Proceedings of the Farmers' Club. 221 



Receipts for making Whitewash. 



Mr. Geo. Lee, Niagara Falls, N. Y. — Put one bushel of well-biinied 

 lime in a barrel, slake it with boiling water, add fourteen pounds of 

 salt, let it stand two days, then take eight pounds of rice flour, 

 and make four pailsful of paste, which is to be added to eight gallons 

 of skim milk, and mixed with the wash. I painted my house with 

 this mixture three years ago, and it looks as well as ever. 



Mr. S. E. Locking, Perrysburg, N. Y. — Two quarts fresh lime, 

 pour on boiling water, add a large coftee cup of salt, let it stand till 

 cold, and add water to thin it. Use a common whitewash brush, add 

 a piece of wood or leather on each side of the brush, to have the 

 bristles extend from one-half to three-fourths of an inch, and the 

 brush will last for years. 



Mr. ]^. C. Meeker, a country gentleman living in ]^ew Jersey, writes 

 a letter that he is .obliged to stop using salt in whitewash for the outside 

 of a house, because the cattle come around the house at night to lick 

 the salt, which deprives the family of sleep. 



Mr. "VYm. Lawton. — Lime is a great preservative, and wood washed 

 with it will last many years. It is often desirable to have whitewash 

 of different colors, but the trouble is to get them to mix. The best 

 way is to make a paste of lampblack, salt and wood ashes, then mix 

 it with the lime. I have buildings that were painted twenty years 

 ago, and to-day they look well. 



Mr. Baldwin, ]S^ew Haven. — The difficulty with whitewash is that 

 it soon wears off. A preparation of lime, rosin and soap makes a 

 good wash. 



Sweet Corn for Hogs. 



Mr. "W. W. Dewey, of Meadville, Pa., says that last year he had a 

 good deal more sweet corn than he needed for table use, and fed it to 

 his hogs. He found the animals grow fat much faster than on com- 

 mon corn, and suggests that experiments be made with a view of 

 ascertaining whether sweet corn would not be a profitable crop for 

 those who fatten many hogs. 



The Chair. — We recommend to Mr. Dewey to make the experiment 

 himself and report the result to the Club. We will give it to the 

 world. 



Fish and Fish Ponds. 

 Mr. H. H. Macklin, of New Springfield, Ohio, asks for informa- 

 tion. The Club refer all piscatory inquiries to Seth Green, of Mum- 

 ford, Monroe county, N. Y. 



