The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-10-03
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

An Economical Fire Kindling is
made in Paris by dipping corn cobs in
mixture of melted resin and tar, and dry
ing at 100 degrees G.
Honey stored in small frames that
will hold from one to three pounds each,
sells more readily, and is in better shape
for the groceryman to handle, there being
no cutting, waste, or breakage of comb
in retailing.
To Cure Corns on the Feet of Horses.
Gut away the corn and burn it out so as
to prevent pressure of the shoe; or turn
, the horse to pasture without shoes.
Fresh eggs, according to the Prairie
Farmer, afford great nourishment to weak
animals. 1t tells of colt which to all
appearances was nearly dead, the breath
of life being barely perceptible, which al
most instantly revived by giving it one or
two fresh eggs. The same results have
attended the administering of eggs to
weak cattle, and to feeble, chilled lambs
The remedy is a simple one, and farmers
would do well to bear it in mind
4 am feeding clover hay put into the
NOW last summer half cured. About
one foot thick of clover spread evenly
over the NOW, then the same amount of
straw, again clover alternating with
straw. Putting several loads in this man.
ner, it comes out nearly as green as fresh
cut grass or clover, perfectly free from
dust or smoke. All stock eat it with
| avidity, mich cows doing splendidly
upon it, eating the straw nearly as well as
the clover l think juices of the clover
are, to certain extent, absorbed by the
straw, making the straw nearly as good as
the clover, and preventing the latter
from heating.-J0urnal Of the Farm
"A correspondent writes US that in
all IL IL i
at Mayville, Wis, in which the posts
were soaked in a solution of copperas
and blue vitriol !; and culled sap shingles
were also soaked in the solution before
| using. That these posts and shingles are
| now entirely sound and apparently as
good as when first used, while sound oak
posts set since without the use of this
solution were decayed. The same differ
ence was found in the shingles in favor
! of the poorest quality soaked in the solu-
ton, while A shingles not soaked in the
solution were decaying.- Chicago Inter-
! Ocean.
"A correspondent of Mr. Purdy's
F1uat Recorder furnishes an item which
will be interesting to those, who put faith
in Usage for hedging. He had last au-
tunn few oranges, and not knowing
how to get the seed separated from the
pulp, he buried them in the garden in a
trench, and covered them to the depth of
four or five inc es. In spring the pulp
was found to be almost entirely wasted
away, and the seeds in fine state of ger
mination, fully one-half being sprouted.
They were Immediately sown in drills,
and covered about two inches in depth,
and in a few days the ground was com
| pletely cracked with the young plants
making their appearance.
Speaking of applying hen manure for
corn, the Rural Neao Yorker says: The
best method we have ever employed was
! to mix the hen manure with an equal
quantity of gypsum, and use it to mix
with the soil as covering for the CORP.
We have seen good results also by drop
ing this mixture in the hill, covering
slightly with soil before dropping the
corn, and then planting on top of it. An
excellent way if one has not gypsum, is
to mix it with muck or loan (under
cover, dampening the whole, and let it
lay three or four days; then mix it up
well with hoe dry, as you would
mortar; then apply it in the hill as above
directed.
= Joshua Fiero, Ulster County, n Y,
speaks against bOnfireS and saws it IS
better to bury filth than to burn it, for
the reason that smoke spreads disease.
He adds: Let all who have spot of
ground large enough olga hole from two
to four feet deep, according to the amount
of dirt and filth that may be collected
and fill up the hole with old boots and
shoes, bones, old bottles, and filthy rags
dead cats, land live cats if you have more
of them than you need, plant them in the
hole, place sharp spade upon their necks
and see how far you can settle them); then
fill up the hole with earth, and set tree
or vine. Do this each and every year
and you will soon have better health
and more fruit or shade trees.