The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-27

SETTING Broken LEc.-A lambs
Or a sleeps lower limb is as brittle as a
glass rod, have seen one snap and
break, as the animal was going over
bars let down only at one end, as if 1t
were clay pipe-stem. But this is no
thing TO the handy shepherd, and not
much to the sheep, as it does not seem
to mind it. ALI that is to be done is to
pick up the lamb or sheep, take it home, |
get some brown paper and glue or boil |
ed starch or plaster OF Paris, calcined; |
wet the paper and wrap it around the |
broken limb, first set straight, as 1t |
should be. After few turns to hold |
the leg in place, some bands OF the |
paper are dipped in the glue or starch |
or plaster mixed with water to a thin
paste, and wound around the leg from
knee or hook to foot. until firm stiff
bandage is made. A thin splint of
wood is then applied 10 the leg and
bound on with some turns of strip of
cloth bandage. This is left on only until
the paper bardens, when it is removed,
The sheep will soon be able to use the
limb. In month or SIX weeks the
paper may be softened with warm
water and removed. The broken leg
of calf or COW, colt or horse may be
repaired in the same way, but the ami
NAL should be put in sings to proven
injury from the greater weight.
TEE English agricultural societies
practice one thing worthy of attention
here. 1t is the giving of premiums on
farm dairy as a whole. The judges
visit the farm and inspect everything
connected with the dairy. A farm of
100 acres must have at least forty
cheeses on hand at the time of inspect
ion. For such dairy the first prize
is $50. Then ten oheeses, selected by
the farmer, must be sent to the Fair
for public exhibition, when the prizes
are declared.
| AN American VINO VISITED France says
the gardeners are very careful about the
manner of gathering their asparagus.
They say that the neat asparagus knives
advertised In their catalogues are in.
tended for delicate people who are
afraid of soiling their fingers, aud the
only proper way is to pick the shoots
by hand. They consider it quite inn
portant to break them off at the point
where they are united to the root,
rather than in the ground above this
point, as we usually do.
The best guard against the coddling
moths is for every farmer who has an
orchard, to keep sheep or swine run
ning in it all the season through. These
will eat up every infected apple and
thus destroy the larve which, ii left
unmolested, will bring forth a crop Of
pests for next years crop. II every
one would do this, it is safe to assume
that the ravages of the pests would be
materially decreased
BARLEY Is perhaps the best staple
grain, especially if mixed alternately
with wheat, buckwheat, or corn. Corn,
while it is excellent as a change,is not a
good regular diet. Rice, well boiled
and mixed with barley or corn meal,
will be useful as change once i'll a
while. Brewers grains, if fresh are
relished, and the same is true OF malt
sprouts or dust If there is a mailing
establishment near. from which these
can be obtained.
COMPLAINTS are often made tina
young chicks Matched late do not thriv,
as well as those Matched earlier. Thu
reason is that they receive less care
the colder weather prompting stric
attention to those that come III the un
favorable season. while the later one
must combat with vermIn to create
extent.
A LARGE udder is commonly regarded
as sign OF good mixer, but excessiv
, size indicates deposit OF flesh whicl
is of no advantage, but rather burdel
| for the overweighted animal to carry
| Ii the milk veins are we'll develops,
, the COW will be good mixer and tn
a udder will be us large as is of any I'D
;, vantage.
: WHILE hay is fresh from the meade
il is much more palatable than at an
other time. and there is danger c
> horses eating more than is neccessar
for their sustenance. 1t is well to guar
l. against giving them too large quantit
e at time, even if they have to be fe
{ oftener,
LEMON WHEY. = Take milk an
IL water, pint of each; add to it til
: juice of two lemons, and let the mi,
& ture boil for i've minutes; strain al
t. add sugar to taste. Recommended fl
10 a cold.
l. The real squash bug is hard to xii
ic Hand picking, though a tlresom an
is by no means agreeable occupation,
az the surest way OF Kidding the vine
the pest. The Kerosene emulsion
the most satisfactory application. Par
l green and other similar poisons are u
is terly worthless for this purpose.
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:, GRASS means cattle; cattle meal
= manure; manure means rich land
W rich lands mean good crops, and go,
10 crops mean prosperity. This is the hi
he tory OF the world. Seed part OF yo
". farm down to grass and see il the asst
nd ton is not true.
re If the fowls are confined give the
We plenty of green stuff. A good sod thro,
a over the fence will be cheerfully We
Inv coined by them, and even the tops
vegetables will be found serviceable.
oil SWEET PIoKLED BERTs. Boil them
porcelain kettle till they eau be pi,
ced with a silver fork; when cool {
lengthwise to size Cd medium cucu
Der; boil equal parts of vinegar a
G, sugar with half -tablespoonful
,he grounds cloves tied In cloth to ca
ar gallon; pour boiling hot over the bee