The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-02-02
AGRICULTURAL.

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CURING MEAT.-=Every farmer should
nut down d barrel or half barrel Of
picked pork. In stewing chickens and
III making chicken pies, d few slices of
sweet pork nicely picked Willie found
q great addition. So also in July and
August fried picked pork and fried
apples make most appetlzing break
fast. Aud what winter dish Is 4 more
acceptable one than baked pork and
beans or bowl of bean soup? So in
various ways it will be found that a
barrel OF picked pork will come in ex-
cellent play. and the good housewife
who has it for the fisf time will soon
wonder how she ever got along without
it.
How TO PUT Down PICKLED PORK.
Select two or three healthy and well
fattencd hog, I'VE prefer those whose
ages are 10 to IA months, and whose
weight average 200 pounds to $50
pounds netr and eut up the clear mid
tllings in suitable sized pieces. When
properly cooled put layer of salt at
the bottom ofthe cask, at least one incfT
thick, and then pack tightly one layer
of clear pork, each piece placed On Its
edge. Now put salt OH again to fill
M the inter>tices between the pieces,
and to make another layer of salt over
the layer OF meat. Then add another
LAYER of pork and another layer ofsalt
sllecesSively, till the cask is nearly full,
putting over the last layer two inches
or SO Of salt. Now take cold water
and make brine rs strong as salt will
make it, and pour this brine rtlle
meat, putting in enough to cover the
upper layer Of meat with the brine.
We have pork in our cellar n0w-that
was put up this way year ago, and
which Is rs hanl antlas perfectly sweet
as any one could possibly desire. The
moment it is packed and slowed away
| it needs no more attention or watch
Ing.
The top of the barrel should be
made small enough to be put over the
meat, with weight pressing it down.
This gives easy access to the pickled
pork, and keeps it under the brine.
| No one need fear using too much salt.
Use it lavishly, and, when the meat is
all gone, take the brine and scatter it
over the manure heaps Just as it is be-
ing hauled out to the field. Used in
this way. ii will be worth to the farm
er all that iteo-r him; especially ifap-
piled where early corn or early pota-
toes are being planted, to be followed
By turnips. Land that has been dress
ed with salted manure has been put in
grand preparation fora crop ofturnips.
9Th. Gd2ette.
FOUNDER IN HORSES. Take a table
spoonful of pulverized alum, pull the
horses tongue ont of his mouth as far
as possible, and throw the alum down
his throat; let 90 his tongue and hold
up his head until he swallows. In six
hours time mo matter how bad the
fonn,ler) he will be fit for moderate
service. Ihave seen this remedy test
ed so often with perfect success that |
would not make five dollars difference
in Il horse foundered (ifdone recently
and one that was not.
HooF RoT IN HORSES. .-lIoof rot is
sometimes caused by bruises or wounds
sustained by the foot in travelling over
hard. rough roads. Among other caus-
es of this disease is that OF permitting
tile shoe to remain on too long, or
keeping the horse constantly shod, and
also By compelling him to stand in a
wet, unwholesome stable. The dis
ease may De easily recognized by the
appearance of the feet, Which are dry
aud challty, and this should be remov-
cd by being dug out with knife or
chisel. As the disease progresses the
frog oftle foot becomes diminished in
size. and If the horse Standing
for any length OF time the joints be-
come swollen. In case both feet are
diseased the horse will advance first
one foot then the other; his steps will
also be short, plainly indicating the
soreness ofthe feet. TO effect cure
the bottom OF the feet should be thor
oughiy cleaised OIL, and the ehalky
matter dug out, the sides of the ho0f
and also tile frog should be pared down,
and then the bottom of the foot should
be washed with corrosive liniment
three or four mornings III succession,
driving it well with Il hot iron. This
course Of treatment should then be
omitted for two days, and then coa-
tInued as before until cure is effect
ed.
A pulIct Matched early in the spring
begins to lay Mt the approach Of Will
ter, and pullets lntched late in sum-
mer begin to lay in the ensuing spring;
and it i by saving n certain proportion
Of pullets from the early and late
broods that you make sure Of winter
eggs, a few very early hatched chick
ems for catching the highest markets,
and numerous flock Of chickens in
the warm months, when rearing Is least
precarious.