The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-26
Farm. Garden and Household.

Farm, Garden and Household.
BoSE FEIox.-As soon ms the disease
Is felt, put directly over the spot a fly
blister, about the size Of your thumb
nail, and let it remain for six hours, at
the expiration OF which time, directly
under the surface OF the blister, may be
seen the felon, which can instantly he
taken out with the point of needle or
lancet
SonNd VS.. PAsTuRNa.-It is shown
by the results Of long.continued expert.
ments that by soiling, three times the
amount Of stock can he fed from piece
OF land than can be fed by pasturing.
Thus on farm of eighty acres eighty
head Of stock may be fed II the soiling
system is followed.
ROTATION OF CRors IN NArURE.-It is
generally considered that the principle
Of rotation in crops IS modern discov.
cry, and yet nature has worked in this
why fromSthe commencement. Proofs
OF this are seen in the vegetable remains
OF rocks and coal beds, and even now we
see the same principle at work whenever
we cut down pine woods, which il al.
lowed TO grow in timber again is rcplRc.
ed with deciduous trees, as oaks, beech.
es, NAPLES, etc, while beech or maple
or oak wood cut of will be replaced with
pines. Here is undoubtedly rotation OF
crops, and we merely follow nature when
We adopt the principle in our Ogricultu-
raj operations.
CosT OF KEEPING Cows IN MILK.
DAmtEs.-An "0rnnge County" milk
producer on Long Island thus feeds his
cows namely, ten pounds Of hay, four
quarts of corn or oil-monl, and one bush.
81 Of brewers grains, daily. The cost Of
mis- is, for hay 10 cents, meal 10 cents,
grains IS cents, total IS cents. The nv.
ernge yield is ten quarts daily. which re.
tails ut ten cents per quart. Calculating
for interest on cost Of stock and other
expenses, and n proper remuneration
for the uncomfortable aud unreasonable
labor necessary, il an Orange County"
dniryman is honest, he is far from being
"bloated aristocrat.p or one who does
not well earn his money.
PooR FEED. - Jeremiah O'Brien,
0neidn County, n. Y, wanted to know
OF the Farmers Club, whit he should do
for his cows; he fed them hay, but they
were rough, scrnwny, and poor, and worry
weak. Would coppems help them, or is
the soil deficient in lime, potash, or
iron? he wanted light thrown on this
subject. F. D. Curtis--Poor feed is
what's the matter. He should give them
some oil-meal with their hay, or steam
their feed. DR.. Crane added that good
hay meal of some sort was oil that
was neaded; it was poor feed that caused
all the hollow.horn we hear Of and most
other complaints, II did not pay to
cook feed where corn WINS twenty-five
cents bushel, any how.
EFFEcrs OF GoRoNo.-E. W. Mason
told the Club thathe had two cows, which
devonred large quantity Of dry corn
meal, aud died in consequence. How
could he have saved them ? DR.. Smith
said he should have given them water;
this wonld dissolve the meal and save
them, a Stewart said he could not do
o worse thing, under such circumstances
Water except in the smallest quantities
was certain death. A pint Of linseed oil
or q quart OF soft soapsuds would cause
the stomach and bowels TO act rapidly
and relieve the animal. Cows and
horses should never be allowed access
10 dry feed, Which eaten to excess Is of
ten fatal.
PonK MAKNo.--Mr. Dieyendorf says
that, with proper management, pork can
lie produced cheaper than either beef or
mutton. Tliata given quantity OF corn
meal will produce IN well.bred pig
more pounds Of pork than can be pro.
puced Of any other kind Of meat, be-
cause pig can eat more, digest more
and assimilate more, over md over the
amount OF food necessary to sustain
life, than any other domestic animal.
He said the secret Of success in pork
making hingesnotso much on any par
hcular breed, although the breed Inns
something TO do with Il, rs II does on
liberal and regular feeding As to
breeds, he perierred cross between our
common large hogs and some Of the
small breeds, tuch rs the Essex or Sui-
folk, rs well adapted to pork making
among dairymen. BY such cross we
get more constitution and n quicker
growth. II is putting the great diges-
tive powers of-the large breed in the
body Of nnnll, refined and quick fat
tenfng pig. He thought the cheapest
way to winter a shoat was in the pork
barrel hence he would iatten pigs
rnther than oldhogs. In proportion to
the food consumed, young pigs grow
much more rapidly thnn older ones, and
besides. u they are grades Of some Of
the small breeds, they will be ready for
market when four or Ave months old,
and will nlwnys bring fAnoy nrioh.