The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-11-20
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD



ground fine, one.half ounce of sap
green, and oue.half ounce OF indigo.
Boil the wood in this for several hours.
For mending valuable glass objects
which would be disfgured by common
cement, ctromo cement may DO used.
This is mixture of five parts gelatine
to one OF solution OF acid chromate Of
lime. The broken edges are covered
with this, pressed together, and exposed
to sunlight, the effect OF the Inter being
to render the compound insoluble even
in boiling water.
To MAKE Coop WATERPROOF BooT
GREAsE.-Take one-hAlf pound Of Shoe
makers clubbing, one.half pint Of lin.
seed oil, one.half pint Of strong solu-
ton Of india rubber. Dissolve the
whole with gentle heat Gt is very in
fammable), and apply with an ordinary
backing brush. One application will
insure dry feet for several months.
To KEEP CIDER SwEEr.-1f after the
first racking the fermentation still con-
tinues, it is better that tho operation
should be repeated MS often rs any scum
rises to the surface. The d. al racking
should be performed in fne weather.
When the bottles arc filled they should
be set by, uncorked, until morning,
when the corks must DO driven in tight
ly, aud secured by wire und melted rosin
or any similar substance.
A REMEDY FOR CoRSs.-Bind raw
cotton on your corn at night before
going to bed, and then saturatc the cot
ton with spirits turpentine. 1t will re-
move the most obstinate corn, either
hard or soft, in four or five applications.
The skin will be apt to peel off the toe,
but this is rather m advantage, as it
helps to remove the corn.
WHITE LEAD PAINT FROM OLD LRAD
P1pE.-Roll tho lead out into thin
sheet and place it in IN earthen pot with
little vinegar in the bottom. Then
bury the pot III fermeuting stable dung
or spent tanbark. The acetic acid OF
tho vinegar corrodes the metal, forming
n superficial coating OF acetate OF lead.
The carbonic acid set free by the decom.
posing vegetable matter displaces the
acetic acid, combining with the lend and
forming the carbonate (white lead). The
acetic acid tins released attacks more
metal. which is again carbonized, aud
thus, with small charge OF vinegar,
tho operation is continued a long time,
and n. large quantity Of lead changed
into carbonate.
Flowing Ia Rye.
On the farm Of President CIark, Mt
Amherst, Mass, was poor, gravelly
field Of six acres, which yielded only
oue-half ton per acre. Last fall tho
field was plowed, md one ton of recti-
fed Peruvian guano applied to tho
whole and narrowed in. The piece. WINS
thcn sowed to winter rye, resulting in n
crop this year averaging nearly Ave
feHt in height when plowed under, and
which god judges estimated would
yield, il harvested, nearly thirty bushels
Of grain 10 the acre. But President
O ark is one who generally induces ma.
t,re to produce about as he wills, by
following out tho principles she has
herself laid down. Tho soil hero was
lacking in organic matter us well as in
plant food, aud this was tho readiest
means Of supplying tho deficiency.
The rye was plowel under just before
blossoming, though on general princi.
pies the better way il to turn it under
when nearly ripe, at tho time when the
crop has taken into itself the largest
attainable amount Of atmospheric and
soil matters. A large sized swivel pillow
was use.l, blowing to depth Of seven
inches, and was followed by subsoil
pillow stirring seven inches deeper. An
other ton OF rcctifed guanc was applied
to six acres and narrowed III, and then
seeded to grass and winter rye. Thus
tho lot will be quickly and effectually
supplied with n large amount of organic
and mineral elements Of plant food. II
allowed to mature, according to the esti-
mate, the crop plowed in would add to
the soil of available plant food about
227 pounds Of nitrogen, 200 pounds OF
potash, and l2l pounds Of phosphoric
acid, which would nearlyelual in value
tho two tons Of guano.
Farm Notes.
AGRICULTURAL WISDOM English
farmer recently remarked that he fed his
land before it was haugry, rested it be-
fore it WIS weary, anil weeded it before
1t was foul.
CIIARcoAL FOR TURKEYs.-A Caliior.
min pnper highly recommends charcoal
for fttening turkeys, aud says that it
should be pulverized and mixed with
mashed potatoes md corn meal, as well
US fed to them III small Jumps. II men.
tions that III two lots Of four each, other
wise treated alike, there was an average
gain in the weight OF those fed with the
charcoal OF n pound and half each. In
commenting upon this mother writer
says =" While NO condemn the practice
of mixing the pulverized charcoal with
other food for turkeys. compelling them
to eat it whether they want to or rot, We
have no doubt Of the excellent effects OF
supplying them with charcoal broken
into small bits, especially when fatten-
ing for market. We have had evidence
Of what wo say, and for number OF
years have recommended charcoal for
this purpose.
LUMPs IN UDDERs.-Take poke root
mud chop it up fine and beat il into
pumico take teAcupful and put III n
qnart OF meal, AID feed TO COW whose
udder has Jumps in it, and they arc re.
moved ut once. The remedy is iuial-
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