The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1870-03-10
VOL. 65.--WH0LE No. 1858.
FARMERS. coLrns.

safe remedy to drive off the varnlin.
In pruning very young pear trees.
the object should be to encourage the
growth Of wopd in proper directions.
rather than TIE production of frnit al
the expense Of retarding The develop
ment of the trees.
A Neso Yorker says that cows should
be salted every morning, and If in the
stable, before foddering, but never aft
er taking water. This is the practice
OF the best oek-keepers in Switzer-
land, and he thinks much preferable to
sailing them once or twice week, or
to keeping it constantly within their
reach.
Indian Au6fns.-One tablespoonful
of yeast, one pint of water, -four e.
nough to make thick batter, ard let
them raise through the night. In the
morning add one pint of Indian meal,
coffee cup and a half of milk, a tea
spoonful of soda, some salt and two
eggs. Beat the mixture well before
putting it into the rings to bake.
Trimming Shade Trees.-Such farm.
ers as have shade trees in different
parts of their farm can improve their
appearance greatly, as well as add to
their utility, by cutting the top branch
OFF. This will cause the branches of
the tree to spread horizontally, and
render it much better adapted to the
purpose for which it was intended.
4 Correspondent of the Hestern R,a~-
al thinks that the ground is the best
bed for hogs, as he thinks it warm G.
/ nough, and valuable disinfeetant.-
To prevent the hogs making distinct
beds, he advises laying down fat
stones, and then covering tI.e.4a with
| four or i've inches of earth. He pre-
supposes good house, built of brick
or stone sides.
Fouls eating each Others .feathers.-
This propensity only come to those
| that are in confinement. Birds that
are at liberty never fall into it. 1t a
| rises from bad state of body this is
| caused by confinement and depriva-
ton of something they get when they
are at liberty. We speak practically.
Ours are cured by lettuce and sods of
| fresh earth.-Fdrm Journal
| Beet ,S4gar.-The Fond du Lac
| wis., Commonwealth, gives descrip-
tion Of a beet-sugar factory which en-
ploys twenty-four hands, and has a
capacity for making one thousand
pounds of sugar daily. The owners
| planted eighty acres of beets the pres
ent year, and the next propose TO in
crease their area to one hundred and
sixty. The roots, and the success of
| the enterprise is deemed beyond ques-
| ton.
The successful management of farm
especially in this age of progress, re-
| quires thought not less than hard work.
Something more needs to be dene than
scatter the seed and reap the harvest.
What to plant, in order to be t,lerabIy
certain to obtain good price Cor the
| product; in what soil, as 10 quality
and rotation of crops; and Just when
to cultivate, and with what imple-
ments, secure the best results-sn these
things need to be considered. Tha
comparative leisure of winter is the
| b 1st time TO think of these questions.
Now is the time to lay out the spring
clmpaign, and to prepare the means
for prosecuting it vigorously.
The best food for horses affected
with the heaves, is such as is nutri-
tiOus and succalent, and should be con
! densed into as small compass as pos
| sible! Dry and ducty hay is injurious,
and makes the animal wheeze distress
ingly. Moistened ground feed, pota-
toes. carrots, and ruta bagas, are the
best fcod for animals having the dis
| ease, and if the water to drink would
be given to the horse out of cask
with slaked lime at the bottom and
stirred occasionally, it would material
ly lessen the difficulty of breathing.
Persons owning horses afflicted with
tie heaves, and negleeting to feed and
and treat them properly, should be
visited by Mr.. Bergh or some other
member of that humane society, and
admonished that it is contrary to law
to oppress poor dumb brutes.
Many thousands OF dollars are lost
annually in consequence of planting
poor seed. Acres Of old and worthless
carrot, beet, onion, and similar seeds
are sown every year, which might be
avoided if every one who is growing
such crops would take the trouble OF
testing few of the seeds previous to
sowing. The loss of preparing the
ground and sowing is usually far more
than the cost of the seeds, an gener-
ally when their worthlessneSs is dis
covered the season is toe far advanced
to remedy the evil.
II is very easy matter to start a
few seeds in pots or boxes, and deter
mine what proportion will grow, with.
out running the risk of losing q crop
in addition to the cost of preparing
the soil and sowing Hearth and
Home.
10 Rejuueiate Old Grdperiaes.-Th
editor of the Practic,d Farmer says -
Having on our premises, planted by
former owners, probably twenty years
ago, half dozen old grapevines, with
I. n.