National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-04-19
Farm. Garden aud Household

BAKED INDIA PUDDING. Take tw
quarts Of sweet milk, and boil enc quar-,
and while boiling stir in rs much fine In
dian meal as will make very stiff batter
add teaspoonful of salt, and make yer,
sweet with molasses Butter n pan, an,
pour the remaining quart Of cold mill
over 1t. Cut little bits OF butter and pu
on the top, and bake two hours in a mod
crate oven.
correspondent, speaking of the diff
Guilty OF swine driving, says it is as easy
as whistling after you know how, to wit
10 the end of n stout cord, tie an ear oil
corn; drop 1t in front of the pig, to with.
In five or six inches Of his nose, and com.
mencc walking away slowly in the lirec.
ton you wish him to propel. II his pig.
ship shows evidence Of blighted hopes on
abserration OF mind by the singular con
duct OF the corn, persuade him it is all
right by letting him have brief nibble
at 1t, and then resume your lin = of march.
In this way, the most obdurate pig may
DO decoyed any reasonable distance.
THE FARMERS CLUB.
FEEDING GRAIN TO SnEEp.- A former
asked whether oats were good for them.
+. ID. Curtis said there was ne better
feed for sheep than oats by beginning
moderately, quart day would do no
harm, but n great deal of good Wheat
bran mixed with the oats makes very
useful change of feed, as also oil-cake
meal. MIR. Wolf, from the Rocky Noun
taips, said what he knew about sheep was
that rye was the best grain to feed them
with. IL he had rye for his sheen he
would engage to bring them out fit for
tho butcher in the Spring with no addi-
honal feed but wheat straw a farmer
from Pennsylvania said in his State rye
and buckwheat were the chief grains fed
to sheep, and occasionally little corn,
with wheat bran or oats mixed, WINS given
for change. Sheep did better on va
riety OF feed their appetite was thus
better kept up when on dry feed.
SHOULD SEED DE CHANGED ?-H. G.
Dickinson, Pa, inquired whether it was
necessary to procure change of seed on
farm to improve the crops. Ed. Cur
tbs said not at all ; good soil will make
good crops, and seed will not deteriorote
II. Stewart differed with Mr.. Curtis
Ihere was an Influence exerted by the
climate. California wheat could not be
maze TO retain its peculiarities in NE
Eastern States. New Brunswick OF Is.
whlch weighed forty. seven pounds to che
Dushel, bad IN Pennsylvania deterlorated
very much IN weight but when the light
oats had been sent to Canada it regained
its piumpness aud weight the same was
True OF Early Rose potatoes. and this was
thc experience of most farmers. Corn
seemed to be an exec ptiop. but wheat
oats aud potato seed ought TO be cbonoed
occasionally.
TREE PEDDLERs AND "HosprrA1,
SrooK H. b. Zarnell, Illinois. Pa
asked what remedy there was against the
tree. peddlers who swindled farmers p
!. quinn said farmers should not mr.
chase from them, but send orders direct
10 the nurserymen, who, valuing their
reputation. would not send ont Door
STOCK, nor any man that was not tllIe To
name. Nurserymen had sometimes trees
winch were poor, or whose labels had be- |
come lost. These were Jumped together
hospital stock" and sold to the ped !
ulers at low prices, and farmers who rot
tnem we're swindled. F. d. Curtis said
mere was the cause of the "nlilk in tb.
cocoanut. 1t was we'll that farmers mn.
uerstood this. 1t would then be seen
tnat nurserymen were to blame in selIino
'h's INFERIOR stock, which should be de,
ttroyed, and not put into circulation Inv
peddlers. who had to shoulder the blame
FARMERS We're not posted ms business
men, and il it were not for ddIers tlora
would be fewer orchards but nursery-
men should not make them sc,noaoo+s
for their own sins.
OLlrPING HORSES. This subject was
Drought before the Club by +. D. Cn,tie
VINO supported the application of Mr.
DerGh 10 the Legislature for an act to
prevent the practice, MS being cruelty
20 animals IL Stewart protested on be.
nan OF those farmers and other owners Of
hofses who felt that clipping was neces.
sary ior the comfort and health of a class
oi animals which were burdened with an
excessively heavy coat. Some horses ,
needed to be clipped on this account.
ana ~ was Infringement of their own
e,s hoerty TO prevent them managing $
'helr horses IN way they knew and we're {
ADVISED by espectqbie veterinary sur. S
geons TO be proper. p. Il. Quinn had i
mad his ideas on this subject changed |
since he visited large livery establish !
ment IN Newark, where he was assured b,
without this practice many hcr.es were |
lost TINS Winter, but since il Ind been :
adopted there was no disease or loss in !
the stable. DIR. Crowley said he sbouId ,
continue to clip his horse and take Il : 3
consequences.
ouNnRY MATTERs.-An Illinois farmer |
was ADVISED not to plant cranberries. the v
cI'mate there was unsuitable. ! NJ $
weeks was advised to give his beifer, L
which had the distemper, warm mosbes S
OF wheat bran and barley malt twice n e
day. and quart of tar-water every night v
farmer who asked if milk could he Il
churned as we'll as the cream. was in V
formed thatit could, but that the practice S
had !opg ago been discarded rs taking up "
700 much time. A. S. Fuller said cher
mes should be grated before the buds
began to swell, and the scions should be 81
'arefnlly set F. D. Curtis said the only d
preventive of sheep eating their wool was @,
o shear them. l.. A. Morrell, author o. V
american Shepherd, said it was practice @,
Incident to dry feed and confinement. s
Dr. Crowol' had found linseed meal the r.
"',t preventive ct constipation in cattle CO
y horses. r: ID. Curtis said pure Suffolk NJ
logs should have no black hairs hogs m
n'ariably white should have no black 81
bout them. 1t was stated that one hun ar
red and fifty pounds Peruvian guano iii
nd two hundred pounds of bone-dust az
'"uld make an excellent dressing for To
rass lands. =
Indiana papers tell of broken hearted bt