Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-02-17

from ears to tail, or apply with a brush
and it is sure death to the lice without
injury to the hog.
Cure for Scab on ,Sheep.-A correspond
ent of the Prairie Farmer says: About
this season of the year we frequently
see and hear considerable said about
the losing of wool, or scab in sheep.
| For the benefit of sheep breeders and
farmers generally, allow me to say,
| through the columns of your paper,
that this disease made its appearance in
my stock for several successive years. |
finally tried the following ointment,
which proved to be effectual Soda, one
pound sulphur, one pound cream
tartar, half pound. This, mixed to-
sether, should be applied by parting
the wool and rubbing it into the fur
row, from head to tail.
Oilinq HarneSs.-ro oil harness prop
erly, take every strap apart, as far as
practicable, and put it in II tub Of warm
soap suds-if it soaks through all the
better-thoroughly wash, and with a
brush, or otherwise, remove all gum
and dirt. The best oil to use is pure
neatsfoot; if this cannot be obtained.
Va i'oi' D''' ~ ~ 10
IalieS' may pe ''se'. toi cellci' OF
ooaru placeo IN q nancy POSITION ray
GU. ., 'iie s'lap 70 oe "''e' S,raign,' ",ia
VIZ, w . COMMON ,a.l. =. .uon "rPlf we
strap. The appearance of the harness
will be benefited by the addition of a
a little lampblack, and the oiling
sl.ou'u oe DO .o1'i ''c .ne .i
Ta.1i mas ~ 'ea I'M .I w. ou's'o III we
ie"' ne ", ''a'' ''i ie e'n 9noui' NV, ''cI
&c l,;e,, il1is ''''''i '''''' ''y "ne' VIC oi'
Is "pp''eo
Nem tor Fo'otS m Wnter.-Nature mas
PROVIDED Tor wild blrds an abundance
OF easily dlgested food at the time they
need IL most, Tor when nesting. at the
oeghning OF warm weather, the army
OF insects that keep pace with the new
vegetation supplies every element
needed IN the format'on OF eggs; AS
mems, whether wild or domestlcated, are
no exceptions to the general law, thelr
laying depends very much on the
amount OF animal tood they eat, and
when the ground Is frozen, or when they
are Kept shut up either IN summer or
winter, they must ne glTen butchers s
meat OF some KIND. Calves plucks,
and the p!ucks OF sheep and lambs,
with the hearts ana hvers attached, are
the best for the purpose. The mode OF
preparation is important. we have
seen such things thrown whole anf
uncooked INTO the poultry yard bu
there is much waste, because the fine
as ,, 10 ho Vii smnllowed m hv Tho fh,yls. and
cots dooS and ,,t ,rcv ,,,,p What ;s
left oveS r;rht he.ides ,aw meat makes
hons o,,.rroIson,a a,,on, t,ansalvas
rho nrnmar ,yov ;s 70 hol ,,nt;I tender
and run throngh = sansacn oachine
and tho absence nf homes Eac;Iitolcs nhe
latter onerat;on n, which .cco,nt we
10 not ,rno,,ro nalva., and haovas, hoods
when the nlncks are to he had II not
conven;ent to ,,so n,;no;nn.m,cbina
then taLn for . smell nuant;ty Of meat
an orJ;narv chonn;nr in;ta and wooden
howl or for Iarper onarat;ons how
such as ;s usel in nixina nnt faed for
horsos o,d - s,r.do 1y;th ,ood stoal
blade cronnd TO a keen edoe After
cbonn;ng add to tho mass fba Gouor
IN wh;ob i ,yas bo;,ed th;cLennd viii
meal and seasoned With Cavanna and
calf and food waru II Il ia loo much
4ro,'hla to nrov;da for vorr fowls in win.
tor an aonivalent for insact FORAGE then
g;ve onIy crain but exnect tn nrocure
Vour egos of somebody else who max as
an artificial snmn,er for his nonltrv az
70 diet and as far as nossib,a temnera,
tura also gsn,Ib onJ Ham.
Es.,,na;,y of D,.ls and H.os-Son,a
;nterestn1 exneriments have heen made
mon tho cnmnarat;ve fecnnditv of
dicks and hens 60 "a tn daterm;no
from which Of tbe two tho laroer num.
her Of nras can he ohtoinad in fba same
t;me F6r tb;s ,,urnosa tbroa hans ond
threc ducks were salected ali batchad
in Fehrnarv and nonr;sbed with su;t.
ohIa food tho foIloy;,, o,,t,,n,,, Tho
ducks had la,d oo5 eers wb;le the hens
in this case laid none In the following
Fehrnarv the lav;no season hegan acaiS
Win the dnol,s onJ oort;,,,,od ,,,,;,s to,.-
r,,ntodl,, III h',a,,st Thau sho,rad M
;nal;n at;on 70 cot onj Iocane very
thin hnt S,hsoo,entlv fatten;n, M
snn,aubat IT, ~ ,,,aant;,,a thn ns p
had mnt hoan idlo Tha total numh %
nf ,c' eaas ~ loid hv tha hons amonnted % 70
~ or ee o.cb and tho dnnLs nro.
,j,,ood 9oo or1a, anoh A,,ho,,ab H.
n',os ~ ~ d,,al,s r"ona rathnn a,,oiIan
t6an those of tha bons vet thev nroved
20 10 deo;dadIr srnar,or ~ y,itr;t;ua
atar;aI so ths s,,neror;t, Of rrod,o.
t;wannss - .nnears w avs to % be ajtnSetberr h. r. ON rho