The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-23
INDOORS AND. OUT.
The Farm, Orchard. Garden,
and Household.
HINTS AND NOTES FOR ALL.
sorghum Fodder Utah Fruit =
worms-rhisties-Chickens-
Bowel Complaint

Above all things ventilate your apart
ments, especially youn bed rooms dur
ing sleep. Outdoor air may be bad, but
indoor excretions are worse.
A nice side dish is made by dipping
slices of ripe tomatoes into q batter
made of -four milk. end an egg, and
then frying them delicate brown.
In cases of quinsy or mumps. apply a
around the neck, frequently re- wetting
it. and continue it until the imfiamma-
ton subsidies.
Dry earth should be freely used in al
stables as it not only disinfects. but alb
serbs surplus moisture. Even when
there is an ample supply of straw, il
will be found an advantage to use dry
earth under IL, especially il the stalls
are cleaned daily.
Improve the value of your horses by
improving their appearance. This can
be done only by good grooming. Use
the brush freely during the shedding
season. 1t is better to take the loose
hair off this way than 10 have it flying
in your faces while following your
teams.
Currant worms can be effectually de-
stroyed by busting the bushes thor
oughly with powdered white hellebore;
it Is specific remedy. Usually, II is
applied unmixed with other substances;
and pains should be taken to get a
genuine article. or else it will not destroy
the worms.
Next to clover, perhaps millet is the
best forage crop. 1t requires rich land
and a warm season. IL is hardly of
any use to SOW millet until the middle
of June, and the time OF growth is till
about the middle of September. It
should be cut in the most succulent
condition to be the most valuable.
Take an old tomato can, melt the top
of, and with shears or knife make an |
opening not more than one-half inch |
deep; then invert the can on a tin /
plate. and fastened with a little solder. |
To fill, ifhmerse the can in q pail of /
water. 1t will supply the water as fast 1
a. the fowls useit, Just as well as though /
II cost ten times as much.
When the children are troubled with
bowel complaint, we use an excellent
'neutraliEer." made as follows: Take
equal parts Of Turkey rhubarb, puiver-
lzed saleratus and peppermint plant.
To large tablespoonful, add half pint
OF boiling water. When cool, strain,
sweeten with loaf sugar and add a
of brandy. Dose: One or
two tablespoonfuis every quarter, half,
Or one or two hours, according 10 symp-
toms. 49,
Worms are one of the troubles of the
CQrdan
gardener has used salt in past years on
cabbage; sprinkled it on them, and II
did destroy them and the cabbage grow
Air-slacked lime Is GOOD
N the garden, especially on currants.
and squaShes will; repei
squash bugs. Another grower says ne
laved his tomatoes and cucumbers
rom wire worms by raising them from
he ground. He heads of the cabbage
worms by sprinkling with wheat bran.
Many asparagus beds are very much
INJURED by cutting too late in the sea
ne 10th OF June, yet some cut as late as
he 4th of July: but this is too much OF
] drag on the roots, often weakening
hem so much that the stalks will not !
ONE up strong, the next season and ,
Ifter cutting late a few years the roots
viii DC 6 n to die out; but when cutting
5 stopped before the Goth of June the
,ed keep in healthy, strong con-
lition many years. at least fifty II
Utah fruit Is unquestionaoly Of finer {
iavor than that grown in warmer and q
more favorable localities. II I
,nly needs to be put into marketable &
ihspe and therefore We cannot too :
trongly urge upon ali fruit growers the
Importance of the careful sorting and Z
rood packing OF all their fruits This Z
ubJsct has not received the proper con 8
liberation at the hands of- the growers, .
md hence dealers who have to'suit the I
public eye, have given preference "a. in .
eriorI fruit, from other localities be- 1
;auss it was put up in better shape &
Rubber is easily joined and made as
ng before a fire and LAYING the edges
together, with-dast, dirt OF :
nos ure between. The-edges so Joined
must be freshly cut in the beginning.
tubing can be united by joining the !
'dges around glass cylinder, which 1
las previously been rolled with paper.
utter the glass is Withdrawn the paper !
5 easily removed Silt -four or ashes I;
through the tube to prevent the sides
rom adhering from accidental contact. -.
Canada thisties generally makes its '
lome on the richest soil. In this vicin- I
~ We have tried most of the plans de-
cribed before but the only way in !
which We have succeeded in DESTROYING !
he thistles is this: In spring select the 7
'laces on the field where thistles have
hrived before. and give them heavy ;
oat OF manure. pillow and prepare the !
and, and seed il down with clover. 1t !
5 best to SOW the clover with oats.
The thistle win not be destroyed dur
ng the first year. and must be prevent
d from seeding during this time. The I
'bject in manuring heavily is 10 make z
he clover come out very heavy the fol- '
owing spring; If this succeeds it will I
hoke out and destroy the thistles,-l J
p. ffif llTH4 ift vtpfuAc
Frequently chick will become shell I
'ound, even after part of the shell is 4
n, simply because the inner membrane b
Il the egg becomes so dry and glued 70 =
he chick that all its struggles TO liber- $
te itself are Intellectual. In this case. y
Fsrn water is again the sovereign and v
My remedy. Take water Of the de- n