The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-12-03
The Farmers Column,

WORK FOR THEFARa, HoUsEHoLD, &c.
susAEIMAbs. ~ Keep~them always
improving. Comfort for the animal
is money in the purse of the pro.
prietor. Take them up early for
the animals sake, for the pastures
sake, and for their manure. Pro-
vide warm sunny sheds for young
I.cattle,i close shells or boxes for
colts, open but warm sheds for
rsheeP, where they can have the
RAJ geof al dry yardg msie5
I, BUTTER may be made almost as
well al this season as In June, if
tlIefeed ofthe COWS ia goodenough.
Sugar beets and carrots, with pIen-
| ty OF sw eet hay and corn etalks
Itnt up- and favored with bran, corn
meal or cotton seed,l or other oill
cake, with salt - a condiment, will
secure the cream which will mako
yellow butter without annotto, aud
plenty of it. ,,-,grn .sa.
CORN.-Damnness anu frost COM
flIiHel injure it for food and especi.
ally for seed. The so' ner it can be
hnsked ard placed IN dry cribs, the
b tier The crib should never be
more than three or four feet wide,
and let abundant openings be left,
by Stats at ,he sides. The caves
should project far over the sides of
the corn house. TO prevent storms
beating in upon the sides.
GRAIN.-Grain usually keeps in
the bin better than in the, NOW or
stack, especially where mice q.
bound, while in the bin it is ever
ready for market. Do not burn
the straw, even in the new prairie
regions. Let the cattle lie Oh it.
If it can not be used, let it lie even
five or ten years there will in that
time surely be some place that will
be benefited by an application of
we'll rotted vegetable matter
Clean the grain well for market.
A bushel of chaff, foul stuff, or
shrunken grain in 100 bushels will
lower the price of the whole from
8 to 10 cents per bushel- an i'm.
rortant difference, and one which
will pay well for All extra tanning
and screening. 's7se.,
Horses need clean, well ventilatl
ed, and well lighted quarters They
are fastldi, u'in regard to food and
drink. The nervoes, highrstrung
nature, which gives the horse his
energy, endurance, spirit and docil-
ity, can not be maintained without
constant and judicious care. Old
and young lIorsesshould he brushed
clean or curried daily, blanketed in
cold weather, usiug light ,woolen
blankets in doors, and warm gen.
erous ones after exercise and out
of doors, especially if exposed. even
torn few minutes, to wind, or cold
! drafts fair. These blankets should
cover neck, breast, and flank, well.
No animal tak es go quickly the
temper of Ills master or driver as
the horse; so be firm and gentle
with him. ,a tHJ sJ Gt jOa
MANUREs.--"Your muek lis your
mapn"-manurc is money-7is an
old English farmers proverb as
true as gospel. In England muck
in the generic name for every filing
of the mature Of animal orr vege-
table manure, or Substances in de-
como .ition. To secure sll valuable
qualities in the droppings and urine
of ,anilhala, and by allowing them
to ferpsent in connection with in.
ert vegetable substances, to convert
THE whole into the greatest qnanti-
Ity Of available plant food, is the
great study of.ihe successful farm.
err. Save every itlIing of the; kind
to add TO the manure; and use all
means nee, ssary to prevent, diSad.
vantageous heating, I'll O. fanging,
g.. sEl4 /. JGr@ist Glip
POULTRY well cared for pay by
the egga and manure prOduced.-
The secret of having eggs all the
Winter. Is TO give the hens the
advantages Of Summer, viz. -
warmth, shelter, light, water, and
I some animal food TO sanpLylthe alb
scnre OF insects, with lime enough
% make egg shells. Bones pound.
en- fine, and scraps of fresh meat
they deyour greedily, and coaTsFs
them into eggs algwS Cd saIl