Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-17
'AGRIULfURAL.

NANCE In HoRsKs-This disease il
produced by an insect, Acarlls eq,fi, of
the same family as the itch insect in
man. Mango is highly contagious.
Every other animal should be removed
and closely watched. The slightest
contact, or the use Of the same clothes,
brushes or currycombs viii carry the
disease. This acdrus, when viewed
under q microscope, has eight legs,
ending cup form, which enable it to ad-
here. They burrow under the epider-
mis- or scarf skin. The cure is seldom
effected without recourse to medicine.
The horse must be fed with cooling
food, bran mashes, and sound hay and
oats.
If the animal is in good flesh, give
twelve ounces of Epson or Glauber
salts, dissolved in pint and half Of
warm water to be given when cool
Then take of powdered mandrake, sui
phur, cream of tartar and sassafras,
each two ounces; rub them thoroughly
together divide INTO twelve parts and
give one night and morning in the feed.
Wash the animal thoroughly with
strong soap suds; or, better. with Q
suds made of chrysolis soap; then
sponge the surface with lime water, and
when dry, anoint by means Of a sponge
with the following:
Four ounces Of pyroligenous acid
three ounces of Gnseed or lard oil one
ounce of spirits of turpentine and one
of flowers Of sulphur. Put all into a
bottle and shake thoroughly before
using, rubbing it thoroughly. Apply
once day for three days, then wash as
before directed, and again apply, and
SO until cure is effected, keeping the
animal warmly clothed all the while.
Every portion Of the stable, manger.
rack, ETC., must be washed in strong
soap suds in which an ounce OF car
bolic acid crystals to each gallon has
been dissolved after which every por-
ton should be washed with q lime wash
in which carbolic crystals in the pro-
portion of one in hundred have been
dissolved. All the clothing, curry
combs, ETC., must be thoroughly
cleansed, in boiling soap suds, in which
an ounce of carbolic acid to each gallon
has been dissolved. The harness and
halters must be taken spart and washed
with the same preparation rs hot as the
hand can bear, and thereafter thor
oughly fumigated by hanging in close
place, over the fumes Of burning sui
phur.
1t would be well to keep, for q con-
siderable time, a mixture OF half
pound of sulphur in pint OF oil of tar,
and rub thoroughly in any parts that
may be suspected, washing it off every
third or fourth day with warm soap
suds.
Horses affected will give this itch to
cattle, and dogs to horses. Therefore,
we have been thus explicit in directions
for cure for once in the stables, it will
never be eradicated without the most
thorough means to this end.
EARLY SPRING VEGETABLEs.-Wes sup
pose that not even the most practical
epicures enjoy their dainty dishes more
than the average human being does his
early vegetables /; and considering how
comparatively easy it is to have some
of these the wonder is that more is not
done to get them. The reason, perhaps
is that few think of it till the spring
time comes, when it is too late to do
much in the way of getting them. This
is the time to begin to think about
these things. Many vegetables start
into growth with very little heat, and
even the protection of fence will often
bring things forward some days before
those which have ground and bleak
winds to contend with. We know a
garden in Montgomery County, near
this city, which has but q low wall of
about four feet high around it (; but
even this is q wonderful screen from
cold winds. Up under the north wall
of the little garden, in the full southern
sun, is the rhubarb and the asparagus,
and this little advantage alone gives
them near two weeks start on their
neighbors with these two vegetables.
1t is not always convenient, or even de-
sirable, to have q wall like this, but al
most anyone can have q thick arbor
vit;e hedge, which will answer nearly
as well.
Just now and see what can be done.
They will find more chances for these
little family enioyments than many of
them ever dreamed of, and no doubt
will thank us for the suggestion when
they find how we'll their thoughtfulness
now is rewarded by the fullness of early
spring garden things.
How TO FEED FowLs.-FOwls are
not fed for the mere sake of keeping
them alive and healthy on the least
,.ass,hIa op,nupf of TODD We uish to
convert the food into fat or into eggs.
In feeding for quick fattening, it is un-
derstood that poultry should be made
to eat as much as possible. Our rule
for feeding Is TO throw out the feed
twice day as long as the fowls run
after it, and no longer. We are told,
and it is our experience also, that fowls
thus fed will eat considerable more
than if they can go to a feeding box
and help themselves at all times. We
want the fowls to eat. the more they eat
within reasonable bounds the more
eggs they will lay, the longer they will
lay, and the better condition they will
be in. Laying fowls should take exer-
else. If they can 60 to a trough and
eat at any time they wish they will take
next to none. If they are fed twice a
day, they will hunt insects and wander
much more. If fed soft feed, such as
wheat bran mixed with corn meal or
gronnd oats, they will be hungry again
in two hours after feeding, and be off
after insects. etc. Give feed, then, only
to adult fowls while they run after it
soft feed in the morning, whole grain at
evening. Keep them supplied with
gravel, lime. (plastering, or better,
oyster shells) ashes to dust in, and
fresh, pure water, some meat in winter,
and they will be healthy and prolific.
SooT AS A GARDEN FKRrILIzER.-Per-
haps it may have occurred to some of
our lady friends that the refuse SCOT of
our chimneys is one of the most valua-
BILE stimulants and fertilizers they can
have for their garden flowers. The fol-
lowing incident of practical experience