AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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^JLaniire and Corn. — Vi'e have already 
muny interesiing lespnnses lo our rpiestions (p.ige 278,) 
aliout the prices of the two :lrlicIe^^, but wouM be glad of 
more. As our readers return their names and subscrip- 
tions for 1S67. wiil they not put in a slip for the Editors^ 
saying; — "/ can buy common bamt/anl manure /or $ — 
per cord, {nv per puhlc yari-!.) a rut corn is worth here — 
tents per bushel." 
Tail Corn. — Isaac Beardorf, of Jay Co., Ind., 
writes : " I rai.se«-t the past season a stalk of corn 16 feet 
high, with 2 good cars, tiie uppey one being 11 feet above 
ihp gioiintl. There were plenty of stalks nearly as 
hig^li. Who can beat it?'' 
Ashes.— L. T. Fi-ibert, of Dodge Co., Wis., 
writes; " 1 have a city gar'ien. keep no domestic airimuls 
froiri which to get manure, burn a great deal of wood in 
my house, and have plenty of ashes. I iearn from the .4 m- 
erican Agriculturist, that aslies area valuable manure, that 
I may u«e them nn my compost heap lo mix with muck, 
etc., (but unf()rlunalely I have, like the most of the city 
folks, no composi heap ,) tliat I can scarcely give mygar- 
den ground too much leacheJ ashes, and that unleached 
ashes are much more valuable as a fertilizer llian leached 
OOPS. But tl;e question is—- What shall I do with my un- 
l tar hed ashes— haviii!^ no compost hcap?''^ Answer: 
After s;iading or plowing tkegarden.scatter them over the 
surface evenly and rake or harrow them in. Scatter them 
around the fruit trees, grape vines, etc., on the surface ; 
ihey need not be spa<led or forked in. for tliey will natural- 
ly work down. Give tlie grass a dressing, sowing them by 
hand, or very evenly witli a shovel, raking the grass over 
to break the lumps afterwards. If you have any left, 
make a leach tub and leach enough ley to make soft 
soap for the year. Don't mix ashes with animal manure. 
Coal Asltes.— '-D. St. G. F.," Bedford Co., 
Pa., ask"j : "Will coal ashes be of any benefit to clay 
soil ? I'he soil here is a very lieavy clay, and we use no 
fuel but coal. I thought the ashes would have the effect 
of loosening the soil without injuring it.*'— This is just 
the effect they have, and just such soils as yours are 
most benefited. They ought to be screened and the clean 
ashes applied— the clinkers and stones will do no good. 
Pifts ISorn ^vitli Teelli.— W. H. Kodney, 
of Sussex Co., Del., wrote sometime since, in answer to 
a question in the A^icullurist, that •■ some litters of pigs 
in this section in the fore-part of this year all died ofl", and 
continued to do so until it was discovered that when tliey 
were born lliey had long sharp tceih. which prevented 
their sucking. They cut their tongues very badly 
and soon died. But the teeth l)eing broken off even 
with the gums wlili a pair of nippers, they couUl then 
suck, and in all cases I have heard of, the pigs did well. 
The teeth are not very solid and are easily broken. This 
trouble about pigs has not been known long in this sec- 
lion, but it has become very common now for peisons to 
notice young pigs wlien they are lirst born, and if they 
huve teelh, to break them out. or they will soon die. 
Oeatli in tlie Chicken Yard. — T. 
Forth, of Preh'e Co., Ohio, has very bad luck with liis 
chickens. Tltey are weli. grow pale about the heatl, 
their flesh blue, and they die after a few hours' or a day's 
sickness. It seerns to us they are poisoned. Where rats 
ate poisoned, they run out into the yards and vomit ; the 
chickens eat this and die. 
Hops in ]?liohi^an« — A coiTCspondeiit in- 
forms us of the veiy great increase of hop culture in 
some sections of Michigan. This year the crop is light, 
hut prices high. The louse is beginning to be trouble- 
some, and should be met next spring with tlie best reme- 
dies yet suegested. We hope our leaders who have 
tried any remedies, will -epoi t llieir success or failure. 
Constitntion lor a Farmer's Club. 
—The undersigned hereby associate themselves as the 
Farmer's Club of . Their objects in so doing 
are lo promote their own welfare and inleiligence, as 
faimers and citizens, and their enjoyment socially, with 
their families. Tlie members are those who regard them- 
selves as such ami who have atten<letl meetings within Z 
months. The ofticers shall be a President chosen at each 
regular meeting, a Treasurer and Secretary, chosen 
Rnnually, whose duties shall be those usual to such of- 
firers, and who shall constitute the executive committee. 
The club shall be governed by established Pailiamentary 
usages, enforced as stricilyor otherwise, as the chairman 
may deem expedient. The regular meetings shall he 
held on the 2d Thursday evening of each month. The 
executive committee shall have power to call meetings, 
lay taxes, and have chargeof all the prDperly of the club. 
No taxes exceeding 25 ct*. per month shall be laid and 
ooilecled. This constitution may be amended only with 
the consent of two*ihirds of the members piesent at a 
meeting, and two-thirds of all the members. 
Frnit Prcserriiug Houses. — Several 
Correspondents. We believe Ihat the universal testimony 
is in favor of Ilie^e. The house is a large refrigerator, 
with ice at the top to keep the temperature low, and 
within the house is placed a quantity of chloride of cal- 
cium to absorb the mnisture. The fruit is thus kept cool 
and dry, and the house (Ring tight, the fruit is soon en- 
veloped in an atmosphere of carbonic acid from its own 
exhalations. These are the general features, and are a 
combination of well known and long use<i expedients. 
We have said but iitlle about this, as we assume tli.nt 
holders of patents will do thtrir own advertising. This 
one holds his "rights" at a price so outrageously high 
that, while we admit tiie utility of the thing, we regret 
that the esiiinaie put upon its value is .*.o great, as lo 
keep it out of the hands of atl but capitalists. 
^alve for Chapped Hands, etc.— 
'■The following is a well tested, excellent remedy for 
chapped hands;, and sores of this nature. Put logether 
equal weights of fresh, unsalted butler, mutton tailow. 
beeswax, and stoned raisins ; simmer iinlil the raisins are 
done lo a crisp, but not burned. Strain and pour into 
cups to cooi. Hub the hands thoroughly with it, ami 
though they will smart at iirst, they will soon feel com- 
fortably and heal quickly.— Cot/w°-a County Girl."* 
"IVringin^: IVIachiue Rollers — Re- 
pairing,— Answers to several inquirires. The rubber 
rollers very seldom give way in well made machines, 
especially if there are cogs to relieve the strain upon the 
under roller. They can be easily repaired, however, by 
merely sending the defective shaft to llie manufactory, or 
to any leading agency of the respective companies. The 
cost 19 about S3 to i?4 per pair (less for one) at the fac- 
tory, to wliich add freight or expressage. 
4]«rease fbr Co"w--hide Boots,— Heat 
well together, in any iron vessel, 1 pint linseed oil, 2 
ounces tallow, 1 ounce beeswax, and 3 tablespoonfuls of 
lampblack. Apply with a brush. I Imve used this 15 
years with entire satisfaction. —vl. M. Knapp, Poultney,Vt. 
**Xhe Ijast Ant, abiit, €7:ecssity evasif, ernpii — 
atque sine controversia I'icirnns.^' — R., of Watertown, N. 
Y., sends an amusing account, too long to print, of sundry 
contests with ants, closing with the above quotation. 
Tlie gist of it is, that a little kerosene oil poured or in- 
jected into or about their habitations, invariably causes 
them to quit for parts unknown, instanler. This applies 
to all i;iiids of ants, black, red. wood gnawers, etc. He 
thinks with little irouble in applying this, our country 
may soon be as free of ants as Ireland is of loads. 
Xakin;;; Care o€ Brooms. — Have a 
screw with an eye or ring on its end ; this can be screwed 
into the end (if the handle of each successive new broom. 
It is handier to hang up by than a .string, though the 
latter answers if always used. It is bad for a broom to 
leave it standing upon the brusli. If not hungup, always 
set it away with the stick end down. — " O. A'." 
Btttter-malcing; Hints — ^V/^eel Grease- 
Fruit Stains.— Mix. all the cream thoroughly together 
10 or 15 hours before churning, so that it will be of equal 
sourness and all ''come" at the same time — To extract 
wheel grease, rub on the yolk of an egg, let it dry. and 
washout in clean water, vNiihout soap. Repeat two or 
three times if necessary To extract fruit stains, dip 
the fabric in fty/Zm^- water before wetting with suds. — 
Extracts f rum a pleasant Spnnsjield, O., letter — no name. 
More Home-ntade Inlf Recipes.— 
(Sent with good specimens.) Put 2 ounces each of gum 
arable, extract of logwooil, powdered nutgalls. and cop- 
peras, in a stone jug with a quart of hot water; set 1l:e 
jug in a kettle of waler upon the stove, for 12 hours. 
Shake it up occasionally, and it will be fit for use in 
about a month. Frost does n<it injure it. I have used 
this for 18 years. — TAom^s Bragden^ Omro, ir/.i. . ..Dis- 
solve in 1 gallon of rain water, lO'a otinces powdered 
nutgalls. 3'; ounces gum arabic, and 3 ounces copperas. 
Shake frequently, and in 2 or 3 weeks it will become gooil. 
Keep closely corked. It will endure for centuries.— 
.1/. A'., FoThnro, Mass. 
The Secret of Washing: Easy.—" U. 
S, Y.,"' writes, that a sei vant refused to leave for another 
place, simply because she would not go where there was 
not a w ringing machine. [This is one of the "machines" 
which even the servants like generally, as much opposed 
as they are to machines of all kinds.! "U. S. Y." thinks 
the secret c.i the success of the wringer, and the great 
argument in favor of washing machines, is the fact that 
with them boiling water can be used without burning the 
hands, and this removes filth and oily materials left hi 
garments by the skin— far better than merely warm 
water.— There is undoubtedly much in this. Another se- 
cret is the so.aking of the garments over night. Waaler 
with a little so.in in it, is a great dissolver, but it neetis 
rime to act. Half the labor is saved by soaking the gar- 
ments several hours before Die washing begins. 
l^ard an<l Resin, for Preserving MctaU 
from Rust, for Boots, for Chapped Hands, for 8ore Teata. 
'''■• — ^\'e have often commended a mixture of lard and 
lesin, ("rosin." " rosuin,") as excellent for preservlna; 
all melal surfaces from rust. It may be applied and 
rubbed off nearly clean, and yet enough be left to shut 
out the oxygen of the air. It therefore answers for deli- 
cate instruments, and f"r steel household implement'. 
not in ccmstant use, as well as for plows and oilier large 
Implements, since it is very cheap.— A subscriber in Bir- 
mingham, Erie Co.. Ohio, says lie finds 1 part resin t.> 
."t parts fresh lard the best proportion. It needs merely in 
be warmed and stirred together, and can then be kept any 
length of time. He finds it excellent for greasing boots 
to keep out water, for chapped hands, old sores, etc., for 
sore teats on cows, for scab or scurvy on hog?, etc. 
Keeping- and Settling- <'oaee.— Tho 
follow Ing appear'; valuable : - For 1 lb. coff.-e, take one 
egg and beat it well. When the coffee is nicely browned 
and cool enough not to cook the egg, pour the egg over 
it, stirring it until every kernel is cualed as with a var- 
nish, and let it stand a few minutes in a warm place until 
it dries. This will prevent the escape of all aroma, is 
not affected by moisture, an<l the egg helps settle the 
coffee when it is ground and steeped.'' — Farmer'i- 
Daughter, Hastitigs, Mich. 
Hotch I*otch.— Chop very fine, S parf^ 
green tomatoes, and 1 part onions, with more or less of 
garden pepper pods an! salt ; let it stanl 12 hours, then 
put in ajar and cover with vinegar. Excellent with meats 
in winter.— .l/r«. SamU P. May, Plantersville, Texas. 
Xontato Croat. — Pick the last groon toma- 
toes before frost, and chop very fine with any desired 
quantiiy of green peppers, alispiee, cloves, anil cinna- 
mon. Pack in jais and set in a cool place until it sours, 
when it may tie coolted like cabbage crout, or eaten ra\v. 
— '■ A Friend to the Agriculturist," Prairie Cify, Mo, 
To Hnll Corn.— Boil in weak ley until 
the hulls begin to come off; next rinse well t«o or three 
times, in plenty of w ater ; then add clear water and bod 
until done through.— .U<tr(o*t CArt/?f«, North Star, Mich. 
Soda Crackers,— Rub well together, 14 
cups flour, 1 cup lard, 4 teaspoonfuls cream of tartar, and 
2 teaspoonfuls of soda. Add 3 cups of water, and work 
the dough very thoroughly. Roll, cut, and bake quickly. 
— Mary Mendenhall, RoseviHe, Penn. 
Chataiiqna Connty Corn Bread.— 
The following is very good for general use, and t think 
would have taker the prize at your Corn Bread Exhibi- 
tion : Take 4 quarts corn meal, I quai t flour, 1 cup mo- 
lasses, I teaspoonful soda. 1 tablespoonful salt. 1 pint 
milk emptyings; rnix quickly with milk or water, and 
bake slow ly 4 hours. It is improved by remaining In the 
oven over night. — W. H. S. Grout, Poland, X. Y. 
Ahont Unholted Flour.— I admit that 
unbolted flour will make the most healthful bread, but 
bran and flour separated will keep sweet longer than 
if mixed. We have tried the following with satisfaction. 
Bolt and keep separate as usual. For bread, mix the 
pure flour and let it rise two-thirds of the necessary time ; 
then wet the bran, mix it with the riough. and let It all 
ri-^e the rest of the time ; then bake. You thus obtain very 
goo'!, sweet, sound bread. — M. Niedter, Ozaukee Co., Wis. 
■Wood's Harlor Cxymnasium. — Mr. 
John Wood, who has long maintained the excellent 
Gymnasium, cor. of 5lh Avenue and 2Sth street, supplies 
a valuable little apparatus for developing the musf!e> 
and promoting the healthful activity of the organs of the 
body. It is readily and quickly put up and taken down 
in any room in the house, and if faithfully used by sed- 
entary persons, and all who do not have sufficient pliysi- 
cal labor to give the best vigor, it will prove of great 
value. We have one in our home study, and when en- 
gaged long in writing, we spring up occasionally and use 
the handles. cor<is, puUies, and elastics a few minutes, 
with deoided advantage, regaining a flow of blood in the 
veins, and an increased elasticity of spirits. By using 
one, two, or three of the elastic cords. It Is adapted to 
chihlren, females, or strong men. It packs In a box 4X6 
XS inches. Price $10. 
