Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-10-18
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= GATHERING WINTER APPLEs.-iApples in
Tended i0TiwinteF use should be taken from
the;tree "a SOON as fully matured. If left
on the trees until the frosts and sun have
Yfprued themf mellow theytdo notkeep so
Mtll as wien put away the prppef, time.
Must pErsQns gather all their winter ap-
pl& nearithe same time. siThis needrnot be
increase, as the earlier kinds of winter ap-
pies. such "a the Pippin, Ramboe. Belmont,
a}ellhowery fIolYsuch, &c.! should be gath
efeeltwoior three weeks earlier In the sea-
Son tllah othe BaldWini Canada Reinette,
GOgswell, Spitzenburger PulpabOcken,
IadiesNoSweet, Newton Pippih, Northern
spy, and a variety of others of the later
and harder wInterApplessyh - 'l1sriA
Apples should be gathered when perfect
lydry, and iffpossiblea Mothei dark Of the
lhoon. If tliHs gathered the bruises soon
dryup, those gathered IN the light Of the
moon and at an early day commence rO +
ting. sSome,pers6is c6hsiderit Nonsense to
talk about apples Keeping better if gath err
edwhen tbeInOOn is in the decrease than
inithe increase. II thoughtlso onee, but eX-
periedce mas taught me Better. oG.F.N.
KERPING TOO -NUCH, ,SToCK.-It is, bad
managelaent 70 Keep more stock than you
eau Keep well, aud to Oscultivate more land
tlmn iyoIi.can Keep in fertile condition. A
iield Of corn that viii produce but twenty
or twenty five bushels per acre, will cost
quite asmqch,tO til as itwopld il it had pro-
dleed fifty bushes, So it is with all other
crops, aud also withulive stock. Mr.. John
JohnstOn, whose reputation is widely pOpu-
llras sound practical farmer in a-letter to
the Secretary OF the New York State Ag-
ricultural Society, says: ,,ts' 'Yon see the
thinRipg farmer making four year old
steers worth from sixty 70 eighty, dollars
Zach, land his neighbor's at the same age
lf9tlworth over Twenty-Five to forty, dol
lars" The reason why the latter produces
poor cattle is because he attempts TO raise
more than biszfsrm witt sustain; and the
consequences is, thar hisstoek is stinted in
growth, and greatly deprecated in value.
-GoF4ttsf Ge9ttemgf, r,TAw .TCwTrI
FARMERs' Tools AND TRINKETs.-A per-
son keeping horse and wagon, and living
near sinithery, w0ald not act wisely in
lpeepipg z tools and cmateFial to do hisiOwn
shoring and wagon plendipg; = man liv-
ing hall dozen miles away, Keeping half
a dozen horses. and q farmers Quttit of inn
plehieh Is, sw0HldC Cbeltdually y lf6elishfnot to
take these measure 10 render sbtpself in
dependent. at least, to the extent of tack
ing on clGttering' shoe, setting one in
place of oteithat Is lost, and repairing
Slight damages to his plows, hafrows,
reaper, thrasher, &c, in default of which,
half day would be spent in a trip to and
from the shop.-WorkiqgF Farmer. ,.rtg,
GMAGdofs IL .SIIEEP ~ Farmers. win do
well to look TO their sheep, especially bucks,
% see IL maggOts are bred in the wool about
the hOrns.rwhich is not ohfrequently the
case at this season of the year, after long
aud continued warm rains. The filth and
dirt collects about the horns of the sheep, |
ard the wool remaiDing wet for long tiWe, |
the flies lay their eggs, maggots are bred, |
which soon Kill the sheep unless attended |
to.
Cure-Clip the wool off about the part
Affected pour in a little turpentine or nep- |
tha. which Immediately kills the worms, |
after which. apply little coal tar to Keep
Off the flies. 7Tl ''.''m m'r'71 Ii'5i G.F.N!
be- TAKE CARE or Your HARNEss.-Many
persons owning harness do not wash or oil
IL once wear; consequently the leather
becomes hard, dry and rotten. A harness |
for service needs about two applications OF
Meats Foot oil year, but IL should be |
wished as often as once in three or four |
weeks in strong CASTLE soap suds, and kept |
in dry place away from dust. % i'' 30"
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-saYOUNG lady sweeping the streets with a |
trail two yards long. Young maAJ stepped |
upon it, partly tearing it from the waist.
She turned dslowlyupomhim and said, 'ftSir, |
you are arowdy9 .Heretorted, " MADAME,
you are 7dowdy.nisHI 1t were a man
would thrash you,n she saidrl e Ii you
were pretty / wonl1 kiss you,n said he.
" This is insuiferable." said the lady, gath
ering up her calico and turning away.l
:. That is true" he replied, whether your
remarkgapples TO yourself, your dress, or