Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-04-18

OF oxen that weighed G,000 pounds for $3.50,
one Of the finest pair ever fatted In the
country.
A READY REsoRT-A Connecticut man
says his way Of driving rats frem his prem
i3e8 is to catch one dip it in red paint, ex
cept the head, and let it go again He
finds this plan eilectual 81.
III RINGING HoGs.-A correspondent of the
Country Gentleman uses rings made by a
blacksmith in ringing hogs to prevent their
roofing. The rings are / Ii or IL inches
in diameter. Rings of annealed wire are
thought to be the best by many farmers.
FLIES ON SHEEP. --There are two species
of flies which also cause sheep much an
noyance. and frequently lead to unfor-
tunate results; by smearing with coarse
whale oil, after shearing, the sheep will re-
main unmolested and the application pro-
mote the growth of wool
FEEDING HENs--The Maine Farmer
thinks that the practice of feeding poultry
with shelled corn is not good one, and
recommends that the cob be broken into
short pieces and thus be placed before the
fowls and nibbled off as they want it.
This is regarded as a healthful exercise, es-
pecially in winter, for the fowls, and hence
beneficial
A CURIOUS HEIFER-Mr. John Stoker,
near Oakland Mills, Nicholas county, KY,
has three-year old virgin helfer that is
giving two gallons of milk per day. The
calf was raised in the yard, and was brought
up to milk by being continually fondled by
the children, at first giving but q small
quantity, which gradually increased tillshe
now gives three gallons per day
WHITE HARD SoAP-Seven pounds of
soda, three of lime, four gallons of water;
boil together till dissolved Let this stand
to settle; then pour off as long as any re-
mains clear, and add water to make four
gallons. Boil this, adding four pounds of
grease and two tablespoonful of borax;
boil till thick. Take up and put away to
cool, Whenit is cold, cut the pieces rather
larger than the size you want them, as it
shrinks in drying.
STOCK Unconstitutional attention is
being given to stock growing in all the
States Every consideration makes us
thankful for the fact. 1t is natural that
such should be the case, since the war took
from our t1oclzs and herds of every Kind,
excepting sheep, as though murrain were
among them. The former stock was
kept with profit. AS there is large de-
mand now as there was then, the same
proportion could be proftably preserved
And until the old supplies are made good
in all the States, the profits to breeders
must be great.
GREAsING Doors AND BRUTEs. Two
things we have learned by long practice
and personal experience One thing is
that snow water will soak through the best
boot leather when no other water will
The other item is that pure, neats-foot oil,
warmed IN, will more effectually fence out
water, make dry feet, soften and preserve
leather better than any other application
we have ever tried The same material is
equally as efficient and as valuable for
gTeasing the hOofs and boot legs of horses
during the slumpy, slushy weather of our
winter thaws; applied with sponge, and
well rubbed into the legs of horse, say
twice week, protects him from several
ills and Inconvenience, making his feet and
own within a dry, well oiled boot. Please
experiment and believe.
SAVE THE SOAP SuDs-" say now that
are is a wicked waste-d'ye know it neigh
Dor Flandry? :" "What, Uncle Enoch !?
Dunno as Iquite understand ye" "Why,
THROWN out and wastin that way all
them soap ysuds the way your gals there is
dom. ." whats soap suds worth, Uncle
Enoch ;" "Bout hundred dollars what
your folks'll make tween now and spring.
Ourn was worth more than that last win
ter, and guess our folks don't wash more
dishes and clothes'n yourn." "Why what
in natur do you do with soap suds to make
EN- worth that, Uncle Enoch?" " Didn't
| tell ye? Walraly now, / meant to done
it, and will now We save every mite of
our suds and dish water for the garden and
trucl<patch, splashing il over the ground
bout once week all winter. It's good for
the gooseberries and eurrants, and kills a
powerful lot of bugs, and beetles, and wer-
min, and pesky worms, and fattens the
ground morn hundred dollars worth
besides. That's what soap suds is good
for.-lSWaday E0en6ng Post.
A THoUsAND-DoLLAR Cow.-A corre-
spondento of the Country Ge3atezaaaa tells a
story of a remarkable COW owned by a
Mr.. Stratham, of New Hampshire. Ifthe
statements are true, it is probably the most
productive cow in the world The record
runs thus: 1t is stated, on the authority
of the Massachusetts Agricultural Society,
that this COW, in the first year after being
bought, and with ordinary keep, made 1870
pounds of butter. The next year she had
twelve bushels of corn meal, and then gave
800 pounds of butter The next year she
had thirty five bushels, and gave more than
400 pounds. The next year she had a
bushel week and all her own milk
skinned, and she then gave, from the 5th
of April to the 18th of September, 48O
pounds, besides sucking her calf for five
weeks. 1t was an extraordinary yield, but
it seems the Scammon COW takes the lead
by at least 100 pounds. The COW is of the
Ayrshire breed, of pale yellow color, and
was raised by Mr.. S. When she was six
years old, an account of the butter made
from her was kept The number of pounds
realized was six hundred and ten, and her
milk fourteen thousand five hundred and
forty pounds-being almost forty pounds
day through the year, and nearly twelve
pounds of buttera week through the year"
That must be the COW the city lady was
inquiring for-"t the one that gives the but
teTDlaIk." .GFct
The Invaluable Household Jewel.
We have had in USE from two to four years, the In
strument purchased of you, and 1T has given us SO
great satisfaction that desire to recommend it
Invaluable household jewel, to all our lady friends 1t
light running and easily managed that child can use it
so reliable in action that it never misses sclland
machine We have always found the seam perfectly
liable ripping in washing or wear or In any way