National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-08-19
Farm, Garden and Household.

OIRDLlNG ITilt uttS may SllInuldlt
fruit production, but shortens the life of
the tree.
The value of our farm crops for the
year 1869, divided equally among the
population. would give nearly 500 to
each man, woman and child i'll the United
States.
BRICK-DUsT, obtained by rubbing two
soft bricks together, is the best remedy
for lice on stock says a correspondent of
the Western Rural, that he ever tried.
Sift the dust evenly over the animal
and work it well into and among the
hairs
To STRENGTHEN THE LUNGS. II per-
sons lungs are not well developed the
health will be imperfect but the develop
ment may be increased several inches IN
few months by daily out door runHings
with the mouth closed, beginning with
twenty yards and back Mt a time. lncreas-
ing ten yards every week, until hun
dred are gone over. thrice n day
Thos b. Smith Veterinarian writer's as
follows to the Cynthiana News
Farmers and stock raisers having cows
to calve, should be careful to keep their
bowels active, COWS should not be fed
dry food after calving nor given any
thing that will produce costiveness, if
care be taken in this way, thousands Of
dollars will be saved
BRUISED He'll, W. pypin asks
some of our correspondents 70 tell hin
how to treat horse with bruised heel.
The first thing to do, Is to give the horse
rest with shoes OFF, and keep him ON the
ground or some soft substance The far
rier should clean the foot. The following
has been recommended as a good applI-
cation, to be rubbed upon the wall sole.
and frog of the foot Two parts Of whale
OIL and one part tar mixed.
IT is very common for "a certain class of
agricultural writers TO charqc farmer,
with being behind the times and 10th tc
adopt modern improvements, &c But
Forney's Weekly Press says unwilling.
ness to adopt new implements cannot be
charged to farmers generally. IT think,
no class has been more ready 10 adept
every useful implement, and cite the
cha -ge from the implements used twenty
N'sio tSSbi III l'Ippl VI llli' 1tIi' ii''Ill.
In dressing for photographs it is usc.ul
to know that dark brown, dark green.
maroon, and plain black goods, without
gloss will make rich drab color silks
of the same color Will take considerable
lighter. Snuff brown, dark leather. dark
drab, scarlet. cherry, dark orange. Grim
son, and slate will take very rich. dlah
color \InIat HIM. l.,
magenta will take very light and should
be avoided. The hair should never bc
very wet or glossy.
JOSEPH Harris, Esq, in his Walk.
and Talks on the Farm, in the American
Agricutu,ist, says No matter villa
branch of farming we discuss, eithe
theoretically or practically we ar,
brought back to the old, old story that
as n basis of successful operation. W,
must have dry, clean land. Everythin.
must be direct to this ono point. w
can do nothing without it; We can 1t,
everything with it
WHEN board fences become old AN,
the boards begin to come off nail up
right facing strips upon them SO as t
keep them tight against each post, am
the boards will be held to their place an,
the fence viii last several years longer
Always set fence post over IA ditch. o
near good drainage, and the post vii
always remain dry and will last man
years longer than those standing in we
sub-soil
WHEAT FOX HoRsEs The Oneid
Community Circular of recent date saws
- For the past month our horses hay,
been fed wheat instead of corn. On,
bushel of wheat is mixed with two of oat
and the ground product fed with cut hay
The experiment was tried because corr
was rs high priced rs wheat. Wheat ha
now risen fifteen cents per buShcl. ant
consequently corn will ho used again
The horses are, however, stronger an,
Slcckcr when fed on wheat II barrie
does not command II high price next fall
an experiment will be made of feeding
to horses, lin imitation of Arabic custom.
fRuIr IREEs FoH SHADE-A CORES
pondont of the Country Gentleman think
that If fruit trees We're planted instead q
maple, We could have both ornamcn
and fruit. Practical illustrations of tn
benefits of such course are often seen
We have i'll mind two farmers whose Ian,
borders on the road. One Of them has
nice lot of naples which furnish nothin,
but shade, and seriously iniurc his land
The other has II splendid row of appl
trees. They furnish Shade ARE ornament
al, and do not iuIure the land near "a
much ~ maple. They also furnish
large supply of valuable fruit Belcviu
the last example much the best, "
would recommend it for imitation
TnE TOMATO PLANr- Much may h
gained in the yield of the tomato hv
ludiclous treatment OF the plant after Tia
fruit has formed. The method of train
ing or confirming the branches within
hoop Is largely prnctccd, and has man
recommendation hut We tried u pn
last season which proved cminentv sue
cessiul. We made II frame work of hath.
mailing them across each other. perhml
two inches apart, and slnutiug them b,
tween the rows. the inclination facin
the southwest. The plants, with thci
lond of fruit, rested on these frames. AN
the i1nt rlpcncd remarkably early nm,
well. We trimmed of all unncccssnr
shoots and branches, and the entrance q
the sun rays to the fruit was uuohstiuct
cd Training and trimming the vine
always to he ccommcnaed.
CAFES IN CHICKENS. A correspondrr
OF the Cincinnati GecHe gives the follow
ing rs u cure for gapes IN chickens I'll
remedy seems 80 simple that We give
Tor the benefit OF our readers
Put one tablespoon OF wheat into
vinl and pour on -Plrits tnrpentine
cover the wheat, and keep the vial wc
corked. Whenever you find symptom
Of gnpes in chick open its month "a,