Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-30
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
The Farm.

1T Is SAIL TINT one OF the most pow
erful remedies for bolts in horses is
strong detection of sage tea, made
very sweet. It dislodgcs the bolts nj.
most instantly.
ACCORDING to scientific journal,
wood soaked in strong solution of
common salt is thereby protected
against decay, especially when placed
under ground.
j. b. BAKER, Of Penn. speaks very
highly of tall meadow oat grass
CArrhcnatherum Avcnoccune) 1t is
not harsh and woody, but soft and
pleasant to the touch, and he has used
IL" other kind as feed for driving
horses since 1868.
A FARMER who raises large quanti-
ties of peas informs us that tho black
c, cd marrow il the best he ever used.
1t has long pod, and the peas are
large and rich. It is not quite as early
rs the Dan O'Rourke, but is preferable
in other respects.
THE common red clover we suppose
to he the best for feeding to swine.
We have nsc,! it for that purpose for
many years. Ten times as much of it
ought to be fell to the swine rs there
usually is. Ten to twelve pounds of
seed per acre is the quantity commonly
uscd-N. Il. Farmer.
IF screws are warmed and dipped in
melted tallow it will prevent rusting,
and they can always be unscrewed with
case. y large quantity of screws Gun
be CREASED ina few minutes, and the
operation is one which will ultimately
result i'll Il great saving of time and In.
Dor.
How To CURE A BALKY HORSE. 1t is
simply to place your hand over the
horses nose and shut off his wind until
he wants to go, and then let him co.
So says one who states that he haslong
tried it. The remedy is simple, always
ut hand, and merciful one to the beast.
Try it.
SUCCESS in grating the CHEEKY de-
ponds not only upon the careful setting
should be performed earlier in the sea-
son than with most other kind of fruit
trees. The soions should be inserted
as soon as the freezing weather is past,
and before the buds have swelled to
any considerable extent.
A CONDITION powder, made of three
parts salt and one CLASHES, and given to
horses at the rate of Il handful a week,
is highly commended by the Turf, Field
and Farm. II little sulphur is added
to the dose once in n fortnight, there
will be no harm done and many evils
may be prevented. The prescription is
o1, nc 1,o1,,o i,1n fn,, xlk1,ou 4
animals.
A WISCONSIN man tells the Western
Pomologist how he secures, at very
small cost, some of the advantages OF
the hot-bed procure lot of shallow
boxes aud fill with rich dirt, such as
will not easily pack or "bake "on top.
place these on the Gunghill, where il
is fermenting, and with some more box
cs for covers my "hot-bed is done
Can you beat it for cheapness, econ.
omy, convenience, or any other essen
tial point
Advantages Of Drilling i'm Seed.
The New England Farmer says: In
English agricultural society some years
ago, when the subject of farm machin.
cry was discussed, the following advan.
tages were set forth as being derived
from the use of drilling machine for
sowing wheat, other small grains and
grass seed.
l. The seed is delivered with regu
larity.
2. It is deposited at proper depth.
3. The weeds during the growing Of
plants are destroyed with great facility.
4. The plants cultivated receive the
undivided benefit of the soil and ma.
nure, and have not to maintain a con
slant struggle with weeds.
5. The land by the process of hoe
ing is undergoing preparations for an
other crop.
6. The necessity of summer fallow
ing is avoided.
7. By tho admission of air and sur
to the rows, stronger and healthier
plant is produced, and, of course, 6
heavier crop.
s. By stirring the soil it is NOR,
susceptible of benefit from the atmo
sphere, imbibing more. oxygen, and be
ing both warmed and enriched by tn
| sun.
8. The roots shoot freely in pulver
lied soil.
TO- By drilling, the farmer is en-
abled to have heavier crops of beans
ard wheat on light land.
II. Clover and grass seeds answe
incomparably better in the pulveriza
ton produced by hoeing, Independent
of the clearness from weeds.
IL. The drills give facility for de
posting smaller portions of manur,
with greater effect.
The reader will observe that in the
third item, it is stated that the weed
arc destroyed with great facility. Thi
is because the seeds are sOwn in straigh
lines, and ut regul r distances apart
Room is thus afforded the cultivator t.
pass through it, stir the soil with no,
suited to the work, aud destroy al
weeds. In broadcast sowing, this car
not be done, so that our fields ar
frequently badly robbed by weed,
of the nutriment which the grain needs
and when harvested its price 10 mucl
reduced by false and worthless seed,
mixed with it. This is the "process O
hoeing" alluded to in item FIVE, as no
only greatly benefting the grain, bu
as an important preparation of til,
land for succeeding crops.
It may be objected to this mode O
raising grain, that it will cost too muci
for labor. If the crop however, wer,
largely increased by this process, ant
the land put in excellent condition TO
future crops, this objection would fail
At the meeting to which we have allud
ed above, one of the speakers affirmed
that fifty-six bushels Of wheat per acr,
had been raised on some of the ligh
soils in Norfolk.
An average of the wheat crop in New
England, does not exceed twenty bush
els. II we could add ten bushels t,
that average, we could we'll afford t.
weed and hoe it too.
A good drill would answer all tn
purposes of whole neighborhood O
farmers, and by combination, the cos
to each one might be quite small.
The Household.
SUGAR Cookies. cup of butter
one egg, little butter and -four
enough to roll them. Bake quickly.
EVERYDAY FRUIT CAKE.-One cup O
butter to two cups sugar, two cup
raisins, five cups flour, teaspoonful sal
eratrs. Salt, cinnamon cloves, citro
and wine to taste.