Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-06-13

will be thus thoroughly powdered.
ARREsTING DECAY IN PoTAToEs -Vari-
Gus plans for arresting decay in potatoes af-
ter digging have from time TO time been
made public, such as busting with quick
lime, gypsum, charcoal 7ust, cts, Profes
sor Church, of Cirenchester, Fog, the
eminent agricultural chemist, announces
that sulphite of lime appears to exercise
very remarkable Influence in arresiiDg the
spread of decay in potatoes affected by the
potato disease. la ore experiment the salt
was busted over some tubers. partially de-
cayed from this cause. as hey were being
slowed away. Some months afterward the
potatoes were found to have suffered no fur
Their injury. A similar trial with powdered
proved lime to bs much less effective.
tBsEAKING Up SETTING HENs.-WhiTe
resident of Iowa, writes & correspondent,
and living out on the prairie with few con-
venences, was compelled to coutr,vs some
means 10 freak my hens from se'ting My
plan was to take a strong string. four feet
long; fasten one end around the hens neck,
so that she could not get it off, but not to
choke the other end was fastened to peg
driven into the ground, and she was left to
scuffle to suit herself. I have broken some
hens in hal; an hour Never had to keep
them battered longer than one day, and with
good feeding they would lay again in ten
days. This plan seemed TO be perfectly safe
and effcctual. No patent to this invention.
DYSPEPSIA AMONG FARMERs.-Dyspepsi
is quite common among farmers, and it can.
not be due to any lack Of exercise It is
due rather to too much exercise at the wrong
time. Tho farmer. when be comes in after
a hslf.day's hard work with strong oppe,
ti'e eats hearty meal, jumps up from the
table, and rushes directly off to his work
again He should rest half or three quar-
'efs of an hour 1T least after such mc,l be
fore attempting any active labor. This will,
in nine cases cut Of ten, prevent this dis
ease among farmers who eat wholesome food
properly cooked.
COMPARISON OF NILK Cows.-Six AYR
shire cows on the New Jersey Agricultural
Colleso Farm 1T year gave daily average
If IS quaess Of milk each Two Short
Horns gave an aver ge Of S 60 qusrFs each.
Seven of the common COWS gave an average
o. A. quarts each The two highest aver
ages were BY Avrshires, the next by com.
nApn COW Taking live weight into account,
-Iere is little difference. the Ayrshires be-
ing little the best. The cows were ell of
medium or small size, ranging from 935 to
1,lS0 pounds live weight.
HARRows Last Spring I made three
harrows in shape Of triangle. They ere
g feet from corner to corner. hook two
o. them to the back corners of the front one
with hooks and eyes. and hook the corners
of the two back harrows together, and /
have the best borrow / have ever seen.
and [ have tried nearly all kinds. It pull
verizes the ground better and lsps down on
rough land and keeps clean easier, and 10
stumppv or soddy ground does the work bet
ter. with less hitchipg on stumps. than any
harrow have seen.-Z J. Emery.
ADJUSTING A THREE Horse EvENER.-A
correspondent says: Take lath of the
length to accommodate the swingletree usod;
put loop of string over it, and hang from
one end say pound, from the other two
pounds. Slip the loop till these weights
hang even, aud put the shackle on the bar
according to these measures. The power
II tho tho ~
not as the length. The line horse should
have the long end.
Polish FOR FURNITURE. -One- bird Of
spirits Of wine, one-third Of vinegar aud
one-third of sweet oil, or rather more of the
last. Shake the bottle we'll daily for three
weeks it is then fit for use, but the longer
it is kept the better it is The furniture
must be rubbed till the polish is dry use
every two or three months, and rub the fur
niture over daily when busted For dining
room tables and sideboards use it every
week it makes them beautifully bright.
TREATMENT OF KICKING Cows THE
most simple and most efFeotnal plan for pre-
venting cows kicking when being MIXED is
that of bucking leather strap rather snug
ly about the body of the COW just in front of
the udder This plan at once subdues the
most confirmed and viciously inclined kick.
ers+
CEMENT FOR WooD.-A very superior
cement for joining wood may be made by
soaking isinglass or gel4tine in water until
it swells, The water should then be drain
ed off and spirit poured on it. and the yes
sci rlacad 10 a pan of hot water until the is
inglass is dissolved. This cement must
then be kept in well-stoppered bottle.
TO REMOVE STAINS FROM MARBLE Take
two parts of common Soda ore part of
pumice-stone and one of finely powdered
chalk I; sift it through ine sieve and mix
it with water then rub it well over the
marble. and the stains will be removed
Wash the marble afterwsrd with soap and
water. $3.50,
Ice, WATER IN C1sTERNs John Quincy
Atkins, of Minnesota packs biz cisterns with
snow late in Winter or early in Spring,
when it can be obtained pack it solid-snd
says be hnds it pays, since it will keep good
until after harvest and furnish good ce-
water for daily use.