The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-10
Agricultural.

SCRATCHES REMEDIEs.-D. II. Parker
writes that scratches are only an aggra-
waited case of the itch, and any treatment
that will cure the itch will cure the scratches.
Use all care in relation to preventing the
animal from catching cold. and keep the
animal clean. He says he can cure II
case in three or four days with Pcttits Eye
Salvc.-N00res RulUL Nec Iorher.
RAISING TuRKEYs.--In answer to W. NJ.
D., in Riual Nor Yo'ktF. April 26, allow
me to say that have done well in turkey
raising by causing each one to swallow a
berry of pepper, and by greasing their ears
and under their wings. This should be
done when one day old. feed them with
sour milk curd until three or four weeks
old then mix the curd with corn meal.
They should be kept from the wet until three
or four weeks cld.-C. L. W. in WoOres RUrnl
Ne'r- Yorker.
PREsERvATIvEs.-Ag great deal has been
written during the past few months concern
ing the preservative properties of different
substances and among those most highly
recommended are acetate and silicate of
soda and borax. These substances, more
especially the latter, have been spoken of as
admirable preservatives of milk, and they
have undoubtedly beneficial effect and
cannot ,fal to be of practical value in this
particular. We are rather inclined, how
ever, to give preference to silicate of soda,
since milk treated with solution of water
containing one twenty-fifth of the siicatc
will be kept perfectly sweet for five to six
days, and if the cream be then removed
the remaining fluid will be found to be
alkaline and without single trace of casen.
Boracic acid is much less energetic in its
action and retards the separation Of cream.
For the former, in practice, 1t is recon-
mended to dissolve about one ounce of the
slicatc in quart of water, which may be
added to about four gallons Of milk. The
fact of the addition of water may seem to
be an Objectionable feature in this treat
ment, but in many cases, where milk is
| transported long distance to market, the
discovery may be of great practical value
not only to the producer, by supplying Il
| source of income otherwise out of his reach,
| but also to the consumer, by supplying n
a larger quantity Of a good article at re-
| duced price
ARTIFICIAL MILK.-During the seige of
of Paris, substitute for milk was manufac
tured according to the following formula :
One ounce and half of sugar is dissolved
in quart of water, and to this solution are
added one ounce of dry albumen, (from
white of eggs, )and Is to 80 grains of soda
crystals, and the whole made into an emul-
sion by the addition of one or two ounces
of olive oil. AS the war progressed gela-
tine was substituted for albumen, and
slaughtcr-house fats, purified by melting at
100 degrees, for the olive OIL One firm
manufactured by this process 1872 900 gall
ons of milk daily for Paris consumption
DEPT. IF Agrictulture, w. McMurtrie
Chemist.
FISH CuLruRE.-Seth Green and the 9TH
err fish farmers of New York have fairly con-
quered a peace. Before accomplished re-
suits, such as these public spirited men have
to show for their faith and labor, even leg
islative stupidity stands dumb and con-
WINGED. A few years ago there were scarce
ly any slad in the Hudson, and the fish was
a rare and costly luxury in the New York
York markets. Now, according to the
Troy Times, "shae lie like snow banks on
the Shores and are retailed to the city
householdcrs at 80 cents a pair Vermont
Farmer.
DRIED FRUrTs FOR FRANCE.-Mr. Il. A.
Gere, our wide. awake market reporter,
furnishes us with the following item IF O
rumored experiment is successful there will
be hereafter an additional outlet for surplus
dried apples. There is very apt to be a
large unstable remnant of this crop of late
years. During the past few weeks there
have been important sales of about | 200
barrels Of dried apples to go to France
This is the first consignment ever sent tC
, that country, though for other parts of tn,
Continent there is frequently good sale fol-
, consumption. The buyers of the above lots
| will not disclose the real use these apples
are destined for; but hints enough have
leaked out imtimating the intention of put
. ting them through the still OH the other side
; for the purpose of converting them into tn,
base or ingredient of liquor. In the line o
wines and liquors, French chemists hay,
4 been known to exhibit ingenuity that almos
I defled detection Ruuy Mem YORKER.