Connecticut western news., 1872-09-06
Farm, Garden and Household.

Fees FOR ANIMALS. eggs, according to the DrGsrie Farmer, afford great nourishment for weak animals 1t tells of colt which to all appearances was nearly dead, the breath of life being barely perceptible, which almost instant ly revived by giving it one or two fresh eggs. The same results have attended the administering of eggs weak cattle, and to feeble, chilled lambs. The remedy is simp e one, and farmers would do we'll to bear it in mind.
 HORSE COLLARS. to fit a new collar to the shoulder of horse is thus told by The Valey Former: The collar should be of the proper size; just before putting it on the first time, immerse it in water, letting it remain about min ute, and immediately put it on the horse, being careful to have the names so ad- justed at the top and bottom so as to fit the shoulder, and then put the horse to work. The collar by being wet, will adapt itself to the shoulder, and should dry on the horse. When taken off it should be left in the same shape it oe. cupied on the horse, and ever after you will have a snug-ftting collar and no wounds.
 A NEW ENEMY TO THE CORN PLANT We notice that in many places, this sea- son, the corn plant is attacked by min ute insect, very similar to what garden ders who have graperies called the 'sthrip." Itis so small that it only can be seen distinctly by pocket lens, when it appears as small whitish brown thread, about line in length. It is. however, very active. When disturbed, it jumps like the cabbage.fea. It feeds on the green matter of the leaves, usually eat in straight lines up and down between the ribs, leaving an appearance of deli cate, thread-like lines where they have fed. That they are serious injury is evident from the fact that the corn so attached is not so thrifty and vigorous as that free from the visitations of in- sect, Indeed, as the effect is to prevent the use of half the leaf surface to the plant, it must be an injury. It is the same as plucking off half the leaves, the consequence of which we all know very well. Whether it has come to stay, or is only a casual visitor, remains to be seen Ge1montooo1, Telegraph.
 WoUNDs.-A correspondent desires us to give him one of the best remedies that we know of for wounds. We know of none superior to the following one, which appeared not long since in the Country Gentleman. Take a pan or shovel with burning coals, and sprinkle upon them common brown sugar, and hold the wounded part in the smoke. In few minutes the pain will be allayed, and recovery proceed rapidly. In my own case, rusty nall had made bad wound in the bottom of my foot. The pain and nervous irritation was severe. This was all removed by holding it in the smoke for fifteen minutes, and was able to resume my reading in comfort. We have often recommended it to others, with like results. Lately, one of my men had q fnger-nail torn out by pair of ice-tongs. It became very painful, as was to have been expected. Held in sugar smoke for some twenty minutes, the pain ceased, and 1t promises speedy recovery. As good substitute for this, we'wrll merely add that tablespoonful Of the tincture of arnica, added to a pint of cold water, will answer an excel lent purpose.
 HAPPENING Hoas.-In regard to tie fed, when put up for fattening, my ex- perence in the matter is this When hogs are as Qld as they should be, after putting them in the pen and feeding them somewhat plentifulIy for six ol eight days, they will then bear full feed. ing, and they shoul,l have all that they can eat-and I care not whether it is given in one feed or five. But about one day in each week like to feed a little sparingly, so as to let them get little hungry. Turning hogs into corn-feld I consider a wasteful way of feeding. Still, think I have never seen hogs fatten faster than when they were feed. ing themselves in this manner. do not think it best to give full feed to hogs at as early an age as some do. Putting them to pasture and giving them some grain to keep them thrifty, 1 regard as the best plan until they arc twelve to sixteen months old. By tbis time they have age and constitution to bear, being put up and full fed. In this way they will take on flesh and fat very fast When hogs are penned up to be fatted they frequently faiL think, to ge water enough. It is according to my experience that we have to salt and watel our stock fat, as well as to feed them fat
 Cor. Gin. Gazette.