Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-24
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the 1eet, tvlnced in the s0ftening and
peeling of OF the outer skin Especially
between the toes), German physician
recommends the application of fannie
acid or tannin, by which the outer skin
or epidermis is converted into kind OF
leather, without obstructing the pores,
through which the perspiration still passes
readily.
The following method of grating, or
rather budding, is said to be practiced
successfully in France 1t can be per.
formed at any season. Remove small
piece of bark and wood, leaving a
smooth and fiat surface; to this similar
piece containing the bud is fitted, and the
Joints are sealed with ccllodion. This
forms strong impervious cuticle, which
secures free circulation OF the sap on
the approach OF warm weather, and a
perfect union of the parts.
Never whip your horse for becoming
frightened at any object by the roadside
for if he sees stump, log, or heap of
tan bark in the road, and while he is eye
ing It carefully and about to pass it you
strike him with the whip, it is the log, or
the stump, or the tan bark that is hurting
him, in his way of reasoning, and the
next time he will act more frightened.
Give him time to examine and smell of all
these objects, and usc.the war bride TO
assist you in bringing him carefully to
these objects of fear. Bring all objects,
il possible to his nose, and let him smell
of them, and then you can commence to
gentle him with them,
The collection and DUPLICATION of ma.
nure should go on continually, for the
grasses and cereals and all kinds of cult.
waited plants make an annual draft on the
soil for the ingredients which enable them
to build up their stems, foliage and seeds.
No liquid or solid manure suited for en-
riching the soil, should be allowed to go
to loss about the homestead. Soapsuds,
wood ashes, SCOT, charcoal, sawdust, ETC.,
may be applied to the soil with much
benefit to the crops. Leached wood ashes
are very useful for top dressing grass
land, deepening the color of the plants
and increasing their productiveness, so
much as to double the agreeable yield OF
hay whenever they are applied in sutfi-
cient quantities .-Prairie Farmer.
"A correspondent sent to the New
York Farmers Club, for answer, the.ques-
ton, what is the comparative value OF
corn and potatoes as food for stock? One
of the members gave the following an
swer to the question: "Dry corn con-
tains from eighty to eighty.fve per cent
OF nutritive matter, considerable part of
which is nitrogenized and helps to make
red flesh, while the starch and sugar tend
to make fat. Average potatoes have only
some twenty per cent. of nutrition,
and with the exception of less than one
half per cent. of albumen, this is mostly
starch. In round figures, one bushel of
corn would be worth as much as four
bushels of potatoes"
1T may be a matter of interest to some
OF our readers to state that girdled fruit
trees can be saved; and we see no good
reason why the same treatment will not
have the same effect upon all trees. The
experiment has been tried with satisfac-
tory results. The method is as follows
To graft five or six scions, as large around
as pipe-stem, and long enough to reach
over the girdled place into the tree First
notch the live bark above and below the
girdle then spring the shoots or scions
into these notches and fasten the ends
with wax. The principle is that the sci
ons grow rapidly and spread over the
girdled surface. We have been told by a
gentlemen who gave this method trial
that he saved some very fine fruit trees in
this way, after they had been apparently
ruined by the gnawing of mice.-E1
change.
The best food for horses affected with
the heaves, is such as is nutritious and sue
culent, and should be condensed into as
small a compass as possible. Dry and
dusty hay is injurious and makes the ami
NAL wheeze distressingly Moistened
ground feed, potatoes, carrots, and ruta
bagas, are the best food for animals hay
ing the disease, and if the water to drink
would be given to the horse out of cask
with Stacked lime at the bottom and stirred
occasionally, it would materially lessen
the difficulty of breathing. Persons own
ing horses afflicted with the heaves, and
neglecting to feed and treat them proper
ly, should be visited by Mr.. Berg or some
other member of that humane society,
and admonished that it is contrary to law
to Cypress poor dumb brutes.-Farm
Journal.
Whenever warm day or two occurs
in winter, cellars should be ventilated. 1t
is practice Of many of our farmers in
the Northern States to bank up their eel
lars, and close the windows in fall, leaving
no method of ventilation or chance for
the efluvia arising from decaying vege-
tables to escape, except through the rooms
occupied by their families. To such we
would say, if some of your children are
sick next spring with fevers, do not call
it dispensation of Providence, or lay the
blame on climate, but ask yourself how
many times the cellar was aired last win
ter. A good cellar under house is often
quite convenience, but when filled with
vegetables, some of which are in decay
ing state, they become store-bouses Of dis
ease, unless ofan and thoroughly venti-
lated An Open mild winter is often fol-
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