Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-13
AGRICULTURAL.

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% The HEFkRMER'sGRIN is no
tool so essential to the farmer as good
grindstOne; and very correct idea may be
formed of the management of the farm, by
the appearance of this homely but useful
article. IF the neighboring saw or edge
tool factory, has furnished one of its cast
of sshnbs,n which is hung on wooden
shaft, and suspended In the crotch of q
tree, or ina fence corner, you may rest as
esured that such farm will not produce
four hundred bushels of potatoes, or forty
bushels of wheat to the acre, But such
eases are rare, nowadays. as this article
has kept pace with the wonderful Improve
ments in moving machines and farming
implements generally. Tue old fashioned,
iunfiDished stone, with square hole and uH-
certain grit, has been superseded by the
finished stone, with self-adJustlng shaft,
fricsiona rollers aud freddie, SO; that one
Spersoni can turn the stone, and grind any
ordinary toel without assistance.
In olden times, the only grlndstones In
vuse came from New Castle, in England, and
although, very good for some purposes.
they we're not suitable for farmers use, the
.vrit being tooucoarse. The Novia Scotia
stones were next Introduced, and found to
be great Improvement on the New Castle.
1.-The e0niosgrindstones are very largely used
by the farmers and Others throughout the
West; although our Pennsy lvania farmers
prefer q good, blue, Nova Scotia stone; but
ed us from the shores of Lake Huron, hav-
'ing a fine, sharp grit, leaving a fine edge,
ssaud cutting pretty fast.7 ns1 iozs -bc2 al
I. Hoping these REMARKS may induce our
farmers to give this important tool the at
-;teniionit deserves, few hints how TO put
tin order may not be out Of place. ~,
1st. Always keep your grindstone under
acuxer, as exposure to the sums rays hard
ems the grit and Injuries the frame.
2d. Don't let the stone run in water, or
stand In water when not used, as this causes
soft places where none exist; but allow
the water to drip from a water pot Gan old
white lead key will answer) fixed above
the stone, and stop it of when not grind
T5dFCaeah off all greasy or rusty tools be-
fore sharpening; as grease or rust chokes
ND the grit; and always keep the stone
perfectly round by razeeingyit off when
Necessary ; and finally, every farmer should
nave good grindstene of his own. alway s
ready for use, and no one should be 80 i'm
prosident as to waste the cost of stone by
running to his neighbors to grind his tools.
Cor. Farm and Firesfde. rgisvzovv
BEET SUGAR IN ILLINoIs.-A consign-
nnent of over 27,000 pounds of Illinois su-
gar is on its way to this city from the beet
sugar mandatory of the Germania Sugar
Company at Chattsworth, Livingston coun-
ty, Ill. This is a portion of the product of
the DaSG seasons business. MOSC OF this u
gar, and perhaps all of this consignment
was made in Marc h last, from beets which
had been kept in pits during the winter
This,fact is note worthy as indicating the
xichness in saccarine of the beet produced
in this country, and the length of the man
ufacturing season as compared with that of
fterbepf = ear countries of Europe; for
there the test sc deterier ties in value sftt r
tbs ii, 81 70 .le middle of February as Jo
&c 'iously affect the seasons profits.
Of the ultimate success of beet sugar
manufacture In this country, there is no
reasonable doubt. The beets can be grown
as well and cheaply as in Europe. Re-
peated analyses show that they are as rich
I'm sugar as those produced in Europe. The
3 past years experience has demonstrated
that they contain no elements which rem
dertheirs reduction to sugar more difficult
6 or costly than the European grown beets.
The obstacles which prevented the full
realization of results anticipated from the
crop of 1865 were purely mechanical, and
will be removed before the first of Septem-
ber, when the manufacturing season for
1857 opens. Six hundred acres of beef
were planted this spring, and are in
splendid condition, and growing finely
When ready to harvest the manufacture
will commence. The experience the past
season has educated the raw, inexperienced
operatives the company were compelled to
employ, and the means of success which IT
tended the past seasons operations war
rants the highest hopes ofsuccess the COM
ing wear. We regard the receipt of this
sugar product of our Illinois prairies in
this city the Inauguration OF an era in our
: city's commercial history quite worthy to
( becelebrated in type. 1tisnot many years
ago that our grain and lumber trade had an
edualIy modest beginning; and we predict
that within three score years Illinois will
81 produce and export more sugar than any
State in the Union. And it will be beet
sugar.-Chicago Republican, ~
SPAWN IN HoRsEs.-A writer in a late
number, of the Western Rural discusses the
causes and cure of SPAWN with much in
q telligence. In speaking of the symptoms
-smxi, increased temperature may fire.
~ uuentlys be detected about the seat of
> spawn; there Is q perceptible enlarge
. sIfient though In recent cases this is some
b times SO slight as TO lead 10 difference Of
Opinion even among professional men. In
s8 going, the horse bends the leg outwards,
% And avoids bending the hook as much as
e possible, and he has rather a hopping sort
.of gait. He shows. less Alameness after
having travelled short distance than he
did at starting IA.
mends that sin the, early stage the hook
sboIiId FREQUENTLY be fomented with hot
.water.afid whens the acute INFLAMMATION has
been subdued, blister shOuld be applied.
One drachm of iodide Of mercury to an