Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-24
HONE, rARn AND GARDEN.

HoxE, FAKu AND GARDEN.
As . remedy sor the inconysniencee
resulting nom excessive persptratiOn q
the 1eet evinced In the eoftenine and
pseling "a Of the outef kin Especially
between tho toes). German physician
recommends the application a fannie
acid or tannin, b. which the outer akin
or epidefmiD h converted into KIND OF
leather, without obstruc4ing the pores,
through Which the psspilstaon SIN pessss
. -Ths following msfhod * sraniss Or
rather budding, b said 70 b praCkiced
successfully 81 France. Il can Be pcl-
formed at any season: Remove . small
piece Of bark and wood, leaving .
smooth and Aat surface; 70 this similar
piece containing the bud b lifted, and the
Joints are sealed with ccl1odion. This
forms strong impervious Cuticle, which
secures . ffee circulation Of tho mp On
the approach Of warm weather, ana .
perfect union of'the pAEtA
Newer whip your horse for becoming
frightened ct any object By the roadside;
for II he sees . stump, log. or . heap Of
tan bark in the road, and while he = eye
ing Il carefully and about to pas II you
strike him with the whip, IL ID tho log, or
the stump, o. the tan bark that IL hurting
him, In his way Of reasoning, and the
next time he win oct moro frightened.
Give him time to examine and mcll Of Ill
these objects, and usesthe war birdie 70
~n.3sA vr.. - h~sv. So, = harn NnYnfirllv tn
these objects Of fear. Bring al objects,
Il possible TO his nose, and let him sneli
Of them, and then you can commence to
gentle him with them ~
The collection and application Of ms
nure should 60 on continually, for the
grasses and cereals and Ill kinds Of cult
waited plants make IN annual draft on the
soil for the ingredients which enable them
to build up their stems, foliage and seedA
No liquid or solid manure suited for en-
riching the soil, should be allowed to 60
to loss about the homestead Soapsuds,
wood ashes, SCOT, charcoal, sawdust, etc.,
may be applied TO the soil with much
benefit to the crops. Leached wood ashes
are very useful for top dressing grass
land, deepening the color Of the plants
and increasing their productiveness, 30
much as to double the agreeable yield OF
hay whenever they are applied In sud-
Gent quantities. Prairie Farmer.
"A correspondent sent to the New
York Farmers Club, for answer, the!ques.
ton, what 10 the comparative value OF
corn and potatoes - food for stock? One
of the members gave the following an
swer to the question: "Dry corn con-
tains from eighty to eighty. Ave per cent:
of nutritive matter, . considerable part OF
which Is nitrogenized and helps to make
red nesh, while the starch and sugar tend
to make fat. Average potatoes have only
some twenty-seven per cent OF nutrition,
and with the exception Of less than one
half per cent Of albumen, this isl mostly
starch. In round figures, one bushel Of
corn would be worth a. much e. four
bushels Of potatoes"
1t may be matter of interest to some
of our readers to state that girdled fruit
trees can be saved; and we see no good
reason why the same treatment will not
have the same effect upon all trees The
experiment has been tried with satisfac-
tory results. The method Is a. follows:
To graft five or six scions, a. large around
- pipe-stem, and long enough to reach
over the girdlod place into the tree. First
notch the live bark above and below the
girdle, then spring the shoots or sci0ns
into these notches and fasten the ends
with wax. The principle 10 that the sci-
ons grow rapidly and spread over the
girdled surface. We have been told by
gentlemen who gave this method trial
that he saved some very fine fruit trees In
this way, after they had been apparently
ruined by the gnawing of mice.-ES-
change.
The best food for horses affected with
the heaves, Is such a. is nutritious and sue
culent, and should be condensed into a.
small q compass ~ possible. Dry and
dusty hay Is Injurious, and makes the AMI
NAL wheeze distressingly. Moistened
ground feed, potatoes, carrots, and ruta
bagas, are the best food for animals hav-
ing the disease, and II the water to drink
would be given TO the horse out Of cask
with Stacked lime ct the bottom and stirred
occasionally, it would materially lessen
the difficulty Of breathing. Persons own
ing horses afflicted with the heaves, and
neglecting to feed and treat them proper
", should be visited by Mr.. Berg or some
other member of that humane society,
and admonished thaS IL II contrary 70 law
to oppress poor dumb bruteA-Idrm'
Journal.
-Whenever Q warm day or two occurs
in winter, cellsrs should be ventilated. II
ID . praciice Of many Of our farmers in
the Northern States to bank up their eel.
lars, and close the windows In hll, leaving
no method Of ventilation or chance for
the efiuvia arising from decaying vege.
tables 70 escape, except through the rooms
occupied by their families. To such We
would ny, II some Of your children are
sick NEXT spring with fevers, do mot call
it,a dispsneationof Providsncs, or lay the
many ames tie c.lisr was aired II vim.
ter. A good cellar under . house b often
quite convenience, bat when hlled with
vegetables, SONS Of which are In decay.
Inc nfatA thew hecfym0 nf0fe- hOunon Of dfn-