Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-18
THE YEARS.
HOME AND FARM.


davg Dea fowls in from % to 30 days;
geese's in from 80 to 80 days. Fresh eggs
will hatch one or two days sooner than
than those two or three weeks OLD.
How TO CURE SCRATCHES N HoRsEs.-
First cleanse the heels well from ali dlrI
and other foreign matter with strong
suds made by means of carbolic soap ana
worm water. This done, dry the parts
we'll and be careful to remove all the
soaDy matter thoroughly from the sore IN
order to prevent the collection OF DIRT.
Then dress the heels with a lotion com
posed of carbolic acid, one part; cold wa
ter. forty parts three times a day. In
one-quarter of an hour after using the
lotion. rub over the diseased surface with
0lvcerine. and keep the parts supple with
Il, Give him, mixed in his feed of grain,
night and morning, one and half ounces
of liquor arsenicalis each time, and con-
tinue this treatment for time after
his heels have dried up Turf, field ana /
Farm.
HoGs-GooD AND Poor STocK.-The |
difference between good and poor stock
does not lie altogether in the feed, as
some farmers would endeavOr TO make us
believe. who assert that they have the
corn crib breed-an intimation that plcn-
ty of feed is more than breed. l have
proved to my own satifaction that much
depends upon the breed, as l have tried
the full bloOds, and crosses OF the BOland-
Chinas Berkshires and the Chester
Whites. as well rs some of our common
Iowa stock L have given them all a fair
trial and an equal chance for fattening,
and the result has been that the improved
breeds will weigh nearly twice as
much rs the common stock whenever fed
in the same way the same length OF
time.
Another advantage is, that the Berk-
shire and Poland Chinas are always fat
and ready for market whenever the price
suits. | find this to be great advantage
to the farmer who has these improved
breeds, over the one who does not have
them and who sticks to the old fashioned
breeds, and has to wait eighteen months
or two wears to get his hogs ready for
market. Ii pays well to get good stock
to breed from, such as Will fatten at any
are. Now is the proper season Of the
wear to make good selection. Com
mence right away; sell off your poor
stock, and procure the best. 1t will GER
tainly pay you. Try it.-Coleman's Ru-
0. 5. TEnPLAR.
Hamilton Co., Iowa.
The ACTUAL INFLUENCE OF FARMERs.-
Asa matter of fact, we find that the in
iuence of farmers has been exceedingly
small. Not only have they not bent, as
their numbers and Importance fully en-
,
ia the direction of their own interests,
they have not even prevented that policy
from being bent in direction exactly
contrary to their interests. There were
In 1870, fl ,I06 lawyers in the United
States. l can count you one hundred oil
these lawyers, who have eXerted more
practical influence in the States than the
5000 600 farmers have eXerted. There
is no objection to raise to lawyers-they
are a useful class of men; but there L
decided objection TO allowing mere
handful of them, representing another
mere handful of powerful clients, Z
shane and mould the policy of 10000, OO
of people. That only is truly republi
can form of government in which thel
who are entrusted with political fran
chises exert an Influence somewhat pro
portionate to their numbers. The mod
ern caucus is no friend to republican
liberty: and the blind following at thu
polls of a mere party name Is full OF dan
ger. L have looked with appreciation an'
with hope on the effort of the farmers
of this country to organize themselVe
into one body with a view TO promote
their own Interests rs farmers ana as CIT
izens. and with a view to secure indepen
IDENTIFY of the old parties and of all parties
the political influence that is preeminent
ly their due.-A. L. Perry.
C1oyER FOR HoGs.-On the 2Sth day o
81
pigs farrowed April 27, being just
months old. weighed them and the!
averaged eighty pounds. l turned then
into a lot of about two acres, on which
there was a growth of fine red clover, ant
fed them each one pint of soaked corr
night and morning, which, with wha
water they wanted, was all they received
in addition to the clover pasture. Oh
the 9th of September, just 40 days ate
l weighed, and their average weight was
then 125 pOunds-shOwing a net grain o
10 pounds each Is pounds per day.
also received one boar pig on the 18th o
August, which weighed eighty pounds
On the same treatment given to the 9th
ers, he weighed on September 9th, u
pounds-gain in 20 days 40 pounds, o
within a fraction of IL pounds per day
Now you will observe that the aggregat
gain of the three was l35 pounds; amouH
of corn 80 bushels, or as a result,
pounds of pork for one bushel of corr
The average OF the boar pig would be
little better.
Taking experiments reported in stoc
journals, which l believe, were chat 2
pounds was the highest average obtaine
from bushel of corn, and allowing tina
the 80 bushels of corn that / fed, pre-
duced that average, or 20 pounds of pOrh
we still have an additional 60 pounds o
gain as a result of the clover pasture; be
ing gain of four-fifths rs much on &c
count of the clover, as the corn produced
This experience could not be counted o
in feeding large number of hogs, but
serves to show what may be done undo
the best circumstances. In conclusion
allow me to add that my Berkshifes WEI
continued under this treatment till col
weather, and since that time have bee
fed on dry corn, water, well house,
and to-day they will not weigh less tha
250pounds, are just in good, healty, Z. .
ing condition for breeding purposes. Z
a lot of Poland-C sows sixty da
Younger, the same treatment has bee
about equal to the Berkshires' all eli
eumstances being equal.-Farmers JOu
nal.
CULTIVATION OF BROOM CoRN.-Broo
seed corn should be planted in the sprin
about the same time rs Indian corn,
ground that has been thoroughly puRG
lied with the harrow. Corn stubblc
clover sod is one of the best places fol
crop of broom corn. Let the rows
marked out, three and half feet apal
after which sprinkle the seed in the mar
as evenly rs may be practicable by t
hand. y better way is to use Il comm
garden drill. Cover the seed by passi
light one horse harrow over the grouu
going twice to the row if the land is clio
dy. Do not cover the seed too deep. I
ter the spears are up about two incl
high, 90 over the rows with 4 large HI
row. Do not be afraid of tearing up
young plants, as the greatest mista
with most people consists in planting
thick; the stalks should be three or fC
inches apart in the row. Two and h
quarts of good seed Will be sufficient
ono acre, if the ground is in good ord
BY narrowing the small weeds will
killed, and the working of the soil "
give the corn q start, after which
growing crop will require the same c,
tivating as other corn. When the stal
begin 10 shoot out in head, go over I
field, bending down all that are out,
fore the tops get crooked. This operati
viii have TO be done several times.
ter the seed is nearly ripe, commeu
cutting / the brush. First cut {
brush from two rows, then 20 back a
with a corn-etItter cut the stalks, layil
them crOsswise on the rows, so as to ma
a-bed keep the brush from resting
tine ground hy the brush on thisA b
,afsslaas k7kSeniain two or three days ih1l
stla5g<st@r which sre-eir~ brush up in bu
dies and secure in round shocks about L
or twelve bundles together. One b,
viii hold the brush for eight or ten row
Cover the shocks with stalks tent fas
ion, making covering tight at the to
but so that the air can pass through Il
bottom. In this manner the broom-col
ought to stand three or four weeks uni
thoroughly dry, then cart TO the barn al
take of the seed, which may be perforr
ed by using a common tlireshing IN
chine; take of, the top, and, if an unde