New-York tribune., 1870-04-23

geFous stuff TO handle, aud he would not advise any
/ farmer e. use 10.
II. l.. Read-I would like to know what is the the
ory of blasting rocks under water; whether the inn
Inense weight of water forced the power OF the blast
against the rock.
Cnairuan-I suppose such il the theory, as in the
Hell Gate operations they merely laid the explosive
! material on the rock.
! FEEDING CATTLE GREEN Com FODnFR.-The same
| correspondent said feed my cattle green corn
stalks and fodder, and they eat them one or two
days, and then nothing will induce them to touch
The green su have regularly s0wed corn for its
greer fodder for o number Of years but when feed
10 the milk cows in July they will only eat day
and then leaye il for scanty pasture They will do
a little better when sweet corn IL sOwn.
a. ;. IulieT-l tried the sweet corn, and my cx-
perienco s The II positively starved to IT cows
will eat H. Ny horses ate one mess and then stopped
and would not touch 1t again as long us they could
get anything else.
DR.. Buen-A neghbor Of mine near Newark sowed
piece Of ground and cut just ms il about TO
silk, let it wilt day or two and then fed it, He
thought that IL Summer his cattle could not do with
outit.
H. L. Read have practiced TINS feeding for years
/ plant sweet corn, and always cut days feed
ahead. My cattle never refuse to eat it. IL con-
VeTsatlOn with Mr. Putnam one OF the best farmers
in Connecticut, n few days since, | was informed
that he adopted the same system and never had any
trouble
LICE ON CATTE.-The same correspondent: / soc
that some OF yOur correspondents are troubled with
lousy cattle. | would like 10 know If any OF them
ever saw creature thus infested that had all the
salt mixed with little sulphur that it would eat,
that had a small allowance Of roots daily, while they
were fed on otherwi dry food always presuming
they were well sheltered, with plenty TO eat.
In answer, the Chairman read from MyrOn ii. Bab-
cock TerTytOwn, Penn. My remedy for lice on cat
Tie is cheap and easily applied, is sure death TO all
lice animals, and has cleansing properties that
are valuable Take whale oil such as we used 10
burn III lampsl, about one pint for fulgrown ami
NAL part the hair and pour the oil along the back
from head to tall and the work is done. The OIL in
the course of few days, will pass all the anis
mails body and the lice will he no more.
Dr. }. e. Smith--Yhe oil stops their breathing
apparatus from it, gummy nature, though otherwise
not efficient remedy.
CUCUMBER PCKIEs.-Josephine Z. Burlingane,
Van Buren, Wis: / desire 10 raise cucumbers for
picking, and TO send my pickles 10 market. Ii the
Club viii give me some Information as to the best
viii oblge farmers daughter.
A. :. Fuller-Early Frame is the best variety.
Plant early ia August.
r. J. DOdge-Ihe smaller the cucumber the better
they sell as pickles Cannot why she should not
plant any time if she gathers the cucumbcrs small.
DR.. Trmble-The object in planting late Is to avoid
None Of the Club seemed disposed to tell the farm
er,s daughter hOr to pickle her cqcumbers;, ~,
BROOM-CoBN.-J. NJ. Bartlett, Reading Pa. Where
can get the best brOom-coni
A. >. Fuller-He VIII find the best varieties adver
tised each week in all the agricultural papers.
WTEvUs II BARNs-Wm. Garrett, NewLOndOn
Pa: have n barn that is thoroughly infested with
weeyils. Would like TO know how TO get nd Of
/ them.
! DR.. Trimble-The correspondent lives in n county
where are the best farmers in this country, and |
think h. get good advice at home as anyW here.
know of no other remedy than 10 stack the grain
out for year or two, and thus sarye out the wee-
wills. Ships which carry grain from tins country 10
Europe become so infested with them that they have
% cease carrying grain until the pests We're killed by
starvation. The Wecyil belongs to the curcuo fam
/ ily. and there are great many different species.
Dr.J. '. {. Smith thought steaming, at least in
/ the ease Of the vessel, would be Of use.
l. ). FullT-Thorc were over 1900 different varie-
ties of weev. That which is food to Is death TO
/ another and vice versa. To tell what the CORE
spondent needs. we should have a specimen Of hls
/ variety of weevil.
| Dr. 1riInble had planted peas that were weevil-
| eaten. and they grew Wei; but such woud nOt be
/ the case with very small ones.
/ STEIrFD BUGs-Clark swallow. f. Bridgewater
/ Mass. have for several years planted my rhubarb
plants the river. wished 10 protect from the
striped hug, and found that they were sure pfcyen-
tive. They also protect the young vines from the
severe weather.
H., sent series Of questions covering the whole
range Of cheese manufacture, particularly as to
F. ID. Curtis-I think this correspondent had best
secure series Of reports OF the Darymens Assoca-
tion OF visit some Of the Now-lork cheese factories
a very good article Of cheese Is made from skim
milk hut il is worth only about oneh half as much as
the whOe-nilk Oh cSe. II IS generally shipped south
because il viii bear transportation better and stands
the warm climate. 1t is more profitable than the
Wh0lemilk cheese the butter from the cream Is
| supposed TO pay al expenses and leave the skim
cheese . clear profit BY careful manipulation II
makes a good cheese, but if poorly made II IS the
poorest of stuff In fact the same may be SAID OF ali
/ cheese. though WIN TINS TO q greater tT-fte.
j. W. Gregory-I have tasted the cheese spoken Of
in the South and know it is good / have been in
formed that butter Is also made from the whey
! /. ID. CuTtis-I have seen an excellent article FOR
gTeasng cheese made from the scum which rises on
| the whey after s;andinr. and have been told that
by very neat chemical process 1t Is cleansed and
separated. ana very falr butter made from II, ana
II was SAID tlat the WAey might then be distilled
HIt0 a spiritu0us liquor.
DR.. Tiimble-I don't think it would pay to make
cheese in the correspondents section / Mr.. " il
hams here, " 20 Is from that section.
! II. T. Williamsburg section Of Delaware from
| which your correspondent writes is not suited to
| dalryiDg The grass EllIs there Tor al least two
| months Of the year.
j. DistuInell-Itis is south Of the grass limit. No
profitable grass-growing can be had south OF the
A. 5. Iuller-I claim that any soil, by good rich
manures and careful cultivation, cdn be made to
j. ". Gresory-Ncar Galveston, Texas, have
| eaten as good butter made from cows led on the
/ native grass, rs | ever tasted anywhere
a. Ierega, LOud0n County, Va, writes 70 DR.. j. ';
e. Smith that they rcyiying their Agricultural
Societies, DC. and would be glad to receive PAM
DTcMING M4cHNrs.-L. Harvey Minvoka H.:
| saw. last Fan, an account ol ditchlng machine
a Committee was appointed 10 test il, and report to
the Cmb; have been looking aHXiously ior the re-
! port but have not seen 10 yet. We want one here
that VIII make ditch for putting IN tile; machine
| that VIII make a ditch from three 10 tour fecJ
| deep. Dltching machines have been failure with
.4pslrcr.-Tle inventor Of the machine alluded TO
had so little faith in bis device that be would not
appear before the committee, though they went
| twice 10 see il. Another has been constructed IN
Wayne County that VIII, with four horses, dig
foot minute on "A trench three feet deep. com
mittee OF Mcssrs Lyman, Crandell, and Raymond
was appointed to go TO work with IT, and give concu
sons. Some time in May Nj. Harvey may look for
| our report.
Tn BEST IMPIENENTS.-Z T. Snyder. Rockport,
Ind. young farmer. has 2U acres Of good corn land
and thinks he had better obtain the best tools. 80
thinks the Club, and advises him TO send TO r. IL.
Allen d CO No. I9l Water-st.. y. u, for their pic
tIlred catalogue. This viii tell him all be needs TO
know OF shape, action. cost and value.