Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Farm Rokings.


several remedies for gapes, but have
found none so effectual as assafetida.
Pu: few grains into the watering trough
and let the chickens have no other water
and they will not be troubled with gapes.
/ have found it to be preventive, as well
as q cure.
SAYS a cattle raiser ''Salt should be
furnished to all animals regularly. A
COW, an OK, or horse, needs two to four
ounces daily. Salt increases the butter
N milk, helps the digestive and nutrl-
tive processes and gives good appetite.
The people OF interior Europe have a
saying that pound of salt makes ten
pounds of flesh. OF course salt only
assists in assimila ting the food it does
not make flesh, nor bone, nor muscle.
OArs.-Soils that are moist, or newly
plowed sod, should be sown to oats in
preference to barley. Sow two and a
half bushels of seed as early as possible
No crop needs more frequent change of
seed than oats if heavy grain is desired.
New seed should be brought from cold
climate that from Canada, New Bruins
wick, or Scotland, Is to be preferred.
Book FARMING. correspondent of
The Germantown Telegraph says it is
favorite plea against book farming that
experience is more valuable, and that
theory can never compete with it. 1t is
an amusing fact that these very croakers
who dote SO much ON experience will
have set notions of their own and will
lose no opportunity to advise how to
farm, and viii give all particulars and
minutie OF procedure with great stress,
as much as to say they have right to
have their way, but it is preposterous
for any one else TO have his say and
print it.
CLOVER AND GRASS SEED.-There is
no better crop to seed with than barley.
Six quarts of clover and four of timothy
is the quantity per acre. Sow before the
land is rolled. We have frequently sown
peck of clover seed per acre with oats
with success III every case, but never
used more than two and half bushels
OF oats for seed With this thin seed
ing the clover IS not smothered, and In
good ground the oats viii be heavy
enough. Grass and clover may be sown
alone upon fine mellow soil, and if the
ground is rich, may yield 2 cutting of
hay in June or July. Orchard grass sue
ceeds Wei IN this way Cahoon's broad
cast sower VIII SOW four acres with grass,
clover, ETC., In ali hour.
POLL Evil REMEDY.-A correspondent
OF the Western Rttrai says Probe the
pipe to the bottom; take equal parts of
corrosive sublimate and white vitrol,
about what You can pick up ON the point
of a small pen-knife. Put it in thin
muslin cloth, tie thread around it; put
it down the pipe with the probe, letting
the end of the thread hang out at the top,
repeat this once a week for three or four
weeks, until the pipe comes out. If
properly done, 1 viii warrant cure
without the use of the knife or causing
stiff neck. / have cured many horses
both for myself and others, and never
had failure. Young horses are particu-
laily worth the trial After the pipe
comes out, there is nothing to do but to
keep the parts clean with soap suds and
water
KEEP THE FARM AND HOME TIDY
Like other good things, the following
good advice comes to the surface occa-
sionally, and Will bear repeating eff
you get moment TO spare. spruce up;
put the gate on the hinges, put a little
paint on the picket fence you built last
year trim up the door yard make it
cosey and inviting. Do not say you can
find no time to attend to these things.
The fact is, you have no right to be
slovenly. 1t can do you 10 good, but,
on the contrary, it viii mar your peace,
wound your self-respect and impair your
credit. Then, by all means, spruce Up
little at odd times, and at even times.
too. for that matter. 1t Will make You
feel vastly better, and, maybe, a trihe
prouder of your pretty homestead. Your
wife and children will be made happier
for IT your neighbors viii be enriched,
beautifed and blessed by it and your
farm viii be worth more money. in the
market, and Of greater value to you at
home, if you spruce up little now and
then.
Domestic Economy.
NEyER store any article of food or