The Placer herald., 1870-05-07
HOUSE AND FARM.

most tAimets Keep Iows H"u THise tue" Wv"
eggs. there are manv who have not vet
learned the d'tfsr-nce there is in the rich
ness and flavor Of tggs produced by we'll
led ihen.. and those from birds ,ha. have
been haf starved through our winters
There ~,ll lie some d ference in the size.
hu. far more in the quality. The yo'k OF
one weuid he large, fi"e co'ored, and OF good
subs, ance, and .he albumen, or white, clear
and pur.; while the contents Of the other
viii be ~atsrv and meager, as III The pa
uient fowl, TO properly carry out and COM
pl4ts the work nature had .ke.ched. 10
order, therefore, to have good eggs, the
fowls eh"uld be well fed, and also provided,
during the months they are unable to come
10 ground, with box containing an abun-
dame ii fine gravel, that they may ts able
10 grind and prepare their food for d'gss-
,ion. OF eggs, those from the domestic
hen are decidedly the beat, but ,aoss Of
durks and geese may he used for some OF
the purposes VI domestic cookery.
ApvlcEs AS TO uoRsKs. - In teaching
. Young horse to drive well do not hurry 10
zee how fast he can trot. Keep each pace
clear and distinct from the other; that is, 10
walking make him walk and do not allow
him TO ,ro,. While lro,ting be equally
cSeful that he keeps steady his pace, and
do not allow him 10 slack into a walk. The
reips while driving should be kept snug.
and when pushed at The top Of his speed,
l. hot
well 10 bear upon the bit, so that when go
ing a, high rate Of speed he can be held
at bis pace, but do not allow him to pull
too hard. for it is not only unpleasant, but
makes him often difficult to manage.
To prevent halter-breakiug. procure a
small. hard, strong cord. from eight to ten
feet long; put the harness on The h"rse.
buckle The gir,h tight, making slipping
noose on one end Of tie cord and put il
around the horses tail, close to the body;
slip the other end through The territ and
bi ring, and hitch him TO post and leav.
him to himself. Two or three lessons will
cure any borse.
When horse stands long 10 a stable
his legs are up, to sw-l. No horse which
is not disabled by sickness or lameuess
should 10 allowed to stand long N the sta
be lnaotion produces dr"psiral oondi-
ti"n Of the d.prnden, parts of the body. and
the obvious remedy is to exercise the horse
every day.
To prevent overreachng, pare the heel
OF the forward foot low. This causes the
horse VS. he moves forward to raise the for
ward foot quicker, and allows the hind foot
to remain longer. 20 that before the hind
foot comes tor ward the fore foot is out OF
the wav. Also make the forward shoe
long. II the iesson Ia not plain, let any
one Try the experiment, and they will be
satisfied.
For all strains, wrenches or contussions
on horses. when the skin is not broken, hot
lamentations Of vinegar and water. applied
Ly means Of flannel bandagts, freq"e"'l,
renewed. are the hrst possible treatment
Where there is much swelling and acute 'o-
fama,ion. linseed. carrot and 'urnip poul'-
ces may te applied with advantage. and the
part should be kept tightly baodaged, when
not under other treatment. Ii the case is
one Of lamenrss. " d The d',ab'lny con'in-
ues after the swelling and Inflammation have
past, the part should he wrapped with n
close, hu, not ,igh, handage. saturated with
coll waer.- Scientific Press.
FRExcn METHOD OF RAISING ToMAroEs.-
As soon as a cluster of Il ,wers are visible,
the stem is topped down to the cluster, so
that the flowers each. When these are
visible the branch to which they belong is
also topped down to their level. and this is
done successvey. BY this mesns the plants
become stout dwarf bushes. not above eight.
teen inches high. In order t, proven. their
falling over, sticks or strings are stretched
horizontally along the rows, so as t. keep
the plants erect. In addition TO this all the
Ist,eras that have 90 fl ,weIs, and after thp5 h
topping. all la;erals whatsoever. are nipped
of In this way the ripe sap is dirscted in-
TO the fruit. which arquires beauty, sizs
and excellence unat,siued By any other
meaos.
EuoEIxo PLows.-A planter. near New
Orl.ans, finding that he used up plo~s fast
Or ,han he could replace .hem-a some~hat
paradoxical condition in agricultural econ
determined 10 turn Yankee for once
and invent something 10 meet bis wants.
lie has done so. lis invention consists in
covering pows of all kinds with thin pla,e
Of steel on their turning sides and land sides
in such a manner that it might le easily
taken off and replaced. Plows that former
ly wore off rapidly at the point. may now
have their lives indefinitely prolonged BY
putting on a new face. They are made in
New Orleans, and the South now proposes
to rejoice in release from absolute depen-
dsncs on the North for plows. Caifor'
mans. above all others. ought TO be able
to appreciate an improvement OF this kind,
which is so familiar and useful 10 them in
their mining practice, but which We believe
is now for The frs, time introduced into
agricultural economy.
To KILL TICKS ON SnEKP.-lt is compar-
a,iveIy easy to kill ticks on sheep after
shearing. and most fsrners. we think. de-
fer any a,te"pl t" kill Them until they are