The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-31
lcaI suggsstions on Fnrm,p~.
a -.ock.keeper rays be has never fail.

A ,.0ckskeeper says be has never fail,
20 relieve choked animal by rais.
ing ita head as if Tor drenching, and
throwing down it's threat q broken
hens egg, shell and al.
J. S. Collins, Tallaboma, Tenn, tell.
the American Rural Home that when
his neigh bors were losIng their hogs
and hens by cholera he saved his with
sulphur. Il mixed about half BUSH
Ell of meal With two pounds of sulphur
and let the owls eat what they wanted
to ; for the hogs 1 put in charcoal.
ground fine. l have used it Tor over
twenty years and have not lost one."
The editor OF 4Hoores Rural speaks of
meadows which have not been plowed
in twenty years, and yet they yield not
only heavy, but irst quality hav, they
having always been pastured in early
fail, never led close, and occasionally
narrowed and lop-dressed nth fine,
weil-rotted manure. Other meadows
are mentioned which have ct been
plOwed N half century, dressing OF
lime once in Ave years maintaining
them in good condition.
D. Y. FarlauG communicates 10 the
Vermont Farmer the details or q aretui
experiment in deep and shallow stting
OF milk, the result OF which mas be
briefly summarized - 'oilovs To
make pound OF butter &c took n frst
trial, with pail, y IDS OF milk, vith
pans. - Ibs. n the second trlaI, ith
pail, IS lbs IS q; with pans, a lhai0
or. 4 the third trial, With pals, 2Ih.
Is CT; Win pans, IS lbs , q. |hse
tests were MADE a August, beginning
with me ION.
A New South Wales paperTecommenu
the following method With stump:
IN the autumn bore 3 hole or u
men 10 diameter. according 10 th'
grit ot the stump, vertically n tn
center OF the latter. and is inches deep
Put IN l ounce or l ] ounces OF saltpeter
fill the whole with water, and plug "
close a the ensuing spring AXE on
tue plug, and pour n nail gill 0
kerosene oil, and ignite it. The stuml
will smolder away, without blazing, 4
tae very ext-emI.ies OF the roots, cav
ing nothing but asnes. The stumE
must be in q .resn ssppy state
wnen Tue saltDeIer 4 put IN, or It vii
rot permeate he hbers thoroughly
wnicn is essential 10 the success Of tht
experiment
The method OF feeding roots adopted
by Canadian stOCk-grOwer IS explain
Ell the Vermont farmer. lie cut
his lav, straw, etc, with horse power
and nu!pS MS turllCs with machlnt
winch tears them Ilto minute fragment
IS asst as q man can throw them lntC
q hopper. \ sufficient uaDtIty OF thl
material is prepared or three days
thoroughly mixed. 10 water being used
ana allowed to stand three lays Oefor
feeding, when A. becomes warm ant
I slight fermentation ensues Two Din
/ are necessary, oBe o .eeC hem will
the other g Warming ID. Neal cal
be added TO ,le mixture. # desirable
/ The stock eat mis- With avldlty ant
thrive upon t remarkably well.
II farmers viii examine their tools a
, this season * the year hey vii. doubt
less rinu ,hat hired men nave Orough
10 blows. har-ows. anu hand tools ant
housed them without borough clean
ing. Take he ,irsJ opportunity ID
clean them ana polish ne metail.
parts bright, rubbing them attervarc
with q .ltt.e neeswax. graiting wax. o
similar substance. 10 protect the suriaC
and prevent -1sung. The wooden par
OF all tools ana implements which ar
1t anv time pIDOseI to tue weather vi!
asst nanv vmes .0Dger il veil IN
pregnated with Oh. The best
as we'll as 40 cheap
ssr. 8 crude petroleum, . t penetrate:
The nores ana makes 9ersDasle
wood Ike he most .uraDle ,edar. N
cool weather ,t viii e necessary 10
warm or heat /, 20 IS Ugh q 'empera-
lura as will re safe before applying, go
that ig NAV enter me pores OF me wood.
WIKI all the smaller tools, such as noes,
spades. -aNrs. &c, ne work nav De
done - : warm room.