The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-07-21
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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


certainly the most profitable, but for fam
lily and general garden Use they are hot The
most desirable. The later tomatoes are
generally larger finer quality and more
productive. We observe this season quite
u number Of new varieties offered, and
some containing eXtraoriinarv merits, as.
for instance, the General Grant and the
Trophy, the latter being Of tremendous
size and fine, solid flesh. But, FIR oriin-
airy culture, it IS doubtful whether any
thing IS better than the early smooth red
for market, or the Iildcn and Brook 5
Fayorite. which have been 80 we'll an4 IA
vorab.e known for long time. Try the
new ones, but DO not t0r>ahe the Old kin Is.
j liorticuitunst.
THE journal Of Chemistry gives the fol-
lowing as a preventative Of horses being
reased by flies Take two or three hand
fuls Of walnut leaves, upon which pour two
or three quarts Of cold water; L.. it in
fuse one night and pour the whole next
morning into kettle, and let il boil for
quarter Of an hour. When cold it will be
ut tor use. No more Is required than TO
molsten sponge, and before the horses
goes out OF the stable let those parts
which are most irritable be smearcd over
with the liquor namely, between and Ut,
the ears, the neck, the fauks, etc. Mt
only the gentleman or lady who rides ont
]or pleasure will derive pleasure from the
walnut leaves thus prepared, but the
coachman, the WAGNER, and all others
who use horses during the hot summer
months.
10 CURE HOG CHOLERA Take two or
more arge barrels and placed convenient
TO the kitchen. Into this deposit all tie
pot>lIluor, dishwater, and greasy water Of
any kind, refuse pieces Of bacon, and few
buckets!ul of soap suds. let it stand few
days or until fermentation begins, and
then ada to each barrel one bushel Of fine
charcoal, aud half buihcl of corn meal, one
handful OF salt, and a half pound OF cop
peras. 1t it stand Z short lime 50 that
the coal may become thoroughly saturated
with the liquid, then iced to the hogs n
the usual manner this has never failed a.
Il preventive, and IN every instance where
in from neglect the disease made its ap
pearance, succeeded IL curing ii in 4 t5w
days.
REMEDIES FOR GARGET Having fac
young COW u caIye and finding that her
udder was very much iutlamcl and caked,
! concluded to try a solution oi ammonia
which | always keep IN the stable for abat-
ing lntiammati0ns from wounds and bruises
on horscs-cOmposed one>l Half to three
quarters Of an ounce Of muriate Of am
monia to one quart Of water; and although
the swelling was not all gone the next
morning, it was in about three days
think ii we had washed or bathed her baS
i've or SIX times day instead Of two or
three times a day, the cure would have
been much sooner efIecteQ.- Southern
Planter.
THE Canada Farmer gives the following
suggestions in regard to weaving lambs :
when separated from the ewes, lambs
should be placed in field as distant as
possible from them, so as to be out Of
reach OF their blcating, aud they vii! then
room become content and thriving. The
pasture to which the lambs are put ought
to be somewhat better than that to which
they have been accustomed, yet not too
luxuriant, and if the ewes ami limbs can
be turned INTO it together toy a week. and
the ewes then taken away, the lambs will
not then fret so much as would be the case
were they removed to field that is strange
10 them.
YEA CoRREsPONDENT OF the Massachusetts,
Plowman gives this remedy for white
hairs that appear on horses from the use
or wear OF the saddle or harnes Take
piece OF fresh butter or lard, large enough
to give the spot thorough Creasing; rub
the same with the hand until it becomes
quite hot, repeating the operation 1T least
three or fouG times, and the white hairs
will soon come out aud hairs OF natural
color take their place. have tried this
on several horses ana never knew it to fail.
think the best time to do it is IN The win
ter before the new coat starts.
THE Agricultural Department Report
for March aud April says there is some
thing radically wrong in the management
of swine, or else the genus is an unhealthy
one, and consequently unfit for food The
morality is remarkable large. 1t intimatcs
that greater variety Of food, particularly
roots, etc. with occasional taels OF char
coal, bltumlrous coal, sulpher. etc, will
be found eticaclou5 IN preventing the diff
erent diseases known as hog cholera.
AN Ohio ounce grower has been very
successful for two years past with this
trult Ills treatment for the tree Is very
simple. lie shades the ground Of his or,
chard every spring, and scatter a peek Of
coal ashes around each tree, after the soil
has been spadei, and another when the
ounces are about half grown. Last year
he sold three hundred bushels OF quinccs
from his orchard of three !ourths Of an
acre.
ENGLISH MUTToN.-A prominent sheen
breeder of New York, who has travelled
extensively in Europe, recently gave his
opinion OF the cause Of the superioritv Of
English and continental mutton over thar
IN America, in the simple sentence. ,,thev
iced .urnipS. The practical Farmer in
dorses this opinion, and insists that our
sheep breeders, to raise the best mutton.
must raise ruts bagas ana turnips.
TIE American Stock journal has the
following timely suggestions as to the treat
ment of milch COWS during hot summer
days: 'Alilch cows shou}d be provided
with shade or shelter during the hottest
part of the day. They will pay yeu for il
IN the greater flow of milk. Thev should
have access to water two or three times a
day
To MAKE RYE AND INDIAN BRrAp.-
For good thick loaf. one pint Of rye.
and three pintS Of Indian meal, half cup
molasses or brown sugar; stir in boiling