National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-28
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Farm. Garden and Household.

q kEMON r DIV Ek DlAINS N'LIc VI tllt .
best ways is to wash the spots with IA con .
centratcd solution of sulphate or chloride ..
OF zine Then rinse i'll pure water, and
complete the washing with soap Ink
stains can be removed III the same way.
PuTrING UP TOMATOES. i like to put
up tomatoes III the following manner
One peck of tomatoes, skinned one and
half pints of vinegar four pounds of
sugar ; one tablespoonful of cloves and
one of allspice. Put in stone pots and
cover tight.
ORDINARY hen manure alone may be
considered equal to Peruvian guano, and
ite comparative value will of course di-
minish III proportion to the percentage
of earth mixed with it. The great add
vantage of composing is to dilute the
concentrated fertilizer, SO that it will
not burn the plants, and so that it may
be more thinly and uniformly applied.
CURRANT-cuttings Make the cuttings
of the wood of last summers growth,
Cut them about six inches long and set
them at once let all but one bud be be
low the surface press the earth firmly .
against the cuttings with II foot or the .
edge Of board, and when the ground .
freezes slightly put some litter over the .
bed The cuttings will rot this fall, and
when spring comes be ready to grow.
REMARKABLE HORSE. The Macon TEL
egrdph notes the death of horse folded /
i'll the spring of 1910, i'll Bourbon coun-
ty, Kentucky, on the farm of Thomas X.
Salter brought to Georgia in 1910, and
sold to Asa w Chapman, who steadily
owned and drove him twenty-four years.
His owner says he has at different times
driven him seven thousand five hundred
miles in a hundred days, or, III other
words, had driven him seventyhve miles
day one hundred times. He never re-
CURED whip, was very swift to his last
day and never took a dose of medicine.
He did not die of disease the machinery
Of life simply ran down.
HEN-TIaHT HEDGE.-J c. Cora, Cam
eron, Mo, wrote to the Farmers Club;
| want to grow an evergreen hedge
around my house which shall be orna-
mental and at the same time SO tight and
compact as not to allow even "A chicken
to pass through, and not to exceed three
and half or four feet in height. Can
it be done, and what shall plant, and
when ?"
hemlock, and Norway spruce make good
hedges, but should say scarcely chick
en-tight. Privet is Il nice plant for the
purpose, but loses its foliage i'll winter -
Broom CORN SEED FOR CATrLE-H
c. loose, Hagerstown, Md, asks the
Farmers Club what would broom corn
seed be worth for grinding and for feed
ing cattle, with corn at 80 cents, oats 4S
cents, and rye 80 cents per bushel. Mr.
Reed, said d" Unquestionably, the best
way to dispose Of broom corn seed is to
feed it to fowls. The next best mode is
to give it to sheep; they are fond of it,
and fatten upon it nearly Ms fast as on
Indian corn. Ground with corn, rye,
oats, or barley, it is profusely fed to cat
tie, and when mixed with wheat bran il
is good for mich cows The Shakers
frequently feed it to horses, and at til,
season of the year when this grain is not
only abundant but at hand, they use il
exclusively. My Judgment is that Will
corn mt 30 cents oats AZ cents, and rye
80 cents, for grinding and feeding to cat
tie, broom corn seed is worth between
80 and 60 cents a bushel, although il
would be more valuable to dispose of ii
some other way.
MAKE THE Pros FAT. Pigs are scarce
and pork il likely to command good
price. A well fatted pig brings at least
two cents per pound more than one viii
bare kidneys and thin sides. Eigh
bushels of corn, with ordinary pigs, tina
have nearly attained their growth, SHOULD
give us at least 100 pounds of growth
At 10 cents per pound, live weight, tn
present price for fat pigs in Chicago
this would give us one dollar bushe
for the corn. But this is not all If W
sell pig not half fat, weighing say 20
pounds. we should get only & cents pc
pound, or 800 Keep this pig two month
and feed il eight bushels of corn, and
should then weigh $50 pounds, AM
bring, without any advance III price |
cents per pound, or 800. In this wa
We get 80 for s bushels of corn q
SlS7, per bushol.
During October, fatteniug pigs Shout
be pushed forward as rapidly as poss
BILE. II Is poor economy TO feed ther
on nubbins, or soft, immature corn
Better give such corn to cattle or mile
cows.
FARMERS CLUBs In forming Fan
mers Clubs it il desirable to have I'll
organization oil tht ehslcSt ana most cla
tic kind So that while there may |
the utmost freedom Of pleasant socinl il
tercourse, the officers may still have III
power TO enforce the rules of delher
tive bodies whenever necessary, aud !
themselves held 90 their own duties.
CONSTITUTION FOR A FARMERS cum.
AIR. | This association shall |
known ~ the Farmers Club Of
Its object shall Ice to promote know
edge Of practical Farming and Gardoi
ing among its members and the comm,
nifty, III connection with social enjo
ment Of the member. and their familic
AIR .. The members Of the Club n
those who frame this constitution NJ
conform 10 its requirements, and othe
who may be invited 10 join by the exc
utve committee, all Of whom shall ~
each 500 annually in October Tor mont
ly,l into the treasury.
AR1. 3. The officers of the Club sha
be President, u Secretary, who shall |
the Treasurer, and three members. VIII
with the President and Secretary. shi
constitute the Executive Committo
The Secretary shall keep records Of tran
actions, and be custodian Of the fun
and other property Of the Club. bel,
accountable ut all times 10 the Exec
hye Committee, giving bonds IL requ
ed, and shall prepare and present n Fl
report 10 the Club at the annual me-
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