Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-22

A correspondent Of Che Country Gentle,
man recommends boring IN inch o. . hal
inch hale. say six inches deep, in the end q
posts TO lie get 10 tho ground and in !. viii
crude petroleum, and when the wood has
absorbed one fling, to Gil again ard Plug
il up. when the post may he set In ths
ground.
To DaryE RATS AwAY.--An Iowa farmer
states that being troubled with rate, he
caught one, and poured lerosine Gil on Il
then 'etit 70. Tho sesu's was fte ,ats a,
left for parts unknown, snd have not been
heard frem sinse. The experiment 10 worth
trial. So
AHersKa CcRs Yon HrDkoraosf,s. = -, a
writer sends to Providence psssh;. '.c 49, III
cannot do hssu Ess a. green shoots o
asparagus raw. sleep and perspiration viii
Dc induced. 80 the disease can thus be
cured n ~ senGS q onninea madness. A
man b. Athsass 0seseD, NJ cured by this
rrrssdy sfssr passxysus had commenced.
Hssess' HIM. 1lanv Of theAissases in :
c1dsot 70 hossss' isst afs cassed b. i.juvy
received IN standine On : a1rd Door. An
earth foof h tn best fcs . oiable, but Il
should have good drainage to prevent mud.
When hofsse have been driven through
muddy roads, they should not b allowed
70 stand al nigat without . thorough wash.
ing Of the feet and lctlocks, and rubbing dry.
5HxEr SsEARlxc ~ wIxp.-The Beaver
Dan (Wis) Citizen says: "A man was in
town shost time ago with q patent sheep
shearing machine, which worked Just like .
rcaper or mower. and would NOV . swath OF
wool an inch and half wide. The motion
was got by means Of little wind engine in
the handle, which is to DO driven by a force
pump or bellows forcing wind into it thro
flexible tube. Beaver Dam ingenuity is
On the sheep shear track, also, AID well bet
a sixpence she viii come out ahead. The
days Of old fashioned, tough. bard work
sheep shearing are numbered. /. can be
did by machinery, and will never so much
as scratch the hide. Wei. report progress"
in due time
PowEs OF A IIoRsE's Scgxr.-"There is
one perception that horse possesses that
but l.tls attention has been paid 10, and
that ie the power of scent. With some
horses it 10 as acute as with the dog and
for the benefit OF those that have 10 drive
nights, such rs physicians and others, this
Knowledge is valuable. never knew it to
fail, and have ridden hundreds Of miles
dark nights; end in consideration of this
power Of scent, this is my simple advice -
Never check POUR horse nights. but give
him free head, aud you may rest assured
that he will never got Of the road, and will
carry you expeditiouslv and safely. In re-
| gard to the power Of sceut in . horse,
once knew enc Of pair that vas stolen,
and recovered mainly BY the track being
made out by his mate, and that after he had
been absent six or eight hours"
RAISING CoLrs.-Nevsr sxpsss to have .
good horse il you cram your colt; IL cannot
bs done. The old adags in Vermont, "A
ragged colt makes the best horse" means
everything. Your colt, then, should run
with its dam until it has reached that con-
dition Of the stomach which viii enable il
TO digest solid food. Then take your colt
and let II have abundance Of free, cold air
to begin with. and in additios TO that, avoid
the feeding Of grain until n 10 three years
old. - you would avoid fesdlng brandy and
water TO your children when they are little
u IS astonishing how mary nice colts are
ruined by the excessive use Of stimulating
gram food In their infancy, so to speak. Lot
your colt mature slowly, Ms bones grow
properly, its digestive functions 10 proper>
" organized, its flesh in the proper conui.
tion-never fat, horse fat is tho poorest fat
IN the world-keep it upon tho best nay in
winter, and good, sweet pasture in the
summer, and yon viii make TIE hest pos 81 Ole
horse OF that colt DIR. Lorsng Ia .yassa
ciHsatts .igricuhurist