Connecticut western news., 1875-03-19
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FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
. .a0EAHTOAH ,SIHOT Seasonuble fEsrMS


 In blowing Aone may an,,make more haste 2 but get, x6:less speed, v No blow .I should be put into the the ground wthat l is wetJ when the soilni stielOs .ta s bright. steel, mold board. bnIf water is seen M the fnrrow, blowing should be stopped, although the. surface may seem dry. HheMearer blowing and seeding can be brought together, Ithe better will it be for the crop. will be better to run twQ blows bY7andl bye than began day too soon.aa There is, plelitysSof work to do before one begins to blow. f
 All farm c implamantS,G carts, and wagons, should be carefully overhauled. Look to 'tlie bolts and nuts especially. Use the. lock k-pqt bolt, which cannot get, loose, upon all imp lements, fhadMhes, and vehicles Clean aald oil'AH bearings and gearings of machinery with the best sperm QilA sCoWmon kerosene oil and a bunclR of cuttop rags is the best means for rehtoving, gum and, dirt. "A few: drops of kerosene put. on a rusty nut or, screws will often loosen it. A hot iron held fora few moments to a tight nut, will Iq9sep it by efpae9sq4ijng efpaesq4i iHa. P9st9g oil is the 9egt catf .for $ae3ns aria ptq carriagaSisT Tsa crude Pstfo lehR fn nptaeg of paint, upon all tools, plows, harrows, etc, and soak. the wood with it until it will take up no more.oi5T It! is cheap, and need not besspareds sOilydrags will take fire sponta4eouslys i warm weather, where sbou about, ut,aas .a III o1ffAHs
 IsfnA supply of seed has not been procnred, no time should be lost-.7S To losesa weekoor two at seed atime, because seedm& arg crowded, or. to go without scarce seeds because the stock Is ex- haustedliA alhks of. faonay4 Thes lbes,i freshest, and cleanest seed only should be used. This. kind costs more, but is much cheaper4than poor foul seeds ,4 A change of. f.seedtis desirable, especially of such grain as peas, oats,, ot;wReat, winch are attacked with weevil, 6r deteriorate in weight in our warm climate. These seeds, should be. .pfoc1fed "ffom more northsrnsl a4sl.sG i5 i..+ ''' :,,s ss
 As the work season, approaches, the feedaf hn1sas ahoaldl be; grad duallyi ii ,ip; !; creaseGsZ Sudden achanges are danger ous: Feed only coarsely groundIor ''chop- pedPtgfAiA. 1Cofh eafsi g1odintR (epFg and cob togetherls are not fit for horses. The aoaase indgestibla Ypiecess of cob wilirEitake khe iintastines. Only tue most digeseible food shouldr be given. A quartp of. .inseed cake meal iin the feed twieeEa day; for week or two, will be e useful laxative at this season, and will help the shefldiRgnofi the coat. Don't spare the cttrycombsS diia g.sra.
 In=cdmf1lg cows iseed.cl6se attention. It fs #eAfo have q, large stall ina sepa. rate build in which each, one may be kept loose until she has ucalved.S X This prevent aaHger to both COW and catsOand trouble Swith the. other ,,, cows, which are apt toa be restless, and lose milk upon such occasions. h ,.'; % '. ,s0d ''i
 The best heifer calves should be- SC. lecfed .Sf6i rep1eniish the dairy. dairy ,r1M Male calves should be easteated when 8 week olda < Thstss never .afiy trouble with them attlMss age ai Calves to be raised, should be well fed from the first,f and never aiowed to go back 2 y,s -:yFEeat cfE them k1assqQly,oii,saaes saA ago.l.,s l.-E :, ..,,tz.
 Provide separate pens for iambinse ewes Ea1iiBs B sfh5sdhd ii $ itd be looked when a few daYs(Qh. IQraw bRek the slSinJ and clip the tail w1th a4air of sheep shears. 1t IS done in an instant, and the young animal 'feels but 41ttlss pain. Ss Iamb bsin- tended for wethers should be castrated at the sanie time. At less than a week old we have simply clipped of the soro- single lamb, ,S,g @ These perations are easier m esary s51aN ay' if done early, Great watchfuiHessi should be- exercised over the Hook this season. st,s-s1 m 2 ea.s
 As soon. asq fhe snow f .meItss,s nas sst take careful look over the farm; One cannot foII tfNf Ind 1, Ii
 attended < :. A suppl of bran and flax seedshonldi be kept on hand, 50 that there will be- 4ao' time lost when they are needed in 2 hurry fora sick animal, Keep also 2 small quantity of ground ginger, sulphur, eps66nhnt Asalsss Asalsss, And com Pound tncture of benzom, ,in safe ane handy placeev4At ist,a a1,,'' T,
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 At q meeting iipbtf ipbf,: the Western Nev York EaTmersll Hub, Mn Ross. said h, saved his petate crop q last year by thu use of paris green, one tablespoonful t, pail Of water, and tlfrown' o5sgn 'on vines by large wateSiinllggjpot, il lg ,,r One, man could g over two acres day. He 1sed the pari green only ohce in the season, and haS no trouble, as the beetle was not numer ous the psat1seSSxts BHrReiahbor go barrel and AaaeTqart, spd went ove sixteen, acres in that swsy.gss.s IT anna rMrs Wing. daa deaierI ain potatoes th9Hgheya ysts sEaf1yg Rose the most saluabl sRec3eB tObraise.h gl-Ss 6dn ;J-,,tTkI
 aaAar.' Ives. of Batavia. said farmer generally wereafraid of the pAso3tato beetle but he th01ghh he crop should not b aban 9ned on that account. aL A farine lRoiOhios two hundred and fifty mile west of Batav4a,5 fought athe@ bug tw, years. before last season, and cbhtinue, 10 grow large crops successfully. Hi idea vas vas itq plant more largely tha, usual as the higher price would pa ths'eost efthe extra labor in fighting tn
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 Improvfdeat Waste Of Mixtures.
 rsa3 State gsolc gist of Ohio, ,safter rennarking the futiit of trying. to rec1pe ate awoTh 7eutsoil b clover slehe sub5eet ,tesc tihuous crol ping, says that the feftiliziug materii from the barDyaRd , and oOther source continues stoa be- wasted throughout tn lengthl and breadth of the land in th most reckless manner In Springfiel and it's infInediate vicinity 10, ,OO0 cord of wood lafeo obaia1s sd annually to mak lime, and fargs cdlahtfties 6t tic ashe mixed with lime and refuse can be ha for the hsWaides yehGDtaMe Sbushel in athoussnd5 5is applied to the farm. instea of which it IS Sarned on vacant grouns or used for road beds, or carted into; tf 4streams.i1isAgain, thousands of .t9hs < bones that are available for. agricultuR purposes are annually wasted, in Soul western Ohio; but there is not -ai sing obohe mill in that region, Es,n;-1 ,s 5,s i. -ss si ,gs.y s,Il Selecting M ,,a, % 1ss s'.s 1IS To select a. a, farm farm advisedly and we ssneeds eonsideration of those point e,is fbaf will he obVif3i1s i'd, lx