The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-27
ANDREW COUNTY REPUBLICAN.
SAVANNAH, MISSOURI.
FARM, FIELD, AND FAMILY.
FARM TALK.

SclOnS lOr granting may De cut at HI,
time previous to the starting of the bud
in the spring, and when cut should b,
kept in a cool cellar, where they will no
dry up.
ENTERMINATIoN OF TREE-BEETLEs, ETC
An old, scalded barrel, smeared inter
nally with tar, having a properly pro
tected lighted lamp in the bottom, vii
collect large quantities of beetles during
a night.
To cure collie in horses, melt q pin
of hogs lard over o slow fire, add 500
from the chimney until it becomes as
thick as cream, add two or three pods Of
red pepper, pour the mixture into
bottle and give to the animal. If the
horse is not quickly relieved, repeat the
dose.
The Agriculturist gives this remedy
for founders: As Don as the horse is
found to be stiff swab the legs and feet
with hot water-so hot that the hand
cannot bear to touch it, but not so hot
as to scald. After a short time the legs
should be rubbed dry and the horse
gently exercised. Has never known this
to fail to remedy the trouble.
LEG WEAKNESS IN FowLs.-The cause
of leg weakness or inability to stand in
young chickens is want of proper food
to stimulate a proper muscular growth.
If wheat, buckwheat and animal food,
as worms and chopped meat, is given
the weakness will be prevented. 1t Will
also probably be cured by the same
treatment with the administration of
three grains of sulphate of iron daily
in scalded bran. Broken bones, crushed
oyster shells, and plenty of gravel,
should be given as a preventive for the
future Am. AgricuitW.ist.
How TO CHOOSE A Coop Cow.-A
writer in the Northeastern Farmer says:
"The crumpley horn is a good indica-
ton; q full eye another. Her head
should be small but short. Avoid the
Roman nose; this indicates thin milk,
and but little of it. See that she is
dished in the face-sunk between the
eyes. Notice that she is what stock men
call a good handler-skin soft and loose,
like the skin on a dog; deep from the
loin to the udder, and a very slim tail.
A COW with these marks never fails to
be a good mixer"
PERMANENCE OF ORCHARD GRAss.-A
writer in the Philadelphia Press says
that he has had a field of grass over
thirty years, that still gives bounteous
crops, "breast high at maturity" The
soil is a strong sandy loan. 1t was
originally seeded in connection with red
clover and timothy, which were long
ago rub out, and there is now some
white clover and blue grass, which aids
to make a thick and nutritious bottom
growth; but the orchard grass maintains
the supremacy, and he knows of moth
ing-lucern excepted-which will yield
annually SO much cattle food. But it is
even superior to lucern, because better
adapted to the climate of the North.
FEEDING Corn TO Hoes.-As another
evidence of the increased profit of feed
ing corn on the farm to swine, over
selling the grain in market, a writer in
the Cincinnati Gazette gives the follow
ing testimony: In August, 1872, 1
bought thirty-seven head of hogs at
four dollars per one hundred weight,
the average weight being 126 pounds.
Cost Of the lot S1s6.4S. On December
10th, when l sold them, the average
weight was go pounds; or a gain of
IA pounds per head. They ate twelve
bushels of corn apiece. This at twenty
five cents per bushel would be three
dollars. The total cost of the hogs,
when fattened, was, therefore, $267. 40.
/ sold them at four dollars per cwt.,
amounting to 1893. 60. Balance in favor
of feeding, S101.1 IL. BY feeding my
corn, it brought me nearly 4S cents per
bushel. g..
SHEEP AND Cows ToGETHER.-A cor
respondent Of the Practical Farmer
writes l have been farming and keep
ing sheep nineteen years. During thelast
seven years l have been keeping thor
oughbredS outhdowns, carefully selected
from some of the focks in the country.
My lambs have averaged me $40 a piece,
and the wool 50 for each sheep. l think
/ can keep n sheep and one COW to
every acre, on a given amount of pas
ture land, just as well as to keep the
COW alone. In regard to alleged inju-
rious effects affirmed by some of Peep
ing sheep and dairy cows in the same
pasture, [ will state that l have never
observed them. And if there we're any
injurious effects resulting from the
practice, it would be confined to the
short space of time intervening between
first turning to pasture and harvest, say
from the the first of May to the middle
OF July. Sheep prefer and will cling to
the old pasture, while cows are con-
tinually seeking and longing for new.
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN.
If the crust to bread is wished tender,
as 10 as the loaves are taken out of
the oven, wrap them in a wet cloth
WIRING from cold water. and then Law