The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-19
FARM AID HOUSEHOLD.
TIE NEW PoTAfoKs.

FARx AND HOUSEHOLD.
TIE NEW PoTAfoKs.
The committee uhich Was 70 adj udgc the |
prizes offered BY Blss l. Son for the largest
yield of potatoes of the new varieties sent
out by them. state that the Csmpton's Sur
prise has proved to be the most prolific po
tato cultivated At present. The quality Is
excellent, favor pure, Aesh white, with a
uniform mealiness. The color Of the skin
is blue. The Early Vermont, grown along
side the Early Rose, las proved to be ear
lisr than that variety and yields more.
RAPID GROWTH OF PIGS.
Mr.. Martin Carroll, of Psinesrilie, O.,
wishing to ascertain if very young pig. Of
the Be; kshire breed could be readily fatten-
ed, took couple of littsrs from the.sows
at eight weeks old, and, after weighing,
they were shut up and fed meal, corn, slops
and water, as much as they could take, and
no more At the end of sixteen days they
had gained on the average thirty-fonr
pounds eaeh-oyer two pounds per day.
As they were to be sold for breeders, be
found they were fattening too rapidly, aud
had to turn them out into slower pasture
to shift fer themselves.
PROTECTION AGAINST THE HONEY MOTH.
A bee raiser in New England is said to
have patented an invention for the protec-
ton Of bees from the attacks of the honey
r.fles the stores. The idea arose out of hi.
familiarity with the daily routine not of
bees only but Of hens. Hens, he observ
ed, retire to rest early; bees seek repose
earlier still /; no sooner are they sunk in
slumber than the moth steals into their
abode and devours the produce of their tell.
hen house above it. The bees first betake
themselves to their dwelling and settle them
selves for the night. The hens then ccme
home to roost on their perch. and, and as
they take their place upon 1t, their weigh.
sets some simple mechanism to work, which
! at once shuts down the doors of all the
hives. When the day dawns, however, the
Us leave their roost, and the removal f
their weight from the perch raises the hive
doors and gives egress to the bees in time
| Tor their morning 8 work.
WORKS IN HORSES
! The presence of worms in the horse is
marked At first by an increased appetite
but the animal, notwithstanding the guam
ttv of food which lie consumes, falls of
il condition his skin is dry and hide
bound his coat is rough. and is not shec
at the ordinary time there is an annoying
itching. which causes the horse to rub hi.
upper lip against the manger or on ths
| wall /; sometimes there is considerable itch.
ing about the rectum, which is indicated
by the horse rubbing his tail ct rumE
against anything within reach. The symp
toms before mentioned are such as woulc
lead one to suspect tine existence of worms
tut 1t is only when these appear among til,
dung voided by tie horse that we can speaI
At a later period and especially when thu
worms have developed ii great numbers
The SYMPTOMS are very much aggravated
and the horse becomes e.aaciated, and suf
fcrs occasionally from coilcky pains th,
flank il tucked he walks with difficulty
ami fatal termination will sometimes Ell
sue. As to treatment, dose Of aloe
(aloes, SIX drschms powdered ginger, twt
drachms truelc, sufficient to make pill)
may be given, which has often the effect o
expeling the worms without having re
source to any other treatment. If thi.
tails, diyiGe six ounces Of iron filings into
twelve parts, and make into az many balls
with sufficient linseed uIeal and treacle, anc
give one every morning. until finished thcr
give dose OF alces, as mentioned, " hici
Will cause the expulsion Of any worm.
which remain in the horses intestines.
FACTS FOR TARYERs.
IF you invest money in tools, and til err
leave them exposed to the weather, i: is the
same as luaning money to a spendthrlft
without securty--doad loss in both cases
If you invest money IN books, ano never
req item, it is tho same "a putting your
money into a bank but never drawing eth
er principal or interest
II you invest money in fine stock, and dc
not feed and protect them and properly care
Tor them, it Is the sare as dressing YOU
wife Id silk to do kitchen work
If you invest your money in choice fruits
and do not guard them and give them a
chance to grow and prove their value, it il
the same es putting good hand into toe
field with poor tools to work with.
If you invest your money in good farm
and do not cultivate it well, it is the same
IS marrying good vile and so abuse her
an | enslaving Ter as to crush her energies
and break her heart.
Ii you invest yonr money in a fine house
and do not cultivate your mind and taste
20 as to adCrn it with intelligence and re.
hnement, 1t is as If you we're TO wear
br !, sh and u silk hat 10 n III.
1T You i"vcst your money in fine clothes
and do not wear them with dignity and
zhse, II is as If plowman were to sit a; a
jewelers. table to make and adjust hair
springs.
If you invest money in strong drink, it
Is the 'aure As turning hungry hogs into a
growing cora ield-ruin will follow in both
eases.
/ If ycu invest y"ur mcDey in every new
wonder that flaming circulars proclaim, il
Is the same as luying tickets a. l,ttcrv
Office, where thsre are ten blank to one
prize.
| PICKLING HANS.
The best method is to rub the hams si,h
coarse salt, to which one fourth the QUAINT
/ ty Of coarse brown sugar is mixed once a
/ daE, laying the hams flesh side upward IN
pile upon table. At each rubbing the
ton ham of the old pile should be pus at