National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-09-05
Farm, Garden and Household.
Farm Notes and GOSSIP.


Sulphuret of calcium dug in arount
the roots OF grape vines is said to hay,
apowerful effect in destroying Phyllox
rea.
u is said that sprinkling of red pep
per will destroy all kinds of insects OF
cabbage and other plants, and also al
kinds of fungi.
Lime is an essential element to orch
ard trees, and half bushcl of it spread
under nm apple or pear tree annually
will more than pay the cost.
VIM. II. Deyo, of Highland, Ulster
Co., n. Y, is reported by the Duichos.
Farmer to have sold, this season, 1904
worth of Antwerp raspberries, from half
an acre of land.
DR. Hexamer tells us that the recent
drouth cost him at least SO, 900, and that
he might have saved this money had he
been provided with facilities for utiliz-
ing water that now runs to waste.
When lime is spread in clover sod
after it has been manured it only accel-
crates the action of the manure. Mr..
Lawes even adds lime to nitric acid, and
superphosphate to counterfeit the acid.
A member of the Wisconsin Horticul-
tural Society dares to maintain that the
money which has been invested in pear
culture in that State is equivalent to So
for each perfect pear that has been pro-
duced
A good garden will contribute so
much toward the support of family,
and Its humanizing influences are so
great, that every man should study and
strive to make the most of tho limited
piece OF ground thus appropriated,
Here are n few OF the reasons why
horses are whipped For stumbling,
owing to careless and reckless driving;
Tor slipping down, owing to smooth
shoes; for shying, when frightened; for
any vigorous effort to be relieved of tor
turing flies; for the breaking down of
the vehicle; and, sixthly, because the
wind blows off the drivers hat.
A correspondent takes ground against
high managers for horses, for the rea-
son, MS he says, that they irritate the
thorax and windpipe, and create ten
dency to heaves. His practice is to feed
from manger ON level with the feet.
and not over 20 inches in front of them,
This enables the horse to eat according
TO nature, and not after the manner of
the giraffe.
How to Take care of Milk.
Laura B. Boyce writes to the Yer
mont F0rmCr: "We had n set Of Jew
EFT pans put in on trial the 10th of June,
and they are such an improvement on
the old method that | am quite MS en-
thuslastic over them as Mr.. Douglas
predicted ] can take care of the milk !
OF our thirty-fonr cows as easilyin these
pans MS L could the milk of five in the |
Ola way; but taking care of the butter
Is quite another matter, rs ] churn sew
EN- times week-just days cream at !
q time. / find that the cream comes
much quicker than when l attempt to
churn more at once. [ can skim and |
wash one of our pans in thirty minutes
some claim they can do it in twenty.
but L cannot; there is no handling of |
the milk; 1t is carried to its receptacle |
remote from the milk-room. and the
men can use it when they choose 1t
seems to me that there is the least pos
sible work in taking care of the milk by |
the use OF these pans, and the butter is |
rs nice as | ever tasted. We have made |
l,O0O pounds in. June from the milk of
thirty-two cows 1--WE have now thirty
four, but have been fattening calves, SO
that We only had the milk of thirty-two. |
On Weaving Lambs.
Many farmers are in the habit of let
ting the lambs go with the ewes with
out weaving. This is bad policy, for it |
causes the ewes to become poor, and |
the lambs alsorun down when put upon
dry hay for the winter. This can be |
easily avoided by weaving the lambs.
The proper time is in the month of Sep
TENDER, for then the second growth of
grass is well up, and the lambs are
about the right age. The lambs in
tended for market should be turned
into the best pasture, while those for
wintering should be put on short grass,
and have some cracked corn or beans.
Meanwhile, the ewes should be turned
into poor feed for few days, and be.
yond the hearing of the lambs, they
Will not be uneasy. In a day or two a
person should go through the flock,
and, where it is necessary, remove the |
milk with the hand. If it continues to
accumulate, the eve should be fed on
dry hay for few days. If proper at
tention is given to this all-important |
part of sheep-raising, the wool-growers
Will always have large sheep and warm
clothes.-G. W. H., CanaStota, N. Y.