The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-22

quarter of acre would he sufficient to
afford grazing for one cow one hour per
day, provided the soil is rich.
60 Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe is still
living and resides somewhere on the st.
Johns river, Florida. She occasionally
writes for the press. She is eighty-two
years of age.
Old Subscriber. Dublin. Ga.-u) Does the
cutaway harrow pay to break up land with.
and do oats do well plowed I'm with IL!
ca Would rye make good pasture for a
colt one year old. also for a young Stallion
four years old? 60 At what age could II
young stud be used TO serve brood mares.
"a What is the best plan to manage young
horses well bred To Keep them growing ana
dbins well the whole year around?
a. The cutaway harrow will not do sat-
isfactory work, breaking land. ON rough,
clay soils, but answers we'll on soft clean
land. CD Yes. CD Not under two years,
and then only three or four times during
the third year Of his life. The number
may De increased to half dozen the next
year. and 1t five years he is capable of
fun duty. a. We cannot give all the de-
tails. let the fe-d consist mainly of well
seasoned cats and sweet. sound hay or
corn blade fodder. Give regular and faith
full grooming. relying mostly on the brush,
rather than the currycomb. Clean stalls,
clean water, good place Ia exercise, gen
tie yet Hrm treatment. Teach him to come
at call. train him especially in walking.
Always rub and clean well when he comes
in from work. Clean out his feet a least
once week. let one careful person have
sole charge Of him at all times.
L. III. r.. Oak Grove Station.--lIare rubs
hair oil whore tail joins backbone; bites her
self Ia various places or where itches. liz
THIS incipient mango? Does IL come from
worms. Has hampers; cutting relieves
mouth for weeks. hut does not make her
cease To rub and bite herself. What eA-
ternal or internal remedy do YOU suggest
rod nj
aiso. Have varied feed TO no good light or
fard work has no affect.
Most probably your mare has prurigo or
Itchy skim" hut it Is possible that it may
be mango. Give 4 purge OF urachms
OF aloss. / drachm of ginger, / drachm OF
tehuan root and syrup. or soap. to form
INTO bolus and give as one dose. When
puiSinS IS over give u tablespoonful Of the
following, in bran mashes, morning and
night; -Four ounces EPSON salts. ouures
sali0cier, ounces cotton seed meal. Wash
Aef al over with soap and water, ana when
dry sponge her over with vinegar. If prac-
ucable, give green food for one month
The hampers is probably due to disordered
stomach, and Will be likely TO yield to the
above treatment. 1t is probable THAI YOU
feed too high, il stimulating food Change
from corn TO oats. and don't go back to
corn again, except OCCASIONALLY in cold
weather.
y.
Tor the following information: | have a
mare about twelve years old. She has some
.snihS growing over the inside of both OF her
Io.elegs at the knee joint rather to the
front. The growth is about he size of a
men egG protrudes out about oLe-aalf an
inch, ~ soft and feels Ike grStlc; don't
seem 10 lame the mare or hurt her in
any way and is SIN growing larger. I@case
let me know at once what to do tor ii. II
hurts her. looks and I can't trade her to
any advantage with the knots on her legs
rs tnsy are, ana am afraid Il y n lame
her II they continue to grow.
Your mare probably has what is called a
"spint' on each leg. yet it is true that .
splnt generally causes some degree OF
lameneSs during its growth Of formation,
especially on the trot. But 4 does not
often produce permanent lameness unless
il is located Ola or within Iuch OF the
knee joint. Apply either hot or co.l water
hale hour at time three times cay. AZ
ter the skin is dry apply "A cooling lotion
OF one ounce each OF Saltpeter and muriate
of ammonia dissolved in one quart of vater
When The soreness is gore a result of
the above treatment. you should ;hon blis-
ter the place by rubbing well in IN oint-
ment Of one-fourth ounce OF cantharidcs
and one drachEl Of birodide OF mercury,
powdered and mixed with two ounces OF
lard. Give two weeks rest and feed
on light, soft food.
Dr. i. q. T., Hawthorne. s. Can YOU
or any OF your numerous readers answer
The Constitution the following qustlcH5 and
ohligc; - How many pounds OF pork does
IL take 60 make a barrel, commercially
SpeaElngE G. HOW are Sugar-ctlre1 ha"S
pat up; especially give the ingredients and
the mode Of applying them that are used
on the sack inclosinE the hams? We can
without much trouble. raise sufficient pork
10 supply cur tables, but We have not yet
found method to prevent lis rustinS said
10 be the action Of thu air on the meaD or
10 Keep the bugs ana worms nol1 destroy
ing IL. We have tried with Indifferent sue
cess putting the meat atter il is pretty
wei cry. " March, in ashes. sand. saw
dust. shucks. hay ANA salt II seems that
AZ We knew the process used h. the western
PACKERS foT pstting mp hams We
cheap. We could sack all our bacon i'm IL.
and apply the preparation ! am now inqur-
ing about which seems TO make the sack
lmperNious - air and insects. and have no
further trouble on that score and q a very
small cost and no great amount of work.
a. We do not know. - We cannot give
the method used by packing houses in cur
ing "sugar-cured" hams, although we have
read IL. Our impression is that the yellow
covering seen in many canvased hams Is
made Of yellow ochre, little sizing OF
cheap flour ana water. In our experience
on the farm we had no difficulty IN keeping
shippers and other insects from the hams
our plan being 10 hang up until thoroughly
dry. smoking on damp o. warm days. When
dry. each ham was immersed for about one
minute la boiling water. then scraped and
rubbed and aired until dry again; then
wrapped closely i'm two or three thicknessos
of newspaper, or one thickness of hard-
ware paper. slipped IN "A bag, and again
hung up until wanted. We invite any read
en- who knows, To give the process used
in preserving sugar-cured hams.
+. =. r. Nellie, Ala.-Seeine in few
numbers back something relative TO- a
cotton Kicker invented 10y a grandson OF
Mr. WuitueN's. | write you for more in
formation concerning il. As labor is get
ting very triing in this part of tho com
iTE. ! would Ike 10 buy one IL Il e. "a ,tIc-
cess. Can answer this in your next paper
We know nothing more of the cotton
picker than what was contained in the
notice to which you refer.
=. \. D., Center Point. Ia.-Pleasc ans
wcr the following in your valuable paper:
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