The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-10-05
Suggestions TO Farmers.

Paint all tools exposed to the weather, and
if with light paint they will heat,
warp and crack least in the sun. l&
Dip the tips of nails in grease, and they
will easily drive into any hard wood where
otherwise they would double and break.
Dip well-seasoned shingles in lime, wash
and dry them before laying, and they will
last much longer, and not become covered
with moss.
Always keep supply of copper wire on
hand, Of different sizes, for repairing tools
lit is greatly superior to either twine or
iron wire. A.
Plant patch, Of osier willows on every
farm. A rod square will furnish as many
bands for binding cornstalks, straw, etc., as
an acre of rye straw.
In laying out gardens for fruits and vege-
tables, place everything IN drills or rows, so
that they may be cultivated By horse, and
thus save the expense Of hand labor.
Always set post fence over ditch or
near good drainage, and tho posts, always
remaining dry. will last many years longer
than those Standing in wet sub soil.
Always tie a halter by making first a sim
gle loop and then thrusting the end of the
halter through this loop. This is quickly
united, and will never become united Of
itself.
In writing on wooden labels or marking
sticks with common pencil, if the wood is
first wet the mark will last two years; if
written on dry, one or two rains will wash
it all away.
Oil paint applied to houses and barns,
outbuildings and fences, will last much
longer and harden better if put on as late as
the middle OF autumn, instead Of during
the heat of summer.
In blowing or teaming on the road in hot
weather, Always rest The horses on an emf
hence where they may receive the cool
breeze, and where one minute viii be worth
two in q warm valley. - 20
In screwing nuts into any part Of machin-
cry in cold weather, be careful not to heat
them first with the hands, or they will con-
tract after being screwed on tight, and be-
come immovable afterwards.
When board fences become old, and the
boards begin TO come of, nail upright facing
strips upon them against each post, and the
boards will be held to their place, and the
fence will last several years longer.
Remove every stone from the track in the
highway. A single projection, which might
have been removed In one minute, has bat
tered and damaged thousand wagons, at q
damage equal to hundred days labor.
In setting out young orchards, always
register the varieties Immediately in book
where they may be referred to in q few
years when the trees commence bearing and
after the labels are lost and the names for
gotten.
In hitching a horse to a common rail or
worm fence, always select the inside corner,
which will be more secure by its bracing
position, and the halter will not become
tangled among the projecting ends of the
rails, as when hitched to an outside cor
ner.
Every farmer should have a neat tool
room, against the smooth walls Of which .
suitable place should be provided for hang
ing up every tool. An accurate outline Of
each tool should be painted on the WALL to
remind every man Of its absence, when left
out Of place.
Every bin and granary should have a
scale or upright row of figures marked in
side. showing accurately the number Of
bushels to Gil it to each figure. This will
enable the farmer to know ut 8 glance how
much grain he has raised, or has on hand.
-Rurdl Atairs.