Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-08-13

In chamber lye, sdd . little att seap,
and wash twice . day.
AFTxR chicks are Q month old, crack.
cd corn and wheat screening are better
for them than dough.
A SOLUTION Of carbolic add IN 3OO
parts Of water has been found elective
Tor scsb. A strong detection Of tobacco
n . rood wash also.
A GOOD remedy against The scale In.
set ID to use . suds made o4 cafbolc
soap, and brush the Affected parts thor
oughly, leaving 1t to dry thereon.
For warts ON cow1 tsats: Common
soda, such ~ they mo In making bread,
dissolved In water, and used - 4 wash,
will sometimes remove The warts, says .
farmer. Another aaysa stzcng waah Of
alum water II . cure.
A MODERATE quantity Of green rye
will be very acceptable to tie horses.
It will have . healthful efeck, and will
cool the system - we'll ga doee OF medi-
cine. When there Z no stones In the
fields the shoes may b removed from
the plow team for . tims, with benefit.
CHARcoAL, ~pulvsrised and mixed
With water, il now highly recommended
q IN agent for relieving cattle suffering
from any arrangement Of the stomach,
such - bloat OF hoven, etc. This should
be remembered. There b no doubt of
it efficacy, If abundance OF concurrent
testimony can b relied upon.
LARGE evergreens arc very much out
Of place ON the sunny dde Of . house,
". While :hsy form an. n .Pgp.op pa1s .s screen
posed hides Of the building. 6hadetrees
are often planted to near Ton our dwell
ings, and too thickly, % aato maks tho
house dark, damp and cheerle&
The English dairy farmers getimnense
returns from their gfaD lands by free
use OF bono manure. Ono Cheshire
farmer mys that by this he can feed
forty cows from land that formerly gave
him product sufficient to feed only
twenty. The Engliah farmers believe In
"boning'' the grass land especially.
To remove iron taste from new kettles
boil Q handful Of hay In them, and 10
peat the process II necessary. Hay.water
h . great sweetener OF tin,
wooden and iron ware. In Iriah
dairies every thing used for milk
h scalded with water In which hay has
been steeped-C AawtoS4xo Former.
French chicken producers find that
feeding the fowls with boiled or steamed
carrots, chopped into small pieces, rap.
idly fattens them and imparts N agree.
able favor to the flesh, greatly reliihod
BY ~epicures, and that fowls thus fed sell
more rapidly than other.-hdiowa
AFTER many experiments, . certain
and speedy remedy for burdoc6 hal
been discovered in kerosene oil. A
small quantity poured into the heart Of
the plant, directly after cutting, leave.
NO trace OF their existence ave . small
hole in the earth whore they stood. Re
fined or crude oil will accomplish thu
purpose equally - well.
COLLECT some SCOT from . chimney
or stove where wood h used for fuel
put into IN old pitcher and pour ho'
water upon It. When cool use It I,
water your plants every few dsyk IN,
effect upon plants n wonderful In pro
ducing q rapid growth of thrifty shoots
with large, thick leaves and = great mum
Der of richly tinted roses.
TIE practice Of waahing sheep befor,
shearing, says an Eastern sheep-raiser
il very disagreeable and 10 unnecessary
Nothing il gained In the price of th,
| wool; in fact, the usual deduction mad,
by wool buyers for unwaahed woolleave
an advantage with the seller. tn.
practice II both men and Oh. ep, and
may well be abolished.
A CALF will draw milk In three min
utes, and the nearer . mixer can come
to that time the better. A allow milke'
makes . Gov impatient, which Otter
causes her to hold mp her milk. Tn
I" strippings'' are the richest part, and i
. COW q MIXED quietly ~ well q quick
" there will be moro rs we'll - richie
milk, because Of the strippingA"-Am
hsrst Bee.
PL1NY NICHOLS says: There ID littl'
trouble in making thoroughbred short
horns weigh 1000 pounds ct twelv,
months. / have one on hand now tina
pulls 1000 1t eleven months, and thre'
others 1 weighed to-day, consisting o
two males and one female, their aggre
gate age IL seven months and aggregate
weight 1000, and these arc no bette
than quite 4 number I sold lately.
PROF, 6ToCKBRIDa1 recently said b
fore the State Board of Agriculture o
Connecticut: "The soil II best plowe,
when IL il most thoroughly crushed, twist
Cd and broken, with tho sod well covered
On some kinds Of land ! would hav'
burrows Tapped an inch, ~ the OsnsdiN
farmer pillow. Let the air and waite
have Q chance to circulate underneath
tho surface. Light lands, however
ahould have 4 fat furrow II w wish h
make such lands moro compact.
To rejuvenate old orchards, cut out a
the dying wood, and three-fou7ths of tn
suckers, Scrape the trunks OF the tree
completely, removing all The old, hard
broken bark; wash with preparation
Of whale-oil, soap and water. = pound o
the soap to . bucket Of water, and DIV,
the orchard, not merely under the tFeea
but every part Of 1t, . hsAvy top dressinI
OF good barn.yard or compost manure
II there il any life or productiveness Il
the trees this viii bring II out.
In fsttening animals the most eco
nomicl plan & to fatten = quickly q
possible, because the k@ amount Of TOO.
expended BY respiration, the moro vii
20 to the formation Of fat In expert
menting with . pig, Mr. LAwes foun,
that 500 pounds Of barley meal, given .
freely ~ It could Be eaten, increased tht
weight from 100 to 200 lba. in II week.
Had longer time been tAksn In tn
consumption Of the food, It's ecncluGiv
that ! good portion Of II would have ben
expended In the maintenance Of the ami
mails existence. and not nearly th.
amount Of fat produced
LARD and kerosene an good 10 ken
lice from calves; sulphur mixed Will
salt ID good to drive ticks from dheep
Calves, like Ill other animals, should 81
kept growing from youth to maturity
Here G one place whore the pro6ts com.
in. There y always . Ion Of time ant
feed, and more, too, by allowing youni
animals to /" stand slip for ix month
or more Of the year. Sheep ase vel
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