The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-07-16
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
From the southern Planter.
WHEAT-THRESH AND CATTLE
SHELTERS,
FOUR THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

FOUR THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
There are three things which always bother
farmer in threshing wheat: the suffering of
himself and his hands from the dust the wor-
yying of his oxen from heat; and the wear and
tear Of his horses from the constant strain of
working the machine. But these three things
are easily remedied.
lst. The dust may be entirely excluded
from the nose and lungs by simply adjusting
moist sponge, made to fit like muZZie, to the
mouth and n0strls. Ii is not troublesome or
difficult TO make-ony make u tolerabiy thick
close fitting muZzle out of a sponge, stuff small
pieces of the sponge into the larger holes and
stitch them in with thread, fasen it on by
tape strings above the head-twine strings will
cut-and keep it moist by rnsng it as often
as il becomes dry. The philosophy of it is
simply this the pores Of the sponge are very
crooked and irregular, and the dust III It's per-
lleatiuns settles on the moist surface and be-
comes mud. One can breuhe and speak thro'
lhs new sty ie OF respirator perfectly well, and
will sustain only the inconvenience Of some
litIIe increased heat about the mouth, but
nothing comparable TO the trouble from the
dust. Every hand whose business keeps him
near the thIeshiBg box should have one, and
be made to wear it, or-be MreShed himself.
ID. The distress of the oxen from the heat
may be entirely obyiated by working them un-
der covers, ike horse covers, kept moist. A
piece OF coarse oznaburgs. such as comes
around bales of raw cotton, fitted with strings
10 lie to the bottom CT the OK bow, with Il rude
girth, and as rude crupper, answers every
purpose. Wet it thoroughly, put it on wet,
and keep il so, as far as possible, by giving the
OK u shower bath with bucket of water, or
taking ii off and soaking it. 1t is astonishing
what relief it gives. At first the oxen may be
refractory and attempt to Kick it of, but they
soon come TO understand it and relish ii very
much. Our friend, Mr.. Newman, with whom
we dispute the originality of this invention,
Uses it on his oxen in hauling his wheat, some
Eve miles, TO market, and finds his ac-
count in it. Let the skeptcal try it on one OK
IN team and see how speedily he will take in
bis tongue. Amy gentleman who has ever had
wet Jacket will easily comprehend that
bullock may experience the same GOODNESS
that he has done from evaporation at the sur
lace.
Sd. The wear and tear of horses in working
che wheat machine may be greatly mitigated
by charging the teams that is, if there are
four horses working the machine, and four
hauling up wheat, let them swap work every
four hours or about that interval. BY doing
II the horses will keep up their order and do
more work than by the common plan. And
their but ocks will not, by distressing and dis
figuring scars, indicate, as they too often do at
the close Of thresh,ng, how greatly their powers
have been over,axed. The number of conse-
cutive hours that the horse works is mptler
OF much more importance to his durability, and
consequently, TO his health and his masters
interest than is commonly supposed. There
IS One case recorded. Of coal hauling in Scot.
land, where by the device of breaking up
eighteen miles OF travel into four stages of
ioGr aud Il half miles each, the quantity hauled
BY each horse, in a team of four, went up from
three tons two hundred weight to seven tons
weekly, difference of very nearly four tons
per horse.
Many of our readers will remember the as
Ionishing ride OF Col. Fremont in California,
of eight hundred miles in eight days, incud
ing all stoppages. and nearly two days deten-
lion. This feat of one hundred and twenty
miles day with the first relay and one hun
dted and twenty five miles day with the Sc
cond, was performed by means of frequent
changes, each of the party having for his own
Use three horses, which were successfully
caught and put under the saddle at distances Of
about twenty miles.
So much for these three things, as to each Of
which we speak from actual experience.
Now for The cattle shelter.
Most persons, as the straw is threshed, put
up in round stacks or in long rlcks on level
ground. This should by no means be done,
but ii should be stacked so as to form a good
shelter TOR cattle, as il may BE without dTthcul
W. Trouble or expense. Select a Site on SiO
ping hillside, il convenient, il not. build wall
lOi stone is best) from east TO sgest, about Nv o
ieet high then draw parallel line about eight
Ieetiromit it. Al proper distances in this line, say
ten feet, insert strong posts showing four or FIVE
i7et above the ground and about two feet in.
we'll ramned mortise strong plates upon these
posts, the mortising may be done with two
.neh augur.) Across this parallel place stout
poes, twelve 10 fourteen feet long, leaving just
ihe intervals that you would in rack; in tact,
YOU have only made an enormous rack with an
upward inclination of two feet in eight. Upon
sAis elevated grating your straw should be
stacked, and it will afford your cattle fine
shelter which they can gradually consume
without troubling any one TO feed them, and
'he straw will, at the same time, be kept out OF
the mire. For the back wall, strong double
'enee TO be stuffed with straw may be substi
fuied, but il should be very strong or il will
ofeak down with the weight of straw. Of
course, where u farmer has been seasible
enough TO have good shelters for his cattle.
SAese remarks do not apply.
singular wager came off at An,werp re-
Gently. The master Of inerehaninan bet
aho'her 40Of. that one of has saiiois would
eiiiib I" The top OF the s,eepe uf NoIre Dame
anu remain SEATED on the wealth ,rcock tor six
..onfs. A sailor executed this dangerous feat
ne climbed on 10 the cock nj three o'clock,
ana remained seated Till nine. large crowd
assetnbied, and remained unit, rhe man came
ftiaa.