Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-22
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SHORT RULES IN RURAL ECONOMY.
1. Paint all tools exposed to the weather.
and If with light colored paint, they VIII
not heat, warp and crack the least in the
sun.
9. Dip well seasoned shingles in lime
wash, and, dry them before laying. and
they will last much longer and not become
covered with moss. hse
g. In hitching a horse to q common rail
orworm fence, always select the inside COR
ner, which will be more secure by its
brscing position, and the halter will not
become entangled among the projecting
ends of the rails, as when hitched to an
railways tie a halter by making first a
single loop and then thrusting the end of
the halter through this loop. Thisis quick
ly united. and will never come united of it
self. s>s--t. --s--.--sr.sl 80 f,3-- :
5. Dip the ends of nails into grease and
they will drive easily into any hard wood,
where otherwise they would double and
6. In screwing nuts into any part of ma
chinery, in cold weather, be careful not to
heat them first by the hands, or they will
contract after being screwed on tight, and
become immovable afterwards.
In ploughing or teaming on the road
in hot Weather,A always rest the horses
on an eminence, and where one minute
VIII be worth two, In warm valley. e54s
8. In setting out young orchards, always
register rstheh-varieties Immediately in a
book, where they may be referred to in a
few years when the trees commence bear
ing and after the labels are lost and the
names forgotten. si1' ziqs - - =
8. In laying out gardens for fruits and
vegetables, place everything in drills or
rows, SO that hey may be cultivated by a
horse, and thus save the expense of hand
labor,
f6. Plant patch of osier willows on
every farm. "A rod square will furnish as
many bands for binding cornstalks, straw,
&C.. as an acre of rye straw.
IL. Remove every stone from the track
in the highway. A single projection which
might have been removed in one minute,
has battered and injured thousand wag-
ons. at a damage equal to hundred days
u. When board fences become old, and
the boards begin to come of, nail upright
facing stripes upon them against each post,
and the boards will be held in their place
and the fence will last several years longer.
13yAlways set a post fence over ditch,
or near good drainage, and the post always
remains dry. will last many years longer
than those standing in wet subsoil.
IA. In writing on wooden labels or mark
ing sticks. with common pencil, ii the
WOOD, Is, first wet, the mark will last two
years, if written on dry, one or two rains
will wash-it all away. y
Is. Always keep supply of copper wire
on hand, of different sizes, for repairing
tools-it is greatly superior to either twint
or iron wire. - = - -
16. Every farmer should have neat too
room, against the smooth walls of which
suitable place Should be provided for hang
ingeup every tool. An accurate outline o.
each tool should be painted on the wall tc
remind every man of its absence when LEFT
outsof place. "a - w SEEsS
II. on paint, applied to houses and barns
out buildings and fences, will last much
longer, and harden better, if put on as late
as the middle Of autumn, instead of during
the heat of the summer. 2
1s. Every bin and granary should have
scale or upright row of figures marked
inside, showing accurately the number o
bushels to fill 1t to each figure. This vii
enable the farmer to know at a glance how
much grain he has raised, or has on hand
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