National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-23
Farm, Garden and Household,


Orchard and Nursery.
hASBlTs AND MIcx.-Look out 10
animals. When light snow fall
will often do great deal OF damag
In q short time. Tramp the snow firml,
around the trunks to prevent the mic
from injuring the bark. Blood sprinklet
upon the trees will prevent injury from
rabbits.
Out cions when the wood IL no
frozen, as larger proportion arc likely
to live II cut at this season than wheI
left until spring, as the severity Of thu
weather often Injuries the buds. Take
particular care to have every variety
properly labeled and packed in fresh
sawdust or sand where they will not dry
out during the winter.
TENT CArERpILLARs. out now
for the eggs OF this destructive insect.
When the trees are leafless the little
bands of eggs glued around the twigs,
usually near their extremities, can be
readily seen and removed. II this mat.
ter is attended to ut once much time
will be saved when other work is press.
ing in the spring.
TREEs.-If trees were not ordered
early in the fall order at once, 80 that
there will not be any delay when the
time to plant arrives. II there is nur.
sery near by it will often be best to pay
an extra price for the privilege OF dig.
ging or selecting the trees one self. In
selecting varieties, attention must be
paid to the purpose for which they are
wanted, whether for market or for home
use. II for market, select such as are
known to succeed we'll in the immediate
vicinity, with fair proportion OF early
and late sorts. When selecting for home
use many can be planted which are oil
fine quality but scanty bearers and poo,
keepers.
Root grating can be done at this
season. Graft Mt the collar" and nev.
er on the tips of roots. The best tying
material is waxed cotton twine.-Agri.
cultuviSt.
Hints tor Winter.
Give pigs warm nest and plenty
ofstsSw.
Feed horses according to the work
they do.
Remember that the more work man
does the more he can do.
Make your hennery tight and warm,
and feed poultry warm food.
Better hire an extra man than de.
vote your whole time to mere routine
work.
q Shelter saves food. It sometimes
does more than this. 1t saves the life
Of the animal.
Breeding ewes and store sheep will
winter we'll on good straw and half q
pound Of corn daily.
Chatting hay and straw adds nothing
to their nutritive value, but makes them
more convenient for feeding.
When feeding hay it is bad practice
to let the horse stand with rack full of
hay before him all the time.
Machinery does not do away with the
necessity for labor; it merely changes
its character. 1t demands brains rather
than muscle.
Animals require daily care. Make
them comfortable. Feed regularly and
literally, and see that they have con.
slant su lply of fresh water.
Give sheep grain. One pound of corn
per head per day for Merinos is an aver
age allowance. The large breeds may be
fed II Id. each per day.
A good boy can frequently be OBJ
tanned in the winter for little more
than his board. 1t is poor economy for
a farmer to spend several hours every
day in doing work which such boy
can do nearly or quite as well as he
can.
Suspicious Livestock Dealers.
We have before mentioned, says the
griculturist, that numerous COM
plants have been made OF certain deal
ers in live stock in various sections, and
letters continue to come relating trans
actions which, as they are represented
by one of the parties, appear to be
nothing less than downright swindles.
The gentlemen who complain have suf-
fcient means to forward pay for high
priced animals why do they not bring
these alleged swindlers into court ? The
latest letter received in relation to this
matter comes from postmaster in New
Mexico, and we give an extract from it
to show the general tenor of the charges
against the firm GIN Feb. last sent
to one of these firms for fine chickens.
I sent them draft for $26, and as vet
have got nothing from them, only they
acknowledged the receipt of the money.
Then they wrote me that the Express
Co. would not take them unless the
charges were prepaid, and that should
send them so much (the amount of Elk.
charges) and they would ship. I then
mistrusted them, and wrote to pay ex-
press charges out of the money sent
them, and send chickens for the bal
ance as per my letter. That seemed to
be deadener on them, and from that
time can get no reply whatever" The
writer of this letter asks if we do not
think this firm ought to be exposed.
We certainly do, and the best way to
them is to bring criminal suit
against them for obtaining money under
false pretenses.
To Purify TallOw.
In order to obtain tallow quite free
from smell, and to preserve it for long
time without becoming rancid, the fol-
lowing simple process may be used :
The fresh tallow is melted in boiling
water, and when completely dissolved,
and consequently hot, it is passed
through linen filter-then rendered
solid by cooling and washing with
water, and lastly separated from it care
fully by pressure. It may be melted at
o moderate heat and preserved in earth
en- vessels. covered with bladder, pa
per or good closing lid. If the linen
filter is not thick enough to keep other
from passing through be-
sides the liquid tallow and water, it is
better to repeat the filtration. TalloW