The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-09-21


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REARING TURKEYS.
To be successful in rearing turkeys
!hep must either be supplied over nigh
with their first meal, or the poulterel
must be up with the lark. There Is nc
better plan than putting the hen ano
chicks for the first month or two into Z
closely wired aviary at night, which l.
open to the early sun; and lettuce and a
good supply of soft food can be put un-
der coop, so that the hen cannot eat it,
but SO that the chicks can get at it, and
there will be found but little left an hour
after daybreak,
TO KEEP FLIES OFF HORSES.
A correspondent of the Lycoming
tPennsylVanla) Gazette vouches for the
efficacy of carbolic acid as a ''shoo fly. -
Take two or three ounces of crude car
bollc acid (which can be obtained at a
drug store for a few pennies, put it in at
quart bottle and fill up with water, then
axe up about one large spoonful of this
ilpo1i " Il Httli pint vi water anu sponge
the horse over lightly before going out,
and the flies viii part company with him
very quickly. \ small quantity Of the
Same liquor sprinkled in the stalls will
drive the flies from the stable
HOW TO DESTROY BURDOCK.
The st. Louis Journal of agriculture
thinks that August is the time to attack
destroy hnrdnpE hn "A
stems with burrs on them should be cut
with 4 spade or mattock just below the
Surface, and piled carefully together
while green. After a few days Of dry
weather, set fire to them, and stand by
till the last burr goes to ashes. This
done, the young plants that have grown
from the seed this year should either be
pulled up or the rows cut off below the
collar, and thrown upon the manure
heap.
EFFECTS OF IRRIGATION.
a correspondent of the Country Gen
tleman says: We have little expert
enceln irrIgating. which we give for the
benefit OF others. Some l 7 years ago we
collected the water that run In hinhWay
some distance; run 1t into a small pond
then, by bitches, over half an acre of
meadow. This simple transaction cost
day work for two men and team, aud
no expense since. We are sure that we
have obtained twice the quantity of hay
Tor the last sixteen years, or in other
words, eight tons Of hay extra in that
time, worth on an average SO per ton
$50 tor 50 worth of work irrigating. The
quality of the grass has also improved.
Ii Is, the larger part, now blue grass,
very thick and TALL from feet inches
TO feet above the cutter bar, which
proves this grass the most reliable for ir-
figated meadow, as it surely and steadily
runs out all others In our meadow, but
on cry soils it is not a success with Us,
and we think it waste Of seed to SOW it
there.
BOUILLI.
To s pounds of beef put quarts Of |
water, , onions, carrots, 3 i,arsnip<, ) |
stalks of celery, | Of head OF caa0age,
tomatoes, | pod of red pepper, patae!y
AMI a!lsplce beans and ochra are an i'm
provement. Cover close and boil all to-
gether for hours-put iii I potatoes
a boil an hour longer-then take cut
the vegetables, mash them, add butter
rolled in flour to thicken the gravy; re-
turn all 10 the pot and serve meat and
gravy on the same dish, in all soups ana
stews, common fault Is too little water
at first, and then adding to the quantity, |
and fast boiling in an open pot, will spoil
many good dish. OF course in this as
in most other things, some judgement
must De used and different tastes consul
ted, and many would DOUBTLESS prefer
double the number Of Vegetables The
beef may be ironl The round, rump, Oh
briskct. :
DRESSING BLACK UOGS.
\ correspondents of the Michigan Fan
mer says: The principal objection Il
the Essex and Berkshire breed of hog
| fad to be their collar Now, as You
att Justly observes, this is not even skin
deep. The coloring matter will be
found to be secyeted between the true
skin and the epldermis, or outer skin.
Ii care is taken in scalding blacs, hogs
they can be dressed as white as any white
hogs. It is well known principie that
all black substances absorb heat Hence
in dressing black hogs the water should
not be so hot as in scalding white ones.
If this simple rule be observed, there
will be no difficulty in dressing black
hogs.
WATERING TEAMS OFTEN.
How many times does the plowman or
driver OF Il team IN the harvest field slake
his thirst? Does it no. occur to him that
the horses or oxen, which have been Sc
yesely taxed with labor, and have possib
ly been proiuSely sweating under the hot
sun, are in as great need OF water as he F.?
When the animals are kept too long from
water, they will certainly take more than
Is goo for them, and many a lit of cole
Is occasioned thereby. The practice OF
watering at least once between feeds in
the morning ANA afternoon, should be
regularly followed, and fifteen minutes
IS lost TO the pillow in consequence it viii
be more than made up in the renewed
ylgor with which the team will take hold
on It's return.
The CHINCH BUG.
A correspondent of the Missouri Re
publican writes: think | have found
out how to stop the progress Of the chincl
bugs that are now destroying thousands
of acres of corn and small grair through
out the country. After trying other
ways to stop them from going through
my corn, [ tried salt and find that it will
stop them etfectually. They generally
commence on a corn field at one side oil
the field, aud go through from row to
row with almost as much precision as a
plowman would with his pillow in blowing
the corn Now, the remedy is this /:
Take pail of water, and half a gallon
of salt, stir well, then small broom or
bunch of feathers and sprinkle well a
row of corn just ahead of the bugs, tax
in. care that the ground between the
hills of corn IN said row is well sprinkletl
with the brine. Three pals OF the brine
will reach a quarter of a mile ii properly
put on, and VIII insure it to stop the
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