The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-06-19
Farm, Garden and Household.

Farm, Garden and Household.
REMEDY FOR CRIB Brine. ]. Car
ter, writes the Rural Ner Yorker that if
those who have crib-biting horses will
nail sheepskin, wool side up, wherever
there is chance for horse to bite, he
will not do very much cribbing in the
stable. His father has tried it success
fl,ly.
A DANGEROUS DISEASE FOR Houses.
A new and very serious disease, which
for a couple of years existed among the
cattle and horses on Long Island, has
mnde its appearance in New York city.
The Second Avenue Railroad Company
have about seventy horses now under
treatment, and several have died within
few days of the disease. PoSt-mOrtemS
made on some OF those by the Veterinary
College surgeons, show that the disease
causes inflammation OF the brain and
spinal marrow, and is in most cases fatal
in few days. What is the immediate
cause of it, the surgeons have not yet
been able to determine But, now that
the warm weather is come, great care
should be taken not to overdrive or over
work horses, especially railroad stock.
The disease may not he contagious, but
it may be, too. Owners, take care.-N.
Y Paper.
MASAGEMENT OF GRAPES. Grapes
first coming into bearing, says the Gar
d,ners' Monthly, should not be allowed
to perfect large crops of fruit. A bunch
or so may be allowed to fruit, '.iust to
test the kind, /" but no more. Vigorous
growth and great productiveness are the
antipodes of the vegetable world. En-
courage the growth of leaves, and aim to
have as strong shoots at the base as at
the top OF the cane. This ciai be done
by pinching ont the points Of the strong
shoots after they have made a growth OF
FIVE or six leaves Young vines grow
much faster over twiggy branch, stuck
up for support, than over straight stock
as trellis, and generally do better every
way. Where extra fine lunches are de-
sired, pinch back the bearing shoot to
about four or five leaves above the
bunch. This should not be done indis-
criminately with all the lunches. Too
much pinching operates against the pro-
duction of good wood for next season.
CHARLOTTE RussE. two hours
dissolve half box of Cox's gelatine in II
little more than. half pint of cold wa
ter At the end of that time make n
custard OF quarts of milk and IL eggs,
set it in pan of water on the stove,
and let it come to boil, stirring well.
II is better TO put the milk on first, then
mix the eggs with some of it, and when
it bOils pour on the eggs and milk Just
as it boils, slide the dissolved gelatine
lust in the middle of pan containing
2 quarts of rich cream, and before you
stir il pour the boiling custard on top /;
beat it all well together; have ready n
vanilla bean cut in small pieces and
scraped, and boiled in about pint of
milk until the milk is half boiled away !;
pour this, after stirring, into the custard,
sweeten all to taste. add cherry wine to
suit. and pour into the moulds lined with
lady fingers The sugar. flavor, and
wine should be poured in just as soon as
possible Get it into the moulds as
quick as you can. Set on ice to harden.
In summer use more gelatine.
49,
LOOK AFTER THE ORoHARps.-lhe war
against insects must be waged vigorously;
Go among the trees frequently an ana
destroy the nests OF cateTplilars' Inc
eggs oil some insects are LAID upon the
leaves and a whole colony may De found
upon small branch IL VIII De better
to cut this on and burn IT. ,.,
be on the watch ior the niue striped
beetle, the larvae oil winch Is known as
the app'e-uee porer; II llnNes s i'S
appearance TINS mohtii, coming from
the tree by night NJ which tlne 1t mes
from tree to tree Tor iood OF companions,
resting the daytime among the leaves T Oh
the tree on when IL ieeds. IN June
July, and sometimes IN august IL "e,
posts ITS eggs on the DARK OIL Tile tree' III
or near the ground , a.
Knowing TINS lhDlt, many Oh llcSt