Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-09-23
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
sen.onnbI. Enrn Note..

where large crop Is to be handled, will
be found great help. Other helps for
smaller growers will be found in some
greatly improved husking gloves that
are now made. They are protection
against cold, and effective.
In many places, in the Middle ana
Southern States for instance, a winter
pasture is very convenient, if not neces-
sary. Rye is generally sown for this
purpose on fields intended for a spring
crop, or the crop is left to grow after
having been pastured. Three bushels
of seed should be sown, and the earlier
the better.
Winter oats are coming into favor in
Southern States, and are being tested in
the Middle States. 1t furnishes fall and
winter pasture, or a heavier crop of
grain than spring oats. Two bushels
per acre should be sown. The earlier it
is sown the better.
Rye is the first crop that can be used
in the spring for soiling purposes. Those
farmers or dairymen who intend to soil
any of their stock, can best begin now
by sowing piece of rye for early green
feed. The ground is cleared in time for
oats and peas mixed, or fodder corn.
To make soiling crops pay they must be
richly MANFRED, much labor is in
volved In this method of feeding stock,
and only heavy crops will pay for the
labor.
Forward crops of mangels or beets
may be thinned now to help out the fall
feed. The more room the leaves have
to spread, the ripper and more nutritious
the roots will be.
The whole flock should now be looked
after. Sheep intended for market should
be pushed forward as rapidly as posi-
BILE. Ewes intended to produce early
lambs should not be stinted upon stub
bles and bare pastures, but should be
supplied literally with all the food they
can digest. They may now be coupled
with the ram. For market lambs the
Merino eve crossed with o Cotswold
ram, is perhaps the best choice, giving
large and rapidly growing lambs, which
are easily fed and fatted. Experienced
breeders have found no difficulty on ac-
count of the ram, nevertheless, mod
crate sized, compact, heavy bodied ram
is preferable to lanky, rangy animal.
Young stock of all kinds should be
prepared for winter. Get them in good
condition before the cold weather ar
rives, or all is lost now that has been
gained by the summers feed. To keep
them steadily growing at all seasons is
the secret Of raising profitable animals,
More improvement is noticeable in
swine than in any other stock, but I'M
less improvement is kept up by the use
of thoroughbred males, the stock will
go back. AS o primary principle in
breeding, it may be said that half-bred
Or grade male should never be used tc
produce stock. For SOW that pro.
duces' ten young Of once, it is the very
poorest economy to breed her to poor
male; no stock pays better to improve
than swine, on account of the rapid in
crease.
Farmers Club Questions.
Gan hams be kept during hot weather
free from insects or faint without the
protection of a smokehouse or perfectly
dark room?
Sew each ham up in canvas bag anG
whitewash it, OF rub them in wood ashes
and pack them in barrels, covering then
WILL WOOu ASHeSs
Is there an effective preventive Of fir,
blight?
An experienced cultivator states that
when properly performed, root pruning
is q preventive Of fire blight; for me
dunn sized trees he cuts about two fee
of, and goes deep enough to sever th,
principal roots. If cut too far from tn,
base CT the trunk the pruning will no
check the disease. Early spring is tn,
best time.
Everybody knows that old pork bar
rels should be thoroughly cleaned be
fore being used for new pork; but how
can it be done, that is the questions
A I've composed of strong wood ashe
and water applied with stiff broom i
all that is required. The lye takes hol,
of the greasy particles, and will, with
vigorous securing, leave the barrel
sweet and clean. Thoroughly rinse il
cold water to remove the ashes. Was
again with boiling water, then rinse one
more with cold water, and the barrel
will be ready for use.
What recipe makes the best whitewas
for outside work ?
A whitewash that serves nearly as we
as oil paint on wood, brick and stone
made by the following recipe, which ha
been advised lately in several agricu
tural journals: Slack one peck of me-
lime with boiling water, cover dnrin
the process to keep IN the steam. Strai
the liquid and add peck of salt, pre-
viously dissolved in warm water, on
and one-half pounds of rice paste an
half pound of finely ground whiting
Add two and one-half gallons of hot WI
ter; stir well and apply quite hot; half
pound Of glue, dissolved and stirred il
will be a great improvement; mix we
together, and let stand for several day
To Determine the Ago of Eggs.
An egg is generally called fres
when it has been laid only one or tw
days in summer, and two to six days
winter. The shell being porous, IL
water in the interior evaporates, an
leaves cavity of greater or less exten
The yolk of the egg sinks, too, as ma
be easily seen by holding it toward
candle or the sun; and, when shaker
a slight shock is felt if the egg is n,
fresh. To determine the precise ae
of eggs, dissolve about four ounces
common salt in quart of pure waite
and then immerse the egg. If it is OF
day old, it will descend to the bottom
the vessel ; but if three days, it W
float in the liquid. II more than fl
days old, it will come to the surface al
project above in proportion to it's i
creased age.