Connecticut western news., 1871-07-28
Farm, Garden and Household.

Farm. Garden and Household.
 MANURING LANDS Manure in big Jumps cannot be properly decomposed, and it is not in condition to yield to the soil its fnll amount of fertility. To get the full bereft of manure it must be well routed, and in a fine state of divi- sion It must be evenly distributed in the soil, so that each plant may get an equal share, or tfe crop will be very nm even-some parts getting too much, and others none at all In this way neither portion will be bene6tted. The fact that lanl is worth hut $1 per acre does not necessarily make it unable to yield to an improved system of cultivation. Where land is cheap and labor dear, the effort should be to make crops as large as pos sible. and return most for the labor ex- pended. The first stpp tnwards this is to use manure most efficiently.
 How TO FEED PoU1TRY.-Giving too much fool to poultry in short space of time, is a very bad one. If one no- t'ces their habits he will perceive that the process of picking up their food un- der ordinary. or what we may call the natnrol cond ton, is a very slow one. Grain by grain is tine meal taken, and with the arnregate no small amount of sand, pebbles. and the like, all nf which passing into the crop. assist digestion greatly But in the 'hen- -wife's mode of feeding poultry, a great hean is thrown down. and the birds allowed 10 "peg rwav at such a rate that their crop is filed too rapidly, and the process of as' imitation is slow, painful and in- comolete. No wonder that so many cases of choked craw are met with under this treatment. Many other diseases which aff fAct chickens might be prevented bv breeders were little precaution used in the simple mrtter of feeding.
 CouIc IN HORSES. this disease, pre- vention is better than cure. Colic may be prevented by care in feeding. When snccu'ent green fodder is used, snch as inc blades and tops of the 6 cen corn, collie is common. It is caused by the production of gas in the st.mach and intestines from the fermentation of the food, or hy permitting the horse to drink too freely of cold water when tired and exhausted hy work. Feed s~aringly of succnlent food until the animal has be- come accustomed to it's nse. Water often and glve little at a time and never either immediately before or very soon a'ter feel. If the horse is permitted to become very thirsty, give no more than half pailful at time letting if teen minutes elapse between the drinks, until the horse is satisfied. If notwith- standing all care, he is troubled still with collie, give him two ounces of sweet spirits of nitre and two ounces of tine lure of opium in half pint of water. If necessary, repeat in half an hour, adding one ounce of tincture of aloes. Any spirituous medicine should be care fnllv alminist red. If no inflammation b, present a pint of rum with half an ounce of pure ginger might afford re- lief
 KEEPING FEv HFNs.-A great many flmilies throw into the garbage-barrel, every day, n sufficient qra7tity of pieces Of brna1, biscuit, pieces of meat, and other food, to keen half a score of laying hens in fine condition. All such refuse food will make eggs of the choicest qualify. If persol has no more than a city lot he cln fence off a small portion of one side or end, even if the apartment k not over six feet wide by twenty feet in length. The fence can he made with llths. Then clip the ends of the wings, and the biddies cannot fly two feet high Provide an open shelter for them during stormy weather, as co d and wet weather arc exceedingly disastrous to all sorts of fow.s. Let the pieces of bread be soaked before they are fed to the fowls, and let the scrans of meat he chopped fine. Fowls will eat, also, large quantities of cooked potatoes and apples. They sho1ld have access at all times to a vessal O c'ean water If thev do not have access to the rround where they can obtain supply of fine gravel, or very coarse sand, gravel should be provided for them, as without it they cannot macerate their food as it passes through the oiZzard. It is an excellent practice to allow fowls to roam at large over the yard and garden an hour before sum- down. Look frequently beneath their winrs for parasites, and if any are seem, apply lard oil or sweet oil. Such pests cannot flourish where there is a small quantity of oil-Ch'istion Weekly.
 FRUIT GARDEN. Where one has an abundance Of smell fruits. it will pay to preserve good supply for winter use, by drying and canning.
 B'achbeTries for home use should be allowed to become perfectly ripe before picking, as they are much sweeter, and of higher favor; it is necessary to pick earlier where they are sent to market. Never allow the new canes to grow higher than five or six feet, and when the sid branches reach a length of eighteen inches, pinch off the ends.
 RIspbeTries. canes which bore fruit this season, should he cut as soon as the crop is off, and all but three or four suckers cut out, unless 1t is desired to propa"ate the variety A good drsssing of well-rotted manure spaded il between the rows is great help to the growth of the plants.
 Curra7sts. Where the currant worn mikes its appearance, dust the bushes with white hellebore. Give the ground between the rows thick mulch; it will save great deal of time during the sea- son in keeping weeds under.
 Strawberries The season of these will be over by the first of August, and the plants ought not to be neglected Give good compost to the beds, and where the plants are in hills, keep the runners cut of.
 Doarf Trees ought to have their fruit thinned. Pinch the growing shoots SC as to give the tree compact and sym. metrical form.
 To THE Po1Nr.-The phonetic system of telling ones love is illu strated ill a letter recently addressed by South Carolina beau to the object of his affec-