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DE. T. J. Dodge, of Illinois, has a 

 recipe for bog cholera which he says 

 he bas used for thirty-five years with 

 great success. He says be has experi- 

 mented by placing one well bog with a lot 

 of sick ones, and keeping it well by the use 

 of this remedy. The doctor says be re- 

 gards it his duty to make the remedy 

 known, and recently in an exchange he 

 gave the prescription as follows : 



Arsenic, \ Ib;- cape aloes, \ Ib; blue 

 vitriol, 4 Ib; black antimony, one ounce. 

 Grind and mix well the remedy before 

 using. 



The following are the directions for 

 using: 



1. Sick hogs, in all cases, to be separa- 

 ted from the well ones, and placed in 

 dry pens, with only 5 large hogs or 8 

 small ones in each pen. 



2. Feed nothing but dry food, but no 

 water, only the slop containing the rem- 

 edy, until cured. 



3. When the hogs refuse to eat, turn 

 them on their backs, and then, with a 

 long- bandied spoon put the dry medicine 

 down their throats. 



4. Dose for large hog: One teaspoon- 

 ful three times a day for three days; 

 then miss one day, and repeat amount 

 until cured. Shoats and pigs, half the 

 amount. 



5. As a preventive, one teaspoonful 

 once a week will keep your hogs -in a 

 healthy condition to take on fat. 



Every Farmer is to a great extent 

 a manufacturer and ought to keep a 

 record of his operations. This is the 

 key to success in any business. But the 

 soil-tiller should attend to some other 

 matters in connection with his accounts. 

 A writer in an exchange suggests the map 

 of the farm, with each field numbered, 

 and its size, quality of soil, etc., specified, 

 will be a great aid in keeping track of 

 the year's transactions. How many farm- 

 ers have such a guide and convenience ? 

 And how many kept such a memorandum 

 the past year as will enable them to tell 

 the expense of each crop grown? And 



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bow about the domestic animals? If you 

 keep cows, what have they paid you per 

 head in the aggregate? And what of 

 sheep, swine, and even chickens? How 

 much did each contribute to your income, 

 and which was the most profitable ? 



Timber Strips. Many attempts at 

 tree planting on the Western plains have 

 met with poor success because they have 

 been improperly conducted. The aridity 

 of the climate requires that suitable 

 varieties be selected and properly com- 

 bined; that a sufficient mass of foliage be 

 obtained to create favorable conditions of 

 growth, and then that the trees should 

 not be left to themselves, but should be 

 as thoroughly cultivated as any crop of 

 corn. Sufficient experience has now 

 been attained to demonstrate that when 

 these conditions are observed timber 

 strips can be successfully grown. 



The New Celery Culture is the 



result of intensive gardening. It means 

 larger and better yields from the same 

 area. The new culture for celery con- 

 sists of a system of close planting by 

 which a part at least of the stalks can 

 blanch in the shade of their own foliage. 

 Rich soil, irrigation, and proper mechani- 

 cal conditions of the surrounding earth 

 are presupposed. Plants are set about 

 five inches apart and the rows ten inches 

 apart. Very rich soil is required and 

 plenty of water for best results. 



Preparing the Poultry. Turkeys 

 dry picked sell best and command better 

 prices than scalded lots; the appearance 

 is more attractive. Ducks and geese 

 should be scalded in water as near the 

 boiling point as possible, and it requires 

 more time for the water to penetrate the 

 feathers than those of other fowls. Leave 

 the feathers on the head, and for two or 

 three inches on the neck. Do not singe 

 the bodies as the heat will give them an 

 oily and unsightly appearance. After 

 picking, hold in scalding water a few 



