American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-16
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

WE do advise painting the single
roofs of buildings matter of economy
We have ample evidence that it pays to
do so just as surely as it pays to paint the
balance of the exterior of any building
". y. Herald.
FUMIGATING poultry houses with sui
phur, thrown on glowing Goals in an
earthen vessel, and keeping the house
closed for several hours is said to be a
perfect remedy for insects of all kinds
The poultry must be removed before the
experiment
ONE of the great points in keeping
horses in good health and condition is
| regular feeding and good care, being care
ful, after a sharp, hard drive, especially If
there has been exposure TO wet and cold,
to blanket warmly anticipate and look
for chill or being off of food.
ACCORDING to the theory of vegetable
physiology verified by practice, tree is
most checked in growth when the leaf
bearing branches are Topped while in
| most rapid state of growth, and the growth
of sprouts favored when the tree or its
branches are cut while it is in Il dormant
condition, and especially towards spring.
Fowls can be f;attened well in fort
night if they are cooped up where they
| can obtain gravel and lime and are fed on
scalded corn meal, given three times
day, while ears of corn are always at
| hand. For drink, skinned milk is very
| desirable, and if warmed a little will be
| drank with ea@erncSs. PulveriZed char
coal, kept either in their boxes or mixed
with their feed, will materially assist the
fattening process.
| SoIIING, as now practised by the best
dairy farmers really means stall-feeding
| in summer, wholly or in part, according
| To the condition of the pastures, or the
| circumstances of the farmer. The old
| definition of the word soil" according
| 10 Webster, is tn feed cattle or horses, in
| the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass
| or green food cut for them, instead of
| sending them out to pasture; such food
having the effect to purge them, hence to
purge by feeding upon green food; as to
| soil Il horse.
THE clothing of the horse in the stable
| should be neither too hot nor too cold.
| But if kept too warm he will be more
| likely to take cold when he goes out to
exercise on Il cold or chilly day. The
stable should be well ventilated with pure
| air at all times, and all poisonous air and
| gases. particularly the ammonia which is
| formed from the urine, should be allowed
| free egress from the stable, as the animal
cannot be expected to keep in good health
while compelled to inhale such malaria.
To BRorI. ToMAToEs-Broiled tomatoes
make a delicious dish; select those that
are not over-ripe, and cut them in halves
crosswise; dip the cut side into beaten
egg and then into wheat flour, and place
them upon a gridiron, whose bars have
been creased previously. When they
have become well Drowned, turn them
| over and cook the skin side until thor
oughly done. Then put butter, salt and
pepper upon the egg side, and serve upon
| a platter.
THE effect of understanding is to pull
veriZe the soil by natural means to nearly
or quite the depth of the drains, and by
this deep pulveriZation the soil is enabled
successfully to Withstand droughts so Sc
we're as to ruin crops upon similar lands
undrained, while the drains beneath the
surface form ready means of escape for
the surplus water of wet seasons In the
adoption of thorough system of under
draining upon all heavy soils will be found
the most effectual remedy, and the one
most general in its application against
such extremes as those of the past three
seasons.
THE Journal Of the Farm offers a few
good suggestions upon kitchens. 1t rec
ommends that the housewife, instead OF
wearing out her muscle and her temper
scrubbng floors, should resort to the sim
pie expedient of painting. All that is
necessary is TWO quarts OF OIL, three
pounds OF ochre, and one pint of japan,
which will paint floor twelve by eight
cen feet. The time taken to clean paint
ed floor, and the labor saved, are equal to
ten times the cost. The writer also sug
gests another convenience, viz, good
sized sink, five or six feet long by two and
half wide, at the back: at the top OF
, this sink should be a shelf for lamps
vases, ETC.; under it place for ironware
and at the ends two pumps-one for hard
and the other for soft water
AN Ohio correspondent of the Country
Gentleman says: l am using a remedy fol
drivin away insects and bugs that works t.
: charm, and if any of your readers have
not tried it, advise them to waste NJ
! time with SCOT, ashes, etc, but ask theil
druggist to order for them pound of car
4. bolic acid No. 5, which will cost IS cents
:, If air slaked lime is to be had, use tea
spoonful of acid to quart of lime; mi,
well, and dust over the plants. One APP
! plication is frequently sufficient. TIL,
cabbage flea dumping jack threatened t.
: destroy my plants of cabbage and ruta
bagas but one dose was sufficient to clea
the garden of them. If the lime is no
, slaked, take one teaspoonful of acid to
I pint of hot water, and Stake the lime witt
the mixture.