Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-02-20

How TO CURE SPLIT HOOF.-I had a
horse that had both hoofs split from top to
bottom. He could not walk without his
feet spreading apart. l kept him for three
months on straw one foot deep in the sta
BILE, but all did no good. At last L went
to the blacksmith shopHand had heavy
shoes made, which spread wide at the heels.
To these heavy shoes there was welded, at
the outside of each heel, a piece made of
shoe nail iron. These pieces were made to
fit well around the foot an inch below the
hair. l let the pieces come together within
hall an inch each, and turned up about
three fourths of an inch. In the turned up
part a hole was made to receive bolt an
inch long, with a square head and screw
and nut on the other end. On mailing the
shoe on and putting The bolt in and screw
ing on the nut the foot was brought to-
gether. In this way was enabled to work
him every day if 1 wished. Previous to
thi. my horse had not walked one mile in
three months. Next day after had the
shoes put on 1 drove him-in a carriage
twenty miles, and have used him right
along. Cor. Cincinnati Gazette.
SooT FOR CABBAGE FLEAs.-As soon
as people begin to work in the garden we
shall begin to hear complaints of the injury
being done by cabbage and turnip feas.
In time let US say that dusting of the
plants with SCOT is not only an excellent
preventive of the ravages of these insects,
but it also first-rate method discriminating
growth. Now, when you have occasion to
clean out your chimneys, stove pipes or
| slaves, where SCOT accumulates more or
less, save all you can and put it aside in
some dry place for time of need. Put all
your fine, dust-like ashes in with the SCOT,
and in spring sift out all the Jumps adding
an equal quantity Of dry earth or sand to
the pure article. To every barrel of this
compound add one pound of powdered sui
phur, throughly mixing it through the
heap. Keep Cry and under cover until
wanted for use. This mixture will also be
found excellent for dusting over melon and
cucumber vines as well as upon cabbage
and tomato plants.-Erchange.
FROSTED FEET REMEDY.-It is recon-
mended to paint the feet a few nights with
tincture of iodine. Another remedy, said
to be sure, is: Take mutton suet and rosin,
equal parts, stew together and anoint the
feet before going to bed. My feet were
frosted in 1858, while steamboating on
the Upper Mississippi river. Icured them
in the course of few nights with little
pain.
CHICKEN AND EGGS.-Speak-
ing about eggs, friend who has had many
years experience in chicken-raising tells US
some things which all may not know. We
know that he has always plenty of eggs at
this seasen of the year, while his neighbors,
who have larger fiocks, get none or very
few. His explanation refers not to the feed
or care of them, but the age ofthe chickens.
He ''setsn half dozen hens the last week
in June 20 the middle of July, and from
these he selects his pullets for winter layers.
He says many of them commence laying
by the middle of January, but all as early
as October ; while Spring chickens scarcely
ever lay after the first of January until
warm weather. He also says that July
chickens will lay from four to six dozen
more eggs during the year than those
hatched in March.