The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-02-24
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Chloride OF potash dissolved in water
is o 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 it till sold. In this way
the colors are rendered permanent, and
will not fade by subsequent Washing
Toledo Blade.
Buy cheap meat for hens and feed
it either raw or cooked. Break the bones
so that the fowls can get at the marrow.
There is much cheap refuse to be had
from the butcher that can be very profit
ably disposed of in the poultry yard
N. Y Herald.
An appetizing sauce, to be served
with boiled fish or with roast mutton, is
made by mixing two ounces of melted
butter with tablespoonful of parsley,
chopped fine, and the juice of two
lemons. A pinch of cayenne pepper
gives tone to it.--N. Y Post.
"A writer says that he has never
failed to 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 suffici-
ent to cure the worst cases. He thinks
if 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 care, observation and the study
of animal physiology and the laws of
breeding. 1t is on account of these OBJ
servances that certain breeders of stock
obtain important advantages over others
who are less regardful of them.
"A plan in use in South Australia for
leading cattle, said to be very effective,
is as follows: Tie the end of the rope
around the base of the near horn; pass
the line across the forehead, back behind
the horns and under the back of the near
ear, thence up between the ropes and the
animals forehead. When hauled taut a
hitch is made which takes in the ear, the
least pressure upon which by pulling
the rope, it is said, prevents the most
obstinate beast from hanging back.
"A successful grower of ounces says
he attributes all his success in the bust
ness to the accident that most of h is
trees were set in low, mucky ground
and with such shelter that their ow n
fallen leaves and those of an adjoining
apple orchard made good annual mulch
He says it is not the trunk and branches
of the ounce that are tender, but the
root, trees being almost invariably killed
in exposed situations where frost pene-
trates deeply. He mulches well with
autumn leaves and well-rotted stable
manure, saying the better the manure
(within reasonable limits) the fairer and
larger the fruit He also believed a
vigorous growth prevents to some extent
the twig blight and red rust.
For beets the soil should be rich,
mellow and deep. Plant in drills about
two inches deep and the rows about
twelve or fifteen inches apart. Set the
seed in the drills about two inches apart.
For field culture the rows should be wide
enough to admit the horse tultivator and
the roots not nearer than one foot in the
rows. The mangelwurZel beets grow to
very large size, are coarse and won
derfully productive, making excellent
food for cattle. Those who have never
tried the mangels for stock, have yet to
learn of their great value for cattle, both
for milk and meat. Then, they are
juicy and refreshing, and add to the
health and comfort of the animals In
no way can so much good food be grown
as cheaply as in mangles. = Vick'S Cata-
lOn7Ie