The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-09-02
Cure tor had Hay.


The effect is equally good on brass, copper, etc.
Cure for had Hay.
A correspondent of the Irish Farmers Gu.
sette writes on this subject as follows: As
many OF your readers may have their hay des-
troyed by the late rams, allow me to suggest
to them the advantage of sprinkling their
ricks with mixture of one pound of fen
ugreek powder well mixed with stone and
. half of salt per ton of hay.
"A few years ago | had few tons of the
worst possible hay tit, apparently, for the
mandrc heap, and nothing else however,
made cock OF it in the corner of The field,
and used the mixture mentioned, put fence
around it, and told my herder to keep it till
snow WAS on the ground, and let the beasts
eat it if they would but long before the snow
came the bullocks had forced the fence and
were devouring the hay, leaving good hay,
with which they were being foddere1, on the
ground untouched.
Last year l ordered sheep cock to be
made in one of my fields, and as l was going
away, lett some OF the mixture with my stew
ard, and told him to sprinkle the hay MS had
done before. After the sheep had been let in
was surprised to see them standing around
the cock on their hind legs eating. | made
inquiries from my steward. and found that he
considered the hay so good he did not use the
mixture till the cock was partly made, but the
sheep found it out.
The New York Tribune says: "a little
very simple knowledge would 90 a great ways
in warm weather. Here are party of ANA
teur sportsn.en coming home in disgust on
account OF musquitoe., and thousands OF stay
at-homes who find lite and home uncomfortable
CT any terms Cor flies. If either party knew
it, carboc acid Is the sovereign remedy for ali
their troubles. y few drops eyaporated in u
room or poured upon the clothes will keep the
winged pests AT u safe distance; and II the
pure crystaIlzed ACID Is used, no great anoy-
ance will result To human beings. Restau-
rant keepers ought TO know tins, and keep
the swarms of flies away from their windows,
where they settle ana buzz To the torment of
passers. The musiy taste OF the Crotof water
complained ut by those that make its aquaint.
ance newly ever summer, may be corrected by
throwing u few scraps Of sheet-ron into the
water-tank or cooler. This prevents water
from decomposing, and keeps it pure and
sweet. II will even prevent water from grow
ing unwhotesome and offensive on long sea
voyages. People are constantly rushing
about in the hot sun complaining of head
aches and giddiness. when all they need for
safety and comior: is wet handkerchief in
the crown of the hat
NEAT IN SUMMER.-Whstever may be said
in regard to the use Of meats generally, there
is scarcely a question that the less meat eaten
during the hot weather the better. In the
first place, the process of decomposition com.
mences in meats at the moment the animal is
slaughtered, and continues without cessation,
unless arrested by sailing, smoking, ETC., until
1t 10 entirely decomposed. In hot weather
this process proceeds very rapidly. Meat
just from the butcher is always tough, and
must become partly decomposed before it be-
comes tender and tit to eat 1t is this decOm-
position that makes 1t tender, and the further
this process has proceeded the tendcrer the
meat. The eating of meats in this condition,
especially in hot weather, poisons the blood,
with tho products of decomposition stimulates
the heat produces n general condition Of
feyerishness, and renders the person more
liable to tcvers, inflammation. and other dis
eases. II the meat becomes II little too stem
der" it is almost sure to bring OH an attack
Of diarrhea, and many cases ",r caused in this
way. II you value your health and comfort,
use meats sparingly, and fruits md vegetables
freely during the hot weather, ifa; no other time
PUTTING UP SWEET CORN.-A lady reader
Of the Rvrat New Yorker contributes to that
journal recipe for putting up sweet corn
for winter use. Cut the corn off the cob, the
same Ms for succotash; put it into stone jar
in layers, with salt between each layer-I
have no regular rule, but say, tn each layer OF
corn two inches thick good handful of cook
ing salt; when the jar is full, put plate with
heavy stone on top. When taking out for
use, wash the corn we'll and soak over night
then cook the same M dried corn.
According to n late writer sun-stroke is due
to the action of light upon the brain exerted
through thceye, md not, rs generally believed,
in an elevation of temperature: and it is a.
serted that, it the eye be properly shaded
from the glare Of the sun, any unusual pre-
scaution in the way ofprotecting the head and
back Of the neck may be dispensed with.
In recent issue the Niles (Mich.) RepuJ-
ticdn makes mention that Mr.. Benjamin Sill
VI recently sold lot Of fat sheep, one Of
, which, when dressed, weighed l27 pounds.
Mr. Silver is a GOOD farmer who lives in Csas