Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-11
H0G RARu AND aARDM.

0lO0 GAR4 AND 6A8D&Ns
Nathaniel Bear, Of 6Andusky, has
three grape vines, two CatawbA and one
Delaware, upon which are three thousand
seven hundred perfect punches Of grapeA
"A correspondent Of the Chicago
1sj6sse mentions case where COWS were
poisoned BY eating potatoes that had the
sprouts on. He Mys before old potatoes
are fed the sprouts should In Ill cases Be
removed
MIR. Rathbone, Of Marietta, OHIO,
finding that his health does not permtt
working in the rain, has of late years set
his sweet-potato plants In clear weather,
and he finds sthat they Go much better
than when Get in rainy weather. He
supposes the reason to be that the plants
are damaged when the earth is packed
around them too wet
"A correspondent Of the Country Gen.
Hen0s says: when COW, horse. or dog
chokes with potato or apple, drench It
with ok beaten eggs and two ounces Of
salt dissolved in them. On one occasion,
when my rat dog was nearly choked to
death, I ordered three eggs and an ounce
OF salt poured down his throat and in .
few minutes he was well shall never
forget the gratitude this poor dog mani
Tested to the two who gave him relief"
r. G. Kimer, Of Penn Yam, says he
never fails In having flne crop Of cab
bsge. His plan ID to set the plants In .
hollow, such as wash bowl pressed In
soft earth would make; give good cultiva-
ton, and keep the soil In good shape, al
ways dishing around the plant. he says
the stalk requires 10 be shaded; the top
will conform to the place where the plants
are set, and when the leaves are nearly
upright, they more readily convey moist
ure to the roots.
The editor of the Ndssachusetss
H0ughman says that being pestered by
the currant worm he tried numerous
plans of getting rid Of this destructive in.
sect. At length he determined to try the
lime remedy, and the first trial convinced
him Of its value. Selecting . morning
when the foliage Of the branches was wet
with dew, he shook over each bush a half
pint of air-slaked lime, which was as 6ne
as dust, rendering the foliage as white as
If covered with snow. The worms
dropped to the ground, and In short
time not one of them was living.
The VALLEY Farmer advises the use Of
clover if a flow of milk is the aim. 1t
says, if you wish rich milk, and well fla.
vGred butter, teed young timothy and
white clover; if you aim at the best re-
suits both in quantity and quality Of but
ter, feed on fresh pastures Of white clover
and timothy in summer, and early cut
timothy and wheat bran in winter. The
grass must be cut when heading out or
better, young aftermath well cured.
Avoid roots and garden stuff in general,
If you wish good quality of butter
though it is now held that those fed while
milking, or Immediately before, will rem
edy the evil.
Sage grows best in light, warm,
rich soil. It may be grown from slips or
cuttings, but in this country 1t Is most
commonly propagated from seed. Sow
thinly in drills eighteen inches apart, and
from half to three-fourths Of an inc4
deep. When the plants are two inches
high they are to be thinned to foot
apart in the drills. Fresh rows may be
formed by the plants 30 taken up, Sage
should be gathered for drying before the
flowers shoot out, and II cultivated for
the leaves, the flower stalks should be cut
as soon as they appear. This increases
the product, as the leaves start out more
vigorously and grow larger.-Adssachu-
setts Hougansan.
"A correspondent of the Germantown
1ele0raph says: "Half an acre OF land In
q well-cultivated garden will produce as
much toward subsisting farmers family
q any three acres on the farm, besides
which the advantage in the cultivation OF
it would crafty diversity OF tastes, and
contribute much to secure the blessings
of health, and the labor can be shared also
by those too young or too old TO toll In
the heavier operations Of the field, and oc-
casionally by the female inmates of the
house, or the plowmen from the field by
way of relaxation from leg toll, without
any material impediment TO other labors.
Every farmer will best promote his inter-
est by bestowing on the garden due
share of attention"
The editor Of the Hortieulturist says
that carbolic acid preparations, In. the
form of soap, or as plant protector, or
a. q powder, have an admirable effect in
the destruction of insects. Carbolic acid
Il natural distillstien Of coal tar, and in
its crude state 10 poison alike to man OF
plant, but properly diluted or compound.
ed, 1t an be used IN great variety oil
forms, either as q disinfectant or as q
cleansing SOAP or as an insect destroyer.
No insect can stand either its fumes or its
application. Like oil, 1t il certain death.
A pound of the article dissolved in 10 or
20 gallons of water, forms large quaint
ty which can be forced by syringe over
the entire plant or tree, and one or two
applications drive away all worms, dies,
and insects of every kind.
"A New Jersey correspondent of the
New York Farmers Club says that for
removing ticks from lambs, he has been
in the practice of making b strong decoc-
ton from tobacco stems put In barrel,
and then Just set the sheep or lambs in
for a few minutes, until they become
saturated. Sometimes one application is
sufficient. Has never known to fail TO
destroy every tick. Anotheri gentleman,
Mr.. Reade, said he tried the tobacco cure
for ticks, and with excellent results, and
had yet to learn of any better method.
his mode Is TO steep pound of tobacco
ia from six to eight gallons Of water, and
then. with an attendant, take the lamb by
the hind legs and the fore legs and head,
dipping in the decoction. The one hav.
ing charge over the head then holds him