Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-27
Farm. Garden and Household.

NAch NNA Ah1Nt IN Att Jump eAAN wy t1N
vehicle is going. Again, when getting
into sarriage, take hold with the hand
opposite the foot placed upon the steps,
then il there is a sudden start the body
won't swing around rs il ON pivot, but
be balanced.
A CORRESPONDENT questions the practi-
cahilitv OF keeping poultry over stable.
Provided poultry would thrive in such
location, the occupants OF the stable
would be very apt 10 suffer in conse-
quence of the near neighhorho ood of
poultry. Hen-hea are tarmeRhng
nuiSaEee to both cattle and horses, aud
should not be tolerated IN hens.
On CAKE roR Pies Win ii pay 10
feed fattening hogs oil-cake at s. per
cwt, when corn can be bought for 80
cents per bushel. and hogs are worth 10
cents per pound dressed 7" Most c1r-
tainly not When oil-caka costs no
more per ton than corn-maal, we should
use oil-cake in preference. not because
il is any more fattening, but because the
manure from il is much more valuable.
GRow MoRE SHEEP.-Now, 1 do not
insist that every farmer should grow
sheep; for / know that many are 50
situated that they cannot In stony re-
gions, where wills are generally relied
on for fences, am aware that sheep are
with difficulty kept within bounds and
this is n serious objection. In the
neighborhood of cities aud large villages,
where fresh meat may be bought from
day 70 day, one valid mason for keeping
them has no application yet hold that
twice Ms many Of our farmers as now
have focks onght 10 have them. and
would thereby increase their profits as
well MS the comforts of their families.
H. Greeley.
PREVENTING REEs SwARSGING.-Mr.
Qnenhy, at the Northeastern Bee
Keepers Convention is reported ms say
ing II we could prevent the issue of
swarms until after we had secured the
surplus honey with the extractor. for il
in boxes they would be filed more
rapidly, and the honey would be winter. J
then make new colonies Just in time 10
secure winter stores, we would obtain
more honey, and the stocks would be
more valuable IN spring. Late swarms
work and breed late, hence the bees are
yonng and the colonies more valuable
the next spring. He had got his box
honey before swarming. and bees viii
finish boxing after swarming il partly
filed before.
GAS LIME AS A FERTuIZER.-"I / he
heve that waste gas lime is equal IN eff
cisncy TO fresh lime for most of the FUR
poses aimed at IN its use IN farm lands.
sold al the lime thus produced Mt the
gas works in Forfarshire, for sixteen
years, to several farmers, who uniformly
expressed their satisfaction Herewith.
One very useful application of II was its
mixture with the large pile of weeds and
tangled roots Of grass cleared of the
fields annually On being composted in
this way, the lime gradually killed al the
vitality Of the weeds, and returned them
to the band in the way of manure. II
also served the purpose OF opening up
stiff clay soils, being first spread over the
surface. and then plowed down."
THE CATTLE DIsEAsE.-The Con-
necticut State Board of Agriculture at its
annual meeting considered the subject
of the cattle disease. Gov. English
stated that he had received number of
communication on that subject from
different parts of the State, which say
that the disease has made its appearance,
and request che appointment of Com
mission to investigate the matter, and, II
possible, prevent the contagion from
spreading. The Board discussed the
matter and passed resolution request
ing the Governor TO issue proclamation
calling the attention of the citizens to
the danger from the general prevalence
of the disease, and urging the appoint
ment OF Board Of Commissioners TO
investigate the subject and require the
local authorities to exert their power
towards preventing an increase OF the
evil
CONTACTED FEET ~ HoRsEs- Keep
the patient on thin Cruel, scalded mash
es and boiled roots give an occasional
dose Of sulphur and cream OF tarter. III
there is much pain apparent, give few
drenches of infusion OF hops or poppy
heads. High inhammatory symptoms
are to be met with arnica dose of
twenty drops of this tincture, in clear
water, every six hours. In all cases, the
frog OF the foot should be given bear
ing on the ground, and the shoe should
be removed in order to secure this. III
the hoof is dry and brittle, poultice it
repeatedly with soft soap and rye meal
applied cold. So soon as it softens,
dress il night and morning with turpen-
tine, Iinseed oil and powdered charcoal,
equal parts. III the animal can run in
soft pasture, to grass, il is better. Goa
traction, If accompanied with in1amma-
ton, causes lameness
SHEEP-SrABLEs IN THE WRTER.-No-
thing Is more essential 10 the health Of
flock of sheep than dry stable. Where
water In permitted to soak in from caves
OF a bank-barn," where ii can filter
through the wall and permeate the mass
of litter and manure on the floor or earth
beneath, the effect is always bad and
frequently most disastrous. In addition
to perfect dryness, there should be per-
feet ventilation. Thousands OF sheep
get distemper by breathing the same air
over and over again, impregnated by ex-
halations from the surrounding mass OF
manure. A free draught over their
heads is always best one side of the
stable open from two to three feet at the
top viii answer Windows on opposite
sides do much towards keeping the air
pure, but TO have a single aperture, or
none as is frequently the case, means
probable If not inevitable disease and
consequent loss.
PLASTER VS.. LnH.-A correspondent
writes -" VIII some one please inform
us whether it viii pay TO purchase plas-
ter where limestone and coal are at hand;
In other words, what difference is there
In the effects of the two ?" Lime may
be present in soil, where limestone is
abundant, in sufficient quantity to supply
the needs of plants But on lands that
have been long cropped it may be need
ed, even in a limestone country. On
heavy clay soils its action is to disinte-
crate and loosen on sandy soils it sup
plies a'lack it sweetens some soils it
decomposes organic matter in soils.
Plaster, applied as a top dressing to land,
furnishes plants with sulphur, absorbs
and retains for the use Of plants the am
monia of the atmosphere, and is useful
application on limestone soils. or on soils
that have been dressed with lime. 1t
exercises an entirely distinct agency from
that OF lime in promoting vegetable
growth. .--Rurd Nesc Yorker
TEE sacrifices the present war In
Europe demand are shown by such