FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1884, 10 January 1885, Page 2

FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

If the fowls are confined give them plenty of green stuff, A good sod thrown over the fence will he cheerfully welcomed by them, and even the tops of vegetables will be found serviceable. Corn meal should always be mixed with boiling water, which partically, cooks the food. A common error is to make the food too wet and soft, in which state it becomes injurious to the .fowls/compelling ;them to take more water than theirn'ature requires.,..' Among the preventive remedies against disease among swine is cleanliness, a supply of good water at all times, a variety of food, avoiding corn except in cold weather and an occassional proportion of charcoal, tjoqc} aghe,s, and rotten wo<s : Cholera among fowls is not found where cold, shade,' fresh' watßf, and greeri feed are provided,'- The symptoms are greenish droppings, afterwards thin and whitish, sudden and . violent thirst, diarrhoea* extreme, weakness, staggering or falling,-

with cramps," and an anxious look about the face. Death comes in 12 or 15 hours. Take a lot qf ompty jam or other tins and hang a small stone or piece of metal in each tin as a tongue, suspending it so that the least broeze will agitate' it. The unusual and unexpected - noise will scare any intruders. For mats take two'long-wooled skins and make a strong suds, using hot water; when it is cold wash the skins in it, carefully sqeezing them between the hands to get the dirt out of the ivool, then wash the soap out with clean, cold water. Then dissolve alum and salt, ~ each |lb, with a little hot water sufficient-to cover the skins and let them soak in' it overnight for 12 hours, then hang them over a.pail to drain. When they are well ffifoied spread or stretch carefully over- inward to dry. When a little damp have loz each of saltpetre and alum pulverised and sprinkle on the. flesh side of each skin, rubbing in well, then lay the flesh sides ■ together and- hang "in the shade for two or three days, turning the under skin uppermost' every' day until jiStotly dry, then "scrape the ■fleshrsjde a blunt knife to remove any remaining scraps of flesh. Trim off'projecting points; rub the 'flesh sides with the, hands. They will be very white and'hahdsome, suitable for a door or oarriage mat.' : .

■ Mr James Howards £ 'famous English breeder of horses,Mias-arrived at some important conclusions in the art of breeding, He believes' that' the - external structure, configuration and ... outward 'characteristics,' including, peculiarities of locomotion, are mainlyldkrived from the sirej wiiUe the structure of the various internal organs,--the temper,. habits and constitution., cbthe from-the dam. The purer, the bloodof the • parent', the more certainty of its qualities b'einj; transmitted ;to the o%ring.'. -Thisv;'is ; particularly 'true if thfe great purity of race or breed ut on the side of the sire. . - $ pure; blooded male that, has; decendecl' from' a r stock of uniformcolor fixes that'same' his.colt.. A sire may influence progeny subsequen ly to that of ,which is a parent, that is his influence isjjgiped. upon the dam.. The . transmilffli of diseases of the vital organs is more certain from- the female; • while dia'prdejs of the external parts, .'joints, gurefy come from the' siqe .pf tlj^nVaie,