The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-24

In Southern Dakota farmers are crowt
ing wheat and oats Hown together in abou
equal quantities. They claim that fields
sown with the mixed crop are less liable
81 be attacked by chiuch bugs, aud also
that they get as much wheat ont OF the
deal as II they had sown wheat separately
and az the same time the quality is bet.
icf They get ten 10 fifteen bushels Of
oats 10 the acre besides.
Ibclicve that Indian corn Is, all things
considered, the best plant we have for silo
purposes, but that next 10 this stands the
common red clover, which indeed pos.
tcsscs some possible advantages over the
corn. Our farmers usually fad consider
able difficulty In curing IL because Of rains.
which greatly increase the labor of hlr.
vcsling aud rapidly spoil the product. The
sIlo oilers means OF saving all the food
value OF the clover ut very low COST
Prof. Hcnrg
Those who last year built aos, says n
writer, using two thickncsscs Of boafd
with half lap TO cover cracks, aud papcr
between the whole painted with coal tar
or asphalt put on boiling hot consider
that they have solved the question of
cheap, durable silos, rs the lumber used
need not be better than No. culls. and
not even paned or matched The thick
paint fills all cracks makes smooth.
CLASSY surface, aud Is waterproof as well as
dr.rcsisling Il paper is put on between the
boards.
Tho Germantown Telegraph saws:
with all the sure cures for hog chol.
era that have been put on the market
IIaNa - H. F.afT.u.lsF a..
prevention, by the most rigid attention TO
cleanliness In food, water and the daily
cleaning out oi pens, with supply OF salt
and ashes TO which They they should have
| free access. One farmer IN Burcan Conn.
IT,, In the midst OF the present afflicted
district, follows this course OF treatment.
aud though ON several occasions there
have been general cleaning out OF hogs
all around him, lac averages about y hum
bred banner hogs on the market in March
and has never bad case Of cholera"
Mix Is one OF the best medicines. saws a
writer. Beef tea rarely contains moro than
q fourth OF the nutrition OF milk, and raw
beef Juice ia only equal 90 Il In lhc nutti.
tive scale. In disease Of the stomach milk
Is invaluable, and II the patient finds Il too
heavy, lime, soda or potash water may be
/ added, or he may tako skim milk, when il
deprived Of the lat or whey, which has no
/ curl and Is very easily absorbed. In con.
sumption milk isan essential articloof diet.
/ and in Brights disease II forms an import-
ant part Of the treatment In fact, We may
almost say with tho country minister.
"Milk'u good wi n thingS'
The art Of making butter, says the Utica
/ Hfrdh, II about 20 be rcVolulionizrd.
That IL, u discovery just made by lady
/ la West Nyack, n. V, can be succcssln,y
put In operation. Tho old method Of churi'-
Ing will be abolished. Neither horc, 4, q
nor hand power has a part In the new
method. It's discovery Was accident, l..
The di-coycrcr, who has experimental " IN
/ her now method many times, believes In
/ Il thoroughly. She nut the cream OF
several days milkings from her pet
Jersey cow In n thick cloth one dny
| last summer, and az Il was too warm to
churn, placed tho bag on the ground in a
cool place, throwing a shoycliul Of earn
over il 10 that puss could not get at l.
She left il there until she came home Il o
next day. when she took the bag from
the ground she found that the cream had
turned 10 a great yellow lump OF butter.
and the only thing left for her 10 do was
20 salt aud mark IL. The builcrmilk had
entirely disappeared, but there was
about thrl more than the usual amount
Of butter Obtained by Charming,
Il