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ORE’S  RURAL  I^EW-VOR 
il 0 111 f. Stic  (L'f 0110 111 II. 
I  SPRING  HOUSE  CLEANING. 
When  Iiousoh  are  iiifertted  by  cocki'oachert. 
they  c.aii  bo  koiit  away  liy  powflorod  bor:ix. 
Keep  it  in  a  tin  pepi>cr  bnx  and  spiitikle  it 
wherever  they  go.  I’aria  greeu  is  recounneuded, 
but  it  ig  a  ix»isou;  while  borax  id  harmlesd. 
Sprigs  of  wintergret-ii,  or  ground  ivy.  will  drive 
Hw.a.y  small  red  ants,  and  branches  of  wijnuwood 
will  make  black  aids  ••  vamose  the  ranch.” 
Scald  your  bedsteads  in  t!ie  hottest  soapsuds 
you  e.an  apply  ;  if  there  me  traces  of  bugs  apply 
kerosene  with  a  small  iKiinl  brush.  It  is  a  sure 
cure.  leiiauts  ot  city  housi-s  art;  ofti'u  annoved 
by  bugs,  and  cannot  tell  whence  they  came. 
Perhaps  the  border  of  the  wull-pafier  ndght  di¬ 
vulge  their  source,  or  the  eorniees  of  the  windows 
ihsclose  tJieir  haunts.  Again  apjily  kerosene 
and  they  will  no  longer  trouble  yoil.  Carbolic 
arid  may  be  ajijilied ;  if  ]nire,  the  odor  is  not  ns 
disagreeable  as  that  of  coal  oil.  Pa|)cring  and 
laiinting  .are  best  done  in  cold  weather,  especial¬ 
ly  the  hatter,  lor  tlie  wood  absorb.s  the  oil  rd' paint 
mneh  more  than  in  warm  w  eather,  while  in  cold 
w'cnther  it  hardens  on  the  outsule,  making  a 
oout.  Avhieh  will  protect  the  wood  instead  of 
soaking  into  it 
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FOR  HARD  SOAP. 
The  llousekocpor  gives  the  following:  Four 
pounds  grea.se.  one  and  ene-half  jioimds  resin, 
one  can  eoudensed  lye.  onc-half  yMUiiid  sal  soda 
makes  ten  pounds  superior  hard  soap.  Dissolve 
a  lauind  ean  of  eoudensed  Ijt.  or  n  mly  soap- 
maker.  in  six  epuarts  of  soft  water  (hot).  I’ut 
four  pounds  of  clean  grease  into  a  kettle,  add 
two  ipiarls  of  the  lye,  t  wo  rpiarts  of  sid  t  water, 
and  hoil  thirty  minutes.  Then  add  threo  ipiarts 
lye.  a  little  at  a  time,  so  as  not  to  impede  boihng, 
whiclj  continue  from  two  to  live  hours,  or  iiidil 
it  becomes  soap,  wliicli  may  be  tested  by  cooling 
ill  a  spoon.  Then  add  the  resin  (liroken  small), 
putting  in  remainder  of  lyi;  slowly  so  as  not  to 
ship  boiling,  which  coiditmc  thirty  minutes. 
'I’licii  add  a  teacupfiil  of  salt,  boil  until  the  soap 
is  sojiaruted  from  the  lye  and  strings.  When 
oooled  in  a  siiuon  it  shunld  ho  hard.  After 
standing  twenty  mimites,  ilip  the  soap  into  a 
deep  tin  dish  or  mold,  and  sth-  in  a  half  jxiniidof 
melleil  sill  soda,  ff  perfume  is  desiroii,  stir  in  a 
little  oil  of  rose,  sassafras,  or  any  other.  When 
eidd  cut  m)  to  suit,  'rim  success  of  .soaj)  making 
lies  principally  in  the  jiroper  eipiivaleuts  of 
grease  and  lye.  All  pork  grouse,  or  all  tallow  is 
not  as  good  as  half  and  half,  mixed. 
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WASHING  FINE  UNDERCLOTHING. 
The  Germantown  'Telegraph  says A  leading 
firm,  imjiorters  and  retailers  of  hosiei'y  goods  in 
this  city,  gives  ns  tho  following  dhcetioiis  for 
washing  merino,  lamb's  wool  and  silk  under¬ 
clothing.  and  we  inint  it  at  this  time  as  being  in 
season  to  la;  adopted.  Fi'om  our  own  oxjierioiice 
we  ean  testify  to  its  exoellence ; 
••  Use  one  ]«jnnd  of  ilissolved  so.a])  in  four  gal¬ 
lons  of  wiirin  water,  in  which  well  rinse  the 
urtieles  to  bo  washed,  drawing  ihem  repeatedly 
through  the  hand  ;  wring  them  as  dry  as  possililj, 
to  remove  tho  soap  ;  rinse  them  agiun  briskly  in  1 
i^lean.  Inkevvanii  water  ;  wring  and  streteb  tliim 
to  Iheir  pi'wper  shape,  and  thy  in  tho  open  air  if 
possihle.  'I'he,  only  effecU  of  rubbing  arc  to 
shrink  and  rlesti  oythe  mateiial ;  it  shunld  there¬ 
fore  never  he  resorted  to. 
•‘The  material  used  in  inanufaetming  silk 
niiderwotti-  being  an  animal  iJiodnct,  it  ia  abso¬ 
lutely  neeessury  that  nothing  hut  tho  best  (luality 
of  soup  and  warm  waUa-  should  he  useil.  All 
kinds  of  washing  eomponiida  destroy  tho  nature 
of  the  material,  giving  to  the  fabric  the  appear¬ 
ance  ot  poor  Colton.” 
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A  WEEK’S  BILL  OF  FARE. 
SELECTED  RECIPES. 
FuniUutv  Foli.'ih. — Equal  proportions  of  tur- 
peniiuo,  linscod  oil,  and  vinegar,  thoroughly  ap¬ 
plied  and  thou  rubbed  with  flannel,  is  au  excel¬ 
lent  fnniilure  ivolish. 
/?()(>/  Jiltn’/i-i.iifj. — 'To  make  a  good  and  cheap 
hoot  blaekiiig  take  ivory  blacking  two  ounoes, 
sweet  oil,  mie-half  tablespoonful,  and  brown 
sugar  one  aiul  one-hulf  pounds.  iMix  them  well, 
and  then  gradually  add  one-half  yihit  of  small 
beer. 
Mock,  Cna/ii.  Boil  one  pint  and  a-haJf  of 
milli,  sweeten  and  flavor  to  taste.  Beat  three 
eggs  very  light ;  add  to  them  three  heaping  tea- 
spoonfuls  of  ll(.nu-,  and  a  teaspoonful  of  salt. 
Htu-  this  into  tho  ImUing  rnillv.  Spread  this, 
when  cold,  between  two  layers  of  the  cake  as 
made  for  Washington  i>ie,  and  yon  have  a  nice 
cream  jiio. 
linthrmU  Cake.  —Four  eggs,  beaten  separately  ; 
two  ciiiis  sugar,  one  of  butter,  one  cup  butternut 
meats,  one  half  euii  sweet  milli,  two  and  one- 
half  Clips  flour  (heaped),  one  teaspoonful  soda, 
two  of  cream  tartar.  Rub  tho  black  scales  off 
from  (he  meats  before  putting  them  iii  the  eakc. 
B.ake  in  two  loaves. 
A'/iom  Fiidtliufj.-  If  there  should  bo  a  fall  of 
snow  this  winter,  some  of  your  leaders  may  like 
to  ti'y  this  reeeipt.  Where  cold,  dry.  Iresh-fallcn 
snow  is  nstsl  it  gives  a  lightness  to  (ho  cakes  all 
its  own;  no  amount  of  heating  can  rival  it. 
^iakc  a  stiff  batter  with  four  ouiiees  of  flour, 
one-fourtli  yiint  of  milk,  or  more  if  roquirchl,  a 
little  grated  nutmeg,  and  a  piiiebof  salt.  Divide 
the  butter  into  any  number  of  jianniakes,  and 
add  three  large  s]nionfnl8  of  snow  to  each.  Fry 
Lightly  in  very  gootl  Imtter,  and  serve  qnicldy. 
The  ]uin-enkos  should  he  about  tho  size  of  a 
Honp-plato  for  the  indicated  quantity  of  siiow'. 
I^jiuiieiiif  Jiiforiiuitioir, 
The  lollowhig  week’s  bill  of  fare  is  taken  from 
the  note-hook  of  a  city  lady,  and  is  iulapted  for  a 
small  family  of  say  live  f>ersuns.  Besides  the 
articles  einimerated  in  the  li.st.  are  to  be  inclnded 
for  breakfast,  oatmeal  or  crushed  wheat,  milk 
tojist.  corn  cakes,  tea,  l•on■ee  or  eoeou,  and  lor 
dinner  the  usual  vegetahle.s  in  season  ; 
Knnday  Hniall  steak  for  breakfast.  .'\  large 
till  key  with  vegetables  and-  other  aceonipaiii- 
meiits  lor  dinner. 
Monday  Die  same  grilled  for  breakfast  and 
ill  a  fricassee  I'or  dinner. 
'Tuesday— Chops  for  breakfast.  Dinner— Beef 
soup  w  ith  plenty  of  vegetables,  and  bread  imd- 
chng  de.saert. 
Wednesday — Breaktast  -Ham  and  eggs.  Din¬ 
ner  Corned  beef. 
'i’linrsdav  Ih-eakfast  -Hash.  Dinner— Soup 
and  cold  oonied  hi.cf,  w  ith  dessert. 
I'l'iilay — Fish  lor  breakfast  and  iliiiiier. 
Saturday — BreaKlast  Veal  cutlet  and  hnek- 
whoat  cakes.  Dinner— Beefsteak  and  fried  {iota- 
toes. 
RESTORING  LOST  HEALTH. 
In  the  Uukai,  New-Yorkf.ii  of  Dee.  18,  I  read 
with  iiineh  pleasure  the  notes  of  C,  D,  BttAono.N 
on  Florida.  His  remarks  in  relation  to  eon- 
snmplive  invalids  remuidcd  me  of  my  condition 
in  1H'17  8.  1  then  had  all  the  disti'essing  syiu{)- 
toms  of  cousnnipLioii  imd  did  not  exfiec.t  to  live 
long.  1  could  not  go  to  a  warm  climate,  as  some 
advised ;  I  had  no  moans  to  sniiixirt  me  there, 
and  I  now  think  it  was  better  for  mo  to  stay  in 
my  own  (juiot  home. 
I  had  taught  sehool.  to  do  good  and  obtain  my 
living  (  not  a  very  lucrative  eiiqilojnnoiit  at  that 
Ihne) ;  hut  i  loved  tho  work,  and  kept  at  my  post 
so  long  as  I  could.  When  1  ceased  toaelung  my 
lungs  and  throat  wore  sore,  cough  frequent,  and 
attended  with  hemoiThagn  quite  often.  1  loved 
to  live,  and  in  tho  retired  homo  of  my  widowed 
motlu'i'  I  sought  rest  from  society  mid  stndiod 
the  best  means  of  restoring  my  health. 
3Iy  mother  had  for  sovoral  years  sutfered  with 
a  severe  eongli,  hut  had  strength  to  do  a  good 
day’s  work  alter  site  had  recovered  from  a  severe 
eonghiiig  spell  and  had  cleared  her  InngH  of  sn- 
{lerlluous  matter.  My  mother  had  been  accus¬ 
tomed  to  iiMisenlar  exercise  in  {Hirer  air  than  I 
had  breathed.  1  had  exercised  the  muscles  of 
the  voive.  lungH,  etc.,  in  the  foul  air  of  tho  school 
room,  anil  my  whole  system  had  become  weak 
for  laek  of  hoalllifnl,  innsenlar  exercise  in  (»uie 
air.  'This  exercise  and  air  1  could  obtain  at 
homo  far  better  than  away,  while  I  could  also 
obtain  needisl  rest  and  nioro  freedom.  1  could 
also  regulate  my  diet  better.  'These  tilings  are 
of  tar  more  itiqiortiuico  than  many  suppose. 
'Time  lia.s  {uissed.  and  while  1  iiaveheen  study¬ 
ing  and,  ill  a  measure,  teueliing  the  laws  of  life 
and  hoaltli,  I  have  done  inueh  Jiard  work;  and  if 
the  readers  of  tho  IluiEVL  Nevv-Yojikeii  wish  to 
know  how  I  managed.  I  will  write  more  on  thi.s 
subject  hereafter.  Hattee  Hopekue. 
CHILBLAINS  AND  FROST  BITES. 
'TnE.SE  are  two  of  perha{)B  the  commonest  ills 
incident  to  farming  Iniuianity,  and,  next  to 
I  tootliaehe.  {irobahly  the  most  ti'oiiblesome.  'Tliey 
;  are  thus  diagnosed  and  treated  by  Dr.  Hall  in  a 
I  recent  mtorostiiig  eoiitrilmtion  to  tho  Ghristiaii 
))  cckly :  '1  he  eliicf  8yni{)toiii  of  tho  chilblain  ia 
a  trouhlesome  itehiug  ;  it  sometimes  disaiipears 
of  it.'icll,  but,  if  neglected,  oftmi  rotm’us  for 
years  on  tho  apin-oueh  of  veij  cold  weather. 
'This  affeetiou  wmild  never  maniTest  itself  if  the 
feet  were  always  comfortably  wurm  ;  or,  if  get¬ 
ting  very  cold,  tin  y  were  hronglit  hack  to  their 
natural  conilition  by  drawing  off  the  stockings  a 
yard  or  Iwii  from  the  lire  or  stove  and  {latieutly 
riihbetl  with  llie  hands  lirst,  and  Iheii  willi  a 
rough  woolen  llaiiiii'l,  inoro  or  less  warmed,  so 
as  to  gradually  invito  hack  the  Jieat.  A  young 
lady  rctiiriiiiig  from  tho  Central  Park,  where  sho 
had  been  skating,  found  one  of  hor  feet  stiffened 
with  cold.  Bho  was  advised  to  put  it  in  vvami 
water,  which  resulted  in  inflammation,  raortiti- 
catioii  and  amputation. 
If  tho  sluri  of  tho  blain  is  nnbroken,  melt  an 
-  ounce  each  of  resin  and  hcoswax  in  threo  ounces 
-  of  .sweet  oil.  and  when  thoroughly  melted  and 
stirred  up,  stir  in  half  an  ounce  of  enlumiiio,  a 
,  prejiarntion  of  lead  found  at  the  drug  stores: 
(his  I'orins  a  kind  of  ointment,,  whieh  should  be 
,  gently  and  {lalienfly  nibbed  into  the  {lart  night 
and  mornhig  with  the  warm  linger,  until  all 
[  nnnatiual  appearance  of  the  skin  is  lemoveil. 
Another  method  is  tu  paint  it  ovi-r  with  collo¬ 
dion,  wliich  is  gun  cotton  dissolved.  'This  soon 
^  dries  into  an  inqiorvious  covering,  perfectly  ox- 
cltuling  the  external  air,  and,  if  not  disturbed, 
recovery  soon  takes  jilace. 
If  broken,  wash  the  {lurts  night  and  mornhig 
I  with  half  an  ounce  of  hlno  vitriol  dissolveil  in 
,  I  half  au  ounce  of  water,  koiit  in  a  glass  hottlo  for 
use:  mb  in  a  teasiioonfnl  of  this  night  and 
niorniug,  and,  when  ihy,  nih  in  {latiently  with 
tJie  linger  some  ointment,  {lain-killer,  glycoiiim, 
or  hog’s  lard.  In  old  {lersons  and  others  of  a 
feeble  circulation,  tins  ailment,  siniplo  as  it  iqi- 
pcars  to  be,  is  Uable  to  cause  ulceration,  mortili- 
cation  and  death. 
FROST-BITE. 
'The  blood  tirsl  becomes  stagnant  liy  cold, 
whieh,  if  continued,  causes  the  {iiyt  to  freeze, 
known  by  its  becoming  very  white,  the  person 
not  being  aware  of  it  until  hifonni'd  liy  some 
one  wlioiu  ho  ehonees  to  meet.  The  remedy  is 
to  rnb  it  gently  wiUi  snow,  for  it  is  as  brittlo  as 
glass  and  more  easily  broken  olf ;  in  iwo  or  throe 
iniiintcs,  or  just  as  soon  as  some  feeling  in  it  is 
noticed,  nso  a  Uttle  warm  vrati-r,  rubbing  it  in 
gently,  a  little  warmer  every  threo  minutes,  un¬ 
til  tho  eirenlatiun  is  fnlly  restored  and  tho  {lart 
has  regained  its  natural  feeling.  If  snow  cannot 
be  had,  nso  ice  water,  as  it  is  slightly  warmer 
than  tho  frozen  )iart,  and  {irocoed  as  before. 
If  a  {lorson  is  found  frozen  and  nearly  dead, 
romove  tho  clotliing  instantly  on  tho  sjiot,  en¬ 
velope  the  vvliolo  body  in  snow  or  ieo  water,  ex- 
co{it  the  nostrils  and  niuntli ;  as  soon  as  any 
sensibility  is  observed,  tako  the  body  out,  rnb  it 
gently  with  cloths  dijiped  in  ice  water  imtil 
tho  muscles  begin  to  relax ;  remove  the  body  to 
a  cold  bed,  cover  it  over,  and  with  warm  hands 
tinder  the  cover  diligently  rnli  the  whole  skin, 
two  or  three  {lersoiis  at  once,  for  hours  at  a  thno 
if  necessary.  As  soon  as  signs  of  life  iqqiear, 
give  an  injection  of  i;aiu|)hor  water,  a  teaenpfnl, 
and  {lut  several  driqis  of  H{)irils  of  eiuiqihor  on 
tho  tongue ;  as  soon  u.s  the  patient  begins  to 
notice  luiythuig,  give  him  a  teas{ioonfnl  of  strong 
warm  coffeo.  in  live  minutes  another,  and  in  ten 
minutes  more  half  a  teaen[ifnl,  hot.  It  would 
bo  a  luunanity  to  im|iress  these  things  on  tho 
minds  of  the  young,  as  it  nhglit  put  them  in  the 
way  of  saving  some  valuablo  life  in  the  course  of 
years. 
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MILK  DIET. 
“  I  riNiv  by  experience,”  says  Dr.  H.  N.  Chap¬ 
man,  “  tliat  lime  water  and  milk  is  not  only  food 
and  medicine  at  an  early  [icriod  of  Ufo,  hut  also 
at  a  later,  when,  as  in  tho  case  of  infants,  the 
fniictions  of  digestion  andiissimilation  have  been 
seriously  iiiqiaired.  A  stoinaeh  (axed  by  glut¬ 
tony,  initaled  by  im|iroj)er  food,  iiillained  by 
alcohol,  enfeebled  by  disease,  or  otherwise  unfit¬ 
ted  for  its  duties,  as  is  shown  by  tho  various 
syuqitoms attendant  upon  Indigestion,  dyspepsia, 
diarrhea,  dysenteiy  and  fever,  will  resnnie  its 
work,  and  do  it  energetically,  on  an  exclusive 
diet  of  hmo  water  and  milk.  A  gohlot  of  cow’s 
miUc,  to  which  fom’  tablchiioontnls  of  lime  water 
have  been  added,  will  agree  with  any  {lerson, 
however  oh jectionahle  the  plain  article  may  be, 
will  ho  friendly  to  tlie  stomaeli  when  otlier  food 
is  o{ij)ressive.,  and  will  ho  digested  when  all  else 
fails  to  afford  nourishment,  Df  this  statement 
I  have  hail  positive  {u  uof  in  very  many  cases. 
“'The  blood  being  thin,  Hm  nerves  weak,  the 
nutrition  poor,  tho  secretions  del'ecLive  and  ex¬ 
cretions  insiillicient,  tlie  {diysieiau  has  at  hand  a 
remedy  as  common  as  tho  ak,  and  as  conniion. 
almost,  as  water.  In  it  all  tho  elements  of  mi- 
ti'itiou  are  so  prtqmred  by  Nature  as  to  bo  readily 
adapted  to  the  infant  or  the  iwlnlt  stomach,  and 
HO  freighted  with  healing  virtues  as  to  work  a 
cure  where  drugs  aro  worse  than  useles.s.” 
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CURE  FOR  LOVE  OF  LIQUOR, 
Ar  a  festival  at  a  reformatory  iustitutiou.  re¬ 
cently,  a  gontlcman  said  of  tlie  cme  of  the  use 
of  hitoxicating  drinks;  •“  1  overcame  tlie  aiipe- 
tite  by  a  recipe  given  to  mo  by  old  Dr.  Hatfield, 
one  of  those  goisl  old  pliysicniiis  who  do  not 
have  a  peicentage  from  a  neigliboring  druggist. 
'I’he  jiresi'i  iiitioii  is  sinqily  an  orange  every  morn¬ 
ing  a  half  hour  before  Ineukfast.  ‘Take  tliat,’ 
said  the  docloi-.  ‘and  yon  will  neither  want 
liquor  nor  meiUeino.’  I  have  done  so  regnlai  ly, 
iunl  lind  that  liijnor  has  become  reimlsive.  'The 
taste  of  the  orange  is^n  Ihe  saliva  of  iny  tongne, 
and  it  would  lie  as  well  to  mix  water  and  oil  as 
rum  with  my  taste.” 
®I|f  3l)frli5niaii. 
POTATOES  AS  FOOD  FOR  STOCK. 
OwiNO  to  the  low  {H'ice  Ibis  winter,  many 
farmers  are  feeiling.  a.  eunsidorable  (lerliun  of 
their  potato  ere))  to  store  and  fattening  ealtle. 
Where  only  the  siiiall  iiolatoes  ari'  used  the  value 
is  loss,  as  many  small  tubers  are  uun{ie  and  eon- 
tahi  only  a  small  ]>TO]iortiou  of  starch,  in  which 
Ihe  nutritive  value  of  {lotatoes  muinjy  consists. 
Where  good,  well-riiiened  potatoes  lire  Fed,  they 
are  estimated  to  be  wortli  from  15  to  25  cents 
l>er  bushel,  willi  corn  at  75  cents.  The  variation 
in  value  de{iend.s  uiion  the  kind  of  stock  fed. 
For  mileh  cows  they  are  worth  more  in  the 
absence  of  sncenleiit  food  ;  but  even  for  fatten¬ 
ing  cattle  the  valne  is  euiisiderable.  In  some 
cases  steers  aro  being  fattened  on  hay  with  pota¬ 
toes.  and  no  ol.her  food ;  but  ui  a  majority  of 
instances  ciirn  meal  or  grain  is  added.  The  {lo- 
tatoes  are  found  to  im}n'ovi)  the  digestion  and 
enable  stock  to  oat  more  with  greater  propor¬ 
tionate  gain  than  if  fed  on  <h  y  footl  exclusively. 
'They  are  always  fed  raw  to  cattle  and  sheep,  and 
in  many  oases  without  cutting.  It  is  found  that 
where  cows  aro  choked  by  eating  roots,  it  is 
when  they  are  snddonly  {ilaced  before  a  quantity, 
whieh  they  eat  hnmodly  and  in  constant  fear  of 
being  driven  away.  When  fed  quietly  with  wlnit 
potatoes  they  ean  eat  after  liUing  up  with  other 
food,  no  dirtii'ulty  oeenrs.  Somo  riirmiTs,  how¬ 
ever,  take  tho  proeiuitioii  to  run  them  tinough  a 
filicer.  Au  ordinary  cutting-box  for  hay  will  do 
very  well,  and  will  leiivo  tlie  roots  in  a  piill>y 
mass,  easily  and  greedily  eaten  by  any  kind  of 
stijek.  It  is  tho  work  of  only  a  few  niiiinle.s  to 
run  through  several  bushels  of  {lotatoos,  or 
enough  to  feed  an  ordinary  herd  a  day. 
- ♦♦♦ - 
IS  SALT  NECCESSAKY  FOR  CATTLE. 
This  question  has  been  almost  interminably 
disenssed  and  without  detiuito  result.  'The  latest 
eontribntioii  is  an  article  by  O.  0.  B.  of  Fredo- 
iiia,  N.  Y'.,  in  tho  Gonntry  Gentlonmn,  from  which 
wo  ({note : 
Mr.  Hardin’s  statement  that  salt  is  not  neeossa- 
ry  for  cattle,  is  hemig  inneli  disenssed  hero.  If 
yon  were  to  ]mt  the  question  to  a  Ghuntaiupia 
Gonnty  man.  ho  would  ihsugree  witli  Mr.  liar- 
din,  and  would  back  lumself  np  agahist  the 
fact  that  the  most  succossfiil  dairymen  hero 
aro  very  earefnl  either  to  salt  cows  every  day.  or 
to  keep  a  <inantity  whero  they  can  help  thom- 
!  selves  at  will.  'I’liereforo,  if  tho  “general  {irac- 
1  ice  of  our  most  KiieceHsfnl  dairymen,”  is  to  be 
taken  as  the  liighost  authority  thou  that  settles 
tho  question. 
.But,  then,  some  one  may  {nit  tho  matter  this 
way: — “  iSuptiOMO  yonr  most  suceosHfnl  ilairymou 
sliould  tako  exactly  tho  same  care  of  cows,  and 
givo  tbom  tlio  same  feed  (except  they  leave  off 
salting  them),  might  tiiey  not  do  Just  as  well — 
prodnoo  jlist  as  much  butter — and  live  j  nst  as  long 
or  longer  1  shoidd  have  to  answer  tliat  1  do 
not  know  ;  that  such  an  oxperiiucnt  has  not  been 
tried  hero  that  I  know  of.  Now,  Mr.  Hardin 
siieeeds  in  tho  earn  of  animals  without  sallhig. 
But  Uien,  pcrhajis,  tlio  ca.se  may  ho  ilifforeiit 
there  in  Kentucky.  I’erhaps  the  water  there, 
wliieh  tho  iimmals  drink,  contains  a  snlllcient 
quantity  of  salt.  It  is  not  safe  to  say  that  he- 
eanso  he  sneceeds  there  tliat  we  eonld  hero,  with¬ 
out  lirst  analyzing  tho  water  used  in  hotli  locali¬ 
ties.  If  it  should  iie  found  tliat  in  las  wells 
every  100  ponnils  of  water  contains  from  2  to  3)-^' 
oz.  of  salt  (chloride  of  Hodium),— that  being 
about  tho  quantity  of  wator  draiili  daily  by  oach 
COW', —thou  it  would  follow  that  in  reality  his 
(Hardin’s)  cattle  were  being  salted,  in  that  way, 
about  as  high  as  tho  dairy  cows  of  ^YcHtern  New 
York. 
Before  it  is  quite  safe  to  put  tliis  matter  down 
very  dogmatically  either  way,  it  will  he  best  to 
Ik.st  {ma’Uro  tho  analyses  of  water  ciinsniiied  by 
ealtle  In  the  different  eattlo  growing  sections, 
and  to  liavo  a  series  of  ex{Xrhiicnts  eonducted  in 
dilVeront  section.s  by  {flai-ing  in  each  section  herds 
of  cattle  ii]Miii  exactly  the  same  diet  .'indcare,  ex- 
eeiit  that  one  herd  shall  bo  fed  salt  and  1  ho 
other  not.  for  the  se;ison,  and  thou  ju.te  tho 
results.  If  it  shonid  bo  proved  that  salt  is  a 
superfluity  witli  stock,  it  will  bo  worth  a  great 
deal  to  us,  and  our  Ghautauqua  comity  ilairymeii 
will  have  to  own  iqi  hoati-n  (inysoli  with  tho 
rest) ;  while  nil  the  oilier  hand,  it  it  shonid provo 
to  be  a  fact  (as  I  hcliovo  it  is),  that  cattlo  need, 
and  do  better  with  salt;  then  Mr.  Hardin  will 
have  to  {lut  on  his  hat  and  “  stc])  down  and  out  ” 
on  tho  salt  question. 
* - ♦*» 
THE  HERD  BOOK. 
'The  Bnfl'alo  Tdvo  Ktoik  .lonmal  says;— YVe 
learn  that  tho  Herd  Book  for  1871!  will  show  a 
goodly  inercaso  in  (he  niimber  of  aiiiniiils  register¬ 
ed.  Tlio  bulls  iiniiiber  .'(.'UlO  agaiiisl.  .'I.IIDO  in  last 
volume,  and  probably  fllill  will  Lo  added  in  tho 
sniiiilenicnl  to  bulls.  Supposing  tbeicows  to  re- 
luin  their  ojil  j>roiN>r( ion,  tlioinerca.-'O  in  iininhcr 
of  regislratioim  will  ho  lifleen  {a  r  rent,  at  least. 
'This  with  tho  Uii  per  cent,  increase  in  {iriee  jicr 
head,  dining  1875,  makes  au  tiicouragiiig  show¬ 
ing  for  this  stock. 
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