Connecticut western news., 1873-01-31

AN H4NcEH-A correspondent says he sowed crop of rye seeded to grass and got large crop of both by top-dressinp the field in winter when that part o1 the field that was left undressed failed almost entirely under the influence oi an early drought. But he says it does little good to top-dress sward- bound gIass unless there is rain enough tc wash the stubble matter through the thick sod.
 WH1TE HAIRS ON HoRsEs.-A cores pondent of the Massachusetts Poaqh naan, recommends the following remed, TOT white hairs on horses, which eppeai on spots galled by the saddle or harness
 Take a piece of lard large enough tt glVe the place thorough greasing; rul the same with the hand until it becomes not, repeating the operation three o, four Emes, and the white hairs will soo1 come out and hairs of natural colo take their place. I have tried this o1 several horses and I never knew it ts 1all. l think the best time to do this IS In the winter, before the new coal starts.'
 MEETING MILK FROM SoURINa. a.-The ooatne'1s Farmer says that teaspoon. ful of fine salt or horse.radish in g pan of milk will keep it sweet for sey. eral days. Milk can be kept a wear as sweet as when taken from the COW by the following method Procure bottles. ana as ehey are filled immediately cork ana tessen the cork with pack thread o1 wCe. Then spread little straw at the Dottom of boiler, on which place the notties, With straw between them, until 1ne boiler contains a sufficient quantity. rlu up with cold water, and as soon as 15 n Degms to boil draw the fire and let the whole gradually cool. When quite eold take out the bottles and pack them Ill sawoust ln hampers, and stow them away 1n the coolest part of the house.
 MEAL AS FEED.-We have fed great deal of corn and cob meal to both horses and COWS, and never discovered any in- -lurlous effects from it. Our own opinion IS, however, that it does not pay to grind cobs with the meal to feed to horses. We had rather feed the corn meal alone with hay or steamed straw; but we had rather have the corn and cob meal for mich COWS. We believe the distensiou ot the stomach which is produced by feeding the ground cob with the corn meal IS an advantage over feeding clear meal. Some dairymen claim that milk IS largely increased by feeding boiled cobs to cows. We once heard farmer .of considerable experience say that he believed sixteen quarts of boiled cobs equal to four quarts of corn meal as q mllk-producing feed.
 KILLING PouLrRY.-An exchanoe SAWS the easiest, quickest and best way to kll fowl is to open his beak. and then. with pointed and narrow knife. make an 1nclsion at the back of the roof which will divide the verterbrae. and cause immediate death after which hang the fowl up by the legs till the bleeding ceases then rinse the beak out with vinegar and water. Fowls killed in this manner keen lonoe,. and do not present the unsightIy externa1 marks of those killed by the ordinary system of wringing the neck. In this connection we wish to impress on o11, readers the importance of special care Tn dressing poultry for market. The difference in price will more than com. pensate fer the trouble. Also. don't send In poultry in poor condition holi- day customers all look for and will take only fat birds.
 CLOVER HAY Cur WITH GREEN I'M oTHf-Harrls Lewis, the great Herki- mer dairy man, says that green timothy cut with clover in bloom, if well cured. makes the best hay for milch COWS. He calls the timothy dried grass. George Geddes says the believers in old pss- lures and old meadows and the natural grasses very much dislike his testimony Tn favor of clover hay as being worth more than the best meadow hay, if it is only cut early and well cured. Bous- slngeault's farm experiments show that seYenty-tye pounds of clover hay cut in 1ull bloom and well cured is worth as much as one hundred pounds of ordi- nary meadow hay. The reason why clover hay is not better estimated is that when sown with timothy farmers gener. ally wait for the timothy to ripen before the field IS moved; others do not cut clover until 1t is dead ripe to save the labor of curing. have found that $ little siacked lime will prevent cloyre rom burning in the mow, even if mol thoroughly dried. Some farmers appl, salt, but this only creates moisture and increases the evil.
 WINTER WORK oN THE FARM-P. T t9ulnn, Essex Co.,, N. Y. says: A heavt fall of snow about the holidays is a mos fortunate occurrence, and one that i, always turned to a profitable account i1 getting ready for the spring work. Tn, heaps of farm-yard manure that hay, been accommodating for months back. ar, now hauled out to the different fields and thrown in piles, with farm sled at about one third less expense than i wagoned. Distances from the farm yard, when eight loads of manure is days work for man and team, | can be more easily made in the sam tune with runners with less fatigue t. the horses. It has been my rule fo many years that by the first of January the area for each crop is mapped of and no chance is allowed to pass, be tween now and the first of April, to ge everything in readiness, for an activ and timely sprAg's work. Locate, near large city. where there is alway ready sale for cabbages, potatoes, an. this kind of farming, to attempt to car " on the business in a sIp-shot way better far to sell out, and go West, an, raise corn and wheat, where less capita IS required. To grow cabbages, pota toes and onions with profit, heavy man uring is the first step toward success and where from 40 to 70 two-horse load of manure are applied to every acr cultivated, one can readily see hoy little chance there is for men and teams having nothing to do at any time iron December until April. Besides haulin, manure on fair days, on wet days. th farm implements are carefully examine, and put in good repair, long before the, are needed in the Spring. For the pas dozen years, the teamsters at odd mo ments, mend all their own harness saving in this way from $50 to $75
 year, beside the inconvenience of send ing broken harness away from the farm