Connecticut western news., 1877-11-30
AGRICULTURAL.

SODDING AND SEEDING.-A great deal of hard work is the cost of little ignO- rance upon simple matter very often. Within sight of the writer's desk man Is carting great amount of sand up steep sand hill to make a smooth plat of lawn. The ground has been thoroughly prepared and is as smooth as floor. At a large expense this will in few dave be covered with a green turf, which will need good deal of care, should an early drouth come next season, to keep it alive and green.
 A half hours work and a liberal sprinkling of grass seed-made of an equal mixture of Kentucky blue grass and red top, would accomplish the aim of getting 8 smooth, green lawn in the same time, and there would be less danger of an uneven surface and bare spots. June grass is as natural to this soil as weeds, and cannot help but grow, and why people will persist in wasting so much time and money in the labori- ous work of digging, carrying and lay ing sods is well nigh inexplicable. In case the ground is seeded, good heavy roller should go over it every few days after the grass is we'll up in the spring, and any inequalities of surface made
 
 be remedied after the grass is well up by putting on in the low spots here and there little sand. The grass will soon spring through it, and in this way the most beautiful turf can be made at a comparatively small expense, and re- quiring but fraction of the skill and ingenuity needed to lay sod nicely.
 ABOUT SICK ANIMALs.-Nearly all sick animals become 80 by improper feeding in the first place. Nine cases out of ten the digestion is wrong. Char coal is the most efficient and rapid cor- rective. It will cure in majority of cases, if properly administered. An example of it's use: The hired man came in with the intelligence that one of the finest cows was very sick, and a kind neighbor proposed the usual drugs and potions. The owner being ill and unable to examine the COW, concluded that the trouble came from overeating, and ordered teaeupful of pulverized charcoal given in water. It was mixed, placed in junk bottle, the head held upward, and the water and charcoal poured downward. In five minutes im- provement was visible, and in few hours the animal was in the pasture quietly eating grass. Another instance of equal success occurred with young heifer which had become badly bloated by eating green apples after hard wind. The bloat was so severe that the sides were almost as hard as barrel. The old remedy, saleratus, was tried for correcting the acidity. But the attempt to put it down always caused coughing, and it did little good. Half teaspoon full of fresh powdered charcoal was given. In six hours all appearances of bloat had gone, and the heifer was well.-Live Stock Journal.
 ARTIcHoKEs.-The AgricMtturist says: GA correspondent in Iowa asks where the Brazilian artichoke can be had. It is bad enough for the plant to be called Jerusalem Artichoke, a name which is 8 corruption of Girdsole, the Italian for sunfiower, and it has no claim to the title Brazilian. In various works Bra gil is said to be it's native country, but as we have already stated, it is not known there, and Professor Gray has shown that there is but little doubt that it is native of our Western and South ern States. We have noticed that in some Western agricultural papers the plant is mentioned as the Jerusalem or Brazilian Artichoke;' this supplement tary title is needless, and leads to con- fusion. There are several seedling va- rieties, differing in the shape of the skin; besides the common white, there are purple, red and yellow kinds.
 Coop Cows.-James Lawrence, of Groton, Mass., gives the following as the yield of his four cows-all full Guernseys: For the first twelve weeks after calving, 3,314, 3.99s, 4,4Ss, and 2,766 pounds. Total from calving thir- ty-five weeks, 6,633 pounds; forty-seven weeks, 8,996 pounds; thirty one weeks, 7,652 pounds; forty-five weeks, 7,092 pounds, making a total for the four cows of 29 1854 pounds, or 7,5SS pounds, equal to 6,528 quarts per COW. Those of our readers who are interested in sending milk to city markets can readily place value upon the yield of such cows. The third in the list above gave, during the first twelve weeks after calving, an average of 21 pounds of butter per week. His whole herd numbers fourteen cows and heifers. Their average yield last year was very nearly 5000 quarts per COW.
 CARROTS FOR HoRsEs.-Carrots for : horses, experiments have shown, are most beneficial when fed in conjunction with oats. Alone, they are less nutri-