National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-05-12
Farm. Garden and Household.

fine put II into pan, with little On
ter and pepper, and two eggs beaten
when wei warmed, spread on hot bn
tered toast ana serve.
REMEDY ron ScRArcHEs.-F nnnd
Peck writes the R0rm Nen York@ thi
he washes the affected parts clean with
weak I've, and then uses water in whic
he has soaked chewing tobacco IN ia
proportion OF onc-eighth of pound {
tobacco TO one quart OF water 1t effect
speedy cure, ana he never knew IL Z
hhl.
DORIS WIRE FENCE TuRS CATTLE. -
wire fence, well made will turn cattl
md horses. | have used A great deal o
it. and have never known an animal {,
hurt itself against one, or go against it
second time. use No. . wire, and strait
il through stout posts set eight or tor
feet apart. Close tho holes IN the posts
tightly with pine plugs, preyiousl,
soaked in oil.
MANURE on CoRN LAND. Abraham
Brand of Delaware Station, n. j., asked
whether it is better 10 leave manure il
heaps on corn land until Just before
breaking the sod, or should it be spreaC
rs soon ms the frost is out of the ground
before it becomes much dried out. Mr.
Curtis said, in the fall manure should be
spread on the top of the land, but in tn,
spring it il better to pillow it upon tn,
soil. If IT be n stil clay, pillow the ma
nure under.
APPLE TREES may he GRATED in snrino
any time after severe cold weather is past
until the leaves are fully formed There
are many different methods of grating
in vogue among nurscrymen aud orchard
lists, but for large trees i'll the orchard,
what is called cleft grating is the one
usually practiccd. In performing the
operation, the main stem, If not more
than nm inch or two III diameter, or a
branch, or any number of them on n
large tree is sawed off, and the portion
remaining is split downward two inches
or more, with large knife or chisel, be
ing careful not to bruise or break the
bark.
LIME on Grass IASp.-Mr C. E..
Phelps. of New brunswick n. J.. want
ed TO know of the Farmers Club when
he should ton dress his grass land with
lime. Mr.. Weaver said, in the fall of
the wear. or before the prass starts IN the
srring. In answer to his inquiry whcth-
er corn-stalks and salt hay steamed, were
rs good MS timothy, Mr.. Fuller said the
corn-stalks are good, but the salt hay is
worth very little rs there was no nutri-
ment in it. Another gentleman from
New Jersey said, salt hay was good to
feed with grain better, he thought, than
THE AGRICULTURAL, JoupsArs begin to
tolk of n new industry tho mon,forturo
Of smear from sweet notatoos m. ev.
erape Weld of n busbel of nototoos-tbe
yam variety bo;no nroferrdd ia oa;d ~
he over two Gallons and as The average
weld per acre on poor sandy soil is from
n hundred and fifty 20 n hundred and
eighty busbels II follows that tbe nro.
dict viii bo from tbrea hnndrod r.
three hundred and fifty gallons of syrup
This syrup, moreover, is said to snrpas.
that OF the beet. and even that of sor
ghum in delicacy of flavor and in nearly
all the other qualities which should com
mand It for use at the table. The residu
nm, after the Juice is extracted. is pro
nounced valuable article of food foi
either man or beast
Grvpownrp ron Roprps st;Ilmor
Stockwoll nf LYONS Iowa ,rr;tas 20 thD
Tnrnors, (Iuh tbot wo roorl,, dostrny
the tree boforn wo 90, fnd ~ horars
Tn case cannot And him without ,nncL
trouLIo 7 mako = LnIo ,,;tl, I'LL Ii,
os for obeod no T can and b;t uo holo ri
The borer tbon mt IN saw tb;mI,IefuI If
novd.r nluo, thn bolo ~ horor hos noda
with moist dirt and a rag tbon fro tho
noudnr With hot wire ana Inv Tho t;mo
tbo snolo cloors ~, tho Ioror 10 daaJ
1t makes no difference whether he goes
up or down. the fire will find and cook
him perfectly. Sometimes it is neces-
sary to make small cartridge out of n
piece of paper. or a roose-ouill. | have
practicei this course for some wears and
have seen no bad results.
pp,,O,v po, Or,cv cn,s Mr. n
n Rrown of Gowondo N " tolls tLo
Farnera' Club his mctbod ~ treot;no
ononk oross Ia no fo,Ious NJ ,,ra,a,l 2
nnr;ch tha sa,l anj H.. ,,ao,, iii Xix az a;.
of ;tsalf az noorl,- GO - ,,n,,r ali
or snch nort;ons 90 oro oa,.soroJ ,.;ti,
orool Vim r,roa,, ,,,o,,,,.o a,,1 ,,1a,,, 49,,
Jor. also ,r;,'o tla All ,n,, t -
u;tb ",1o NV o, ,'i' ln nen'
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IN -. .u'', . ,"', ",',, n"o we'll ""u W
",' ~ :" Sou ~ " 'o,h' aii'' nearly
W. ~ III. ~ ,ho V'''oh Br"ss ioM
"s,'in III ''io '"u 'ol-oI'ss 'ne ilelu
"Iaat WIN Ia /, ii har III 'i,e sprinE
Pa" "' J" mo ,o o 'nd "no so" WILL
a'' 1 w., '',ns .1 , s soo'' eioPs "a voih
fold until from ovor-toek;nc, tbo GoIl