Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-01
Farm and Garden.

FIRTH anu UtTuths
KICKING Horses.-The Country Gentleman
has the following OF the subject of kick
ing horses Much of the kicking of
horses is owing to the villainous practice
by attendants, men and boys, of teasing
and tickling the animal, and all owners
should look carefully to the conduct of
hired men and others. It is very diff
cult to cure kicking horse. When he
kicks in the harness, in consequence of
the whiffietrees or other objects striking
his legs, il is recommended to harness
him loosely to q strong whitfietree, to
which long and strong rope is at
tached. One person takes the end of
this rope, and lets the whiffietree touch
his legs. When he kicks, draw the rope
up, so that the whiffitree will fall against
his heels every time, when he will give
it up. To cure kicking in the stable,
double strong MANILA cord, and pass
the loop over the top of his head, then
the cord through the bitrings, then
through ring on each side the surcin-
gle, then fasten to a strap buckled
around each pastern. When he kicks,
it will jerk the bit in such a manner
that he will desist for the time, if not
cured"
The Economy Of Cooking F7ood.-When
wheat straw is fermented by means of
green moist vegetable matter, as fresh
clover or grass placed in layers amongst
it, its quality as feed is much improved.
It is found that the process not only
renders more soluble the fiber of the
straw, but actually converts part of it
into starch, sugar, and gum. Accurate
experimentation to Prof. Voel-
ker, in Transactions of Royal Agricultu-
raj Society of England, 1871, have
proved that the fermenting process
enabled fifty per cent of the vegetable
fiber to become soluble, while of the
unprepared straw only twenty six per
cent is soluble. When chaff of straw is
steamed IN an ordinary feed-chest, I'M
der a pressure of fifteen pounds per
inch, and allowed to cool gradually, the
same effect is produced and one ton is
equal in nutriment to two tons un-
steamed. Besides, by mixing with it
meal of any kind, or bran, the flavor is
diffused amongst the mass and it is rem
dered much more palatable. In this
way, even wheat straw may be used as
fodder, and great saving effected.
To Drive the WeevI from Mills and Ora
narieS-Numerous remedies have been
proposed to protect wheat and corr
from the destructive ravages of the
weevil ,cltYcalio garnariuS), but most O.
them have been impracticable or too
expensive. Tar has been found certain
and economical agent for expelins
these insects. A writer to a French
publication asserts that his father had
a long time ago, his graneries and barn
infested with these insects so much 81
that they penetrated into all the chests
and among the linen. He placed al
open cask, impregnated with tar, in tn
barn and then in the granaries at tn,
end of some hours the weevils wer
seen climbing along the walls by myri
ads and flying in all directions from tn
cask. On moving the tarred vessel from
place to place the premises were in few
days completely cleared of thes
troublesome and pernicious guests. TIL
farmer who is troubled with these in
sects may, as soon as he percelves thei
presence, impregnate the surface Q
some old planks with tar and pIac
them as required in his granaries; car
must be taken to renew the tar from
time to time in the course of the yea
to prevent their return.
,Su6soa Plo,0s.-It does seem littl
strange that the value of this implemen
is SO little known among our farmers.
Britain it has come into almost univel
sal use, greatly to the advantage of til
crops. On strong soils of clayey ns
ture it is especially valuable. Were
used more, especially on land intende
for root crops, or to be seeded down t
grass, the farmers would have niue
less complaint to make of losses fror
drought and short crops. Properly cor
stracted the implement is strong, sin
pie, and easily worked, and less cost
than an ordinary pillow. The effect {
subsoiling can in a great measure be a
tanned by using two common plows, on
of them having the mould-board an
coulter removed; furrow is turned b
the ordinary pillow in the usual mamie
The other follows behind, running
the furrow made by the first, and mer,
ly lifting the soil and breaking tn
hard-pan without turning it. At til
next round this loosened soil is covere
by the furrow slice of the first ploy
leaving deep mellow seed bed for til
roots OF the crop that follows to luxur
ate in. On light soils and those nat,
rally deep and friable, subsoiling is
less benefit than on heavier ones, tn.
are more liable to pack and form a har
pan through the action of the sole