Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-17
HONE. FARM AND GARDEN.

a Pennsylvania farmer sews six
bushels OF salt 70 the acre on his cats, and
says it makes the stalks broader and the
grain better, besides advancing ma
turity.
Chicken Cholera-A writer in late
number OF the Ppsltyy Bulletin says, mix
tobacco or snuff with Indian meal and feed
freely to the fowls. 1t is also said that
teaspoonful of strong tobacco juice occa-
sionally, will cure them.
Pruning evergreens is best done after
the seasons growth is made, and when the
new wood is hardening. A badly shaped
tree may be made comely by the proper
use OF the knife. BY all means preserve
the lower branches, as the great beauty of
an evergreen is in its being well furnished
to the ground. If upper branches over
hang the lower tiers, these last will die
out for want of light and air. A little
judicious pruning will prevent this
american Agrtculturast
Mr.. McAfiee, Superintendent of the
University of Wisconsin Experimental
Farm, informs the Western Fumer that
for three years past he has grown Lima
beans without poles or stakes, by per
sistent pinching back after reaching the
desired height-about that of C ,nlinon
bunch beans. He is confident the crop is
very perceptibly earlier, and thinks it is
increased IN quantity-the plant being
checked in its growth of vine, eXpendins
its energy in fruit production.
-Coloring of Fruit-The Gardeners
Monthly says: "Fine rich color is always
estes med as one of the criterions whereby
TO Judge the excellence of fruit. Sun
light is of first importance; but it is not
generally known that this is injurious
when III excess. In dry atmosphere, with
great sun heat, where the evaporating pro-
cess goes on faster than the secretive prin-
ciple, what should become rich blush in
fruit is changed to sickly yellow; and
the rich jet black of a grape becomes a
foxy red. Some grape growers of emf
nence in view of the facts, shade their
wineries during the coloring process; but
others, instead, keep the atmosphere as
clear and moist as possible.
Bathing Nothing will more conduce
t. personal comfort than regular ablution
after the close of each days work. A
farmer who has to perform severe labor in
the harvest field at this season of the year,
should not only attend TO this duty him
! self, but should impress it upon his help
Where there is a stream upon the farm a
small bathing place may be put up with a
few boards to secure privacy. This will
be great convenience to the men and will
be gladly made use of. Where the banks
of the stream are overgrown with shady
bushes a very pleasant bower may be
made, under the shelter of which a towel
and piece of soap may be made TO do good
service. Where there are no other con-
veniences than the pump in the yard, We
would take pail of water and towel into
retired part OF the barn, and still have a
bath. A clean skin permits free escape to
the perspiration, which in health is con
stantly passing through the pores. While
this is uninterrupted a man man may be
exposed to the suns heat without fear Of
danger from sunstroke.-Hed7th and
Home
Farm Accounts-How many farmers
are able to tell the cost or even the pro-
dQce of any of their crops? Farming is now
more or less successful, as it is conducted
on ordinary business principles. If a choice
of crops were not permitted, or rather the
manner of conducting a farm were immu
tably fixed, then il would not matter
whether accounts were kept or not. But
when it makes all the difference between
gain or loss, whether this crop or tina;
shall BE- raised, it is necessary to act under
standingly as to the cost of producing
either OF them, and their relative yields
when sold or consumed. Then, in feeding
| the produce OF farm, how little is known
as to the relative merits OF breeds OF cattle
to repay the cost of food and labor, or
whether this or that species of stock is
best suited to the circumstances OF the
farm, or disposition of the farmer himself
For instance, man of impatient or irreg-
ular disposition can not possibly feed
sheep to advantage. The perfect regular
ity with which all their needs must be at
tended to is impossible with some men
we see or hear that this or that man has
no luck with sheep, and yet he persists in
keeping, or at least trying to keep them,
at a certain loss. But he cannot tell how
much he loses. or what their feed has cost,
or what was the weight of any particular
fleece. Until farmer keeps regular &C.
count book, and notes all these things
which are necessary as basis on which
to calculate costs and income, he is con
tinually at the mercy Of accidents, and can
not expect to realize the true value of his
labor .-HearM and Home