Litchfield enquirer., 1863-02-12

WHAT FARMERs' BoYs SHOULD KNOW Every tarmArs boy should know how, sooner or later,
 To dress himself, black his own shoes, cut his brothers hair, wind watch, sew on but ton, make bed, aud keep all his clothes in perrectf order, and neatly ia place.
 To harness horse, grease q wagon, and drite a team.
 To carve and wait on table. To milk the cows, shear the sheep and dress veal or mutton.
 To reckon money and keep accounts accu- rately, and according to good book keeping rules.
 To write neat, appropriate, briefly express cd business letter, in good hand and fold and superscribs it properly; and write con. tracts.
 To plough, SOW grain and grass seed. drive a. amowing machne, swirg scythe, build a neat stack and pitch hay.
 Te put up package, build fire, white. wash wall, mend broken tools, and regulate -a a clock.
 There are many other things which would render boys more useful to themselves and oth. ers-theee are merely specimen. But the young tnan who can do all these things we'll, and who is ready ut all times to assist others
  command far more respect and esteem than ii he knew merely how to drive fast horses. smoke cigars, play at cards, and talk nonsense 10 foolish young ladies at parties.
 NAILS, NuTs. SCREWS, AND BoLrs.-0ne o the component parts of Il good farmer is me chanioal ingenuity. Some lose half day s valuable time for want of kno.lng how to re- pair breakage, which au ingenious person couId do in five minutes. A team an two or three men are sometimes stopp.t, d whoe dl ' Ut q critical % .son, for wsnt ofa little mechan- ical skill.
 It is well for every farmer to have at hand the facilities for reparing Ia addition to the common tools he should keep supply of nails of different sizes, screws, bolts and nuts Common cut nails ara too brittle for rep.irin. implements, or for other smlir purpose, Buy only the very best aHd anneal thsm, ant they will answer all ordinary purposes of the best wrought nails. To anneal them all thai is necessary is to heat them red hot in co'n mon fire and cool gradually. Let them cool for instance, by remaining in the fire whil, it burns down and goes out. One such naI well cienched, will be worth half q dozen un snnealed. Nothing is more common than fo farmer to visit the blacksni shop to ge broken or lost bolt or rivet inserted, and Q. ten single nut on bolt. This must be pa.. for and much time is lost. By providing supply of bolts, nuts and rivets much time, ant trouble may be saved. They may be purchaset wholesale at U low rate.
 Thess should be kept in shallow boxes, will compartments made for the purpose furnishe; with bow handle, for convenience in carryin, them. One box, with half dozen divisions may be appropriated to nails of different sizes and another with as many compartments, |, screws, bolts. rivets, &c.
 Every farmer should keep on hand suppl efcoppsr wire, and small pieces of sheet cop per or copper straps, Copper wire is lette tnusI unt'sss~l iran ss;ra. 4ir is almoss as lex ibIe as twine, and maybe bent and twisEet U dssifed; and it will not rust. Copper strap nailed across or around a fracture or split il any woolea article. will streng:h :hsn it ill thorough mannsr.A Annual Register ot RurO Afairs.