The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-06-24
Farm and Household.
Fall and Spring Flowing.

fall and others spring blowing. Twill
state my practice and reasons there
for, as briefly as / can.
After OUR harvest work is over,
and briers and weeds are cleared out
of all fence corners of the farm, We
lay out our corn ground IN % feet
| lands, by shallow burrows, start the
manure wagons, and one hand to
scatter as evenly as lle can, and imme;
diately pillow under about six inches
deep. This work is done in the latter
part of July and August. At this
season the fields are solid, and ma
nure IN good or light condition fur
hauling. The only objection is, the
land is hard to plow. This we over
come as we'll az VIC can BY . three.
horse pillow team. 80.
Ny experience has been that corn
ground plowed later that August, is
not always safe from either the cat or
web worm. l have practiced August
blowing for 10 years, aud in no in
stance has Corn in this ground been
injured Uy them. We usually put
our corn on clover and timothy sod,
manfred and plowcd in this way. I4
the following spring 1t is again powed
nine inches deep before planting.
This brings cod and manure withiI
about three inches Of the surface.
The advantages are-lst, no waste
Of manure by evaporation or washipgS
during winter. "a, with as, i never
failing preventative for the web and
cut worms. ID, ground we'll pulveri-
zed by breaking and freezing. 9TH;
the ground is much more easily put
in tilth, and the ricli properties Of the
furrow.slice are Just where I want
them to insure a quick, strong growth
of the seed and the surface from ba-
king-wl,ich is very injurious to the
crop at the time Of coming through
the ground.
This process insures an carly crop;
and my plan is to cut and shock tho
corn by 18th Of September, harrow
the ground we'll, and SOW with wheat
and timothy, sowing clover in tho
following spring. J. H.-Obio Far.
! mer.
Bicarbouste Of Soda i TootiideilS
Remedy.-Dr. Duckwortl,, of St.
Bartholomew Hospital, London, l,as
recently successfully used bicarbonate
Of soda as remedy for severe tooth
ache, when applications of cLloro.
form, either externally to the cheek
or to the ear, or placed on cotton In
the decayed tooth. failed; aud when
carbolic acid, applied as last mention.
ed, also proved imperative. pledgeti
of cotton, soaked in a solution Of
thirty grains of bicarbonate Of soda
10 one fluid ounce of water gave al.
most instant relief. Dr.. Duckwortk
considers that very frequently tue
pain is due to the contact Of acid sail.
Va with the decayed tooth; and,
therefore, it is important, in cases of
odontalgia, 6rst to determine whether.
the saliva has an acid reaction. II
this be the case, then a simple aka.
line application, as above stated, u
the most efficaci0us means Of cute.
Cases Of tootl,acs.o are sncl, com;
mon accompaniment to disordered
stomach that there seems every res
| son for the truth Of the above authors
conjecture. Doubtless; on the same
ground is due the efficacy Of ammonia;
80 frequently recommended, bnt
which, if applied carclessly, is liable
to produce more pain by burning the
gum than already exists in the tooth.
Bicarbouate Of soda il fund id
every kitchen, aud hence no more
handy remedy could be devised. while
It is destitute of any painful effects
aud the rationale of its operation and
its simplicity makes us wonder Why
it has not been thought Of before.
Sweet Potatoes are said to Ike better
for mules than corn, and they soon
become fond ct tltcm raw. As q crop
| it has this advantage -tltat it can 10
planted for sevetal months while corn
is limited to a few weeks only. II
insure a good crop Of sweet potat"es,
whethet they af6 ss g"o1 fot mule1
az corn or not-aud such a PROPOSE.
ton may we'll 10 doubted-they ARG
doubtless Of advantage to stock and
help ont a very small crop Of corn;
while they command good prices IN
our markets as a most indispensable
table f0Od.-SOuthern Farmer.
Corn is a staple food for fowls:
But whole corn is not economical:
Broken OF. in meal form (cooked,) d
feeding Of it once DAHL, is very
good and handy kind Of provender:
But corn only will never answer as
aliment for poultry. 1t will keep
them alive, and some will grow fat
upon it; but If you look for eggs froni
! the hens or for general thrift in yoir
chickens. they hiust have variety Of
food, and not fiiore than . third Of
the daily allowance Should 10 Of corn:
Oats, wheat, ground bone, chambers
scraps, occasionally raw meat chop.
ped fine, and green food, is what
they covet, and these d0 them the
most good, remember.-Poultry World!
To prevent The skins disc"lorina
after q brnise, take \ little dry. starch
or arrowroot, moisten II with cold
water, and place i on the injured
part. This Is best done Immediately,
| 80 AS to prevent the action Of the ali
upou the 6Ein. This Is said to be III.
valuable fot black eyes:
! A stomach, taxed " giattony. irri.
tated bv improper food, infamed b.
alcohol, enfeehled by disease, or other
wise untitled for jts dnties, AZ IL shown
by the various symptoms attendant