Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-05-25

aring will be male that will prevent
checking and decay, and turn water foi
u long time. ! have used it for the las,
two years upon apple, pear, cherry and
peach trees with the most gratifying re
suits; and it seems to fulfill the require
ments OF covering that is necessary tc
aid the tree in healing a wound made
by pruning and otherwise. House ana
! Gurden.
Pou(hy Notcs-Now is the time to rio
fowls Of lice by painting the roosts with
Kerosene OIL If this is done before the
weather becomes warm enough for the
lice to live OIL the fowls bodies, it will
save much trouble. The body heat OF
the fowls when on the roost causes q
kind of iume to arise from the kero
sene which is sure death to lice.
sometimes also anoint each fowl little
under each wing with an ointment
made of two parts of lard to one OF
kerosene.
The hen-house should be well coated,
inside and out, with whitewash applied
while hot. These things are, of course,
some trouble, but no one deserves sue
cess with poultry who is too lazy to look
to their welfare.
Setting hens are fond of nests rather
secluded and q little dark. These things
are easily attained by making nests in
barrels. Cut hole in the barrel about
Il foot square, and about foot from
the bottom, and fill up to it with moist
earth well puIverized. Hollow out u
little and cover with thick hay or
straw Do not make the nest too con-
cave, as the eggs are more liable to
be broken by rolling together. Cover
the top of the barrel with loose boards
and place with the opening to the wall.
A hen may be easily changed from
her laying nest to nest of this kind
by shutting her in for few days and
taking her off by hand for feed and
water
| know from experience that eggs set
in nests of earth will allow of the hen
being off much longer without injury
to them than in any other way. Last
season one of my setting hens was ac-
cidentally shut out from her nest over
four hours, and yet large percent
age of her eggs hatched.- Western Far
aner.
Broken Wind in Horses-The New
York Tribune says:
Avoid clover or timothy hay above
all, if musty or full of dust. Hay from
natural meadows..or even sound straw
is preferable. Let the hay fed be first
dampened or steamed. and feed it only
at night after the days work is done.
Feed morning and midday on sound
grain, increasing tAe feed so as to make
up for the deficiencies in hay. Turnips,
beets or potatoes may be added
few pounds to each feed. The stable
must be spacious, airy and clean. Do
not take out to work within one and a
half hours after feeding or watering,
and do not put to severe exertion until
after short time of gentle exercise. If
there is any tendency to costiveness,
give daily in the food one ounce sui
phate of soda. The treatment will GER
tainly palliate the symptoms, and if
Il bad case, nothing more need be
looked for.
The daily administration of eight
grains of arsenious acide and one dram
of bcarbonate of potash will often en-
tirely overcome the symptoms in mild
or recent cases.
Crop Pro&pccts,-In some parts Of H.
nois, Ohio, and other Western States
favorable reports are given of the con-
diti,n of the wheat In many other
localities the wheat has been much in
jured by want of snow in some cases
and excessively deep snow in others.
On the whole, without doubt, farmers
will find need for all the spring crops
they can possibly plant, both for grain
and fodder.