The Farmer's monthly visitor . e ashes should heelosidy hcaten down in Ihe tuh, or else ihe waterwill descend loo rapidly ihrori^h il, and heliire ilherornes .Mituraled wilh the polash ;—llie only renjedy in which ease heiiijr to rim theley a;:aiii through the ashes. The ley should al-ways he used Iresh, as it hei-omes so much weak-ened in a dav or two, hy exposure to the carhoii ways ne used iresn, as ii oei-omcs so nimcm hchr-ened in a day or two, hy exposure to the carhoii-ie acid of the air, that soap i-annot he made. Insuch cases, Ihe remedy consists in addiiif; lieshlime to le


The Farmer's monthly visitor . e ashes should heelosidy hcaten down in Ihe tuh, or else ihe waterwill descend loo rapidly ihrori^h il, and heliire ilherornes .Mituraled wilh the polash ;—llie only renjedy in which ease heiiijr to rim theley a;:aiii through the ashes. The ley should al-ways he used Iresh, as it hei-omes so much weak-ened in a dav or two, hy exposure to the carhoii ways ne used iresn, as ii oei-omcs so nimcm hchr-ened in a day or two, hy exposure to the carhoii-ie acid of the air, that soap i-annot he made. Insuch cases, Ihe remedy consists in addiiif; lieshlime to lender it rausiir. The lilt usually employed, is the refuse greaseof the luicheii, which does well ; and lo preventit from hecomiiif; mouldy helore , it should hecovered wilh weak or siroiiir ley. When used, it:, l.^ t^..n I . .....H ?.. Lie is boiled over the tire, and small portions ul leysuccessively adile<l, keeping it hiiiliii;;, till therelire two fiallons of ley lo lour pounds of sisteney oC soap is coiilrolled hy this addition olwater. The Ijest is tenacious, and not hriille,...I ^ n^i ... ...... ..I corrodinu (pialily of whiih induces waste. Tl soap is owiiijr lo Ihe di ficiciii^y of yiease. Soap must he kept in a pine Inh—a thick pinetar-harrel is good.—Jlibany Cullivulor. Bloody Milk.—Mr. VVildiiian, of Caslile, says: 1 wish lo ask of yon, or some of youreorrespondenls, what J can do lor a likily yonii;,cow I have came in last spring, ;>nil has ^dv-eii liloody milk for the last ivvo or three have had recommended iraryct root and nine,both of which J have Irieil, and see no ijood re-sult. I slill conlimie to. milk her. and Itcd it tothe hogs, ill hopes ihat there is sornilhiiig I rando for her tha; will restore her milk, as she is ofa superior breed which I wish lo keep on inyfarm. Blood ill milk arises from the rnnture of hloodvessels in the lacteal jlaiiil, where ilie milk issecreted from


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