Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-02
FARM AND PIREsIDE.


Chloride OF potash dissolved In water
u standard remedy for sore throat,
particularly when the throat feels raw.
To prevent calico from fading while
washing. infuse three gills Of salt In four
quarts OF water; put the calico In while
hot. and leave Il till cold In this way
the colors are oendered permanent, and
viii not fade by subsequent washing
Toledo blade.
buy cheap meat for hens and feed
hoithefraw or cooked. Break the bones
40 thar The fowls can get at the marrow.
There Is much cheap refuse 20 be had
from the butcher that can be very profit
ably disposed OF in the poultry yard
~ Y. Herald. HI'I - ian
An appetizing sauce. 20 be served
with boiled fish or with roast mutton. is
made bymixing two ounces of melted
butter with tablespoonful of parsley.
chopped fine. aud the juice Of two
lemons. A pinch oft cayenne pepper
gives tone 10 tn. r. Post.
"A writer says that he has never
failed 20 cure garget by the use OF beans.
He feeds one pint Of bean-meal, mixed
with other meal. for four successive
days, and has found that quantity sutfici-
ent 20 cure the worst cases. He thinks
II cows were fed with bean meal several
times year they would never be troubled
with garget. Chicago Times.
The Lancaster Farmer aptly re-
marks that the Improvement in farm
live stock is not simply the result OF
the Investment Of money. but Is brought
about by enre. observation and the study
~ Nst atpls ..f
breeding. IL II on account Of these OBJ
servances that certain breeders Of stock
obtain important advantages over others
who ara less regardful Of them.
--AplRn in use in South Australia for
leading cattle, said 10 be very effective,
Is rs follows: Tie the end of the rope
around the base of the near horn; pass
the line across the forehead. back behind
Che horns and under the back Of the neal
ear. thence up between the ropes and the
animals forehead. When hauled tauts
hitch'is made which takesin the ear. the
least pressure upon which bv pulling
the rope. 10 Is said. prevents the mos
obstinate beast from hanging back.
A successful grower of ounces says
he attributes nll his success in the bust
ness to the accident that most of hi
trees were set in low. mucky groun q
and with such shelter that their ow
fallen leaves and those of an adjoining
apple orchard made good annual mulch
He says IL Is not the trunk and branches
of the ounce that are tender, but tn
root, trees being almost invariably kille,
In exposed situations where frost pene
trates deeply. He mulches we'll witt
autumn leaves and well-rotted stabl
manure. saying the better the manur
(within reasonable limits) the fairer an
larger the fruit. lie also believed
vigorous growth prevents to some exten
the twig blight and red rust.
For beets the soil should be rich
mellow and deep. Plant in drills abou
two inches deep and the rows abou
twelve or fifteen inches apart. Set th
seed In the drills about two inches apart
For field culture the rows should be wild
enough To admit the horse cuitivator an,
the roots not nearer than one foot in tn
rows. The mangelwurzel beets grow b
n very large size, are coarse and won
derfnlly productive, making excellen
food for cattle. Those who have neve
tried the mangels for stock. have yet q
learn of their great value for cattle, bot
for, milk and meat. Then, they ar
juicy and refreshing. and add TO tn
health and comfort of the animals. Il
no way can 80 much good food be grow
a. oheaply as In mangles. Vtck'S Cato
lOgtiS.