National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-03-17
Farm. Garden and Household.

NlDUN W tiItlI kblHE out III SllpNN Nf'ttI
or. This will eflectually prevent sno,
from collecting on the foot, which vii
sometimes cause the animal to fall, an,
If not, make his progress doubly toll
some.
SAVE EVERY OUNCE OF HEN MANURE yo,
can gather, Put into barrels or boxe
and cover with earth, and in Marcl
next make compost, mixing about tire
parts of good soil to one part of hen
manure, leave il where the rain will kee,
1t moist till wanted for use. A gill o
this compost in hill Of corn will act n
a powerful fertilizer.
COOKING CHICKENS. Cut up the CHECKER
and boil in a little water until done
pour the water into dish put larg,
piece of butter into your kettle and LEI
the chicken fry few minutes, stirring
often. In the meantime drcdge n hand
full of flour into your broth, adding but.
ter if not rich enough, and little pep
per. When the chicken has fried sufli-
ciently, pour on the gravy and let it
boil up. y nice, fat chicken cooked "
this way is delicious
To HAVE HENS LAY IN WINTER, feed the
following kinds Of food: Boiled meat
chopped fine, or chaneler's chopped fine,
and soaked in hot water, to cause it to
swell before feeding bread crumbs
soaked in ale, oatmeal mixed with milk.
The above feed is stimulating, and tends
to make fowls lay. They at the same
time should be fed regularly, with corn,
wheat screenings and barley BY feed
ing the above regularly, and keeping them
dry and warL. through the winter, the
largest number of eggs VIII be laid
The sUBJEcT oFUNDEI DRAINAGE is clio
iting much attention among the better
class of farmers. All feel its Importance.
1t seems to be a great protection for our
wheat against winter freezing. Yet there
are many who do not feel able to spare
the means necessary to thorough, perma-
nent undertakings. To those let us
suggest: pillow deep subsoil furrow ev-
cry five or six rounds. This will dis
turb the "hard pan" give looseness of
earth, and the surface water will disap-
pear. There being no water on the sur
face, the wheat plants Will not be lifted
out of their bed by winter freezing.
This, of course, will be more beneficial
to billy clay lands.
1T is IN ACCORDANCE with the expert
ence of all our best farmers that corn is
the least exhaustive to the soil of all ce-
real crops Why is this I? is it not ow-
ing largely to the fact that tho soil is
kept loose during large period of the
growth OF the crop, and beng kept loose,
does it not absorb large amount of fer
tilizing matter from the atmosphere
Does it not take in n great amount of
ammonia and carbonic acid gas. sub !
stances which are necessary ingredients
in the growth of vegetation If this
he so, does it not furnish us n hint in re-
gard to growing small grains in rows.
eight, twelve, and sixteen inches apart.
thus enabling the farmer, by means of
horse hoes, to keep the soil stirred du-
ring the glowth of the crop? We un-
derstand that in England the wheat crop
is horse hoed to II large extent, and we
know that in that country the average
weld of wheat per acre is annually on
the increase.
KEEPING FARM Accounts. Geo. S.
Parsons writes in answer to correspon-
dent of the R,rm Ne,c Yorker, that he
keeps farm accounts in this way BUYS
a common blank Journal, of about one
hundred and fifty pages, at the beginning
OF each year, and uses the larger part of
it as a diary, in which he notes daily
what work is done on the farm, and 9TH I
or events worthy of record The jour.
nal is ruled so that two columns of fig Q
ures can be kept on the same page. In |
the first column set down whatever is '
paid out, in the other, what is received, b
also the date and item opposite. To
avoid mistakes, foot up at the bottom of .
each page, and carry the amount over to "
The next. At regular periods, (once 8
year, )take an inventory of farm stock, r
grain, hay, implements, household fur I
nlture, groceries, &c. Accounts with
hired help should be kept separate. -
Farm account, cash account, and family :
account, can be kept separate if person :,
prefers" j, ,
TREATMENT OF SPRAINs, -Sprains are
Usually very painful, and are accompan-
ed with high degree of inflammation q
md soreness. The indications are to Sc II
'ure perfect rest of the injured part, and a
o reduce the inflammation. The in u
may be reduced by cold wet
'ompresses, renewed MS often as they be- E
ONE warm. When the patient has :,
,reat deal of vitality and there is high II II
egree of inflammation. the injured part II
1ay be immersed in cold water, or =
tream of cold water may be poured over y
until the pain and soreness has been
artially removed, when the cold com az
ress should be applied. When there is a
nuch pain and tenderness and but little .
eat, hot lamentations followed by cold M
ompresses, are preferable. When the d.
Inflammation and soreness have subsid-
d, friction is useful to promote absorp- b
ion and strengthen the part. Great in
are should be exercised about using the p
ljured part until the strength is restor- ar
d, as it then requires but very little at
, sprain it again. a second sprain is
'ore difficult to cure than the first. 81
How TO KEEP BEEr.-Every farmer is ID
ware of the very great convenience of ii d,
eing able to preserve beef of his own c,!i
ling more than two or three DAYS. A VI
,uthern paper gives n recipe tn may
: useful XIII your beef il. the to
orning or early part of the forenoon, pr
it hang up and drip for one or two fe
ours, cut it up in pieces to suit your tie
ncy, and salt well in box or barrel be
pit covered. The next morning build
scaffold three or four feet high the tw
tier will be the best. Build n good bl,
e with hard wood let it burn pretty an
eely until nearly done blazing, then 81,
1t small sticks across your scaffold. Law sol
'ur beef on them and barbecue until
ry nearly done turn the meat over ::
equently. If the weather is good, YOU on
n be through the Job generally in one Ne
". but of this YOU must be vour own see