The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-01-20


a dangerous fa1lacy that non productive
farm lands are profitable" - Farmers
Journal.
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.
THE Rural Neu Yorker thinks an earth
floor is always the best for young horses
The Country Gentleman thinks that
everybody ought to sleep on corn usk
beds.
WE see it stated that, farmers should
not feed string BEANS cooked or uncooked,
to hogs They will surely kill them.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Western R,-
raj has cleared his own hands and those
of his friends from warts, by rubbing
them with chalk for a few evenings, before
going to bed. & 81
The editor of the Nep Eugland Farmer
recently practically tested the question
whether horse can see better in the
dark than man, and found the horses
eye sight decidedly aabetter guide than his
own. 7r i7.i" II s.
THE Geauga co. Democrat says that
small mess Of vegetables, well sailed,
given once day to cows, will richly pay
in time saved in churning and the in
creased quantity Of rich yellow butter
thus obtained.
/. j. j. THOMAS says that fortunes are lost
by farming in three ways-in badly win
tering stock, in want of proper attention
to rotation of crops, and in raising weeds.
He calculates that tits easy for farmer
weeds. -..r.-5--..
CURRANT JELLY WATER.-A table
spoonful of currant jelly thoroughly mixed
through half pint of cold water A sick
person may drink as much as wished of
this acid water. AS with all other drinks
for the sick, little at time, and often
repeated, is the way it should be given.
1T is claimed that permanganate of po-
tassa will entirely destroy all fungous
growths and fermented matter, aid render
musty barrel or bottle perfectly sweet
and clean. A pint of the permanganate
is sufficient quantity for cider Of beer
barrel. It must be thoroughly rinsed, 80
as to touch all parts of the barrel
Ex-GovERNoR SEYMOUR is hopeful of
the future of cheese making in this coun-
try. In a recent letter he says "The
use of cheese III this country is increasing
as the quality grows better. The plans
and efforts to cheaper cost and improve
the quality are vigorous and well directed.
Iii this respect it is far ahead of any other
farming pursuit"
GIVE the stock pigs a good warm bed
for the winter, and don't forget to keep
them clean by frequent changes Of straw.
A cold, damp bed renders them comfort
less and prevents their growth it may be
will give them mango and other diseases
that hog flesh is heir to. Feed well,
house well and bed we'll on these three
things depend thrifty pigs for next years
fattening. s, t.-. -. -.
A TEXAS correspondent of the Southern
Cutavat0r writes: notice an inquiry,
What would cure horse of the heaves
or thumps 2" Put the water in bucket
anything that he can drink out OF; and
then take two bricks and rub them to-
gether until the water is full Of the brick
dust, and let him drink no Other water
until he IS well. / have tried it, and I
know it viii cure.
Mr.. CHARLES ARNOLD, a well-known
Canadian horticulturist, says he has tried,
With good success, the plan of white
washing the soil Under fruit trees as a
protection from the curculio He pours
the whitewash ON the ground, and
spreads it with a brush SO as to conf
pletely cover the surface, and says the
larva of the curculio will not enter the
ground-remaining and dying in the
fallen fruit. sv ri -'0g --rtf
APPLE SNow.-Put twelve good, tart
| apples in cold water, and set them over
| the fire; when soft, drain the water, strip
| the skins off the apples, core them, and
lay them in q deep dish. Beat the whites
of twelve eggs to a stiff froth; put half
pound of finely powdered white sugar to
the apples beat them to stiff froth, and
| add the beaten eggs. Beat the whole to
stiff snow; then turn into dessert
| dish. i,'i s.1oi 9l. .5'i.3
| A CORRESPONDENT of the Ohio Farmer
| thinks shorts fed to milcE COWS make
more milk than clear ifieal, and that
ground oats are better than either, but
corn meal and shorts mixed make richer
milk. He has tried potatoes with moder-
ate success. Of all the roots he has tried
he thinks sugar beets are the best. After
trying pumpkins fairly, he could see no
| increase of milk from their use, but be-
lieves it was little richer.
| To KEEP PURE AIR IN SICK RooM.-
| To avoid the foul gas, produced by burn
ing I. kerosene lamp in sick rootf1 or
nursery, put the lamp in wooden box "a
raisin box will do) outside the window,
with the open side of the box facing the
room. The box can be fastened in its
place IN any convenient way. In ordi-
nary weather the lamp will burn full as
well OutSioc, anu Inc dlI III Inc room Will
| be much purer. r. s.'-as -,--..
| DRIED EGGs.-The eggs must be beaten
to a uniform consistency and poured in
thin layers upon polished iron plates
| which are placed in current of hot air |;
the paste rapidly dries, and must be packed
in Theoretically sealed cases. When re-
| quired for use the dried egg can be dis
solved in cold water and beaten to foam
| like fresh eggs. 1t is said that eggs can be
preserved for years in this way, and that
| they retain their agreeable flavor to the
last.--Jourmal Of applied Chemistry
For BUREs.-Take a saturated solution
of alum -four ounces in quart of hot
water). Dip a cotto.. cloth in this solu-
| ton and apply Immediately on the burn
| AS soon as it becomes hot or dry, replace
| it by another, and continue doing so as
eften as the cloth dries, which at first will
be every few minutes. The pain will i'm
| mediately cease; and, after twenty four
| hours of this treatment, the burn will be
healed, especially if commenced before
blisters are formed. The astringent and
| drying qualities of the alum will entirely
prevent their formation The deepest
| burns, such as those caused by boiling
| water, drops of melted metal, phosphorus,
gunpowder, Illuminating powder, etc,
have all been cured NV fhia snecific =