The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-09

Red Top and Creeping Bent half bushe
each. These grasses come into full growth al
different times, and furnish successive and
constant pasture. For both hay and pasture
orchard grass and Kentucky blue grass one
bushel each, and red clover six pounds
would make good mixture. The best prep
ararion for seeding is, TO pow shallow, turn.
ing nat furTow, 10 roll, and then harrow;
after this, seed with wheat or rye in the fall
or alone without any gram crop, II IN the
spring.
FLOWING Up GRASS LANDs-There is no
doubt that many good meadows are spoiled
by plowIng up. Land that is ma urally moist,
that IS level and bears a fair crop of grass,
but which has been permitted TO he come
thin for want of msnuring, can be restored
better by other methods than by Flowing,
which il, of course, total destruction for the
time. Such land is filled with grass roots
which need only food To throw up abundant
grass A liberal tOp-iressing of fine manure,
spread with the harrow, and a hght-dressipg
llO0 los. per acre. of Nitrate o: soda, will
cause a new growth of b.rbsge, thick at the
bottom ard Ene AT the & p, To plDdGce which
would require several yc II the land were
plowed. A close, thick soI is only produced
10y many years growth.
RINGBoNE-An old standing ringbone is
incurab!e because the bony deposit has be-
cJme hard and permanent. In its early
stage, when beginning to form, blistering
may both cure the disease and cause the de-
post, which Is soft and INN AZURE, TO dlsap-
pear.
MIXED FooDs.-A mixture Of feeding sub
stances is always conJusiy &c 10 the health of
animals. 1t operates as change of food
and it is more convenient TO mix several
substances and use them together than to
feed them separately. For horses. the basis CT
the grain food should he oats OF barley, IL
might DE remarked here, that barley is too
much neglected as a feeding substance 1t is
nutritious and healthful even as a single
foOJ, wni e mixed with corn. IL reduces the
healthy character of the latter. Equal parts
linseed, ground together, form perfect food
Tor horses, containing no element nutrition
IN excess. and having The Laxative effect of
the oily linseed TO keep the aig. stiye organs
IN perfect order, the SKIN loose, aud the coat
smooth and glossy. For cows, the lin~eed
may DE changed Tor cotton seed Ineal. which
has an excellent influence upon the mil and
the character OF the butter.
CLEANSING THE FEET. Horses that are
kept standing upon foul litter, are apt to have
the feet Injured by the acrid effects OF the
manure. The horL OF the soul is dried and
shrunken, the frog is har dened or its tissue
is partly destroyed, and the most important
part of the loot is seriously injured. The
shrinking OF the frog Induces contraction O T
Tue walls OF the hoof and the pressure upon
the sensitive laminie under II soon causes in
htmmation, or, at least, hardness winch
shows Itself by lameness, and Is rendered
worse by neglect. The trouble may be-
avoided by keeping the stable floor clean,
ana by occasionally washing OF the foot.
There Is no more effective presention OF
trouble with the feet, than cleanliness.
A NEW PEACH-THE "PARSELL."-We re.
ceived from Mr.. John II. Parnell, West Point,
Ga, specimens of peach which Is remarka-
BILE for both size and quality. According to
Mr.. Parneli, this is a Seeding of the Large
W hite Cling, and differs chiefly from its pa
lent In being much earlier. Inc specimens
received by us averaged l0I2 inches 10 cir
conference, were white, with y little red on
the sunny side, and Of u fineness OF flesh and
richness OF flavor rarely equslled. This is
variety which peach growers will do well 10
look alter.
Horse WITH BAD FEEr.-A horse that
has small, thin Ieet needs to be shod with
the greatest care, or it may easily be ruined.
The frog should not be cut away, or the heels
pared and let Gown, nor should the crust be
burned or rasped away. Everything should
be doneito encourage the growth of horn so
as to lift the sole from the ground. The shoe
should be thinned to the inner edge and
fitted 10 the foot with the greatest care, and
not the foot fitted TO the shoe. The growth
Of horn will increase by keeping tho foot
moist; a fixture of one part glycerlne ard
this purpose. The hoof should never he
rasped. A bar shoe may be found useful for
a time' until lameness disappears.
CRACksD HEELs.-Expos ure to wet and
mud, scarcely avoidable in autumn, Will
almost certsinly produce cracked heels in
horses, unless precautions are used. When
the cracks are once formed, they are difficult
to heal, because at every motion of the foot,
they are opened, and the granulations are
disturbed. Prevention consists in frequent
of the feet by washing with clear
water, and wiping dry at once with cloth or
towel kept for the purpose. The drying of
water upon the skin is mi urious, and should
be carefully avoided. A little of the Veteri-
nary Cosmollne, or even crude petrol. UNI,
which is the basis OF the Cosmoline, applied
In the morning, before the horses are taken
out, will prevent mischief and The same
with regular cleansing with soap
and waller, will cure cracks very rapidly. II
the cracks are severe, from neglect or other
wise, the paAteTn should be protected by
bandage around IT.
USE or TURSIr AND BEET LEAvEs.-If|
fed in moderation, and when they are free
Of turnips and beets can he smelly and
very usefuliy fed to cows, cattle or sheep.
They are too frequently LEFT on the fisld
and wasted, when they might be saved
by putting them in heaps, and covering them
with straw aud some earth, or even keeping
them in heaps on the barn floor. A heAptd
bushs! basket tor n COW twice day Is not
to- much II the leaves are III good condition;
do net feed them at all. We have
Used leaves of mangeis cut up with hay
in "A fodder cutter, aud sprinkled with IA
quart or two OF cotton seed meal with Dene-
nt, and We are fully con WINGED IL h iS no Ill
Effects upon the flavor Of the milk.
FELTED WoOL-When sheep are out of con-
iition, through insufficient ieeding, or ill
health, the yolk Is not secrsted in sum ,ient
quantity 10 lubEicate the wool. In this dry
hard condition OF the wool, IL Is easily mat
ed or feifsd together, upon exposure to rain.
The condition of the WOO. sometimes called
'cotting," seriously Injuries the fleece end
-edu its value. When 1t has occurred, the
mischief Is done, and there Is no remedy.
Il Is therefore wise 10 prevent IL by attention
o the feeding and cond lion OF the sheep. IL
he sheep ars already in poor condition, pro-
ect on rom feeding Will soon restore the
io!k. Oll-cake meal Is an excellent reStors-
Ave feed for sheep In such cases. 4 little yell
ow ochre ruhbsd in the fleece Will help TO
prevent the mating OF the wool.