The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-04-23
April.

She woos the tarty Spring; -
ill April starts and calls around
The sleering fragrance from the ground
And lightly Ger the living scene
Ee-ttsrs his freshest, tens'rsst green.
FARM xs@HousfH0LD.
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Ths following recipe is e. good as any
far ito destraesion of .hs, pest Of rose
b4shes. and other pl.o,.: To three gallons
Il .o!s water add one quar-. of unslacked
LINZ; stir j. well, md let it stand for TWEEN.
't.sour mourn, and when the 500. rises TO
81. surface skin it Of. Apply ~,ta
yroes - r, "a
pifEs TsrIr.
A bc.hel CT fresh apples, weighing about
50 pounds. will furnish about seven pounds
Of good dried fruit; or IL the cores are not
cut ont. or the skins removed, there will be
line dried pounds. There u consequently
about 81 per cent. Of water in the apples,
out fcuits generally have about IS per cent
Tomatoes have much larger percentage,
so that oae bushel will dry down to three
rounis. II drying peaches, Che SKINS and
stones Icing removed, it requires ten fresh
hush1l. to make 900 dried bu.hel.-Coun-
Try G0.lenan.
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The New York World SAYS. 10 answer to
correspondent; Il. certainly is profit
able to keep sheep on farm if rightly
raanaged--syen though the price of wool
ia low. They are scavensers OF farm
death TO all weeds and shrubs that are an
annoyance TO the tidy farmer. Besides, the
spring laE.bs, II q careful selection of
breeds is made, viii, be found profitable to
sell, especially the males. 10 the market.
Americans ars eating m.re and moro nut
ton yearly. The object Of the shepherd
snoald be - adapt his sheep -hu.bandry to
the wants Of the market nearest hiu-grow
'le hind OF wool that sells the best; or If
tbs CARCASS 10 mos: in oemand grow the
sheep which make tbs most and bes: meat
in tte oh jrtsst time, always taking into &C.
count hasd.hood and eas'ness Of keeping.
IrcR ~ saZir.
4 correspondent who asks for a remedy
for itch IN shesp, is informed that the fol.
lowing has been recommended Shear of
tho WOOL aocu. the pustules then let the
sceb Do removed with knife 9. comb,
after which the diseased parts must be
~ashed with soap aud water then apply
the following mixture One pound of p!ac
tobacco to four gallon. of water, whi,h
should bs thoroughly boiled: then add the
.ame quantity Of lime water with one pint
Of spirits Of tarpentine. or in these proper
tons il les, quantity is resded. After
the diseased sheep is shorn of its wool, as
well d, tho SQUAD ones. prepare a decoo-
ton Of the above, aud, with sponge, wash
well she entire body, which will prevent a
recurrence Of the disease, cvon il turned in
the old pasture.
rARtr crf-oRAss BgSr.
Tho German papers publish details Of a
r'eu''uFai school. Of Fasherland. for the
purpose Of testing the nu'ii:ivc properties
u grass md hay q. various stages. The
experiments hre initiated by the excessive
demand for forage in Germany, but are not
the less valuable on that account By an
elaborate series Of analyses, is is shown
Why yourG grass is more nutritious, than ma
'ure grass. The physiological experiments
Hho~ that i. is more easily diges.ed. Thus
grass, ! inches high contains nearly so
y! cent. more Of albumenoids than gas.
which is six inches high, aud about ten per
cent. more cf "cruie fat" (524 per cent.
against 4s2). Tue mature 2ras, contains
more woody 6bre and less flesh. forming
matter ,han the young grass, and besides
THE, it ID fopnd that the nutritious albu.
nenoiis eIis. in q less soluble form in hay
,han in young gra,s. Hence the difference
of nn.ritTo value and diGestibility. Au-
tumnal hay was found TO be more nusri.
t4oIs than SUN Rer hay.
cRAssss.
The hest grasses for pasture are timo.
thy, orchard Erass, blae grass, red top, with
red and white slower. Which grass to
choose depends much upon the soil. Upon
,;eh limestone lands timothy, orchard
grass, tlae grass and red clover may be
-own; The quantity Of seed would be six
qnarsa Of timothy. one bushel each of or
ch.rd grass and blue grass, and six quarts
O clover. The blue grass, if it succeeds
vii 90. show much until The others begin
% run out, which win be 10 three years
Upon most soils red top and timothy
'hruld be chosen. Twelve quarts Of limo
sly and enc bushe! Of red top would be
proper quantities.
TAIB ncasIs.
Farm horses kept in the stable and work
I'd occasionally should be fed ard mana sed
1ith care. A common mistake is TO let
them do nothing for several days, and then
put them through" A sharp. trot for
mile or two until the sweat starts will do
no hasm, but rather good, provided they
srs rubbed dry aftsrward. Bus to drive
them rapidly eight or ten miles, let them
r'snd in the cold for an hoor or two, and
Zen drive them rapidly home, and give
them little care WHEN shey get home, ia
stouShsless ard crr-i.
An IuDuipAtsd Cr~sc,