The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-04-24
FARM, HOUSEHOLD, AND
KITCHEN.
Farm Ralki,igs.

W"
out your list OF apples for spring plant
ing. do not forget to insert one Early
Joe. It will not pay for market, but
for the private table I am especially
partial to its delicious flavor, crisp,
Juicy flesh, and very handsome appear
ance. The tree, I presume, will never
grow to a very large size, consequently
there is many an odd corner about the
garden or orchard where q specimen
would Just fit in, and my word for it,
when the fruit is ripe, it will be better
~patronized than any other on the
premises.
HoT WATER FOR FOUNDER had a
horse which was very badly foundered
with grain. He could not stand for
several days, and was swung with a
tackle. I thought his case was hope
less, and considered him not worth a
dollar, but concluded to dolwhat I could
for his relief. In the first place L ply
sicked him, then I took a tight strong
box, got his feet into it, and poured
boiling hot water into it as high as the
hair on his feet, and in ten or fifteen
minutes he was able to stand on his fore
legs without the assistance of the tackle.
I kept up this treatment for thirty-six
hours. when he was able to go about
and help himself. In a few days I had
his shoes put on, and in less than a
fortnight more he was able to work as
well as ever.-Cor. NeW York Tribune.
WHEAT AND CLovER.-P-of. Vockler
says All who are perfectly acquainted
with the subject must have seen that
the best crops of wheat are produced by
being preceded by crops of clover
grown from seed. have come to the
conclusion that the very best prepare
ton. the best manure. is a good crop
Of clover. A vast amount of mineral
manure is brought within reach of the
corn crop which, otherwise, would re-
main in a locked-up condition in all the
soil. The clover plants take nitrogen
from the atmosphere, and manufacture
it into their own substance, which, on
the decomposition of the clover roost
and leaves, produces an abundance of
ammonia. In reality, the growing of
clover is equivalent, to a great extent,
to manuring with Peruvian guano.
CUTTING GRAFTs.-It makes very lit
tie difference in mild winters what time
gratis are cut but when there happens
to be very severe cold, it deadens or
lessons the vitality OF the young shoots,
and those that have been cut before
hand are therefore the best. 1t is
therefore advisable to cut early in the
winter. Crafts are often packed in
earth or sand, an objection to which is
the grit thus impaired to them, to the
injury OF the fine edge which every good
CRATER gives to his knife. Damp saw
dust in boxes in cellars answers well
for packing them in, if in small quanti-
ties, but in large boxes "a bushel or
more it is apt to ferment or heat and
injure the gratis. Pulverized damp
moss is the best of all-is light, easily
handled, retaining its moisture uni
formly, and keeping the gratis perfectly
clean and clear from grit. When cut
ting gratis, be careful to have them
well labelled, to prevent all Mistakes
Ec. .-1 ST.
How TO WATER HORSES One writer
says, never water Immediately before or
after feeding. / say that if o horse is
thirsty, always give him drink, and be
will thank you for it. 1 have often
seen horses put in the stable at noon
for an hour or two, and not eat q pound
of hay or grain, but looking wistfully
for water, and then their careful owner,
who would not let them have water
when warm, will come to give them
enough to kill, and ride or drive the
remainder of the day on two buckets of
water and no feed. Ten chances 10 one,
his horse gives out with him, or gets
sick before night. Now, / say, give
the horse water If he is ever SO warm ;
give him a swallow, rinse out his mouth
and nostrils, give him a bite Of hay, in
a short time a little more water, but
not too much. If he is watered several
times, a little at q time, until he is sat-
isfed, he will not drink more than half
what he would if you let him gulp it
down all at once.