Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-23
Farm and Garden.


Rilling Lice on Calves.-A correspon-
dent inquiries concerning the best
means of killing lice on calves, and
whether decoction of tobacco for the
purpose would be considered dangerous.
We do not regard tobacco juice a safe
application for killing lice. The pois-
onous principle of tobacco is absorbed
by the skin, and passes into the circu-
lstion through the pores. Again, if the
cattle are allowed to lick themselves
after the application, serious injury will
be liable to result. The only way in
which tobacco may be used safely is to
fire it in a fumigator, blowing the
smoke into the hair of the animal.
Carbolic acid as verrnin destroyer,
either on cattle or plants, is of late
coming largely into use. Carbolic acid,
when pure, is corrosive and dangerous;
but when dissolved in water at the rate
of an ounce of the acid to gallon of
water it is abundantly strong and safe
for such purpose. Carbolic soapis often
used for killing these parasites. 1t can
be had at most of the shops, but may
be made much cheaper by farmers than
it can be purchased, and at very little
trouble
We give the recipe furnished by Sec
Rotary Goodale of the Maine Board of
| Agriculture, which is as good as any
we have seen, and is as follows: "Dis-
solve pound or two of bar soap in as
little hot water as possible, and stir in
an ounce of carbolic acid. When cold
it can be cut into cakes and kept any
length of time. The easiest way to
apply it for lice is to wash the animal
with this soap and water.''
A. wooden string smeared with mer-
curial ointment and tied around the
neck of the animal often proves effect
ual in destroying the lice.-Rural Ne1o
Yorker.
Bermuda Grass.-A Texas correspon-
dent of the Country Gentleman writes
The Bermuda of this section hourishes
best on our very heavy, strong, adhesive
clay lands, is very nutritious, much
more so than anything else we have,
but has two bad qualities with u.s. 1st.
1t is not of any value for winter pasture.
I'd. 1t will not give up its place when
it gets on piece of ground. 1t kills
shrUbbery, trees, flowers and everything
: that it grows around, and keeps spread
ing, spreading, spreading, till it is
supreme, and takes lawn, garden
orchard, farm, if sufficient time and not
enough work is given it. For summer
pasture it is unexcelled. 1t is rich in
valuable matter, it is rapid in growth
and stands tramping and drought admir-
bly,, but otherwise is dreaded here
Those who have it as yard grass are
l each and all exterminating it at grea
: expense and trouble, and advising
: others to let alone.
9 To Test the Quality of Wool.-A Texa
S the sleeps back and place it upon al
inch rule. If you can count from thirt.
It to thirty three of the spirals or folds il
V the space of an inch, it equals in qualit,
), the finest electoral or Saxony WOO
,, grown. OF course when the number O
t. spirals to the inch diminishes, tn
n quality of wool is relatively inferior
It Many tests have been tried, but this
e considered the simplest and best
o Cotswold wool and some other inferio
e woods do not measure nine spirals t
e the inch. With this test, every farme
a has in possession a knowledge whic
). will enable him to form correct .judg
II ment of all this kind of wool. Their
a are some coarse woods which exper
p enced wool growers do not rank as WOO
a. but as hair, on account of the hardne:
ic and straightness of the fiber"
m Sugar from the Butternut-A CORE
Id pondent of the CHautauqua Farm
P. writes: when my neighbor, Brown
Oh tapped his sapbush, he had quantit
es of buckets and spiles more than map
III trees, so he tapped about thirty butte
go | could make of it, and to his bus
ne finding every one of the buckets und
ca the butternut trees full, while tho
ne under the maple trees were not ov
two-thirds full. took a six-quart pa
With me, and borrowed it full of tt
outternut sap, and boiled it down, &C
nss ting one-halt pound of nice sugar. NJ
VI Brown gathered twenty-nine buckets
p that sap, and boiled it down with h
90 maple. 1t worked as nicely as if
VI were all maple. The flavor and appes
H., arce were perfect
IN. Farmers Wees Club.-At Oatka Fal
IL Kansas, they have club composed
he farmers wives, The society NEE
al once month at the houses OF tne mel
he bers in regular succession, take the
ny lunch baskets and have sort of picr
Elk supper, SO as to give little trouble
at the hostess. A regular subject CO
he nected with the management of t
OF domestic department of the farm
~ agreed upon at previous meeting al
nd is discussed over the tea and knitti
of work. Like good wives they allc
lg, their husbands to come in the evenir
IS, and girls, who expect to be farmer
vas wives some day, are welcome. 7
'ut meetings are enjoyable and proitab
vas This is an institution that deserves
ch be established in more States tn
he Kansas.
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vel Hints for the Housewife.