The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-22
Farm. Garden and Household.

bhAhD lNDlA lUDDINUs - lAke TWO
quarts 0f sweet milk, aud boil ont quart
and while boiling stir in as much fine In.
dian meal as will make very stiff batter
add teaspoonful of salt, and make very
sweet with molasscs. Butter q pan, and
pour the remaining quart of cold milk
over it. Cut little bits OF buttera and put
on the top, and bake two hours in mod.
crate oven.
A correspondent, speaking Of the diff.
Guilty OF swine driving, says it is as easy
as whistling after you know how, to wit !:
To the end OF stout cord, tie anelr Of
corn; drop it in front of the pig, to with.
in five or six inches Of his nose, and com.
meucc walking away slowly i'll tho drec.
ton you wish him to propel. II his pig.
ship shows evidence OF blightcd hopes or
abSerration OF mind by tho singular con.
duct of tho corn, persuade him it is NIL
right by letting him have n brief nibble
at 1t, md then resume your linz OF march.
In this way, the most obdurato pig may
DO decoyed any reasonable distance.
THE PARstEIs cLuu.
FEEDING GRAIN TO SHEEp.-A farmer
asked whether oats were good for them
+. d. Curtis said thcro was NJ better
feed for sheep than oats by beginning
moderately, quart day would do no
harm, but great deal of good. Wheat
bran mixed with the oats makes yerv
useful change OF feed, MS also oil.cake
meal. Mr., Wolf, from the Rocky Noun.
taiDs, said what he knew about sheep was
that rye WINS the best grain to feed them
with. II he had rye for lis sheen he
would engage to bring them out At for
the butcher in the Spring with no addi-
tional feed but wheat straw. A farmer
from Pennsylvania Said in his State rye
aud bnckwheat were the chief grains fod
to sheep, and occasionally little corn,
with wheat bran or oatS mixed, was given
for change. Sheep did better on va
riety OF feed; their appetite was thus
better kept up when on dry feed.
SHOULD SEED NE CHANGED ?-H c..
Dickinson, Pa, inquired whether it was
necessary to procure change of seed on
q farm to improve the crops +. D. Cur
It's said not at all good soil will make
good crops, mud seed will not dcteriorate.
II. Stewart differed with Mr.. Curtis,
There was m influence exerted by the
climate. California wheat could not be
made to retain It's pccularties in the
Eastern States. New Brunswick oats,
which weighed forty.seven pounds to the
bushel, had in Pennsylvania deteriorated
very much in weight; but when the light
oats had been sent to Canada il rcgained
its pIumpness aud weight the same was
true Of Early Rose potatoes, md this wns
the experience Of most farmers. Corn
seemed to be m exception, but wheat,
oats and potato seed ought to be changed
occasionally.
TREE-PEDDhEB AND "HosprrA1
SrocK. '-H. B. Zarncll, Illinois, Pa,
asked what remedy there was against the
tree,peddlers who swindlod farmers. P.
I, Quinn said farmers should not pur.
chase from them, but send orders direct
TO the DurserymCn, who, valuing their
reputation, would not send out poor
stock, nor any man that was not true to
name. SuSerymCn had sometimes trees
which were poor, or whose labels had be.
come lost These were Jumped together
as Hospital stock, " and sold TO tlIe ped.
oilers at low prices, and farmers who rot
them were swindled +. D. Curtis said
here was the cause of the milk in the
cocoanut. 1t was well that farmers nm.
derstood this. 1t would then be seen
That nurserymen were to blamein selling
this inferior stock, which should be dc.
stroyed, and not put into circulation Nv
pcddlers, who had to shoulder the blame.
Farmers were not posted as business
men, andit 1t werenot for pcdilers there
would be fewer orchards but nursery
men should not make them scapegoats
for their own sins.
CLuPSG HoRsEs. This subject WINS
brought before the Club by T. d. Chris
who supported tho application of Mr..
Bergh to the Legislature for an act to
prevent the practice, MS being cruelty
to animals. ii. Stewart protested on be.
hall OF those farmers and other owners Of
horses who felt that clipping was ncccs.
sary for the comfort and health Of n class
OF animals which wero burdcned with nm
excessively heavy coat. Some horses
needed to be clipped on this account,
and il WINS an infringement of their own.
ers' liberty to prevent them managing
their horses in way they knew and we're
advised by respectable veterinary sur.
geons 10 be proper. p. 4. Quinn had
had his ideas on this subject changed
since he visited large livery establish
ment in Newark, whore he was assured
without this practice many horses were
lost this Winter, but since il Ind been
adopted there was no disease or loss in
the stable. DR.. Crowley said he should
continue to clip his horse and take the
consequences.
SuSDRT MATTERs.-AH Illinois farmer
was advised not to plant cranbcrrios, the
climate there was unsuitable. j. NJ.
Weeks was advised to give his heller,
which had the distcmper, warm mnshes
Of wheat bran and barley malt twice a
day, aud a quart Of tar.waier every night
a farmer who asked il milk could he
churned rs well ms the cream, was in.
formed thntit could, but that the practice
had long ago been Discarded as taking up
too much time. AIS, I'ullor said cher.
ries should be graftel before the buds
began TO SWELL and the scionS should be
carefully act. L. D. Curtis said tho only
preventive Of sheep eating their wool was
to shenr them, L. A. Morrell, author OF
American Shepherd, said II was n practice
incident 10 dry feed and confinement.
DR.. Crowell had found linsced meal the
best preventive Of constipation in cattle
or horses, +. D. Curtis said pure Suffolk
hogs should have no black hairs hogs