The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-30
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

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In blowing or leaning on the road in
hot weather, always rest the horses on an /
eminence, where one minute will be worth
two in a warm valley, - - T r
A scoRREspoNDENr 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 bandage, and changed as
often as tbecomes moist from absorption.
F A CORRESPONDENT of the C0untrynan,
from his observations in Northern Hi
nOis is fearful that the Usage Orange is
not just the thing for the cold winters of
that latitude.
CABBAeEs that have smaggots on the
root>ars 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 will grow healthy
r. O., IN Boston Cultiudtor.
ACCORDING to NJ. Comaille, ducks are
three times as profitable as hens as egg
producers. Three ducks presented him,
in given time, with six hundred and
seventeen eggs, while three hens, Matched
at the same time, achieved only two hun
dred and fifty-seven. The eggs of hens
and ducks he states to be nearly equal in
nutritiye value. -,
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Journal Of Ag-
T5cnLture 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 If
a shower should then come the damage
would be SMALL as but small quantity
would be exposed.
LA PATRIE, French paper, publishes
the following simple method of DESTROYING
the grub which does so much damage to
apple trees: Place a piece of aloe, about
the size of walnut, in 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, single
application will suffice.
To PREVENT horse from breaking his
halter, procure a 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 end
| through the territ and bit-ring, and hitch
the horse to a post, and leave him to him
| self. Two or three lessons will cure any
horse.-Cor. Country Gentleman. ,sse
CoPAL VARNIsH-An improved method
of preparing copal varnish is said to con-
sist in first dissolving one part camphor in
twelve parts ether in well-stopped bot
tie, and then adding four parts of the copal
resin, previously reduced to an mpspable
| powder, and as soon as the copal gum is
| partly dissolved, four parts of strong alco-
hol and one-quarter part of oil of turpen-
tine are to be added, and the mixture well
shaken and allowed to stand for a few
hours, after which an excellent copal var
nish will be found as the result.
CIsTERN WATER-A citizen of Vermont
| gives the following as, in his opinion, the
best methO / of keeping the contents of "a els
tern from stagnating and becoming often
| sfve: LET the spout run to the bottom O
the cistern. You will then have new water
every time it rains. The old water will bt
buoyed or borne up, and thrown off
| Sometimes single rain will throw off al
the old water, and give entirely new. II
you have any doubt of this, fill a pail with
water, run tube to the bottom of it, and
by means of a funnel, turn more water
into it by way of the tube, and you will
see that the water you turn into the tube
will go to the bottom of the pail, and the
water you put in first will be thrown off.
KEEPING SWEET POTAToEs.-A writer
in the Country Gentem0rs says: Il have
seen several plans tried for keeping sweet
potatoes, such as putting them up in dry
sand, chat, etc; but have found that rot
ten wood, finely pulverized, is the hes
thing yet. Collect the rotten wood in the
summer or early fall get it perfectly dry
grind or pound it fine; pack your swee
potatoes in 1t in boxes or barrels and keeI
them in warm room or in the cellar Close
up To the floor of the house, and you u ceC
have no fear bat that your potatoes will b,
as good in the spring as when you packed
them away.
| TREATMENT OF FLOWERS IN OCTOBER
Early in the month, the beds should b,
thoroughly cleaned Of all weeds; all tn,
tops of the hardy herbaceous plants tina
have done blooming and are dried III
should be cut off; tuberOscs, gladiolus
dahlias, and other summer blooming bulb
should be taken up, properly dried an(
stored away. When the frost has DIES
troyed the verbenas, balsams, asters, etc
they should be removed; and the tops o
the chrysanthemums cut of as soon a
they are done blooming. At the end o
the month, or when the earth is frozen al
inch or two deep, the beds should b.
covered over with leaves, long litter, o.
salt-hay, to the depth of two or tire,
inches. In. order to protect the plant
from the injurious effects of alternate
freezing and thawing in the winter,
slight protection in this way amply repay
the trOuble.-Hearh and Home.