Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-31
FAEM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Farm Notes.


The manure of cows and pigs resist
decomposition for a longer time than
that ofsheep and horses, both the latter
being dryer than the former. and decom-
posing more readily in the soil.
1t is stated that Indian corn charred
into charcoal will make a valuable con-
dimeGt for poultry. II will put the hens
in good health, and cause general tom
ing up of the system that will be seen in
mere and better eggs.
One of the plainest indications OF I'M
successful farming is to see manure going
to waste or unemployed. When this is
seen there is no need looking beyond the
stables and yards to find out the condi-
ton of the farm or to judge of the sue
cess of its owner.
For kicking horse fill an old sack
with hay and suspend it from the loft by
means of a rope, in such manner that
the horse will be able to kick it every
time it swings against him. Let him
kick until he stops of his own accord,
and you will have no more trouble with
him that way.
To keep butter sweet, no matter what
the temperature, it must be preserved
from contact with air. The perfect but
ter package will be air and water tight.
The butter cask should be immersed in
very strong, pure brine, and placed in a
cellar or spring house whose tempera-
ture is below sixty degrees Fahrenheit.
A warmer place cannot be expected to
keep butter good.
The size and quality of tomatoes are
much improved by carefully removing
the shoots that spring from the axis of
the bearing branches. These shoots are
barren, and only take strength from the
plant that ought to go into the fruit.
Break them out with thumb and finger
as soon as they appear, which will be
about the time the blossoms open. In
the garden culture it pays well to do it..
Health Hints.
Cold water (not ice water) taken in
large draughts just before retiring,
often hasa good effect in Kidding one of
a slight cold on the lungs.
For ague, saturate chalk with vinegar,
and after the effervescence ceases, give a
tablespoonful before the expected chill.
1t acts on the bowels and kidneys.
A wash for the mouth is made as fol-
lows: Dissolve a spoonful of black cur
rant jelly in half cup Of hot water, and
add two Jumps of sugar. Keep in the
mouth as long as possible, but do not
r swallow. 1t will give relief when the
tongue is dry or the mouth foul.
1t is very common practice to eat
light breakfasts, and to partake of q
hearty supper. This practice should be
reversed. When people sup late, il
should be lightly; but the breakfast
should be solid and nutritious. If one
eats light supper, retires to bed early
and rises betimes, he will rarely want
for an appetite for breakfast.
AS ventilator, an open fire is most
important. 1t only warns us by its ra
diation, leaving the air which we breathe
cool and agreeable, cheers us with its
clear, bright glow-the stored-up sun.
shine of a hundred previous years-but
Mt the same time it heats the air column
in the chimney, causing an inward and
upward current of ventilation.
Hogs to Work Manure.
Within few days | have discovered
what is to me new feature in the value
OF hog raising in our locality, namely
their great ability to work up manure
Last September l had stacked the straw
VI IWcuty dcIeS OA OdIS Va light crop,
outside of the barnyard; during the
winter about one-half OF it was hauled
into the yard and barn for bedding;
had forty to fifty hogs which were al.
lowed to run 60 the stack nearly all the
time, and also twenty steers that were
kept away from it all but few weeks
of the winter. On hauling the manure
this summer I found to my surprise tina
l had twenty-five loads of manure, anC
and all but four or five were well rotted
This is the best pile of manure | ever got
from straw in eleven months, and | give
nearly all the credit to the hogs, since ]
took no pains to get the straw rotted.
Add to this the rich manure produce
from their pens and yard, and knowing
that wherever they are allowed to rur
in fields and pastures, they are far NOR
useful in spreading manure than cattl
or any other kind of stock, and you will
see that the manure question is certainl,
APPOINT of raising hogs.-Cor. Of Prair5
Farmer.