The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-24
AGRICULTURAL.
Hints for the Farmer, Stock.raiser
and Others.

have tried with success the iollowin,
remedy: Take the wing feathers of ,
hen and ssturate them we'll with Goa
oil. then stick four or five OF them II
esc1 hill. 1t will drive away all in,
sect intruders.- B. II. Seaford
Del.
To detect ground rice in buck whea1
-four: Heat quantity of concetrs ted
lye, mixed with water, in half az
much -four, to the consistency o,
paste. II there be rice -four in it, the
mixture will sppesr yellow, and on
the addition of muriatic acid, white;
| il buckwheat alone, the paste will be
dark green. and with muriatic acid
added, red. On pouring spirits OF
wine containing muriatic acid over
the mixture. if rice Fl ur be CON-
tanned in il, it will be colorless; il
BUCK wheat alone, brownish. Seen
under the microscope thsre Is no Diff
ference in the starch grains of the
rice and the buckWheat.
Cranberry plants are seldom raised
from seed for the purpose Of making
new plantations, but there is no diff
Guilty in raising them in that way.
When the berries are ripe bruise
out the seeds, and SOW them in early
spring where you wish thetn to grow,
or in beds. to be siterwsrd trans
planted. There is no great skill
required in transplsn.ing cranoer-
ries. The chief point is to have the
marsh or bed properly prepared for
then. They may be set from eigh-
teen inches to four feet apart; the
closer they are set the sooner they
will cover the ground; and that is the
point aimed at.
The Scientific american gives the
following waterproof branding ink,
good for marking sheep: Shellac, two
ounces; borax, two ounces; water,
twenty-four ounces; gum arabic, two
ounces; lampblack sufficient. Boil
the borax and shellac in water till
they are dissolved, and withdraw
from the fire. When the solution
becomes cold complete twenty-five
ounces with water, and add lamp
black enough to bring the prepara-
ton to suitable consistency. When
it is to be used with stencil it must be
made thicker than when it is
applied with q brush. The above
gives black ink; for red ink substi-
tute Venetian red for lsmpblack; for
blue, ultramarine, and for green, a
mixture of ultramsrine and chrome
yellow.
RUBBING THE TAIL. the
tail is frequently induced by the
presence within the anus of species |
Of intestinal! parasite known az
aseerides, which are source of irri-
;ation. A simple and efficient rem
,dy for these ia salt and water, which |
nay be thrown into the rectum with
! syringe; or an ounce OF turpentine,
mixed with one pint OF linseed oil,
nay be administered in a similar
High feeding, the accu-
mutation of filth, dandruff. vermin,
to-, is often the cause Of horse rub.
ing his tail. The treatment con-
ists in the free use of soap and
'ater, a change of diet to green
,od, and the application of a wash
lade of bi-carbonate OF soda, one
unoe, water two pints, prussic acid
10 drs.; mix.-NationaL Line Stock
oir7sdl. q
CROSSING BREEDS OF PoULTRY.-I'
7e once heard q man cay he could
Use any kind Of birds he desired by
IMPLY crossing one variety with an
her. We hav tried the experime nt
r years. but have had no results
ON which We were satisfied with
lr undertaking. We have crossed
osking and Black Spanish for the
,rpose OF getting the characteristics {
the Dorking impregnsted With ]
ose of the Black Spanish. The !
ossing was anything but satisfactory. :
far IS giving the flesh OF the cross !
q table qualities of the Dorking. /!
be size proved larger than the j
orking, and the laying qualities 9
ere not unlike those OF the Spanish,
o eggs being large and chalky '
bite in appearance. But the flesh .
the fowls lacked that plump and I
lttery appearance OF the Dorking.-f
,. N. Leaois. o
IMPROPER HARNEssING.-The hsr. =
,ss is fruitful cause of irritation. .
distress. torture, CALLING =
Id bruising OF the horse. What. =
'er be its parts or conformation, il
lght In every instance, to q. ex-
lily the animal. and to be slways
good order. The collar and the
ddle in particular, ought to be .ho-
ughly suitable in size and shape.
I'd thoroughly adapted 10 the MAIN
nance of a maximum of ease and
mfort; for when they incommode
g animal. or render him uneom-
rtable, or especially when they abb
lutely gall him. they make him
stless and reluctant to work. and
stroy his temper, waste his powers
ID entail upon him useless and per- ;
.ps severe suffering. Even an inn
oper adjustment OF the names or .
e girth may greatly distress him, 1
d waste much of both his strength !