The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-04-13
Farm Notes.

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time is worth anything to himself,
90 straiehtway and build IA snb-
stantial gate for such a spot.
A correspondent of the Ohio
Farmer SAYS years ago | was
told that if | would iced my sows
plenty OF sulphur for several days
previous to fare wing time, as well
occasionally afterward. | wonld
have no trouble In al experience
of fifteen yeras l have found it to
work to "a charm. "
If you want to keep your hogs,
horses, cattle and sheep healthy,
give them salt regularly. There Is
no better vermifuge than salt, and
much of the so-cailed hog cholera
Is due to Intestinal worms. Plenty
of salt would prevent the accumu-'
lation of these worms. All animals
desire salt, showing that it is Il
want of their nature, and undoubt
eddy for wise purposes.
The difference between a tree
or shrub well set in the ground
and one imperfectly set out is very
great In the ore case, the tree
will become vigorous and thrive SO
as to afford qualification and profit
to the owner; iu the other, 1t will
die speedily, or live out feeble
existence, proving a source of an
noyance and disappointment to all
who are compelled to look upon it
from day to day.
Save all the bones for home
made fertilizers. Take tight bar
rel, box or hogshead, cover the
bottom with four or five inches of
unleached ashes; upon this place u
layer of bones as close us they can
be packed together, covering COM
pletely with unlea,.hed ashes; then
another layer of bones, and thus
alternate layers of ashes and bones
until the box or barrel is filled
Pour in couple of pailfuls OF wa
ter, or place the vessel in the yard
where it will get sufficient moist
ure from occasional showers. In
few months it will be found that
the bones are dissolved.
A Cheap Hanging Basket. DO
not throw away peach stones, but
save them until Won have n con
siderable quantity. Soak them III
water few hours to loosen the
fruit remaining i'll the dents; then
scrub them with an old toothbrush
and split them in two. Now take
an old two-qiart basin, punch
three or more holes near the rim
for suspending cords, and one i'll
the center for drainage. Paint the
basin inside or coat it with rosIn
TO prevent rust and cover the out
side with putty. Press the halt
peach stones firmly into the putty
on the outside, putting the largest
ones on the bottom, and taking
care not to cover the hole left ior
drainage. Now cover the whole
with little asphaltum dissolved
in spirits of turpentine. When the
putty is dry you viii have a yery
handsome and unique hanging bas-
ket, resembling carved work, rich
enough to pay you well for your
trouble.
To Tan Skins with the Fur on
Remove the legs and other useless
parts, and soak the skin soft; then
remove the feshy substance and
soak IN warm water one hour.
Take for each skin, of borax, salt
petre and glauber salts, each one
half ounce, and dissolve or wet
with half pint of soft water, or
sufficient to allow it to be spread
on the fresh side of the skin. Put
it on with a brush, thickest in the
center or thickest part of the skin,
and double the skin together, flesh
side in, keeping III cool place for
twenty-four hours, not allowing it
to freeze, however Wash the skin
clean, and then take of sal soda
one ounce, borax one half ounce,
refined soap two ounces, melt them
slowly together, being very care
ful not to allow them to boil, and
apply the mixture to the flesh side,
as at first; roll up again and keep
in warm place for twenty-fouI
hours. Wash the skin clean, as
above, and have of salaratus two
ounces, dissolved in hot rain water,
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