Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-10
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

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who advertise for Three, Six or Twelve month
FARM AND FIRESIDE.
ADVANTAGES OF SpAYING Cows FOR Tua
DAIRY.-To secure more uniform flow and
richer quality of milk, COWS are sometimes
spayed, or castrated The milk of SPACED
COWS is pretty uniform in quantity, and this
quantity will be, on an average, little more
than before the operation was performed
But few instances have come under my OBJ
servation, and those few have resulted sat
isfactorily, the quality of the milk having
been greatly improved, the yield becoming
regular for some years, and varying only by
the difference in the succulence of food -
The proper time for spaying is about five or
six weeks after calving, or at the time when
the largest quality of milk is given. There
seems to be some advantages in spaying for
milk and butter dairies, where the raising
of stock is not attended to- The cows are
more quiet, never being liable to returns of
seasons of heat, which always more or less
effect the milk both in quantity and quality
They give milk nearly uniform in these res
poets for several years, provided the food is
uniformly succulent and nutritious. Their
milk is influenced like that of other cows,
though to less extent, by the quality and
quantity of food; so that in winter, unless
the animal is properly attended to. the yield
will decrease somewhat. but will rise again
as good feed returns This uniformity for
the milk-dairy is of immense advantage
Besides, the COW, when old, and inclined to
dry up, takes on fat with greater rapidity,
and produces a juicy and tender beef, supe-
rior, at the same age, to that of thee OK The
operation Of spaying is simple, and may
be performed by any veterinary surgeon
without much risk of injury. -,Stock Journ-
al
How TO Force RAD1suEs. Radishes NAV
be grown in few days by the following
somewhat singular method Let some good
radshsseed soak in water for ffty-four hours,
then, put them in bag expose it to the
sun. In the course Of the day termination
will commence. The seed must then be
sewn in well MANFRED hot bed, and water
ed from time to time with lukewarm water.
By this treatment the radishes will, in a
very short time, acquire sufficient bulk,
and be good to eat. If it be required to
get good radishes in Winter, during the
severe cold, an old cask should be sawn in
two, and one-half of it filled with good earth.
The radish seed. beginning to shoot as be-
fore, must then be sown in, the other half
of the barrel put on the top of the full one,
and the whole apparatus carried down into
the collar. For watering, lukewarm water
should be used as before. In the course of
FIVE or six days the radishes will be fit to eat.
Il New MILKER'-A mixer has been in
vented and tested which bids fair to super
sede hand milking. The theory on which it
is constructed is that the milk collects in an
of teat short distance above
the orifce. The COW holds her milk by
contracting the lower part of the teat, so
that if tube is inserted reaching the reser-
voir, the COW loses the power of holding her
milk, which accordingly flows easily through
the tube, and is discharged into the pail
The tube must be small and smooth (ivory
is the material employed in the model, and
the milk enters through a small opening in
the side near the end. One of these tubes
is inserted in each teat, and the COW at once
runs dry. The report Of the trial stated
that the COW manifested no uneasiness. but
stood without lifting foot until her milk
was gone.
EXPERIMENTS WITH PoTlToEs de-
tails are given of several experiments by M
II. Giliodts, of the Administrative Council
of France, to test the influence of towering
upon the yield of potatoes, the results Of
which have been significant and conclusive
tibet he has come to the determination to
'hold up as an excellent practice the sup
preston of the floral organs in the potato"
He concludes that the flower buds should
be removed as soon as possible, in order TO
prevent the fixing of the nourishing princi-
pies necessary to the complete formation of
the floral organs, and that the removal
should be done by hand, rather than by
sickle or other sharpe instrument, as the lat
ter would be likely to injure the vines or
tops of the potatoes.
CURE FOR THE WHoopING CouGu.-A
physician writes to Demorest's Monthly
Magazine an interesting communication on
the nature and treatment of whoopiug cough,
and adds:
1.-The remedy for the cure of this terrible
disease is simple. 1t is in reach and pro-
durable by all. Perhaps its very simplicity
will cause it to be neglected 1t is simply
to administer the decoction Or infusion of
the common castanea vesvas chestnut leaves
tea. The infusion is prepared in the ordi-
nary manner that tea is daily prepared for
domestic purposes, to wit: Pour one quart
of boiling water on one ounce of the chest
nut leaves, and keep covered. When cold,
an ordinary teacupful may be given three
or four times day the last at the time of
the patient retiring to rest for the night
Sugar and milk may be added, if necessary
to deceive the patient
To IMPROVE BLACKBERRY AND RASPBERRY
PLANrs,-Mix equal parts of sawdust and
stable manure, and place around the roots
every Fall before the snow comes. 1t tends
not only to keep the roots warm during the
winter, but the sawdust, by partially decom.
posing, furnishes a quantity Of potash, which
is very requisite food for the growing
plant. Grape vines may be treated in the
same manner,
FORA BRulsE OR BLow.-Apply hot Wa
ter a long time with wet cloths. Beef brine
is an excellent lotion for both sprains and
bruises. A veteran among horses, claims,
that it will almost set a joint Or heal frac-
ture Worm wood or tansy lotions are also
good.
PHosRHoR1c AcID.-Very weak phospho