Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04
Short Rules in Rural Economy.

l. Paint all tools exposed to the weather,
and if with light cOlOred paint, they will
not heat, warp and crack, the least in the sun.
=. Dip well seasoned shingles in lime wash
and dry them before laying, and they will
last much longer and not become covered
with moss.
. g. In hitching horse to a common rail
'or worm fence, always select the inside cor
ner, which will be more secure by its bracing
position, and the halter will not become en-
tangled among the projecting ends of the
rails, as when hitched to an outside corner.
1. Always tie halter by making first n
single loop and then thrusting the end oil the
halter through this loop. This is quickly
united and will never come united OF itself.
5. Dip the ends of the nails into grease
and they will drive easily into any hard wood
where otherwise they would double and
break
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 con-
tract after being screwed on tight, and be-
come immovable.
Z. In ploughing or teaminS on the road in
hot weather, always rest the horses on an
eminence and where one minute will be
worth two, in warm valley.
s. In setting out young orchards, always
register the varieties Immediately in n book,
where they may be referred to in few years
when the trees commence bearing aud after
the labels are lost and the names forgotten.
9. In laying out gardens for fruits and
vegetables, place everything in drills or rows,
SO that they may be cultivated by horse,
and thus save the expense of hard labor.
10. Plant patch of Osier willows on ev-
cry farm. \ rod square will furnish as many
bands for binding cOrnstalSs, straw, etc, as
an acre of ryc-straw. ...
IL Remove every stone from the track in
the highway 4 single projection which
might have been removed in a minute, has
battered and injured Thousand wagons, ut u
damage equal to hundred days labor.
- When board fences become old and
the boards begin to come off, nail upright ia
cling strips upon them against each post, and
the boards will be held in their place, and the
fence will last several years longer.
IS. Always set Il post fence over ditch,
or near good drainage, and the post always
remaining dry, will last many years longer
than those standing in wet subsUiI.
H. In writing on wooden labels or mark
ing sticks, with common pencil. if the wood
is wet it will last two years; if written on dry,
one or two rains will wash it all away.
i. Always keep a supply of copl er wire
on hund, OF different sizes, ior repairing tools
it is greatly superior to twinc or iron wire.
16. Every farmer should have neat tool
room, against the smooth walls of which u
suitable place should be provided for hang
ing up every tool An accurate outline of
each tool should be painted on the wall to re-
mind every man of its absence when left out
Of its place.
II Oil paint, applied to houses and barns.
out buildings and fences, will last much long
er and harden better, if put on as late as the
middle of autumn, instead Of during the heat
of the summer.
IS. Every bin and granary should have
scale or upright row of figures marked in
side, showing accurately the number of bush
els to fill it to each figure. This will enable
the farmer to know at glance how much
grain he has raised, or has on hand.-RWrdt
AfdirS.