The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-04
The Use or Insect Destroyer..

Since the employment of Paris green
for the destruction of potato beetles, its
uss for various other similar purposes
has been found very advantageous.
Mr.. Shaw, of the famous st. Louis
gardens, employs it largely in wash he
applies to his tTuit trees. By using it,
he claims to have almost totally de-
stroyed the insect enemies, which
formerly claimed such large share of
his crops. The writer has been much
annoyed, for many years, by worms
which have destroyed all the leaves of
rose trees and bushes, leaving nothing
except a tuft at the end, ard effectuallv
preventing them from blooming in
autumn. A few dustings with flour,
mixed with Paris green, and applied
when the dew was on, completely ar
rested their ravAges.
Cotton planters have also largely de-
stroyed the destructive boil worm by
similar applications. A very slight
busting will effectually drive off all
aphides, slugs and everything Of the
sort.
Ofcourse this application can not be
made to cabbages, or anything else that
is TO be eaten. A very small quantity
of Paris green goes long way, tea
spoonful to pint Of plaster, middlings,
fine meal or flour, heing amply sufficient
if il barely colOrs the mixture.
The Colorado beetle seems to be now
completely controlled by the lady bird,
which devours the eggs before Matching,
so that this season they have Jailed to
put in an appearance Prairie Farmer,
Our New Way of butter Making.
From an English butter maker, re-
Gently from the mother country" we
have learned some new ideas in regard to
butter making, and after experimenting
under the new plan some two months or
more, we feel confident to say the new
plan is worth fair trial by any one
keeping from one to three COWS, jOr
summer dairy, as We are confident but
ter made after this plan has sweeter
flavor and will keep longer than when
made after the old plan. The method
as practiced of late, is as follows:
After the milk has stood twelve hours,
strained and set in the usual way, we
set the pan containing the milk over hot
water and let it come to scalding heat ;
then il is set away and stands twelve or
eighteen hours longer before skimming.
The butter comes very quickly; the
cream only needs a little stirring. At
least our butter comes in from one TO
three minutes. / stir the cream in a
stone Jar every other morning. From
twelve pounds of milk per milking we
make one and half pounds of butter
per day, on an average. The cream
should be taken off with rs little milk as
possible dipped with it, as then the cream
keeps sweet and pure for a greater
length of time; also causing the butter
to come sooner when stirred. There will
be but little butteTmilk-sometimes only
what can be Iinsed ont with water.
We find that butter made from this
cooked cream" as it is termed in En-
gland, can be washed without injury
in fact it requires washing to perfect its
quality. We use the Ashton salt, and
Fl I'D. it the best we have ever expert
mented with in the dairy. We work
the butter twice before packing it in
rocks, for our summer use. We shall
put down q crocktull soon to test its
keeping qualities during the hot weather.
It may be that about "fair time" the
matter will be adjudged. If the report
is favorable or otherwise, we will let the
Farmers readers know of the decision.
In the meantime we would recommend
all the farmers wives who have from one
70 three cows, TO try this plan OF butter
making. especially during the summer
months. After testing this plan for the
mast two months, we find its merits will
aa-tsinlv induce US TO continue IN its
,eSactiOe until the factory closes after
ut o,lr stockof milk will be so increased
that to follow this method longer Would
hardly seem practicable:
II Is matter that might pay investl-