The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-26
INDOORS AND OUT.
The Farm, Orchard, Garden,
and Household.
HINTS AND NOTES FOR ALL.
CattIs acknowledgements Beas-
Caps wOrms-Ceyenne Pepper
-Balky Horses.

nex remedy for the worms whic
destroy house-plants is number O
sulphur matches placed in the flower
pots with their heads down. The eH
nerIynent has been tried with success.
Warm mustard water should be givel
to one who has accidently swailowe'
poison. This will cause vomiting, afte
which cup of strong coffee should b
gwen to connteract the remaining ef
fects.
Beef essence should be made in tn
oven. Cut one pound of good lean bee
into small square pieces. Put them i
jar; sprinkle them with a little sal
and pour on teacupful of water. Til
brown paper firmly over the top of tn,
lar. and leave it for five or six hours il
the oven until all the goodness has beef
extracted.
A balky horse should never be beaten
as it will only make him more nervous
and ii. crease the difficulty. Doing
something to distract his attention Is
probably the best way to start him.
Some balky horses start readily when a
handful of sand is put in their mouths
Others will be modified by an ear OF
ing distance q little in advance. In
case of continued obstin icy cure is
sometimes effected by fastening the
horse securely and leaving him without
food or drink until he is willing to start.
En-.
There are many weeds with which
lawns are infested. and chief among
these are the dandeliOn and the plan
tain, both of which, however, can easily
be renewed by cutting them off, with a
gauge-shaped wedding iron, an inch
below the lowest leaf stalks. These
persistent plants will constantly intrude
year al ter year, even where their seeds
have not been permitted to mature.
The seeds of the plantain are voided by
the granivorous birds, and the seeds Of
the dandelion travel on Elementary
wings.
Sorrel is a pest to many farmer, and
almost takes possession of his freshly
broken fields. However, sorreI makes
fine SOUP, albeit, like the pumpkin, it is
essentially French. To two quarts of
sorrel add a good handful of spin ach
and few leaves of lettuce. Put them
into frying-pan with large piece oil
butter and cook until thoroughly done.
pun lnCLn lnOO hCIIlC WILL a gar
lon of boiling water. Just before serv-
ing add two beaten eggs with little
cream. Have squares of toasted bread
in the soup tureen. This soups highly
esteemed for invalids.
a new remedy for the phylloxera has
been made known Dy Mr.. J. A. Baner, a
California wine-grower, who declares
that he has tried it with success. 1t
consists of half an ounce of quicksilver
mixed, in particles too small to be
distinguished under an ordinary micro
scope, with an equal weight of pulver
lied clay, inserted in the hole in which
the vine is to be planted. In series of
experiments recorded in The Pacific
Rural Press, of September 9th. the
vines so treated grew vigorously, it is
said, while other vines were attacked
by phyiloxera and died.
In the treatment of all forms of fever, |
it is of importance to keep the room
well aired and lighted, scrupulously
clean, with frequent change of linen
and beddigg, glenty of pure cold water
to drink; the body, hands and face |
should be frequently sponged off with
tepid or cold water. Give toast-water, |
cruel, or rice-water for drink, or drink
fruits, except when there is diarrhea. |
After the fever is broken. gradually re-
turn to a more substantial diet, begin
ming with toast, baked apples, rice, beef
tea, fish, or similar articles.
A correspondent to the Prairie Farmer
writes in reference to preparing seed
corn: | always had the best results in |
corn yield, from the following mode
l select good solid corn, soak it six to |
eight hours in strong salt brine, then !
rolled it in lime or plaster TO dryit. All
the seed came up sooner and more |
evenly, growing more rapidly and |
strong while it was less liable to ravages |
from insects. Soaking in copperas !
water, or water that has stood in pot |
of coal tar is also good; but found |
uniformly better returns from salt |
brine. Same beneficial results were OBJ |
tanned by salt-brining all my seed !
wheat, and all other seeds planted.
The superintendent of an Agricultural
College says: In the matter of seed |
corn, We may sum up the conclusions |
as follows: fFirst-Kiln-dried seed. or |
seed dried at temperature of ninety |
degrees, perhaps more, is preferable to |
seed from the bin. Secondhand every |
farmer can afford to exercise the ut |
most care TO avoid selecting moldv |
seed, or seed from inoldy lot OF corn. |
Third-That conpacting the soil over
the seed as planted, it being presumed |
that the soil is in 4 fit condition for |
planting. will be found to compensate
in part for inferior quality of seed, and |
with the best seed often will, under |
certain conditions OF soil and climate,
become an important factor toward OBJ. |!
tanning the full stand which accom- |
panies the maximum crops.
One Of the most successful pork raisers |
we know, says the secret of his success
is his feeding. He begins on an eight |
week pig and feeds it Just what it will |
consume of meal mixed with kitchen |
Stops, regularly three times day. The |
feed is never increased as the pig grows |
older, but remains the same always. |
The pig makes regular growth and is
never over-fed or iInder-fed, but always
remains healthy and in 4 good growing
condition. When ready to fatten, he
feeds all the meal the hog will eat, but
does not at once begin the full feed. but
increases the feed gradually for week
or two, before the full feed is allowed.