The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-07-02
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

aluaDle as atD Ould ID W crops,
it is too expensive in commercial
manures to be used on a large scale,
or except as it is made on or in the
farm itsslf. We say in the soil ad-
visably, for all fairly fertile land
has its the elements from which cul-
tivation will develop nitroged and
other forms of plant food.
COAL OH BARRELS FOR VNGAR-
Say to "H. L. M" if he will use
coal oil barrels for vinegar the
worms will not bother them. /
have seen it thoroughly tested.
Scald the barrel well before using.
If there is some oil flavor still left
in the barrels it will not hurt the
vinegar, as it rises 10 the top and
you can draw from the bottom
j as. A. Bare, Corn Creek, Ky.
HOG CHoLERA.-I have found a
sure cure for hog cholera; Mt least
it cured mine when | thought they
would all die, and wish my broth
er farmers to try it, and that is to
| give them a decOctlon of tobacco. l
took a handful of tobacco poured
boiling water over it TO extract the
strength, and mixed with slop for
three or four days and health re
turned immediately.-L. NJ. Van
meter, Winchester, KY.
A hand hoe which is never
| ground will wear much longer than
one which frequently comes in con
tact with the grindstone, but the
extra amount OF labor that can be
performed with the sharp imple-
ment Will be sufficient to pay for a
new hoe every three days, to say
nothing of tue saving of muscle.
1t is poor economy to work with a
duh axe, scythe, or hoe.
Cut your cucumbers with a short
stem from the vine; wash all the
dirt of, then put them in a tub of
clean water. Put layer of clean
salt in the bottom of a keg, and
then layer of cucumb ers, and so
on, until you have finished packing.
Do not put any water into the keg;
what remains on the pickles and
your hands will be sufficient. AT
ter the salt dissOlves, put weight
on top. keep them well until we
have them again.-S. A. w.
We give our remedy for prevent
ing the curculio from injuring the
plum frHit; As soon as the fruit is
formed, or as soon as the fruit is
formed, or as soon as the sling OF
the insect is discovered, early in
the morning, while the dew is on
sprinkle the tree with one or two
d handfuls of fine salt; throw it uI
over the tree. One to three appli
cations few days apart is, with US
sufficient. Too much salt may in
, lure the leaves. Also keep the
ground under the tree white will
salt and ashes, and throw washing
suds about fruit trees. We always
have good crops of plumbs every
T year.-A. NJ. Ramsey.
CHICKENs.-I Tread in your last
issue MAY 15th), a remedy fol
chicken mites. A few years age
l heard that the ',jimson weed
would exterminate them. / haG
!, the leaves strewn about the nests
I and the plants hung on the roosts
t and scattered about the floor. In
one night they disappeared, and by
using the weeds occasionally
q through the summer l have nc
trouble with mites or lice. Fol
what is called "Aard craw," gave
teaspOonful of coal oil to fine
Plymouth rooster, and it worked
like a charm. For scaly legs 1 rub
with coal and lard and find it et-
fectual.
To DESTROY THE CURCULIO.--Get
a peck of corn cobs, cut off both
ends with a natchet, then cut in the
middle, making two pieces of each
cob. Buy ten pounds of common
sugar, put all ia q kettle, and pour
ia bucket of water and stir often.
Boil awhile, when the sugar will be
dissolved, and the sweetened water
will be absorbed IN the pith of the
cob. Just before your plums begin
to bloom prepare the cobs as above,
and tie them in tn emiddle and hang
them thick among the branches.
The fly when it comes to deposit its
eggs, will soon find the pith in the
cob soft and sweet, and will deposit
them in the cObS, which can be ex-
amiBed, and will be found to con
tain the young curculios. Then
gather them all off the trees and
burn. This will be about the time
the young plum is as large as a
small buckshOt.-B. @. Smith, Big
| Springs, Ky.
PICKLEs.-T. J. Belcher will find
the following recipe a successful
one: First, procure your barrel or
kegs, have them clean; get good
common whisky; to every measure
of whisky add two measures of
pure cold water. Gather cucum-
bers with stems on them; wash Gu
cumbers well before putting them
in. Be careful and not put in a
bruised one. Add plenty of green
pepper; put in cucumbers and pep
per and cucumbers as long as the
liquor will cover them. One gallon
of whisky will make eight or ten
gallons of good pickles, and if not
exposed too much to the air, will
keep all the year. Pickles put up
in this way will be ready for use in
about three weeks. In taking out
the pickles you can add more to
their place. l have used this rec
lipe for a number of years, have
seen others use it, have never
known it fall. II. Matthews,
Hatton, Polk county, Texas.
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