Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-03-07
FARM AND FIREsIDE.

\ TIE BEST FooD FOR HORSES For horse
eed Indian corn possesses al The elements
Y ot warmth and nutrition. and 10 calculated
20 supply the wear and tear If the bard.
est worke horse, and keep him in a
h althy condition, without any assistance
T, flon oats; but the usual addition of hay
should be alloweast horses, whatever be the
Ted that is 10 use By reference to the
analysis Of coro.. it will be observed that
4 hare Is little loss from woody fibre or
| other in TT substance. 1t i this princiI le
contained in cdrn that is 10 be modified and
!; rrected as feed and not t., be added t, by
a greater concentration OF nutritive matter;
| or 10 other words add t, the corn materials
hat do lot contain. or at last but 10 small
| degree. those powerful constituents that
characterIzs Indian corn and for the pur-
pose We viii res~pmend that the corn be in
minute division or ground int, meal, to in
ure greater division il the stomach, and
'ess concentration than would re-ul ty feed
ing II VIII 10 and not mixed With extra neous
matter. as cut hay, or oh IF and ltls
nran. The bran is to prevent, or at least
70 modify, the coslive or binding or heat.
ing fleets Of the corn the cbaff or cut hay
Is to give sufficient bulk t. the feed, thereby
Keeping the bowels mois , and the meal from
contraction. At the same time the horse
mas fee before him of which be can eat his
bill without producing cramp or collie, which
often results from feeding corn whole in a
meal without sufficient mixture of bulk
heing given 1t. 1t is the want OF knowl-
edge, togt ther with the extra trouble in cut.
ting hay aud mixing such feed that forms
the chief argument Of some st,hlamen
against feeding with corn and in favor of
oats A carriage or saddle horse, used fer
hopping, for afternoon rides or drives, can
De kept in excellent condition on six pounds
nj ccrn meal, three pounds OF cut hay. two
quarts OF wheat bran and teacup of salt.
CHEAP POULTRY YARD Set posts firmly
In the ground, six feet h Ugh, eight feet apart
fake number 9 wire, and stretch from post
t. post outside fastening with stapl, made
ut wire driven into posts Place three wires
one inch apart, one foot from the ground
ground another three at top o. pots. Take
common laths an weave in, leaving three
INCHES space between sies of each. This
makes the fence four feet high Then take
other llths, picket one end. and chamfer
Inc o;ber like chise blade, aad inter weave
'monS tie top wire then shove the cham
fred' edge down beside the top of the bot
tom lath, tapping under wires two inches.
This make, cheap, pretty, durable fence,
chat is seven feet and ten inches high, and
owl tight Wires should be left some what
lick. as Intervening the laths will take it
up. W. LANG, IN the Poultry World.
How EASILY BUTTER IS Spo1LED.-A far.
m'r's wife writing to the Ohio Farmer"
says: "Of all the products Of the farm, but
ter is most La lie to be tainted BY noxious
doris floating III The atmosphere. Our peo-
pie laid some veal in the ll,r, from which
lifrle blood flowed out. and neglect ID I'M.
| it commenced to smell. The result was.
that jar of butter which was then pack
ing. smeled and t,ste1 like spoiled beef"
Another lady reader observes that there is
filthy. stagnant water. few hundred feet
from their house, from which an offensive
fuvum would be borne on the breeze di.
rectly to the milk room. when the winds was
in certain direction. the result of which
was that cream and butt .r worll ts,ts like
he disagreeable odor coming from that
pond AS soon as the pond was drained we
had no more damaged butter.
POULTRY HOUSES -C!eanse these-make
clean nests, and give generous feeding.
Eggs selling at 25 cents per dozen. as is
now the case in our markets, should render
this branch OF farm economy worthy of spe-
clal attentlon-besides which, young chicks
command always enormous prices in early
Spring. The preservation of tie manure
of your poul ry yard is also an item of mo-
ment-it Is amongst the most valuat L. of
mauures, and if well preserved, audlkept
covered as gathered. aud handful Of pl,s-
ter thrown over each gathering, it is almost
equal to any guano.
Group H. F. j.. of Simsbury, Coou.,
gives the 70 lowing as certain remedy for
Group: Take knife or Crater, and shave
or graf, off in small particle about a tea.
spoonful of alum; mix it with about twice
it. quantity of sugar, t. make it palatahle,
and adm'"ls'er as quickly as possible, Its
ELECTS will be truly magical as almost in
stsntaneous relief will be afforded This
simple though efficacious remedy is worthy
of "oldog pl,ce in the receipt book Of
every family"
EGGS IN CASE OF TRouBLB-The white of
an Egg is said to be specific for fish bones
sticking in the throat. 1t is to be swallowed
raw and carry down bone easily aud GER.
tail y. There is another fact touching eggs,
which it will De well to remember. When,
a. sometimes by accident, corrosive subj.
mate is swallowed, the white of one or two
eggs taken will peutralize the poison and
change the effect to that of dose IF calomel.
How Much HAY FOR A Cow.-Augustus
Whitman of Fitchburg, Mass. in an expe-
pertinent to compare the value of different
feeds. found that two large cows ate 20
pounds each of gooi dry hay per day with
out other feed. Mr. L F. Scott found that
good s'z d COW belonging to him averaged
25 pounds of good hay per day In another
case dairy of cows averaged IS pounds
per day during the Winter.
SAUSAGE MEAT.-If you want it extra
nice. take two nice fresh hams and one
shoulder; take off the skin and have it
chopped mic y; season it with salt, pepper.