National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-28
Ia, N, Garden and Household.

mouth should be examined and thcs
black teeth, II any, should be pulled wit
apair OF nippers or pincers.
STEAMED FooD ron Hoes. Sewers
extensive hog erowers Of Henry Co., Ill
say that feeding steamed feed il q pcrfec
preventive of the hog cholera, and thu
no one there this season, who fed steam
ed feed, has lost hog by the cholera
OMELEr, Twelve eggs beaten ~ fo
custard, one cup Of thick, sweet cream
and little salt ; have your spider well
buttered pour in your mixture, set
over slow fire, stir II occasionally unit
il thickcns pour IL immediate into
deep dish. This make, very nice disl
for breakfast
BUNNs Two cups Of white sugar, TIVE
OF milk, one OF yeast, and -four enough
10 make thin dough-let il rise after
rising add one cup of lard or butter
nutmeg, and more flour, rise again
when ready for baking, make il into
bunns. Beat up an egg and spread over
the top rise in the pans n short time
before baking.
To BREAK A HORSE OF PULLING THg
bihAsi w va a. cAi'Hk Hht
the halter rope or strap over the top OF
the manger, and back through hole in
or under the frame of the mangcr and
between the horses fore legs, through a
circingle and back to the hind leg,
Buckle strap, with ring on it, around
the ankle tie the halter strap to this
ring. Keep the horse tied in this way
for one week. II will break the horse
of the habit of pulling.
The following appears as n leading
editorial in the Cleveland Herald: 1--WE
wish TO give very simple remedy for
fever and aguc, and wish TO emphasize
it by saying that it has, to our knowledge
proved very ollcacious. II is simply
common salt. A teuspoonful taken in
water, and a teaspoonful deposited inside
each stocking. next the foot, just "a the
chill is coming on. That's all there is of
it; but knowing that it has been very
efiicacious in breaking chill and per-
iecting cure, we put it in our editorial
columns, where no humbug remedy shall
ever find n place if we know it.
RAISING CALVES, A correspondent Of
the Nem Esgiond Farmer says q allow
the calf to suck until the milk is fit to
use. and then teach ii to drink. / give
it milk warm from the COW few times,
and then tea made from early cut hay,
with one quart of new milk at feed.
When it gets n little Older l put in n
handful of oat meal. increasing the
quantity as it grows older. When it gets
so that it eats hay / stop giving milk,
and IN few weeks stop the tea. then
give it warm water with oat meal, until
it goes to pasture. As soon as the nights
become cool in the fall, put the calves
in the barn. The first winter they are
fed on good early cut hay and roots, if I
have them, if not, give them little
meal. Under this system, l have large
thrifty searlings. They generally come
in when they are two years old, and make
the best of cows. raise none but those
from Thoroughbred bulls"
SHEEP-Tag any that need it. For
mild cases of scours, nothing is better
than milk porridge, made with wheat
hour-say pint of milk and table
spoonful of flour for each sheep. For
severer cases, give prepared chalk, or
ten drops of laudanunI, repeating the
dose every four or five hours till the dis
charges are arrested. Give Cruel and
tonics to keep up the strength of the an
imal. Salt regularly, and mix little
sulphur with the salt-say three pints of
salt and half pint of sulphur, twice n
week, for n hundred sheep. Ewes ex-
pected to lamb should be watched night
and day. But be careful not to render as
sistance when it is not needed. Rub the
lamb dry, and see that they get milk i'm
mediately ; and after that, with ordinary
care, there is little danger. A chilled
lamb may be restored when apparently
nearly dead, by putting it in bath of
warm water-say at blood heat ; or in
the absence of this, place the lamb in
heap of hot fermenting manure. After
the bath rub until dry, and be careful
that it does not take cold.
ORCHARD AND NURsERY.-Trees for
spring planting ought to be handled
carefully and not allowed to become dry
and shriveled the nursery-man is ofte
blamed for sending out poor trees, when
the fault is with the planter who does
not take care to preserve them properly
until ready for setting. Never set out
trees until the land is dry enough to I
work without leaving it in lumpy con-
dition, as the Jumps will never pack close,
and the air has chance to circulate
around the roots, often causing the death
of the newly planted tree.
Scrdping can be done Mt any time,
and the trees will be benefited by thor
ough washing with whale-oil soap, or
very strong soapsuds ; this destroys
many eggs which are found upon the
bark.
Grating should be done this month
Care must be taken not to graft too early,
RS this is often more injurious than late
Cions may be cut if the buds
have not started, and preserved in sand
Or earth until ready to set
Seeds for stocks ought to be put in
early. The pits of peaches and other
stone fruits, which have been buried
Turing the winter, start very early they
should be handled carefully, so as not to
break of the sprouts, if any have push
ed. The seeds must have a good mellow
soil to grow in, with liberal dressing of
manure and ashes.
Manure may be hauled out and plowed {
n whenever the ground is dry enough.
Root Crafts. - Set out in rows far !
'nough apart to work with cultiyator.-
Agricuit,TiSt.
MAN Is EVIDENTLY intended for an ac-
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