Connecticut western news., 1876-06-23
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
questions and Answers.

QueekAoHs and Answers.
 When butter comes soft and white and the buttermilk will not separate from it, what can be done with itf
 Remove it from the churn and salt it nearly as much again as you would have done had it come in good condition; put It Tn cool place and let it remain over night. The next morning turn it over a few times and set away again; continue this light handling of it for three or four mornings, when there will be no trouble in working it, and it will be of 8 fair color. The salt with time separates the buttermilk from the butter. Never use the hands in working butter, but take wooden ladies at all times.
 What is the cause of the sheepy taste in mutton?
 Some people say that the strong taste designated as sheepy is due to the con- tact of the wool with the meat. Others believe the true reason is found in the delay before removing the intestines; these should be taken out as soon as life is extinct. Proper care paid to the butchering of well-fatted sheep will pre- vent the objectionable odor and taste too often found in their flesh.
 What is the remedy for lice on cattle? Among others given is the saturating of coarse string with mercurial oint- ment and tying it around the animals neck; also, the application of oil is effec- tive, as is washing with carbolic or whale oil soap.
 What is the rule for setting out rasp- berry pianist ...
 Some farmers recommend placing g1 others advise planting them two feet apart in the rows, and the rows four feet apart. Again, the plants are set two feet apart in rows five feet apart. A good width in rows is necessary to enable the rakiDg out of the vines in the spring, and the last rule suggested Is very good one. The ground should be deep ly plowed and put in good condition to receive the plants.
 Is there a remedy for vermin in horsesa
 Try rubbing powdered white precipi- tate into the roots of the hair W here the lice are located, and keep the animal from being heated for several days after the application.
 What is the best prescription for a hoof ointment2
 A good ointment for horses hoofs is made of Venice turpentine, pine tar and raw hnseed oil; take four ounces of each and melt them over slow fire; when melted remove from the fire, thoroughly mix, and stir in while cooling three ounces of spirits of turpentine. When cold it is ready for use.
 Orchard and Nursery.
 Newly planted trees should be mulch ed with hay, straw or other litter, to enable them to recover from the effects of moving.
 June is considered by many the best month for removing large limbs from old trees, but unless one has an abundance Of help 1t IS difficult to spare the time al this busy season. Cover all cuts witt shellac varnish, paint or melted grating wax.
 Crafts will need looking after, and i any shoots have started below the graft rub them of, to prevent their robbine ths cion.
 Slugs on the foliage of pear, cherry and other trees, may be destroyed by lime or wood ashes, dusted upon thu leaves.
 Borers may be prevented by applying strip of heavy paper, foot or nor wide, around the lower part of the trunk so that the lower edge is an inch or st below the surface of the soil. Wher, they have entered the tree, wire ol whalebone may be used to probe for ant kill them.
 Weeds must not be allowed to grow either among the trees in the orchard or the young seedlings in the nursery but the horse and cultivator must b, kept in motion where they can be uset without danger to the trees. A hoe vii be needed, where the cultivator canno go.-AgrieulturiSt.
 For Horses' Backs.
 Some one gives, in the Cure, the fol lowing directions for treating a hors with sore back: Let the sore place b, bathed with warm water, not very hot nor must the place be rubbed in tn least by the cloth, but it must b. dabbed, and this must be continued fo an hour or two, till white film come over the wound, when it must be vel wet with strong solution of chloride o lime and water, and left so that it can not be rubbed either by clothing o roller. It will get we'll almost immedi ately. There is no cure like this. It also an excellent plan, when the place only small, to have sery thick saddle cloth with hole punched in exactl where the sore would press against tn saddle. have just tried this plan wit great success.