GLEANINGS.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1294, 14 October 1880, Page 3

GLEANINGS.

Common black pepper sprinkled on cabbages kills insects and worms. A few drops of sulphuric acid in a plantain dock, or perennial weed will kill it. For greasing waggons use castor oil in summer and sperm oil in winter W hen the oil ia sticky clean with turpentine.* ' The Ventura states that later information in regard to the white Russian wheat shows it to be rust proof in that country wherever good seed was used, • In tlieir natural state mixed seaweeds contain about 80 per cent of water, O'o of of nitrogen, and 10 of ash, rich in potash and soda salts. Our coast farmers should use them largely to apply to the soil, The evils of land exaustion and the principles 1 of restitution have been denonstrated over and over again, but the difficulty is to 1 get farmers' to fear the one 1 ■ and believe in the other. One half an oune of salt to the pound of butter is the ntle for salting, adopted by the celebrated " trade mark" lump butter, which makes a fancy price in Boston. India-rubber makes a serviceable covering for the bit of a tender mouthed horse ; each side of the bit should be protected with a stiff ciroular piece of leather, A flock of hens will pay for themselves before they are one yeav old if properly cared for. ,The second year hens are most profitable. After that age they hardly pay for their keeping. There is no kind of dried fruit' in such bri-ik demand in the American market as raspberries. One hundred quarts will make 301b of diied fruit. , If moderation is needed anywhere on the farm, it is in the driving of cows. A bey or a dog that will hurry, and therefore worry, the cowa as they are taken to and from the pasture should- be, to put it mildly, attendel to. The secrets of sucsossful poultry keeping are himple enough. Proper food, plenty of .exercise, clean, dry, and roomy buildings and "yards, and a watchful attention to details are required. The raising of hors°B in the groat Yellowstone Vulley (U.S.) has become an important and profitable biHineis. S')ino of theao horderv have from f)00 to 1500 each, and dispose of tlieir three-year old colis at from 50 to 100 dol per head. It is said that guinea fowls, will keepin- ' sects of' every description off garden stock. They will not scratch like other fowls, or. harm the mpst dslioato plants. If tne scraps from the kitchen are fed ' to the fow)s, a largo quantity of phosphates ah'd other important fertilisers ire thus added to the guauo. The, dusjt-heap is absolutely necessary for fowls. It oleansos their feathers and skin from vermin and impurities, promotes the cuticulf-.r or skin f-ocretions, and is materially instrumental in preserving- 1 their health. One of the most important matters is the care of hogs in the autumn is that they be kept dry under foot, have plenty of the best food, and especially that their sleeping- quarters be dry; warm, and well ven\ tilated. Seven successful' crops of Odessa wheajb have been grown at Anaheim, and it has never shpwn a- sign of rust. It detigUts , in fogs, and so is well adapted to |he, coast region. j The Japanese keep meat fresh in hot weather by placing the raw flesh in porca- v lain vessels and pouring on it boiling, water, whereby the albumen of the sur>* face is quickly coagulated and forms a protection against the further action of the weather. Oil is then poured on the surface of the water, so as to prevent the access of air and consequent putrefaction of the meat. "Breaking down " with a horse consists of a severe sprain of the suspensory ligament, by which the fetlock joint loses support in bad casei and comes to the ground. The treatment consists of bandages, blistering, and rest ; but it is so serious that the services of a competent veterinary surgeon should be procured. If hens get into the habit of eating eggs take enough bran and corn-meal of equal parts for one feeding, and enough vinegar warmed to make the meal sufficiently wet for the liens to eat. Mix together and feed it to the hens. Repeat this once the same day; Fifteen years ago Chicago merchants obtained their supplies of cheese from the East, while now 100,000,000 pounds pass through that city annually for New York. One manufacturer in Western New York has pver 40 factories, while others in different parts of the country have from 5 to 30 each. Summer fallowing is the only way to kill out sorrel. Farmers in Green Valley and Sebastopol have thoroughly tried it. Very few farmers (says the Santa Rosa Republican) Jik.e to. pull jfteir tganu a,t dry ploughing, but it pays.