The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-28
FARE. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Scratches o. UUors~s.

: A writer In the Western Ruval says
h&hN never known n failure ~ carrot
poultice for scratches ON horses. and h..
gives the following directions, proba.
Div valuable. as carrot has nh excellent
eden on many unhealthy sores: Wash
the sores thoroughly with warm. sof,
water and CASTLE soap. then rinse them
Cd with clear water, after which run
dry with u cloth. Now CRATE some car.
rsts about n pint after being grated
an9phind them IN the sores. The beet
DAY tn bind |, on Is Ia take = cloth and
wrap 10 around the sores. letting the
lower edge come close down Ia the hoof.
then tie n cord around this lower csd
after which put the grated carrot into
the opening Al the top ri the cloth and
press 10 down around IN. sores, then
tie another cord around IA. top of ~.
cloth. n it'll. above the fetlock. This
should be- repeated every dat. Tor four
O. five days. when the scratches will be-
cured.
The Nnnng ruseW "s W"asrn s'"-
ssu"rs.
TIE subject of rotten potatoes elicit.
al the following discu,sioo nj the II.
mira State fair;
X. s.. Georgia My potatoes, I find,
are very much effected by the soft rot
What course shall ] adopt Ia save the
restp II will be nccr~sary Ia sort them
- pits. Will i, be- necessary to dig the
potatoes soon. or allow them Ia remain
longer. natil after the rot II ovcr' !
used buck heat chat ne u covering last
year, aOd IL did we'll Can ! do better
this year,
President Hoffman u pota-
toes rotted badly n few years ago. ]
thought the hes, course was Ia let them
st$y in the ground until III, worst VA.
.ovtr. then try to save what was left. !
Nnow believe that to be the best WAY.
When they are affected they will go. in
or out Of the ground. so IL Is not worth
while 10 eNp.nd labor upon them until
after the mischief IL over. Chat Is n
Aood q covering ~ can be used. With
a liberal coating Of that, but little earth
willAe needed.
John Bridgman-It seems hat rot l.
often occasioned by the frequent warm
rains In the fall. II such j. the ease. ]
think IL best 10 dig the potatoes and
dry them well. | believe ! have saved
potatoes by early digging that would
have been lost IL I had suffered them to
remain in the ground.
A. II. Grifin-I have dug mine and
placed them on the barn floor. where
they seem To be doing well. My plan
for borninS is to dig a pit that will hold
ab1pt twenty bushels. and over the top
place boards with 4 hole left in the mid
al. " ..atttafnr anH Tn nrA.
vide escape for moisture. cover with
sufficient earth to keep the frost out.
and in the hole when cold weather
comes, I insert n bundle Of straw.
q. Banield-A few years ago ] tried
the plen Of leaving potatoes in the
groundt 10 finish rotting. mad dag q
portion Of the field and the crop saved
with some loss; bu. those that were left
gave me no further trouble. ] did NOT
have to dig them, for they all rotted.
Assrs6sasse Fe~Aisg SNrep.
II is the practice in some parts of
southern Herkimer county, writes =
correspondent Il the Utica On, Y.)
Herald, to grow 4 mixed crop Of barley
and oats for feed, sowing an equal
quantity OF each by measure. IL IL
found that much more al be obtained
in this way from a given piece 81 and
The difference in the time 81 ripeniDg
Of these grains. instead Il being an OBJ
lection, Is an advantage. the barley
apshing forward 81 the oats, and seem
~ 70 be n crop Of barley when headed
Out. and q good one II own in good
land. The oats then advance. and when
beaded out the field seems one u oats,
and. e in the cas- Of the barley, also q
<1ood ene. When the upper grains Of
Vhe oats ave well turned their color.
and are getting TO be hard. the crop