The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-01-19

Ascawd th~ Ear.e.

AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.
Asrawa th~ FAsM.
rauslS,, -fnf woo,i, rrslne IN thc
winter for fruit, prunc In TIM summer
not too much. Keep trcr~ frum STIR
scraping, and spread them ont.
A rKnsoN who has hA.l experience In
fattcMinR swine OH harley Nays that II
makes most excellent pork; TINT II n
NOT oily, not quito No arm ~ that mMslc
from corn. but has a mil.lcr, plcaAAntcr
flavor.
" You wish ~ drive thu rata away
alive, tAkc pulvcriacd potash and nut
plenty VI II Into all their holes about The
house and harm II tho potash II pul
vcrixcd Nnd left 10 Tho MIR, II hccOtmce
pasty. and can be daul,ed I'm barrels.
planks, ctc.
Lack of ventilation makes - much
difference IN tho hcalthfulncss vi poul.
lighthouses ~ In that of human dwelling.
houses. No poultry-housc should b.
without thu means ii admitting con.
slant current ri frcsh MIR, both BY day
AMI By night. Foul air breeds AtsNasc
AMI encourages vcrmin.
A HuccxsxvuL Englisll farmer attend.
Ing The Centennial WAN asked how no
managed 10 keep up aud IAy Tho cnor.
NOUS rents nccc.Hary 70 bc paid ~ his
country. Easily enough" eAid he;
" | 10 II by feeding my land before II IL
hungry. rcsting II before II N weary, and
wccd.ng II hefore II In foul.
BOME people favor whlsrwMahing tho
body III fruit trees. II IN no better
than washing with weak lyc. ~ clear
limo winter, and there IN not thu unnAtu
ml color III white trce~. Tho lyc Ii 4
good wash for trees, aud destroys tho
cgha III many insects, and makes The
bark bright and healthy. A wash of
linrced oil h nlso highly recommended.
'rmE american .lgricuitnrist sAys
/" Tho hest grain for horse In certainly
DATA thr next In harley oorn - !
nt4sAdy fcch il not wholesome a III.
OatA hAve about thu requisite quantity
of nutritious aud indigcatiblc matter 10
ha heAlthfnl, and barley approaches very
near oalA In this respect. Tho actual
values Of tll0nN grains are ~ nearly -
possible equal ~ their usual market
values. tho Inter being In reality bAsctl
upon tlie former"
Tmn NrianflNo thrr,er aAys 1.-THE
greatest ri wastes on tho farm In thu not
using ri our bruins, for this Ii NJ thu
bottom of al other wastes. A little
thinking often savcM much labor. After
accomplishing almost any kind ri work,
the mDst 0f lin eau look back aud sce
how WI could have improved IN II, II
w lind Int thought. Tho wastes Mris.
Ing from Ignorance can be very readily
diminished, and are IN large lmit On.
nnhAblu, but those arriving from caro-.
lsHhneHs nra not deserving Ut sym
pRthy."
How 10 XIII Hous. Turn tho anil.
NAL on hin hack, mud let ono man stand
aAtride ~ him anil hold Tho fosU logs
firmly against thu chest u tho hog.
Tho stleher fhon places ono hand on the
tindur inv III tho HWino and preax0N II
down until tho mouth VI thu squeAler II
closed. Lot tho Jaw BIZ held down
firmly. Then with a sharp knife out .
slicn two inches long midway bUtWo0n
the Jaw and thu breast bone, in thu mid.
die III tho throat. Now aim TIM knife
directly toward Tho root III hin tall and
thrust II In Ia tho handle aud draw out
tho blade quickly. When stuck In this
MANNER We never knew hog fall 70
bleed enthusiastically.
"heAMkif mall, .ays thu Journal
~ agriculture, .bnt brings IN some In,
lniry about aiak hngs. Homo toll I'm how
tho llops ARE affected, wlliluOthcrs wjallu
10 publish cure for tie disease. Were
W. Feeding Or rnlslng hogs, w would
f"d, water and nalt regularly. Wore
any 10 got rick, would remove them n
once. W. naa inclined 10 thu opinion
That wnrmA Or larAnit0A Mrs the primary
.is,isu for the so.nallud l,oR cholera, AMI
mr. medicine would w. suGli ~ would b.
prescribed Nv \ veterinary h,lrgcOn 81
physician. OoptNfas, charcoal, wood
aHl,rn and tntpcntine nre ~ xOlne extent
worm slessroyrTs. aud can iM probably
given 70 either growing Or lAttcMine
hogs.
a yuDsrnlnkH writes 70 thu London
ls,s At0ck Journal. !" have triad thu
plan u hatehing hens' eggs under tMr
knys, and iind II MI MlmlrAble QUO. III
fani, II has unonrhud il longing sulur.
tanned ~ ut,*MuH~ WI incubator, and IN
fnsnfa J hope 10 nM thr poor foolish
turkeys. that will bring out brMM after
brood u cl,itkr. aud, int from iirins N
thu confinement, seem only t,o we'll
pleased whom thny IND fre+h neat full
III cHgs, anL grow fNt Hnd glo~Hy ~ we'll.
Not - 10 ,lisl,. potl,apx, after al | for thu
weather MaH Very c0ld, mud fsd than
vol AMI Aept them Anug and warm. !
set them cafiy In January, and kept them
sitting for over three months. ~.
moved thu chicks III ouco on bcine
Matched, aud have brought them all up. :
t..us the Mauae.
lsrt1lAr aud common clay will cl~sp
marble.
II YOU hnt carpets for durability.
chonMs ainall iiRmfoe.
kkaoaakk sni rowdsfud limn. whit
Ing. Of wool ashes, will He9ur tlns with
litt.u trouble.
4 tkw drops of ammonia u bowl II
water Will remove MI gtsastneas and dir
agreeable cdnfa tron The person add~d
L, 4 ioot. bath u Will sltlsrb I'll nOxioua
sA.p!ia.
WiiEk ..ai susfigststog LUsds olCsu.
isV. seali Il with lith ssl.la nnhr With