The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-06-20
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

TRANsPLANTIYG. - Minnesota gardeners
have discovered that the third transplanting
of lettuce, cabbages, celery and caulihowers
increase their size and body nearly one half
over the first removal. This is well worth
full and fair trial.
DUCKS AND HENS EGGs.-Many consider
that ducks are more profitable than hens for
home use taking into account the number
and size of the eggs laid by them. The solid
matter and oil of ducks exceeds that of
hens egg by fully one-fourth.
DAIRY UTENsILs.-In cleansing all milk
vessels and dairy utensils they should first
be rinsed in cold water, then thoroughly
washed with hot water and soap, perhaps
through several waters, then rinsed in clean
water, and afterwards scalded in boiling
water and in hot weather put out of doors
and summed, and in wet or cloudy weather
they should be wiped dry or dried before
fire. All slops or spatters of milk in or about
the milk room should be treated the same
way as soon as discovered
KILLING RATs.-The following cheap and
simple method of discriminating rats is said
to have been successfully employed by
Baron Won Backhofen and his neighbors for
some years past: A mixture of two parts of
well bruised common squills and three parts
of finely chopped bacon is made into a stiff
mass with as much meal as may be required,
and then baked into small cakes, which are
put down for the rats to eat Several cor
respondents of the German Agricultural
Gazette write 20 announce the complete
exirpation of rats andemice from their cow
stalls and piggeries since the adoption of
this simple plan.
FooT DISEASE IN CArTLE.-Fouls, or foot
disease in cattle, is caused by feeding on low
damp pastures The moisture causes over
growth of horny hoof. In sheep it may be
caused by injuries to the feet from sharp
slaty stones. In this case the disease resem-
bles stone bruise on the foot, or felon on
the hand. Carbolic acid is an excellent rem
edy for this trouble in sheep, so is ham
rind bound into the cleft of the hoof The
creosote from the smoked ham is cleansing
and assists the healing process. III there is
proud flesh or fungoid in the way it must be
removed by the knife before the creosote or
acid is applied.
COLLAR BRUISES AND HARNESS GALLs.-The
| following is recommended for collar bruises
in horses: Camphor gum, two ounces; alco-
/ hol, ten ounces; tincture of iodine, three
| ounces; tincture of cantharides, three ounces
mix. 1t is very necessary, particularly in
warm weather, to keep the harness perfectly
| clean, as the dirt which accumulates from
| sweat and dust is a great source of irritation.
| ally with some of the following lotion:
Liquor plumb sub-acetatis, four ounces; al
cohol, six ounces; tincture of camphor, two
| ounces: water, six ounces-mix. The follow
| ing Is an excellent liniment for general pur-
| poses: Alcohol, twelve ounces; gum cam
phor, two ounces; tincture of arnica, four
| ounces; tincture of aconite root, one ounce
mix.
PROTECTION FROM FLIEs.-A contemporary
records the discovery of a French pharma-
| ceutical chemist who has discovered way
to protect horses from attacks of flies, accord
| ing to London medical paper. His inven-
ton consists in rubbing the horses. especially
the parts most subject to attack. with a lit
tie concentrated oil of laurel. There is not
the slightest danger in its use, and the cost
is said to be very small Another repellant
suggested by the same person is a solution of
60 grammes Zone ponnd and five ounces
avoirdupois) of assafetida in two glasses OF
water and one of vinegar If horses be well
washed with this not fly will settle upon
Them as the assafoetida drives the flies away.
This drug has no deleterious qualities as an
external application, and may be used I'M
hesitatingly.
VIRTUE OF TOMATO LEAvEs.-A statement
comes from South America that q singu-
| lar property of tomato leaves had
been discovered by o fruit grower.
Having cut down some tomato vines,
he used them as mulch around
his peach trees. He soon discovered that
the curculio. which was destroying his fruit,
had abandoned the trees surrounded by the
tomato vines Following up this accidental
discovery he found the free use Of fanatic
against the curculio but against other p7x