Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-10-29
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

A BREEDER of poultry writes: "Every
spring l procure a quantity of cedar
boughs and scatter them plentifully in and
around the hen-house. This Is all that Is
necessary, as the odor of the cedar keeps
away lice. This remedy is cheap, simple
and effective and is well worth trying by
all who have hens to care for"
IT is cQntended, says the Germantown
Telegraph, that weeds are water-puri
| fiers." Certain weeds certainly are. Grass
is so beyond dispute. Since we have al
lowed the grass TO remain uncut around
our fish pond and TO droop into the water,
afTording also shelter, the fish are much
healthier and dead one is seldom seen.
WHEN you think of buying q harness
examine the leather Of the hame- strap and
the near tuck of the throat-latch and like
wise of the crouper. If these ends are of
slazy stuff, calculated to squash and
plague you while trying TO make them
enter their loops, don't buyn The man
who cut the harness did not have the in
terest of the purchaser in his mind. AT
three separate and distinct scowls for each
buckling the harness would te dear as a
gift. And most likely faults and over
sights run thrangh the entire rig,-Hdrt-
ford CouTdRt.
ANYBODY who has taken the trouble to
observe the tendency of weeds to spring
up Immediately after a shower has also
observed the fact that il the ground is
lOosened after a rain no weedswill appear.
This is due mainly, TO two causes: First,
weed-seeds, as rule, are very small, con-
sequently they will germinate only in
ground somewhat packed. Arainfall will
always produce crust on the soil, and, rs
the seeds are intimately mixed with the
same, hle rootlets get a chance to start
Secondly, the cultivation of the soil after
a rain exposes larger surface to the
action of the air, consequently it dries
rapidly, and the seeds obtain no start, or,
if started, dry out and perish. Acting on
these established facts, il appears an easy
matter to destroy noxious weeds by keep
ing the soil broken. OF course this mp
plies only to soil and seasons not excess
lively wet and only to crops susceptible of
cultivation during growth.-Ameriedn
Farm Journal.
THE Nelo England Farmer gives these
sensible directions to correspondent who
has tried everything to cure valuable
horse of the scratches: " Wash the sore
heel with castile-soap as long as the dis
ease lasts. After washing rub with butter
or lard to keep the skin soft. If the case
is severe one, and of long standing, at
tend to the general health of the animal.
Feed little if any heating food, such as
corn or corn. meal, but give short or green
fodder, or other gently y-loosening food, and
work lightly in all good weather. Shut
ting horse in close stable, without Civ
ing exercise, is a poor way to cure scratch
es or other diseases. Work the horse care
fully every day, feed light food, but plenty
of it, wash the heels in soapsuds every
morning and night, using little grease
after washing, and at the end Of two
months report the case again to the Farm
er and. if no relief has been obtained, we
will republish several receipts recommend
ed for curing scratches by the use of drugs
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