The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-17

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SUGGESTIONS 10 FAaMEns. e. So
Paint all tools exposed TO the wealth
or, and If with light oolored paint,
they will heat, warp and crack the
lAnht in the sun. l.il.s..taI ,siffaytt
Dip we'll seasoned shingles IN lime,
wash aud dry them before laying, and
they will last much longer, and rot be-
come covered with iiioss..a ilatbt IA
In hitching horse 20 common
rail or worm fence, always select tho
inside corner, which viii be more 40
cure by ita bfaoihg position, and the
halter will not become tangled among
tho projecting ends Of the rails, as
when hitched 10 nm outside corner.
Always tie halter by making fast
single loop and then thrusting the
end Of the halter through this loop
This In quickly united, and will never
become united OF itself
Dip tbs tips Of nails IN grease, aud
they will easily drive into any hard
wood, where otherwise they would
double and break.
In scrowinR nuts into any part Of
madhinory,lh cold weather, be careful
not to heat them first by the hands, or
they will contract, after being screwed
on tight, and become immovoablo af-
forwards, sft..slf iHd f,,s s4a a.ff
In blowing or toaming on tho road
in hot weather, always rest the horses
on nm emince, whore they may receive
the cool breeze, and where one minute
will be worth two in d warm valley al
In setting out young orchards, al
ways register the varieties in n book,
whore they may be referred 20 in d
few years when the trees commence
bearing aud after the labels arc lost
and tho names are forgotten.
|. In laying out gardens for fruits and
vegetables, place everything in drills
or rows,so chat they may be- cnlti-l
waited by a horse, and thus save the
expense of hand labor.
Plant a patch Of osier willows on
every farm. A rod square will furnish
as many bands for binding cornstalks,
straw, etc, M an acre Of rye straw.
Remove every stone from the track
in the highway. A single projection,
which might have been removed in
one minute, has battered aud injured
thousand wagons, at damhge equal
TO a hundred days labor.
When board fences become old, and
the boards begin TO come of, nail up.
right facing strips upon them against
each post, and the boards will be held
TO their place, and the fence will last
several years longer.
Always set post fence over ditch
or near good drainage, and the posts,
always remaining dry, will last many
years longer than those standing I'M
wet sub-soil. lh4 N'if at9 ."l ''ai'' lH
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 il away.
Always keep q supply of copper
wire on hand, of different sizes, for
repairing toolsr-is III greatly superior
TO either Irvine or iron wire.
Every farmer should have a Eneat
tool room, against the smooth walls Of
which a suitable place should be pro-
vlded for hanging 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.
Oil paint, applied to houses and
barns, out-buildings and fences, will
last much longer, and harden better,
II lu' an ms late as the middle of An.
9tumn' instead of during the heat of
Summer.
Every bin and granary should have
scale or upright row Of figures
marked inside, showing accurately