Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-05-29
FIELD AND EIRESIpE.
Raising Tomatoes.

Raising Tomatoes.
Burr tells us that the French mode of
raising tomatoes is as follows AS coon as
cluster OF flowers is visible, they top the stem
down to the cluster, SO that the flowers ter
inmate the stem. The effect is that the sap
Is Immediately impellsd into the Two buds
next below the cluster, which soon push
strongly and produce another cluster of
flowers each. When these are visible the
branch to which they belong is also topped
down to the level (; and this is done five times
SUCCESSFULLY. by this means the plants be-
come stout dwarf bushes, not above eighteen.
inches high, In order to prevent their fall
ing. sticks or strings are stretched horizon
tally along the rows, so as to keep the plants
erect. In addition to this all laterals that
have no flowers, and, after the fifth topping,
all laterals whatever are nipped off. In this
way the ripe sap is directed into the fruit,
which acquires a beauty, size ard excellence
unattainable by other means Boston Globe
RAISING GEEsE.-When a farmer has
tract of low, marshy land near his house,
where there is running stream of water. he
might raise geese probably by combining them
to this tract during the day in SUMMER and
yardng them at night. When allowed to run
on good grass land their manure is SO strong
that il kills the grass where dropped aud for
this reason many farmers have given up rails
ing them. But they are certainly profitable,
rs they subject to no disease, always
salable (dressed) at a fair price, aud their
feathers will pay the expenses of keeping
them. With an extensive marshy range more
money could be made by raising geese than
on any other kind of domestic poultry.
CURE FOR CHICKEN CHOLERA-Mr
Joseph Stout, of Carroll county, Md, gives
the following remedy for chicken cholera,
which he considers perfect cure Take
handful of white oak bark and boil it in q
quart OF water TO make a strong decoctiOu.-
After it cools mix with the liquid corn meal
to the proper consistency to make dough for
feeding. and give to the fowls. Mix spoon
full of Cayenne pepper to two quarts of the
feed. The fowls will cat this mixture read
lily" His theory is that the cholera is
species of disrrhuel and the bark and pepper
acting IS astringents and cure the complaint.
WORTH TRY1NG-A physician says -
"Sweet oil is not only an antdotc to the bite
of the rattlesnake, but it will cure poison of
any kind, both on mao and beast. The
patient must take teaspoonful oft internally,
and battle the wound for a cure. To cure a
horse it takes eight times much as for
man. One Of the most extreme cases Of snake
bites occurred eleven years ago. 1t had been
giSen up By his physicians. I gave him a
spoonful of oil which effected cure. 1t will
cure bloat in cattle caused by fresh clover
It will cure the stings of bees, spiders, or
other insects, and persons who have been
poisoned by low, running vine called ivy"
SURE POP FOR CHICKEN GApEs.-I
soticed an article going the rounds in the
newspapers that lime dust would cure chickens
having gapes tried it with perfect success
Half dozen of my little chickens were suffer.
ing from the disease. l placed them in a
email box aud scattered air>slacked lime in
the bottom of the box. l took small bulk
ear syringe and forced air against the lime
which caused quite dust. KEEP. cloth
over the box to keep the dust from escaping
This was repeated several times. Force them
to ca. aud give pepper tea and you will not
lose q ohieken.-B., North Vernon, Ind. :.
Hoo CHoLERA.-A Michigan farmer says:
II have never known O! an instance OF cholera
among hogs that had clean quarters aud were
fed regularly, kept warm and dry, although
fed exclusively on corn, and if they had pure |
drink. LIDO not attribute the disease to any |
cause alone, but combination of them. To |
put hog in a cold, wet muddy place, expose |
it to hot days and chilly nights, allow it to
pick its food from the dirt. and drink from
some filthy pond or hole, is enough to mako |
. hog sick, and to invite every known disease
desh is heir TO-" This is true; and farmers
everywhere will study their interests by keep.
ing their swine in clean, warm pens.
Onions AND POULTRY Scarcely to
much can be said in praise Of onions for fowls.
They seem to be preventive and remedy for
various diseases to which domestic fowls are
liable. Having frequently tested their ex>
eellencics, we can speak undersandingly-
For gapes and Inflammation Of the throat,
eyes and head, onions are almost specific.
We would therefore recommend giving fowls,
and especially young chickens, as many as
they will eat, as often twice or three times
> week. They should be finely chopped. A
small addition of corn meal is an improves
nent.-Southern Fnrm"r.
General John S. Morgan. of Alabama,
has accepted an invitation to deliver tho an.
nual address before the Southern Historical
Society at their annual meeting the 1st of
next November, at Richmond, Va. General
Morgan is at present United States senator
from Alabama.
-Ex-Gov. Seymour says that there il
moro nutritious food in an acre of water well
stocked with fish than in the best wheat
growing farm in the State of New York.
ALL trustworthy accounts agree that the
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