The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-18
Clipped and Condensed.

Two tablespoonfuls of coal oil to one
pint of buttermilk, mixed thoroughly
and diluted with six gallons of water,
is said to be a good remedy for the
striped bug that bothers squashes, etc.
A LITTLE tar, with a few drops of
carbolic acid added, rubbed beneath
the lower jaw and upon the breasts of
colts, will prevent much annoyance
from flies and mosquitoes. Colts are
sometimes so tortured that those parts
become running sores.
The best use to which wood ashes
can be put is on the grass land. Land
that is intended for scarlet clover this
fall will be greatly benefited by wood
ashes. Coal ashes possess but very
little value, but every ounce of wood
ashes should be saved.
DON'T continually cluck at and tap a
lazy colt; it will make him loafer.
Don't try to balance rough-gaited
gether. He will depend upon the reins
to stand after while, and will stumble
if he doesn't feel them,
THERE are several things which a
horse needs in abundance in order to
maintain perfect condition. Among
them are air, light, exercise, pure
water and the right kinds of food. Let
him lack for any one of these, and he
will not long remain at his very best.
PHosPHATEs that are in very fine
condition will be found to give off par
ticles rapidly, and will supply phos-
phoric acid to the plants as fast as may
be required. When the phosphates are
not utilized, they remain over for the
next year, the loss from rains, etc., be-
ing very little.
THE man who makes general farm
ing pay the best is the one who has
some products that he can put on the
market every month. He is not tied
down to any one crop or one branch of
stockraising, but branches out suffi-
GENTLY so that if one thing fails he has
other opportunities ready.
SHEEP will not Craze during the heat
of the day, preferring to do so after sun
down. They can be kept in any shady
place until evening, and then driven to
the pasture. In this manner they will
be protected from the heat of the sun
and be in better condition for seeking
their food during the evening.
SHEEP and hogs should have free ac-
cess to apple orchards, as they will con-
sumo the fallen fruit and thus destroy
many insects. Weeds and grass will
also be kept down by sheep. They
should, however, be fed at night, if the
heritage is scarce, in order to have
them kept in the best condition.
CAN the proportion of butter in milk
be increased by judicious feeding? The
testimony that it can be done is rapidly
growing. The experiments of many of
the state stations and of dairy experts
have gained pretty exact information,
and show that certain foods rich in oils
tend to produce an increase in the but
ter fats in milk.
THE horse was used as food by the
early Saxon settlers of Britain, but as
civilization advanced horse flesh be-
came questionable. 1t was discount
tenanced by the council held A. d. 7S5,
before Alfwold in Northumbria and be-
fore Offa in Mercia as thing not done
by any Christians in the East and
should be avoided.
HAVE you noticed what an early and
rapid growth bluegrass makes along the
graveled pike? Even into the fields
this vigor is manifest for some little
distance. The query at once arises, Is
it due to the washings of the droppings
on the road from passing horses or to
the pulyerized limestone dust? This is
a theme now undergoing some expert
ment at the stations.