The Placer herald., 1869-10-09
HOUSE AND FARM.
Making Cows Give Rich Milk.

OOt0lne0. lie seperateiy testeu the tDik Of
each and discovered that The bad quality vas
due TO one COW only, the milk OF others
yielding good butter, and plenty fit This
established the fact that by mixing the milk |
at all the cows, the bad milk from one
spoiled the whole for butter-lnakiDg
He went to a celebrated veterinarian, who
advised The employment ofihe folio wing rem.
sdy: Two ounces OF sul phuret Of antimony
aud three ounces Of coriander seed powdered
and well mixed. This was given as a soft
bolus, followed by administering a draught
composed of halt pint of vinegar pint of
water and handful Of common salt The |
above Was given to The COW IN the early
morning on an empty stomach. for three
successive days. the milk being found, after
tho application Of the remedy to have be
come much richer and 10 produce large
quantity Of good butter, where prsvio usly
bu, little and that Of An inferior quality, had |
been given by the COW. No apparent cause
could be found for the d. ficlency of The
quality Of bu ltermak king in the milk Of this
GOV, nor had the animal any disease what
ever.
FEED TIE FRurr TREEs I, must be appa
rent to every rejecting person that the ma
t~rial round abont frpit 'ree, which renders
important aid in the production If fine fruit
OF any kind must necessarily be more or less |
exhausted after a vine bush tree has pro-
duc+d abundant crops for several successive
SEASONS. For example, a large pear tree
or apple tree will frequently yield from ten |
To sxtesu bushels OF fruit annually. Many
trees have produced mere than twice these
quantities at one crop. After few seasons
the material that the roots must be supplied |
With, in o:der to develope the fruit, will be
more or less exhausted. For this reason,
ruit begin to fail; and the failure is Of en-
'rbuled to an east wind or some mystic
ious atmospheric influence, when in reality, |
be sole cause is starvation arising from an
Impoverished soil.
The remedy is to feed the roots Of all
kinds of fruit trees with lime wood ashes
gypsum chip dirt. bones, fishes, and any
thing that will renovae an impoverished
soil. 1t is evident thai fruit trees caDnut
produce fine fruit out Of nothing. or out OF
such material as may be desirable for some
other purpose
PREsERvArIvE PROPERTIES OF WHITE
sH.-Sbesl iron Of any kind, if covered
with a thi, white wash of pure lime, will
not rust, though exposed to wealhe how
ever damp. Gas and water pipe, thus
wbtewashed and remaining under ground
for years, has been found to be entirely free
from corrosion. 1t is said that peaches and
pears. which, under ordinary circumstances
would decay in three or four days ,'when thus
coated, may be kept as many weeks. The
wash may be easily removed and does not
ipjurs the fruit Where it is especially de-
sirabIe to keep choice and perishabIe fruit
for the time men nioned, such a method of
preservation nigh be found of much value.
SOMETHING FOR HonsEMEN Mr.. W. w.
Black has shown several Of bis Patent
Elastic Interfering Pads. which appear to be
valuable invention and are DOW being used
ty many in preference to any other The
pad is arranged with strong rubber straps
at the top and bottom, which keep it in it,
place, and We, give enough to allow play to
the muscles and not impede the action Of
the joint. There are elastic cush ions inside cf
The pad, which Fl. close to the leg, and fur
ther tend to keep it in position; these also
raise the body of the pad free, and allow a
circulation of air around the leg, and should
The pad be slrrck very hard by the foot, it
natursly compresses ike rubber tall and
does not bruiss the leg. They are strong.
are stylish in appearance. and will, no doub.
he duly appreciated by those using them
ill.,
Cop REGULATIONS FOR FAIRS The n
Y. State Agricultural Society. one of the
best in The United States has adopted the
sensible plan Of requiring that all articles
for exhibition must be entered with the Sec
-, aJy Of he t.; th;a
they have Just added another which we
would Ike TO see generally adopted, that of
issuing a ca,alogue.of the exhibition 10 be
sold on the ground at such price as will
cover its cost.
BUILDrNGs ON THE FARM Besides good
house and good barn, there are a number
Of other buildings needed on farm. and
they should be built just soon as the pro-
prietor is able to bald them. What are
they - They are work shop, tool
house, corn bouse, a smoke house. poul-
try house, cattle sheds, manure sheds, gra-
nary, plegery. froi. seller and privies.-
Valley Farmer.
TOMATO CArsuP Take half bushel OF
Skim ed tomatoes, add one quart Of good
vinegar, one pound of salt, quartz, Of a
pound Of black pepper, two ounces Of Afri-
can cayenne, six onions, one ounce cloves
two pounds sugar. Boil three hours, stir
ring almost constantly TO prevent burning.
When cool strain through sieve and bottle
for use.
To keep rats from destroying harness, take
about a Tablespoonful of Cayenne pepper,
mix it thoroughly with quart Of oil, and
rub the harness with the mixture. Tbs ii
is claimed will not only keep the rats and
mice from gnawiug the harness. but it will
also prevent horses and colts from chewing
the lines or halters.
FoR Diptheria, or any sore throat take