Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-27
HONE. FARM AND GARDEN.

HONE, FARM AND GARDEN.
The Rural New Yorker advises . cor
respondent-who Is troubled BY neigh
bors who habitually borrow farm In
elements, which he has usually TO go
alter. before they are returned to his farm
to decline lending these implements,
but to offer to rent them at reasonable
price-except in cases where an tmpie
ment has been broken.
The smoke Of the dried leaves Of .
pumpkin burnt on . bright IRE will, Il -
aid, cause fiies to q7it an apartment IN
staptly or il will kill them. Birds must
be Withdrawn before the operation, and
persons should abstain from going into
apartments Immediately after, IS the
smoke causes headaches. The employ
ment of laurel oil is also said to be . pre-
sentative against flies, - they cannot oear
the smell Of II.
Undetermined horses should be care
fully diered, and confined to slow wOtk.
The food should be in small compass, con-
sisting chiefly of wheat-sIaw char, Win
a proper qusn nifty Of oats, and beans may
be added If the animal is not very young.
The water should never be given within
an hour of going out of the stable, but II
Is better to have constant supply, wnen
TOO much viii never be taken.
A correspondent of the Ohio Farrner
has prscticed shallow planting corn TO
avoid the cut worm for more than "
wears. He Gays cut worms always bur
row in the hill around the stalk previous
TO cutting off Shallow covering gives
them no chance to burrow, and IL they
should, the sun will soon drive them from
their place. They universally seiecs their
position in the day time, and commit
their depredstions at night In shallow
covering the seed gets warm and starts
much quicker than when covered deep.
Slowed Coma dsiryman IN one OF
the Eastern States sowed an acre OF corn
ON his best land and manfred il in the best
manner. He commenced cutting it aboat
the Isl of august, and has given gen
erous cart-load to his twelve cows each
day up TO the Goth Of September His
estimate Of the value Of that acre, over
and above its cost, is from seventy i've TO
one hur dred dollars. 1t has kept up the
flow of mix during the months when the
drought has literally made the pastures
bare, and bis herd of cows are in such
condition that he proposes to drive them
to the county fair, where he expects to re.
ceiye the first premium for the best herd
OF tt n in the county.
How to Cook an Omelet. Beat the
whites and yolks Of three eggs separately
the whites as much as for frosting; add
a teaspoonful of water and pinch Of salt
to the yolks, beat, and add to the whites,
mixing them lightly. Put tablespoon
full of butter into fiat frying. pan, hold it
| over the fire till warm, then pour In the
egg. As the mass begins to cook, run a
| thin knife blade around the edge and IN
| der it, to prevent burning. AS soon as
the surface is about dry, fold one-hAlf OF
the omelet over the other, Glide it off on q
plate, and it Is ready to serve. 1t will
cook in few moments, and should be
eaten Immediately. Six eggs may be
cooked in large trying pan.
-Felon on the finger.-Msny persons
are liable TO extreme suffering from
felons on the finger. These affections
are not often very painful, but not unfre.
ouently occasion permanent Gripping of
the members affected The following
simple prescription Ii recommended q .
cure for the distressing ailment: Take
common rock salt, such rs Ii used for salt
ing down pork or beef, dry 1t in an oven,
then pound it fine and mix II with spirits
of turpentine in equal parts. Put 1t on a
rag and wrap it around the parts affected,
and as it gets dry put on more; and In
twenty four hours We are cured-the
felon will be dead II will do no harm 70
try it.-JournI Of Agriculture.
To Kill Poplar Sprouts-A writer in
the Cincinnati Gazette replies to man
who wants to know how to kill the silver.
leseed poplar and its sprouts. II ne will
pursue the following plan, l will warrant
the tree snd all its sprouts TO die; or at
least killed one with q wilderness OF
sprouts, that had sprung up tor twenty
years in every direction Girdle the tree,
Just as you do in ordinary teadening,
then with paddle or fiat stick loosen IL e
bark below me girdle, some eight or ten
inches, making pouch ell around the
tree, and fill said pouch with common
salt. viii warrant every root, branca
and sprout of the tree will die. The OPP
GRAFTON may be performed at any time
when the bark will slip.
TO Tan Small Skins The following
il recommended method for the cufing OF
oppossum and sheep skins for domestic
purposes: Lay the skin on q smooth
board, the fur side undermost, and tack il
in every direction with timed tacks.
Dissolve two ounces of alum In pint Of
warm water, and with sponge or flannel
rag dip in tnis solution and moisten the
surface all over; repeat this every now
and then for three or four days. When
the skin il quite dry, take cut the tscks,
and rolling 1t up loofely the long way,
the hair inside, draw IL quickly back.
wards and forwards through large,
smooth ring, or anything OF q similar
kind, until 1t is quite soft, then rel in the
contrary way Of the skin and repeat the