The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-07-20

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Pro RAIsINe.-The Lice-l Stock Xndi.
GATOR remarks that one great mistake
In pig raising IL in having the breed.
Ing stock too yOuug-in breeding the
sOws before they have become well
grown and matured, and also in buy
ing young breeding sows instead OF
full grown ones. Keep a good breed.
ing SOW as long as she will have good
pigs. no matter if she is seven or eight
years old, for old or fully matured
sOws invariably have healthier and
stronger Ofisprings, while they have
large litters, which is quite an item
when ten or more -ows are kept for
breeding. IL Is well enough in some
cases even desirable To breed these
| fully nIatured sows to young and
vigorous boar.
| PEANUTS growing Ia one
Of the most profitable industries OF
! Virginia. The returns never fall be-
low fifty dollars per acre even in
seasons If drouth like the present
one. and sometimes rise rs high rs
$3.50. A light, sandy soil is best.
| The nut must have plenty of rain in
| August i'm order tn reach perfection.
There are three grades in market,
the strictly prime, the prime and the
medium, the latter of which is sold
to the retail buyer. The best are sent
abroad or Used by the finest candy
makers. The peanut candy sold ut
forty cents "a pound is made from the
slow" grade, the wholesale price Of
which is two cents Il quart.
THE HES.-Thc hen il naturally
tender and sensitive, and is readily
affected in many ways Ia her injury.
She il sensitive Ia cold and wet, which
hurt her very much if exposed Ia
them. So, also an excess Of heat must
he avoided /; warm quarters are needed
in Winter, and cool, shady ones in
Summer. A fowl requires much heat
Ia satisfy her hot nature, and she
should have access mt all times tn wa
ter ; il a spring all the better, rs she
needs good water and good food and
good quarters. Without them the
best breeds suffer, and the usual sign
them for better, the change often
continuing till most Of the breeds
have been tried, and with much the
same result.
FLIES.-The annoyance caused by
flies often prevents cows from eating
full supply of grass, which will also
prevent them from giving a full sup
of milk. in the stables much of the
annoyance caused by these pests may
be avoided by darkness aud cleanli-
ness. Sprinkle luick-lime over the
manure heap, which should he some
distance off They may, says writer
he driven out of stables 10y hanging
up punches of plapiain leaves previ-
ously dipped in milk. BY slightly
and quickly brushing the head and
legs of cows with decoction of wal
nut leaves or by doing the same with
a decOctiOn of ergot (spurred rye
every three or four days, or simply
solution Of borax applied similarly
will relieve the poor cows from great
part of the annoyance from flies.
SUMNER DIET DRiNK.-In warm
Summer weather. says the Orange
County FdrBe,, many persons feel an
irresistible craving for something sour,
aud often crafty this desire by IA free
indulgence i'm pickles or vegetables
made acid with vinegar. This demand
for acids indicates deficiency in the
acid secretions of the stomach. and the
demand for. an artificial supply il u
natural one, but vinegar is not the
best substitute. Acetic acid (vinegarl
is never found in the natural secre-
tons of n healthy stomach. Tactic
acid is one of the chief agents that
give acidity to the gastric juice of the
stomach In health. This il the acid of
sour milk, and therefore one of the
best Summer diet drinks that we can
use is buttermilk. Ii satisfies the
craving for acids 10y giving Ia the Sto-
mach "A natural supply, ami AT the same
time furnishing in ii- chccsy matter, a
good supply of wholesome nutrition.
A man will endure fatigue in hot
weather better on huttcrmilk than on
any diet drink he can use.
THE MEDICAL USES or EGGs-For
burns and scalds there is nothing
more soothing than the white of an
egg, which may I've poured overI the
wound. 1t Is softer as varBish for "a
burn than collodoin, and being always
on hand, can he applied Immediately.
II is also more cooling than ''cotton
and sweet oil' which WAS formerly
supposed To he the surest application
to allay the sniarting pain. IL is the |
contact with the air which gives the |
experienced from ordinary
accidents Of this kind and anything |
which excludes air and prevents in |
ilaination H. the thing Ia lie AZ once |
applied. The egg il also considered |
one of the very best remedies for dys- |
EMERY. Beaten up lightly with or
without sugar, and swallowed ut IA
.Sqlp, il tends, by its eni"liient quail |
ties Ia lessen the inflammation of the