Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-25
Farm Talk.


Sour milk, butter-milk and whey,
are excellent for poultry of all ages,
end at all seasons, especially in winter.
To destroy worms in flower pots take
thin layer of sharp silver sand and
spread over the earth in pots of plants
1t is specific against worms In the soil.
KEEP an eye on the tent caterpillar,
and as soon as the prepares his founda-
ton, go for him with brush or broom
dipped in coal oil solution ofcarbolic
soap also has demoralizing effect.
A SIDE window In a stable makes a
horses eve weak on that side window
In front hurts his eyes by the glare a
window behind makes him squint-eyed !;
a window on diagonal line makes him
shy when he travels a stable without
windows makes him blind.
HEN manure, where only a small
quantity is gathered, is better adapted
to the growth of onions than anything
ever tried. When large quantities are
saved, it should be made fine, mixed
with two or three times its bulk of gyp-
sum, and applied to the corn-hills at
planting time.
A WRITER in Les Mon les says that he
is enabled to materially reduce the num-
Der of insects which prey upon the flow
ers and fruits of his garden, by covering
the inside of an old tub with LIQUID tar.
and at twilight putting lighted lantern
within, leaving the whole over night.
The bugs, attracted by the light, try to
reach the lantern and are caught and
held fast by the tar.
A FARMER who had calf Of value and
40 milk to give it was advised to give it
hay tea He did so, and the calf is re-
ported as doing finely, though it has
neither received hay nor meal since he
got it. He cuts the best and finest nay
he has, about two inches long, and pours
boiling water over it lets it stand I'M
til cooled to about the heat of milk from
the COW, when the tea is given to the
calf and hay to the COW. Both calf and
COW thrive ON their feed.
A STANDING antidote for poison by
oak, ivy, ETC., is to take a handful of
quick-lime, dissolve it In water, let it
stand half an hour, then paint the
poisoned parts with it. Three or four
applications will never fail to cure the
most aggravated case. Poison from
bees, hornets, spider bites, etc., is in
stagtly arrested by the application of
equal parts OF common salt and bicar-
Donate of soda, we'll rubbed In on the
places bitten or stung.
A MARYLAND farmer dissolved II
pounds of copperas in water and soaked
bushel of seed corn in it for twelve
hours. The corn was then rolled in
plaster and planted across large field.
On each side of tins soaked seed was
planted corn that had not been thus
medicated. The cut.worms did great
deal of damage to the unsoaked corn,
but did not trouble that to which cop
peras had been applied.
The following is said to be an effica-
cious method of cleaning rusty plows.
Take quart Of water and pour slowly
into pint of sulphuric acid. (The
mixture will become quite warm from
chemical action, and this is the reason
why the acid should be poured slowly
into the water, rather than the water
into the acid. Wash the mold-board,
or any other iron that is rusty, with this
weak acid, and let it remain on the iron
until it evaporates, ana then wash it
again. The object is to give time for
the acid to dissolve the rust. Then
wash with water, and you can see where
the worst rusty spots are. Apply some
more acid, and rub those spots with a
brick. Tie acid and securing will re-
move most of the rust. Then wash the
mold-board thoroughly with water to
remove all the acid, and rub it dry.
Brush it over with petroleum or other
oil, and let it be until spring. When
you go to pillow take bottle of acid to
the field and apply it to any spots that
may remain. The acid and the scour-
ing of the earth will soon makeit bright
and smooth. If all iron work be
washed over with petroleum as soon as
you put the tools, machines and nipple
ments, aside for winter, it will keep
them from rusting, and save great
deal of trouble and annoyance to say
nothing of depreciation and loss.
Household Helps.
THE best thing for cleaning tinware il
common soda. Dampen a cloth and dir
in the soda, and rub the ware briskly
after which wipe dry. Any blackened
or dirty ware can be made to look a,
well as new.
To WASH Fundamentally not use
soap. Dissolve teaspoonful of SAHARA
tus in tepid water, and dip the brush
up and down in it till it is white ano
clean. Place it in the warm air to dry
with the bristles down, and it will be a,
firm as new bIu h Hartshorn in tepit
water is quite as eficacious, bat no
quite as convenient.
CHICKEN BEAN-SoUP.-Stew fat he1
till ready to drop to pieces. Have I
Quart of beans soaked over night il
the morning parboil them till soft il