The Hillsborough recorder., 1870-03-16
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Drainage warns the under soil,
| Drainage prevents injury from drouth.
Drainage increases the effects Of manures.
Drainage removes staguant waters from
| the surface.
Drainage removes surplus water from I'M
| der tie soil.
Drainage prevents rusts in wheat and
rot in potatoes.
Drainage prevents heaving out, freezing
out, or winter killing
Drainage carries down soluble substances
to the roots Of plants.
Drainage equalizes the temperature ofthe
soil during the season Of growth.
FOR rouSrEEIN IN HoRsEs.
Clean out the affected foot or feet, Gil
full ofspirits turpentine, touch fire and burn
them out. The horse will be well in a few
moments.
FOR COUGH IN HORSES.
Clean out, and pare the frog Of the fore
foot--hold the foot up and fill with spirits
turpentine-hold it up till il soaks in, then
take the other up and do likewise.
CURE FOR HOG CHOLERA.
Feed your hogs on the ground with shell
led corn, and while they are eating, sprin-
kle them plentifully with fresh Stacked
lime IN Gne dry powder, until their hair
il full of the lime. Whether il is what
they eat with the corn or what they inha,e.
| am unable to ay--probably both, but it
has never failed to arrest the disease when
tried. 1t should be done once day until
the disease disappears.
TO CURE WARTS or HORSES, OR COWS.
Dissolve / ID. Of alum in quart Of wa
ter; witha brush or cloth vet the warts
twice each day for 10 days-they will dis
appear.
GRAyELLED HORSE.
Give two-thirds Of table spoonful Of
saltpetre in little salt, for three conscen-
tive days; or take pint Of water melon
seed, and boil IN two quarts Of water. till
reduced to nearly one-half, and drench two
mornings in succession; your horse will be
cured.
ron swEENY.
Take half an ounce PuIverized Canthari-
des (Spanish Flies, put into half pint
Sweet Oil, shake well and apply twice a day.
Il need not interfere with the work Of the
animal.
ron BOTS.
Drcnch the animal with half pint Of
thin tar. which kills them instantly,
Another recipe One half pint % whis-
key, one half mint Of gun powder. one-half
pint of molasses. and one half pint q soft
soap, will cure the worst case Of bots.
Another cure Is, "a strong tea made Of
Mullein."
LICE or CHICKENS.
Sprigs Of cedar. scattered about the fowl
horse, will relieve them of this awful pest.
Tar IN the chicken trough Is preventive Of
iiseasc. .-Br. Soutkera Cm.
ron BnUIsE or BLOW.
Apply hot water long time with wet
cloths. Beef brine is on excellent lotion
for both sprains nd..bruiscs. A yetenh
among horses, claims. that il will almost
Ell joint OF heal fracture. Worm wood
or tansy lotions are also good.
BLEACHING Mullins.
Mrs. S. II. Wood gives the following
method IN the Western Rural: Take IL
ounces chloride of lime 10 10 pounds ofcCt-
Ton. Dissolve the lime in two quarts soft
hot water. Boil the cloth in suds water.
then rinse Il. Strain the lime into a snfi-
rient quantity Of water 70 immene the
cloth In. Let il remain in from ten 10
twenty minutes. then rinse well the cloth.
Be very careful that no PARTICLES Of lime 20
through the mrainer. have never failed
with this.
sQuAsnEs.
Plant Tie last Of this month in warm rich
soil. in hills four 20 six feet apart. three
plants in bib. Hoe often and gradually
bin up until tho blossoms open.
TIFE TOMATO AHD ITS CULTURE.
This delicious, delioatoly acid, cooling,
healthfuI. and now almost indispensable
fruit. is by careful culture. being brought
% perfection; snd instead u coarse. un-
slightly. spongy, sccdy, III favored tomatoes
Sow seed from the earliest ripcncd fruit
IN boxes, IN Merch. when the spring opens
sow seed Cor late crop IN the open ground.
they will bear till frost comes,
When ,hc rough lehvos como transplant
% not plant IN the open ground, unless tic
plants are protected. til al danger Of frost
i over. They will flourish in rather light
than heavy and rich, but not over rich soil.
Hoe early and often.
Tie advantages of pruning have been
questioned. but tomatoes grow best when
pruned. Cut out an suckers. and non
bearing branches. Most of the fruit grows
On The lower part of the vines. and there
will bc-no loss BY shortening them; fornu-
triton will then fow 70 fruit instead of
msking fibre.
Have your vines we'll npportSd with
post or brush. 70 the fruit may be exposed
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