Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-10-07
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Weights and Measures.

feet of sound, dry corn in the ear will
make bushel of shelled corn.
To find the quantity of shelled corn in
a crib, measure the length, breadth, and
height of the crib, inside the rail; null
tiply them together, and divide by two;
the result is the number of bushels of
shelled corn in the crib.
To find the number of bushels OF
apples or potatoes in bin, multiply the
length breadth and thickness together,
and this product by eight, pointing off
one figure in the product for decimal.
To estimate the amount of hay in a
mow-Five hundred cubic feet Of ordi- |
nary clover and timothy hay, packed |
under ordinary circumstances, and set |
tied three or four months, will make a
ton.
Clear clover is much lighter, and re-
quires nearly seven hundred cubic feet. |
Red top is lighter still; and timothy cut
ripe is heavier than when in blossom.
OF course much depends upon the
quality and packing of the hay. Tho
government standard requires cube of
seven and one-half feet for a ton; this
gives about 400 cubic feet.
~ hhl bLC nuulD6T VI DOuuuS VI uhH
in stack, multiplying the area of the
base by one-third the perpendicular
height, gives the cubic feet. This rule
applies to perfect cone, tapering gradu-
ally to point; for irregular figures, no
rule can be given.
To find the contents of barrel, add
double the square of the bung diameter
to the square of the head diameter, and
multiply by the diameter of the head of
the cask. Divide this by LOTT for ale
gallons of 282 cubic inches; or by 1872
for wine gallons of 231 cubic inches.
Medical Notes.
EYE LOTIONS. of zinc, half a
drachm; distilled water, sixteen ounces.
Mix.
How TO GAIN FLESH. a goblet
of good rich milk every night before re-
firing, This will cover the scrawniest
OF bones.
LozENeEs FOR BAD BREATH.
catechu, one ounce; white sugar, two
ounces; orris powder, half an ounce.
Mix them into a paste with mucilage.
and add drop of neroi. One or two
may be sucked at pleasure.
P1MP1Es. Take teaspoonful of oat
meal and cook In three tablespoonfuls
of water half an hour, then strain
through thin cloth, and apply with
soft sponge three times day for two or
three months. This should be washed
off as soon as thoroughly dry. 1t will
cure plmples on the face, unless caused
by diseased stomach.
10 WHITEN TEETH.-For whitening
the teeth there is nothing superior to
wood charcoal very finely powdered.
Take few shavings of CASTLE soap, and
dissolve in spirits with the aid of heat.
Use this solution to make with the char
coal a very stiff paste, adding a little
syrup or honey to sweeten it, and scent
to suit.
SORE THROAT, HEADACHE, Cold FEET,
ETo.-lf those who are subject to sore
Threats and the like, were to battle the
neck with cold water in the morning
and use the flesh brush at night, it would
more than compensate them for the time
and trouble. There are many who suffer
from headache and cold feet. II thew
would plunge their feet in cold water
every morning and use he flesh brush
every night it would rel Q them both.
Questions and An Eers.
How about ground bon for cows9
Ground bone fed in small quantities,
with salt, occasionally, is beneficial to
COWS. They need q greater amount of
phosphate than is afforded in grasses.
BY timely feeding of bone -four with
the weekly feed of salt abortion can be
prevented. Bones are also valuable as
feed for fowls. The trouble of crushing
or powdering them is amply paid for in
eggs and juicy meat for the table.
Can hickory trees be successfully
transplated ?
Yes, provided it is done with care
when they are young. Hickories usually
bear fruit i'll fourteen years from plant
ing.
What is peanut oil used for
Peanut Oil was introduced in the
South during the war in absence OF
olive oil for householdpurposes. It has
become popular both on account of its
good qualities and its cheapness. 1t re-
tains its purity and flavor for long
time, and is less susceptible to the effect
of light than olive oil. The oil is ex.
tracted by pressure from the nut only
the refuse is given as feed to COWS OF
used as fertilizer.
Which are considered the best beef
and which the best butter breeds
An experienced cattle breeder Of
Tennessee thus classi6es the different
breeds of cattle as to relative merits
The Jersey, the butter breed; the De
Won, a beef or fancy breed; the short
horn and Hereford, the beef producing
breeds; Ayrshire and Holstein, the mill
and cheese producing breeds.
Hollow Horn.
This supposed disease is nothing more
or less than hollow stomach, empty
stomach, ill-treatment of some kind
The following are among the most fire
quent causes: Allowing cattle to stand
outdoors in frost, snow, mud and rain
and, if housed, allowing them to stand
In dirty, leaky house or shed. OF all
the Entertainment to cattle, the latter is
the worst. For illustration: car
take either horse or COW and confne in
narrow place, direct continual droL
ping of water on its head and it will be
either crazy or dead in forty eight hours
This being the case, is it any wonder
that the poor animals brains would be
come infamed This contracts the
usual amount of blood from the horns
thus making them feel cold and appea,