The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-04-25
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! ia Itgis elsimrd that warts ON cows and
horses can be speedily removed b,
elMply rubbing them occasionally with
hogs lHtd. ~ i1tii
A writer in the Pructicdi F'a,sae.
says that he finds the snasr beet very
good to iatten his lia,ss with. III
begins with the bctts and finishes Of
with the corn. As the result Of hi,
experience, he found that bis hogs fat.
tened esrlier, with q material saving o
corn
Au experience ~ thirt, years in
rearing aud feeding swine h,ts con
vinced 3 Western Farmer correspOn-
dent "that whole corn is better for pigs
than raw meal is any shapc..i Their
little sharp teeth seem TO be inst fitted
by nature 10 crush aud grind down
this food In d proper manner for ssigcs-
tion." lti33s a,.ss ID go
10 reply TO Z question about seed
corn. 1As Westux RHr6l offers this bit
of COUNSEL, which is good evesywhsre
and always, eve advise you to. stick
to that which yon know to he rood. Ia
preference TO that Of which yoM know
nothing except thAt YOU can expert
nent On 4 moderate sesle with newly
invented varieties" g
Farmers who grow clover seed are
recommended. by writer In The
Rural World, to sow the seeds in IN
chaG, without huiling, since il is actaslly
worth more and WIN bring better
crop than the same quantity viii II
hnlled. He says. many Of the seeds axp
injured b. hulling. and the chaff is .
profession 70 the Young and tender
plsnts-
G. C.. Weeks, 1iskilws. ILL.,. writes
the Westera Rural that be- has cured
many "knee-sprunY" horses by having
them shod with hesl-calks very LONG
and toe-calks short. Thus the constant
strain of the cords VI the leg il removed.
The horse thus shOd should have his
legs bathed twice day. for few dAye
with salt and vinegar. and should not
be driven nor ridden fast down hill.
1t is said that bleeding from Il wound
on man or beast mar be stopped by 4
mixture Of wheat nour and commoa
salt, In equal parts, bound on with
cloth. II the bleeding be profuse, use
aiarge quantitv.--use one to three pints
Itmay be left on for i,onrs. even days,
u necessary. The person who Givee
this receipt says In this manner he hAe
saved the life t,f horse which wss
bleeding from wounded artery; tho
bleeding ceased 1--WE ,niuntes after the
application.
J Mr.. }. ID. Billings OF Orange county,
u. u. thinks Il Is almost self-evidence
that We should haze = roiaiion of crops.
Nature follows rotation: in the forest.
oak follows pine: and In the iields
lshIt6 blower succeeds sorrcl, or is very
llko3y u do 40 Thus natusM IA orr
aud observation s. one way e
leArn. He bhs prActiced kind Of
irregular rotation, as described, but
bis more uaunl course il to raise tbt
crops that At the time appear 70 psy
the best. TAis may be more exhaust.
ing 70 the soil, bat be does not alwAye
consider that. He never follows any
rotation hong enough y tell which s
beet
the Boston Calfsraeor q state.
n3eut N his experiments with three
new varieties OF DATA The expert
ments were made with the Surprise, m
sort the Excelsior, English.
md the Probsfeier. German. T1ey
Ire similar In growth, bnt the Prob
Iseier Is Stiffes ~ straw and larger 81
eat, and Il later TO ripen. The Enrpris~
e the earliest, and yielded best. AL,
we're drilled AZ the rate OF ~ bushel
,er acre. Either OF these Is regarded
IS much hettor than tlss common OF.
fhe Rsmssleli Norway was also tried
md SonBd OF no value IS compared
With the three shove named.
Keep the cattle and hogs OF the corn
IrWuna. II is mellow as meal now. and
viii remain 90 snnisss trsmped 1owp
gain into eoggy elods. The wife
night ae sensihly let the baby step in
he spougy loaf before she puts ft in
be oven. II will dry out quicker II
on untrannpcd, plow eaeily, and he a
lelight for planting aud cultivsting. II
5 real pieasur 70 run the cnltivator
'r shovcl piow along the young corn.
nd lay the mealy mould among IN.
be stalks as nestly as il could DC done
vith ones hand But to 20 humping
nd bouncing about among elods *
'ig as y half bnshel, niashing the poor
title corn blades and .stopping IL re-
|eve uhem-it Is an nnmitigafcsi
Iuisance--and the hogs and cattle Ia
Srly spring DO all this mischief.
II farmers choose thcv can have the
means with little cost Of living like
princes 80 far as good eating IS con-
;erned. Straw wberries, Iaspberries,cur-
ANTS, and other small fruits are almosf
| certain crop, while apples and pears
ire but little lesa SO. There Is enough
waste ground in the fence corners Of
very larIn 10 prodncc ten times as
ff1tty SabCIIics NPpss-~. seiso pt-tA sf~ ltiS
amfly could eonsnsns. Have in some
II each OF these every sMing, and thus
id 10 your home l,,xnries, purse. and
,rice OF your land A few dollars ex-
,ended in sitting those waste corners
n hardy cherry and apple trees, and
little care in culiivating them will
as better than any other odd job OF
arm work. The fruit product increases
hut the demand Is always
leater than the snpply. 4 good ap-
le tree will pay as much for the ares
occupies. say twenty-five feet in
iameter. as four times the amount OF
Tound in wheat or corn.
The garden should bc q matter Of
'rime consideration. Il is half thc
nralists supper, ii well Mansgsd, and
Is products are highly conducive Ia
ealtli. Plenty OF crisp ridishc. and
ettnce and early peas, beets aud onions
-the SYSTEM Graves and needs them.
VERY farm should have melon
otch: cantelcpes, ponr.ranitcs. musk
aelnns. and white aud rcd hearted
fater melons. Select a dry knoll for
hose, slanting 10 the sun. Did you
ver try drill OF celery. II Is one Of
be most hcaithiul and delicious OF
scuicnts, good for heart disease, sooth-
ng TO the nerves, fresh and sweet al
finter long. tits as easily rtiscd rs
abbsgc. Sow In Il hot bed or in
htset~ box IN the hou.e. When trn
nchcs high the piantss are ready for