Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-21
Farm, Garden and Household.
How Much Land for q Cow

HOW much Land Tor y Cow
We asked two experienced Wisconsin
dalrymen: How many COWS will a
good dairy farm of 160 acres support in
an average season, keeping besides only
the horses needed, and, perhaps, a few
hogs to use up the whey, &c. %
One, who has been many years in the
business--as this was in private conver-
sation, we do not mention names-said
that on his farm of that size, on which
were twenty acres thickly covered with
timber, and worthless for pasture, he
could keep forty. The others estimate
was forty, also for the 160 acres. OF
course both included the use of such
land as was necessary for the usual
orchard, garden, &C., but not for the
production of anything for sale except
the products of the cow in milk, cheese,
or butter. Both of the dairymen to
whom we refer believe heartily in the
value of sowed corn, believing it q
cheaper feed than hay. One says that
he would want one and half acres OF
pasture for each COW, to last until after
haying. After that time he pastures
the meadows, and feeds green corn-fod-
der, &C., with the usual pasturage for
each cow for the whole season, also
feeding corn-fodder in the fall. He so
plants this that while it produces a
large amount of stalks and leaves, it
also natures considerable quantity of
corn. On this he relies largely for the
winter Western Farmer.
Alleged New Potato Disease.
A new potato disease is described as
having made its appearance near Jena,
differing from the one commonly known
in its directly attacking the tubers, and
not the leaves. The tuber becomes
covered by purplish felt, which is the
mycelium OF fungus. The skin of the
potato is sometimes apparently not
penetrated by the mycelium, the con-
trary being the fact in other cases. In
the latter event, the tuber becomes
completely destroyed by cancerous
disease. The fungus belongs to the
genus Sclerotiouna, and, according to
Prof. Holliss, the remedy will probably
be the same as in the ordinary potato
disease-namely, the selecting of early
kinds, using only mineral and no ami
NAL nor vegetable manures, and with a
careful selection of the best adapted
soil. The Rev. NJ. J. Berkely, the emi-
nent fungologist, however, has lately
announced that this is the well known
Copper Web" which some years b
very destructive to asparagus, mint,
and other crops, and has been known,
to some extent, to attack the potato. It
is figured in Tulasne's "Fungi Hypo-
gai," under the name of Rhizoctonia.
Baking Apples.
do not think that housekeepers have
cooked apples nearly as often Us they
should. There is nothing more whole
some for dessert than apples baked in
various forms. They should be cored,
put In dish with little warm water,
each witt teaspoonful of sugar over
1t; bake until soft, and serve cold, with
cream or good milk. Or make an apple
float, by taking a dozen tart apples,
stew and prepare them as if for sauce !;
when cold, add the whites of two eggs,
beaten then beat the whole until quite
stiff; having made previously a soft
custard with the yolks, using about a
pint of milk. Or make an apple pud-
ding, by filling the cored apple with
nutmeg, sugar and butter make bat
ter of one egg, -four and milk, and pour
around the apples. Or pare, core and
spice say ten large tart apples bake
until nearly done put away to get cold;
then prepare icing as usual. Pour of
the juice, lay the icings on the tops and
sides as thickly as you can then return
to the oven to just harden and set. To
be eaten with cream, but if you haven't
that, good milk will answer, if you can
get it.
Cure For Chicken Cholera.
Treatment, if it is to be effective, is
to be begun at an early period. Of
course, all possible sanitary measures
are 70 be taken. The remedies consist
of local and general stimulus, and laud-
anum to soothe and to stop the dis
charges. Wright recommends the fol-
lowing, to be given every three hours :
Rhubarb, 5 grains Cayenne pepper, 2
grains laudanum, 10 drops. "Admin-
lstering midway between every two
doses teaspoonful of brandy, in rather
less thun it's bulk of water, with five
drops of McDougal's fluid carbolate in
each dose. Carbolic acid, in small
doses, may be substituted for the car
bolate, if not accessible" The yards
should be disinfected with carbolic acid
as a measure of prudence, and for the
same reason it is better to separate the
sick from the,well fowls, although the
disease is not proven contagious. The
suggestion of administering to all the
fowls fluid carbolGte (or else carbolic
acid( in their water, and the latter cool,