |
two in warm valley.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Prairie
Farmer recommends an application Of
boiled oil thiCkened with pulverized
charcoal, to prevent posts from decaying.
Dry earth Is said TO be an excellent
thing for gals or sores on horses, to be
retained by a bapdage, and changed Us
often as 1t becomes moist from absorption.
A CoRREsPoNDENT of the U0untTgmdn,
from his observations in Northern Illi-
nois, Is fearful that the Usage Orange is
not Just the thing for the cold winters of
that latitude.
CABDAGEs that have maggots on the
root are sure to droop and become stump
footed. Remove the earth carefully away
from the roots scrape off the maggots and
destroy them, and new roots will soon put
out, and the plants win grow healthy
Il. O., IN Boston CuLtiDdtOr.
AccoRDIHa to M. Comaille, ducks are
three times as profitable as hens MS egg
producers. Three ducks presented him,
in given time, with six hundred and
seventeen eggs, while three hens, Matched
atthe same time, achieved only two hun
dred and fifty seven. The eggs of hens
and ducks he states to be nearly equal in
| uutritive value.
A CORRESPONDENT OF the journal Of Ag-
rtculture says he has been taught, by mis-
haps from the opposite course, not TO cut
more hay in the morning than he can rea-
| sonably expect to haul in the afternoon, II
| a shower should then come the damage
| would be small, as but a small quantity
would be exposed.
LA PATRIE, q French paper, publishes
the following simple method of destroying
the grub which does so much damage to
| apple trees: Place piece of aloe, about
the size of a walnut, in a quart of water
shake the bottle from time to time during
three or four days. and apply the liquid
with small brush to the affected parts OF
the tree. If the weather be dry, a single
application will suffice, ....I i.,
! To PREVENT horse from breaking Ills
halter, procure small, hard, strong cord
from eight to ten feet long put the har.
ness on the horse; buckle the girt tight
make slipping-noose on one end of the
cord and put it around the horses tail
close TO the body; slip the other ent
through the territ and bit-ring, and hitcl
the horse to post, and leave him to him
self. Two or three lessons will cure any
horse.--C Cor. Country Gentleman.
CORAL YARNIsu.-An improved method
Of preparing copal yarnish is said to con
sist in first dissolving one part camphor il
twelve parts ether in well-stopped bot
tie, and then adding four parts of the copH
resin, previously reduced to an impalpabl
powder, and as soon as the copal gum
partly dissolved, four parts of strong alco
| nd ttat,, orf, oil IF
tine are to be added and the mixture wei
shaken and allowed to stand forR fey
hours, after which an excellent copal val
nish will be found as the result.
CIsTERN WATER-A citizen of Vernon
gives the following as, in his opinion, tn
best method of keeping the contents ofa Gil
tern from stagnating and becoming offer
siye: Let the spout run to the bottom
the cistern. You will then have new waite
every time it rains The old water will b
buoJed or borne up, and thrown OF
, Sometimes single rain will throw off a
the old water, and give entirely new.
you have any doubt of this, fill pail wit
water, run tube to the bottom of it, ant
, by means of funnel, turn more waite
into it by way of the tube, and you wi
see that the water you turn into the tub
T will go to the bottom of the pail, and til
! water you put in first will be thrown off
, KEEPING SWEET PoTAroEs.-A write
| in the country Gentleman says: Z" l hav
seen several plans tried for keeping swee
potatoes, such as putting them up in DIR
, sand, chatf, etc; but have found that rot
/ ten wood, finely pulverized, is the beS
, thing yet. Collect the rotten wood in til
G summer or early fall get it perfectly dry
o grind or pound it fine; pack your swe'
t potatoes in it in boxes or barrels and kce
Il them in a warm room or in the cellar clio:
o up to thetloor Of the house, and you nee
have no fear but that your potatoes will |
/, as good in the spring as when you packC
. them away.
IL TREATMENT OF FLOWERS IN OCToBEI
II EARLY in the month, the beds should
II thoroughly cleaned Of all weeds; all IL
tops of the hardy herbaceous plants tn,
have done blooming and are dried L
should be cut off; tuberoses, gladiolu
dahlas, and other summer-blooming bull
9 should be taken up, properly dried al
. stored away. When the frost has de
> troyed the verbenas, balSams, asters, ct,
J. they should he removed; and the tops
), the chrysanthemums cut off as soon
% they are done blooming At the end
the month, or when the earth is frozen {
/. inch or two deep, the beds should
covered over with leaves, long litter,
a. salt-hay, to the depth of two or thr
inches In order to protect the plan
from the injurious effects of alterna
freezing and thawing in the winter,
slight protection in this way amply repa
the trouble Hearth AID Home.