FARMERS' COLUMN.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1069, 10 February 1883, Page 3

FARMERS' COLUMN.

Mr Joseph Hall, of Hertford, writeß to an American paper to siy that he Ins made many observations which Jed him to the conclusion that where corn is drilled from north to south, the yield is much smaller than where it id drilled from east to west, as in the latter c ! »se the sun cun shine down the rows, whereas in the former case each row makes a kino of wall which shades the next ro».

For garget, ferment tlie inflamed udder for at leaat an hour night and mor'« i-ig with hops and water. Afterwards a liniment made of part of fluid extract of belladonna and two parts of camphorated oil. T : e general treatment is to give a moderate purge—say Epsom salts, lib ; powderpd Jamaica ginger. £oz; water, 1 pint; mix for one dose. Drinking wnter Bhould be limited and dry fond giv«n, so as rot to oncotirage the milk supply. The milk stonld be frequently drawn away in the usual way with the hand or a tea-syphon. True mange is caused by an insect, a minute acarus burrowing in the skin, as the scab insect does in sheep. Internal remedies may asssist the cure, but the insert must be killed, as tlie scab insect is, by applying dr'Bsiiujs of a 3'iituble kind. Sulphur and lard, with a very little turpentine, made into an ointment, may be rubbed in gently but eff ctively. The j ointment should be applied daily. Before i the first application, and en uvery fifth i day afterwards, let the dog have a warm i bath. _ Tha oiiatment its- not to bs applied

until the skin is thoroughly dried

Wiien li'irses are woikiig hard it is necessary that they should ha wll f««i. some people try to m; ke up for the ]. ck of food with a liberal application of to wl.ip, but although it mikes ilia aniuod go quicker for a minute or two it is nt tl e expense of its Ileal ih, strengil i, and en atitution. A peck of outs, or half n dozen pounds of peameal— never give whole peas—or crushed barley, given daily, with a quarter of a pouni of boiled crushed linseed, will keep a horse in grand condition, paying for his fed several times over and saving whipcord as well as the horse.

Cream cheese may be made from a quart of cream, to which perhaps a pint i f new milk may be added. It is wtrmod in hot water to about ninety degrees Fahrenheit, and a table-spoonful of ordinary rennet is added. It is allowed to stand till it thickens, then broken slightly wiih a spoon and pbiced in a fia'iie eight inches square and four inches deep, in which a fine cmvas cloth Ims been placed. Next it should be pressed lightly with a weight. After standing for twelve hours it may be taken on: and replaced in n finer cloth over whieh. a li'tle Halt has be»n powdered. It in fit for use in a day or two, but of course it is a mere household delicacy.

An economical farmer says: 'Thin is what I do with my house slo s : I have Htable manure, wl.icli is under covr. This mik'-sthe m mure in better ordjr >n three mon'liH than it otherwise, wnu'd have be3n in nine Bifii.thx. I also k<< p a tub or box near t'»e ki chen p.-icked fu l of the short'sir-»w and dti-t, such iib'coim-s from ;i fanning mill, «ste. Into this barr.-l or bi x nre thrown anni'l quantities of wash a'id dish water The writer drains through, leaving the unbalance in tli«* srraw or dual. When tis ully oharjied I move it, away and supply another box Y. u will be surprised to see what a valuable feeder you will acquire during the ynr This substance is generally thrown on the ground, <md it finds its way into thew>-]l and is drank and followed by sickness in the family. A correspondent of the Rural New Yorker, hiving a kicking cow on which moral suasion had been vainly tried, cured her of tbd bud h&bit by a j'idiciou* use of the mild weapon which Solomon hel I in much esteem.—' I lied th** cow up by the head (not legs), procured a gool switch (not club), and proceeded to milk, and for every kick I returned one good smart blow with the switch on the offending leg. A few kicks and blows suffice! for th'it time. At the next mi ! kin<r, only three or four blows were required, and sit the third milking, one blow waa sufficient, and ever after the cjw was hb gentle as need be. Three important points are to be observed ;n the above treatment— First, uniform kindness and gentleness ; second, never strike a cow for kicking when loobo in the yard, or she will le;trn to run from you ; third, only one blow for each kick."