Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-03-30
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For repelling insects, the Qavdaasrs
Chronicle recommends q dry mixture Of
four parts of road dust, two parts Of pow.
dered tobacco, of any kind, and one OF
sulphur : to be. busted by hand over the
plants, after sprinkling with water. pK !
A correspondent of the Southern
Farmer says, that hsTing tried many
remedies for the destruction Of vermin
on fowls, he finds nothing SO effective as
q small piece Of lard rubbed on the back
and under each wing He has cured hens
in one day that were unable to stand up
on account of the raysges OF lice. 3se11ps
Cranberry Tart-Stir the cranberries
with plenty OF sugar, but no water-as
! the berries become heated, they viii burst
and furnish plenty OF moisture; have
ready fine puff paste, and when the
cranberries are quite tender put them be-
tween top and bottom crust, and bake
till light brown. Eat with sweetened
cream. 81" nh lFt' t'tt 's' =" Us
The editor Of the Gardeners Monthly
says liquid manure made from rotten WOOD
is a capital fertilizer rviolets. Once, he
thought as shady places were the natural
places where violets grew, that rotten
wood would be good thing in the soil,
but they sometimes get sick in it; but the
liquid of stepped rotten wood does not
seem to have this effect on the other
hand, a lively green is the result He
never waters the plants until they show
signs of drying. at
From Maine, the headquarters of po-
tato growers, comes the following: /" A
good farmer in this county, in recent
conversation spoke of the value of leached
ashes and plaster to his potato crop. On
three acres of potatoes he applied fifty
bushels of leached ashes, mixed with five
bushels OF plaster, and administered at the
rate of a handful 10 the hiR The lard
was good, strong, heavy soil, and the re-
suits were most beneficial He regards
leached ashes as worth twenty five cents
per bushel as manure"
Talking at Table.-"Is 1t proper TO
talk At table," BY all means. We are
aware that some few consider it proper to
observe perfect silence while at table. We
do not know how such "a horrible custom
originated, yet we have q few times been a
CUES. at such tables, but hope never To be
again. The table is just the very place TO
Ia k, and the meal hours should be
among the pleasantest Of the day. Don't
talk business and discuss what work shall
be done after dinner, but give the time to
socid chat This should not prolong the
meal inconveniently, but there should be
enough OF it to prevent the common Gus
tom Of rapid eating -Erchange. .t ....,-
Feed your poultry on raw onions
chopped fine, mixed with other food, about
twice week 1t is better than q dozen
cures for chicken cholera. Fowls ex-
posed to dampness are apt TO be troubled
with icatarrh, which will run To Group ii
not attended to. Red pepper mixed with
soft feed, fed several times week, will re-
move the cold Pulvefized charcoal, given
occasionally, is q preventive of putrid af-
fections, 10 which fowls are very subject.
Sitting hens can be cured by putting wa
ter in vessel 10 the depth Of one inch,
putting Tie hen into 1t, and covering the
top of the vessel for, twenty four hours.
The vessel should be deep enough To allow
the hen tc stand. Pnlverized chalk sa
ministered with softer feed will cure
diarrhas. This disorder is CAUSED by
want of variety in food, or by too much
green food. Garlic fed once or twice u
week is excellent for colds. - Gardne,'s
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Mr.. q. T. Curtis, of the Uiiea Herald,
recently presented series Of rules to be
observed by the patrons of cheese factories.
They may be summarized thus 's -
Cows should not be abused or worried,
but treated kindly and gently.
Cows should not be starved or fed innu-
tritious or lnwholesome food, but should
have an sbuhdance Of good food, and
abo,tld have free access 10 ealt ' t.t'Ftf p
Cows should have plenty of clean water
to drink not be compelled 70 drink stag.
pant wafer nor go long distances for
water tjq tt}3i~s93 h'r l3 +''.l t'
Cowsthould have ample shade In sum
mer, AID warm. clean, we'll ventilated
stable "a winter with opportunity for
exercise
Milking should be done ina cool place
in summer, when the COW Is standing
quietly. The udder SHOULD pc CLEANED.
MIX from COW with calf less than four
DAYS ol6 should not be used, nor that from
COW offering with any disease. stii leN
Cleanliness should be ecrupulously OBJ
served about the stable and dairy house. I,
Milk should be cooled and aired as soon
as drawn from the COW, by bringing r. IN
contact with cool surface, and exposing
IL IA thin sheets To the air 1t should be
kept in covered cana only Is short time
as is unavoidable. aud should BE- projected
from the rays Of the sun. \
/ Milk should not be wahred. 39 -lilLALII
itk should not be SKINNED, l0r should
the strippiDgs be kept out. .tg nae "a
Milk should not be ,adulterated la any
way. 49, y .u'F' : i''''
:, Mix drawn on Sunday should be kept
at home for butter, that the cheese maker
may rest or worship as the dictates Of bis
conscience directs. = tf's = ~
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