National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-23
Farm, Garden and Household.


Bone FELoS-As soon as tho diseas
Is felt, put directly over the spot fl
blister, about the size Of your thuml
nail, and let it remain for six hours, a
the expiration OF which time, directl,
under the surface Of the blister, may b.
seen TIE felon. which can instantly b,
taken out with the point Of needle OF
lancet.
SoILNo VS.. PAsTURINa 1T is shown
by the results Of long continued experi.
ments that by soiling, three times the
amount of stock can be fed from a piece
of land than can be fed by pasturinp
Thus on farm of eighty acres eighty
head of stock may be fed if the soiling
system is followed.
ROTATION OF CROPS IN NATURE. 1t is
generally considered that the principle
OF rotation ia crops is modern discov-
cry, and yet nature has worked in this
way from the 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 apine woods, which if al
lowed TO grow in timber again is replac-
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 Ill our agricultu-
raj operations
CosT OF KEEPING Cows IN MILK
DIARIES. "Orange County" milk
producer on Long Island thus feeds his
cows namely, ten pounds of hay, four
quarts of corn or oil-mcal, and one bush
ell OF brewers grains, daily. The cost of
his is, for hay Is cents, meal Is cents,
grains IS cents, total As cents. The av-
erage yield is ten quarts daily. which re-
tails at ten cents per quart Calculating
for interest on cost of stock and other
expenses, and a proper remuneration
for the uncomfortable and unreasonable
labor necessary, if an "Orange County"
dairyman is honest he is far from being
" bloated aristocrat." or one who does
not well earn his money.
Pooh FEED. - Jeremiah O'Brien
Oneida County, N. Y, wanted to know
OF the Farmers Club, what he should do
for his cows; he fed them hay, but they
were rough, scrawny, and poor, and very
weak. Would copperas help them, or is
the soil deficient in lime, potash, or
iron? He wanted light thrown on this
subject. f. ID. 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 with meal of some sort was all that
was needed; 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 was twenty five
cents bushel, any how.
EFFECTS OF GoRGING.-E w. Mason
told the Club that he had two cows, which |
devoured large quantity Of dry corn
neal and died in consequence. How
could he have saved them ? Dr. Smith |
said he should have given them water,
this would Dissolve the meal and save
them. II. Stewart said he could not do
worse thing, under such circumstances
Water except in the smallest quantities
vas certain death. A pint of linseed oil
or 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
to dry feed, Which eaten to excess is Of
ten fatal.
Pork MAKING. Mr.. Dievendorf saws
that, with proper management. pork can
be produced cheaper than either beef or
mutton. Thata given quantity Of corn
meal Will produce IN well-bred pig
mr. lra 10 ~ l.. 4 !
puced OF any other kind of meat, be-
cause pig can eat more, digest more
and assimllate more. over and over the
amount of food necessary to sustain
life, than any other domestic animal.
lie said the secret of success in, pork
making hinges not so much on any par I
ticular breed although the breed has
something to do with it, as it does on
liberal and regular feeding. As to
breeds, he perferred a cross between our
common large hogs and some of the :
small breeds, such as the Essex or Suf-
folk, as well adapted to pork making !,
among dairymen. BY such cross we
get more constitution and quicker
growth. 1t is putting the great diges I,
i've powers of The large breed in the !,
body of a small, refined and quick fat
ening pig. He thought the cheapest ),
way to winter shoat was in the pork !,
'airel; hence he would fatten pigs
ather than old hogs In proportion t, :.
he food consumed, young pigs grow =
much more rapidly than older ones, and !.
,esides, if they are grades of some OF !.
he small breeds, they will be ready for =
market when four or five months old, Y
nd will always bring fancy price.