The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-11-24
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
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FARM AND GARDEN.
p tees u Sr.ss a----<--x a-~se lrzns 81
One fsck. mastcein G. dorado hss,h is
said, As 600 sheep s''s ri ss' -,
The Canadisn potato cropis far above
the average this year -.
Why is a farmer like a ehickenp Be.
: cause be delights In a.fail CROP
In St. Peter, MINI is pig orly six
months oil weighing $50 pounds.
A Sacramento "winery" buys grapes
ut Sl5 son and crusGes 30,tons a day.
A California man has raised 60 tons of
cabbages on acres of land, and got "a
600 gold for the crop.
In Australia incubation of cattle is
now regularly practiced for the preven.
ton of pleuro- -sneumonia.
At4Benieir; Cal there isrnow-on exhi-
bition q glape measuring Al inches one
way and 81 the other. 2 80. - - =
In consequence of the long drought,
Mr.. Sullivant,a wretehed7I Illinois farmer,
will have only i350,00 bushels of corn
this year.
Accommodations sefzfatlen autumnal
leaves should be carefully swept away
and burned, ,as they decompose when
wet and give rise to pestiferous tffluvia
A Belgian has started an egg farm
near Marietta, Ga He has 800 hens and
30 cocks. The business now yields 81,
O00;ssgs and 2,lao chickens per annum.
Some Of the hardy varieties of lettuce
will winter over in the open ground if
covered with leaves OF litter. For early
spring use the plants should be set in
Tho cold frame the same as cabbages.
1t is said thst bleeding partially
blind horse at the nose will restore him
toz sight; SO much for the horse. To
open mans eyes you must bleed him
in the pocket.
l.a' .Ata recent Southern Fair the millers
were made judges Of The -four exhibited,
and having only unmarked samples be-
fore them, almost every one voted against
,his own grain.-
1 Irrigation Oh small scale can often
be effectively employed to increase the
yield of grass land II one can manage
to cheaply overflow few acres in tile
sprirg Il will iichly pay. "a 50
, Cider made ffom late fall and winter
apples is best for home use. The more
care used in sof'ing the fruit and the
more gradual tho fermentation, the bet
tersthe quality will be. .@a 's9
Save everything that can be converted
into manure, and collect leaves, leaf mold,
and Wh6aevef other absorbents can be
had easily; cart to the fields when the
tepmcm be Spared, and place in piles
swAare needed. fas 49, ait.si 4ii6aq -
Remove to the house at once such
plants 'as II is desirahleto saye for an
other season; cut back both root and
sbranch and, keep in the shade for q few
days, until well established Make cut
tings' ofan such as It, lie desh able to
propagate.
, II any improvements are designed in
the grounds around the house.new walks
/, or drives to be laid out, now isa favor
sSable time to make them, and much bet
,ster than. 10 spring when the-rush and
5 hurry OF work is on. II the ground
doessnot lie SO that there is q natural
drainage, lay underdrains.
R1KGBoNE REMEDY.-Oil tar, ounce;
oil hemlock, | ounce; oil sassafras, l
ounce oil cedar, l ounce; oil croton, !
ounce; oil of juniper, ounce; spirits
turpentine, 8 ounces; aqua ammonia, 3
pint; ;lalcohol, pint. Rub on at night
and wash of in the morning; repeat the
rubbing until there is no more sign Of
the swelling or lameness. ] have known
this TO cure ringhone when everything
else has failed.-B. y. T.. C. in Rural
EsU Yorker. I