Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-01-20
Agricultural.
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUsEHOLD.

on the arrangement OF stalls Tor cattle lS
given by the Saturday Evening POST
We have seen lately in one neighborhood
up in the mountain farm regions of Penn
sylvania. three instances Of what appear to
us to be comfortable, common sense stalls
for cattle. The stalls are wide enough TO
admit of the animals turning in them, the
sides closely boarded up, the floor, q dais,
raised seven or eight inches above that of
the passageway in the rear, with an out
ward pitch of about three inches in the
length of the stall, the entrance of each
closed with two leaved folding doors open
ing inwards. There are no rings, stanch-
ions or any tying or fastening by the head.
No animal not absolutely fool, will ever
stand, head down hill, and always in
every instance, we found the cattle in these
stalls standing fright end up" well up to
the rack, and as clean and comfortable as
animals ever need be. AS all the bovine
animals have their little itches and inCon-
veniences to attend to rs we'll as ourselves,
and would be better for tho use Of their
tongue with which they cali reach nearly
every part of their bodies. This freedom Of
the stall seems to be very good, common
sense arrangement, besides providing COM
Portable quarters ill cold, stormy weather.
The stalls need not be expensive, being all
made of rough materials, and sufficient
opening a sxe the folding doors to afford
free ventilation.
SAVING TREES GIRDLED by MIcE.-At the
February meeting of the Northern Illinois
Horticultural Society, D. B, Weir, of La
con, read paper "On Saving Girdled
Fruit Trees" He said he had over hun
dred trees. seven years planted, completely
girdled by mice. There had been for some
time heavy snow on the ground; and
mice being plenty and in starving condi-
ton, with nothing else to eat, they ate all
the bark from the trees as far as they could
reach; some OF them for foot up and
down, all around; and portions of the sap
wood in some places half an inch deep
AS soon as the damage was discovered,
which was on the first thawing days, he
banked the snow around the trees, and as
soon as the soil thawed, he banked that a
foot high about the trunks.
This was all the attention they received
and to-day they have all the damaged parts
covered by almost as thick coating of
bark as the uniniured portion of the II ees.
When the girdling is done high up on the
trees, banking with soil will be impractical
BILE. If the wounded parts are too high to
reach by banking, clay may be bound on
with bandage. The sooner the surface is
protected the better The death of the
tree is caused by the seasoning OF the sap
wood.
CURE FOR RoUP. P.-One of the most troub-
laoop,a 1iC.ncau in fha Dpulfrv yor1 10
roup, which, in its general characteristics,
is in some respects similar to catarrh
There is a discharge from the nOstrils, the
lids of the eyes become swollen, followed
by swelling of the face, and the bird finally
dies from being unable to take food, or
from suffocatiol. Many consider the roup
contagious, and 1t is not unlikely that such
is the case. Fowls drinking from the
same vessel will take it.
Mr.. Alonzo Snider, of this city, one of
our best western poulterers, kindly fur
nishes the Prairie Farmer readers with
cure for this disease, which he gives and
vouches for as follows:
"When the fowl is first taken with the
roup, no matter how badly the head is
swollen, remove it to dry room in the
barn, and give dessert spoonful of alum
water twice o day, as strong as it will dis
solve; also wash the subjects head in it.
If the fowls rattle badly in the throat,
make swab by tying little tow on
a small stick, and swab the throat out with
the same mixture. In this way have cur
ed fowls in two days, that were nearly
blind with swelled heads, and have never
known it to fail in q single instance, if
taken III season. ."-Pruirie Farmer.
BEE FEEDER.-A good bee-feeder can be
made out of the usually castaway tin, fruit
and oyster cans. AT the tinsmths you
can get the zinc shoulder and screw top,
such as are used on kerosene oil cans.
Those of one inch in diameter are the right
size. Take the top and from the outside
punch holes with the end Of file (small
holes) being careful not to deform it. After
punching eighteen or twenty holes evenly,
turn and file the top smooth. The end or
edge of the shoulder will fit most Of cans
in the crease around the hole made for the
cover. Fit and solder Thus for one dime
you will have as good bee feeder as any
yet devised-one that you can feed on syr-
up with, thick OF thin, or water your bees
in the winter or spring,
Or you can have a neck fitted around the
opening in the can, and by tying piece of
coarse muslin over the end of the neck,
you will accomplish the same end.
Touse, fill up with honey, sugar, syrup,
or water, and place the neck in hole over
the cluster of bees.-L M Price IN Bee
Journal
IMPORTANT TO CHEESE MANUFACTURERS. 49,
An important question to cheese factories
has just been decided by the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue as to the liability of
those factories to pay tax on their quar-
terly sales as manufacturers, under the act
of March, 1868. The case arose in this
county, and the Commissioner, in deciding
it, says: 81 reply, that the tax in question
applies to the sales of manufactured goods,
wares and merchandise made by or for the
manufacturer The business of making
cheese mt factories ns it is largely carried
on mt the present time is manufacturing.
By reason of II special exemption in the
law special tax [icensel as manufacturer
is not required OF any person for the man
ufacture OF butter or cheese. But where a
sale is made of the products, return of
such sale should be made for taxation, un-
utT Jue pTONlblOnb Ol U1e HcJ Ol llhTCD Ol,
1868, by the owner Of the factory, agent,
committee or superintendent, as the case
may be.-UiCd Herald.
USES OF ENTOMOLOGY AT the Ohio Ag-
ricultural Convention, last year, Mr.. Town
shend, in advocating the importance of
having naturalist in the employ of the
state said: "Two or three years ago, re-
port was made to the Swedish government
that three millions of dollars worth of ship
timber had been rendered valueless by the
action of nm insect. The matter was re-
ferred to the Naval Department, to see
what could be done about IL. The naval
commanders, who knew all about gunnery,
did not seem able to meet the case. They
gave it up. Finally, they went to natur-
alist, and asked what could be done The
entomologist said There is little rascal
that bores into the timber, and lays its eggs
during q couple of weeks in the month of
June. In a short time grub is developed,
which works in your timber; but if the in
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