The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-11-27
Agricultural.
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"rhe best gait n horse ever had Tor ov-
ery, day use isa good walk = salt
not one IN ton possesses. Cotts uro
not trained to walk in all of the Eastern
Siatesy Young Anuridh wants morospted
Kentucky has more good walking horses
than any other state, for there horseback
travelling has long been in fashion for men
aud women, over n country where muddy
roads at times rendered any other gait inn
uf9bh, and sp1pfgy have bedp bpdfW
thesRfdle, and framed 20 a. walking GAIT I
This is nlsO the case in all the Western
States. and perhaps mighi haYa boeu-sQipl
N6N Eneiand, tntttout hiahdmothefsfode
to mecting-on y Bilhanr behindgou Wand-
fathers. But O%nc-horso wagons have put \
horEehack.ridintmi Of Ashton andnowbt
good walking los,a is mora rpre tban pne
That can trot n milo in 2:iO.
n Mathematician Mass. horsei sBBE of
1850, the writar NuS one Of theg9Yd4te e
70 award pfilcs to the bcst walking borses
Out f1iar6naccnfdatttdd the cufaSffhtcv
-iogRal 5gt39s yqtA f9nl gf5,i 2 Y g >,
tvhich yuliedi6 vd milcb nm hotr with ease.
Two.othcrs Yerc niY walkers aud Tho rest
Knew noftAittirit cduhd be Called Walking. !
at the Now YorltSmtt Fur the saie state J
OF things was agiip developed. A letter
from Wisconsin siys. p II think hors SEES
-utipsd To vaiS vfmt wubld sbq ~ graAtct
benefit TO our ~inr,uCrs in CcncuJ tlptu fast
tottrts.l ms nllhdA ni ~ thrir w6fE hhe to
In DOM with awnuN "a csicc knewh muui
in Massachusetts, who, before the railroads
were bnih! Kept from two 90 fonliteinh nt
work oa the road, npd meyer allowad thom
TO trut at nll, aud made the distance in
dtielef time than his ncigifhHrs Nhoimrdc
Their boryas tot Vt every convenient place
He said that whom % horse CommCnCtd to
.NallaRer 4 bot be walked mi6Av fBio,rcr
bhau has common gait if kept opia walk.
and Hereby lost more than he gained.
WAl farmers think Of this, ithd pay moro
qttenuop TO- wallJug horsesf u.f
BsN9vtrrSs WorSrour SonB.- Mia is
Tho cheapest method of bringing mp ev
hausted lundY'H In any climate Nrliere
clover will aourish ;tbis plant y ppdoubt-
cdly the cheapest manure. II you can got
a lar ctbplot clover 60 stirt With. sour
SUCCESS is assured, This can be done in
many cases by sowing two bushels Of plls-
ter 10 the arcos IL this docs nit i'uccucd,
bons DUST, Peruvian gunuo, or isl scrnp
in moderate quantities certainly VIII. The
I ciovcr mny be- turned in when n htno past
bloom, or be partially fed by cattle that re-
main on the Held, and plowcd IN later. J.
Two or three crops will prepare the way
for grain I...r.
DwmtNG SWANS MANY people tmt
lay, bors are not satisfied with thtit doing
! vel. Int WISH them 70 do bettgri aud 10,
have thcm do hector they divide their
Strong svprnis up, thus making tlirii
| feeble aud veal, so that they Gll au cpby
pre-; 10 worms and robbers. Thcir owners
ienIn q lesson, when toulaic. that they will
not very soon forget 4 neishgor Of mine
hal xix strong kwarms, and Thought Tint
Hllo must incroase his stock, or nay bees
I would rob his, as. / had soma thirty
I ]stvtrins; aud 10 increase his, they mu1t be
divided. so he c,lidd toyh his, assistudc a
professor Of smoke and peppermint aud
they went at II, making ofthose sE Swdrms
come twelve or fourteen, The unsiot Of
I the whole affair was that my bees dill lob
I bisl every one but two, md those be sold
70 me for $500 per sworn TO sayetheir
lives, and he has never had bee since. g.
T. ". D., is he Country GclNe'nan.
Buup sHEbs. Shelter is food and
shelter is health lie who would feed we'll
aud give comfort 20 his stock must build
sheds 10 his stables. % Rot a. few dnys md.
wintor will chill aud destroy, aud it Is
high time for the economical aud the
Z hu1uuo to. bestir thamselvcB for their own
benefit and fol that Of their domestic mi.
mails, Even The mdest structures are OF.
sGnc %account1i Four poSsgh fcw poles
and o dacp covering of slough grass, form
a protection better than nothing, II the
structure is built upon the highest and
dryest ground, A board shed, made close
: upon me side andtwo ends, is far better.
A good hedge, q grove ui trees or a clUmp.
of cyCrgreens, are of great value. Cattle,
sheep and swine mus have Shelter If they
arc not to-die OF exposure aud diaease, or
como out "sprlng poor Build sheds nor
and furnish them with feeding pcks ind
rtropghs.- P,Qirif Ear0er ..u.s
DIGGIsC TEEEs, All hardy trees except
cycrgrccns that are TO be trunsplantcd ia
the spring may DO taken up now; aud all
broken roots and tho ends of those cut oa'
by ~thohpnde Should DO pared smooth, and
thea healed in a. dry place. covering the
roots a foot OF two decp, Trees taken Up
this fall, ana carefully trimmed and healed
IA, viii be lar niOf0 certain 10 grow next
year than If the digging Is delayed until
spring, for the simple reason thut the
Wounds made on the roots will commence
to heal during the winter, and be ready 10
throw out new feeding roots carly in the
season Besides this, spring brings its
own work, and we are likely to delay traus-
planting until TOO late for safety. ~ re-
quircs time Tor the Wounds ON the roots
Of trees to heal over, and it Is better to
I give plenty when 1t costs nothing add
uonal. f.
ENGLISH patent Harness BLAcKrSG.-
MIR Dodson furnishes the receipt for this
wellknown waterproof blaokinR. II will
keep the leather soft, and, if properly APP
Piled, gives a good polish 1t Is excellent
ior bugsy-t0pR harness, &c. Old harness,
If hard, may be washed in warm mater, aud
WHOM nearly dry, crease il with ncatsloot
OIL. Tho ingredients are three ounces vi
turpeutll'c, two ounces. white wax, 10 be
dissolved over a SLOW iire;i then add one
IPqnee Of lyory-black and one dlachm Of III
dl6o, TO be VOL pulvoliZcd and mixed TO-
gother.l When the wax and %hhipentinO art
disaplyed agd TIE iygrylPlagI and the IN
brush afterwards, aud il will 9rvoa bcaui-
ful polish. d. t... ..r
KEEPING PoTAroEs. 1t is, perhaps. need
ices for usto caution iour rehders rshita
IeaymStheir potatoes exposed TO tho light
either ont Of doors or in the cellar. They
will, II so exposed, soon turn Green, become
5oggy, and almost unit Tor use. They
should If possible, be koptln n dark, cool
place, away irOmRll danger of frost in win
ler, We think potatoes used 70 keep better
III times gone by,iin tho old dark collars,
than now, in The modem collars, with their
npmerQus Windows, SomcRye mthe habit
or keeping their potatoes in pits in the
ground, dni, ideep enough b. be safe. ftoui
the trosts, This may keep them well, but
u rs a Troublesome Plan. we have Known
them 70 bo kept.in the very bebt noudtlon
IN barrels, aud covered with sand t.
CLEAN ApPLE JELLY. Pare and cut mn