Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

Of wine, then mix with water, and pour
into their haunts; or tobacco water,
which has been found cifects,al They
are asersa TO strong scent Camphor
win prevent their infesting cupboard,
or n sponEe saturated with creoSote,
THE CarTLK DrsEAse. Tho commits.
sion, of which DIR. Thayer, an experien.
ced Veterinary surgeon, il member. ad-
wise the following treatment;
lst The animals 20 be kept in COM
Portable, dry place
Cd. A solution Of alum. one pound 10
three gallons VI water the mouth b. be
washed with ii daily.
Sd. A solution Of sulphate OF copper
(blue vitrioll, one pound 10 two gallons
OF water; TO be applied 10 the sores on
the feet.
RIcE AND APrLE puppNa. Pick over
and wash teacupful OF best rice. Steam
it until tender. in two cups of cold wa
ter spread II over quart or three pints
CT good npe apples, quartered; pour
over one or two cups Of milk. IL pre-
ferred. or omit the milk and add little
water TO the apples. Half a cup of white
sugar may be sprinkled over the apples,
or sugar may be added at the table. il
preferred. A good rice pudding is
made by stirring two cups Of pitted and
stewed raisins into the steamed nice,
milk and sugar, baked an hour.
AsHrs AND HEN MANURE VS..
R." of Fail River, Mass. writes "I
would hike 10 know if putting wood-ash-
es under hen-rooSts spoils the value OF
the hen-manure or of the ashes ARS-
tcsr, The hen manure does the ashes no
harm, but good. Nevertheless the ash
es greatly harm the droppings from the
roost Put dry earth under the rOosts
i. and keep the ashes hy themselves.
Work over the manure when il is neces-
sary to clean il out, and you will have
fine heap OF rich fertilizer. The ashes
would drive off ammonia-the most val
uahle part-frOm the manure. and per
haps suffocate the fowls besides.
THuAr IN Hoas-A Correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Gasess saws he has at
different times lost considerable num-
Der of hogs who had that usually fatal
disease, the thumps, hut in every instance
where he made one or two applications
Of pure pine tar. by putting it in their
mouths and forcing il down their threats,
they recovered from this disease. Anoth-
er remedy Is given by another correSpop-
cent IS foIlowS As SION as You find that
your hog has the thumps dreneh him
with half a pound of epson salts dis
solved in one pint Of water One dose
viii cure him if he is not toe far gone
with the disease.
SFRAS or FEr1ocK AND GolrRE.
horse should be kept as quiet rs posi-
BILE. In all cases of severe strain, rest
Is always the great desideratum. Ii
must be remembered that all tendrons
and hcnments are very slowly repaired
Six weeks after an ordinary sprain is,
rs a rule, the shortest time nc which
the horse IS able TO bear even moderate
exercise. Time should now be given for
the Inflammation produced by the bis
ter tn completely disappear. Until this
Is effected no further treatment must
he attempted You viii then be able 10
judge more accurately Of the degree Of
injury. If az the end VI the time named
above the injured parts remain thick
ened, or the horse continues lame,
mild blister applied over for some dis
tance round the injured part may be
sufficient 10 restore it to health.
4 Srooh FEEDING HoPPEn, which is
proof against rats, can be made as fol-
lows: Make platform two or three
feet square, as the case may be; then
make square box three inches high and
SIXTEEN inches square nal il In the cen
tire ei the platform saw strips one and
one fourth inches square and eighteen
inches high for the posts nal strips Of
boards, two inches wide, to the posts at
the top, to Secure and steady them then
take common lath. or any thin stuff, one
and one-half or two inches wide, and
nail them DO the top and bottom, MP and
down, leaving a space of two inches be-
tween each slat, so that the fowl can get
at the feed. The roof may be four-square
and detached, so that il can be raised
when REQUIRED to be replenished with
grain. Elevate the hopper on a post
about three feet from the ground, which
makes il rat and mice proof. The fowls
VIII soon learn to lean upon the platform,
and feed from the grain box between the
slats
WAsIHe HAY.-We have often seen
farmers turn their cattle from barn and
stable into the yard, then carry the hay
into different corners. and feed in piles
70 their animals. Did they ever think
now much is wasted by such slovenly
process Suppose dozen cows are
Kept, and 30 lbs. are fed ont daily in
this way. We doubt not fully 10 per
cent Of this sum goes TO waste and is
trodden under foot. Count this up dur
ing the feeding season. from Nov. 1st to
April lst-five months-and here we
have the aggregate of waste of 1900
lbs, or Ii tons, sufficient almost 10 sup
port one COW alone, and abundantly
sufficient, IL roots, shorts, or meal are
fesi as part of their food Count up this
waste of 10 per cent. on the full value
Of the hay crop Of the country, and il
win reach over 81, COO, 900. This waste
is entirely unnecessary. Put up portable
racks, If you must feed outdoors and,
If the hay IS thrown in there, every
sprig will be eaten and economized
The stock can get at their feed very
handily, and will not trample il under
foot. We are also great believers in
shelter fer animals. The more they are
exposed TO cold weather, the greater viii
he the consumption Of food TO sustain
the animal warmth. If they are kept in
n good, warm, sheltered location, they
viii need less food, and the farmer will
find his b1ildings a great economy.
Never feed outdoors in snowy, rainy,
or stormy weather for the waste viii
be even greater than before.
DoMfsT1C RECEIPTS. s.-Ana's Dough
n,ds.-0ne pint sugar, three pints -four,
butter size of an egg, three eggs, tea
spoon soda, cup Of sour milk.
Hard Gingerbread. cup butter, |
two cups sugar, one cup of milk, one
teaspoon soda, -four 10 roll.
Sponge gingerbread. One cup sour
milk, one cup butter, two eggs, one and |
one half teaspoon soda, two pints -four,
GINGER to taste.
Lemon Cdke.-Half cup butter, two
cups sugar, 1.-TWO eggs, one cup milk, two
teaspoons cfeam tartar, three and one
half cups -four, one teaspoon soda, the
grated rind of O lemon bake in two
small pans.
Jenny Liad Cdke.-One egg, one tea
cup sugar, one cup of sweet milk, two
and one-haf cups -four, one dessert
spoon butter, two teaspoons cream tar
tar, one,teaspoon soda, and little salt.
Bake fiHeen minutes in pans size OF a
breakfast plate.
Tea cahes.-Six teacupsfull of -four,
two ouIcesOf butter, two ounces of su-
gar. two atahlespoonsfull yeast, and one