The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-01-30


thus spent is well spent.
TIE Iowa homestead thinks that the
price OF wool is fully up to the average Of
raise 1t at present prices, and deplores the
panic among farmers for getting rid Of
their sheep at any price they can get.
4 MIXTURE of three parts of lard and
one of rosin melted together, is said to BIS
one of the best coatings for all iron imple-
ments. The lard makes the rosin soft.
while the latter Is sure preventive
against rusting.
A WORKsKOP.-A farmer ia asccom-
plished,' if, In addition to sufficient knowl.
edge OF farming to be successful, he has
enough of one or two good trades, so that
he can turn his hand to them, and do fair
sort of work as his needs require. Most
farmers must do some carpentering, and
all ought to be handy with joiners' tools.
The ability to use an anvil aud waxed-end
In patching harness comes often in play,
and when man can do neat bit Of SOL
derlng, when tin wares leak, he will find
his soldering iron and accomplishments
among the most essential articles of his
shop furniture. Every farm should have
a good workshop, with all the tools in it
that the farmer has occasion to use, if he
can use them well; keep them constantly
IN order for immediate use.-An,sricGno AZ
riculturazist.
How TO MAKE BAG-HoLDER.-There
are many simple contrivances that might
be had upon the premises of every farmer,
and those that would be found very useful
If little care was taken to construct
them. A bag-holder Is very convenient
thing to have in the barn, corn-crib or
granary, and may be made in short time
by any one. Take block of plank about
twenty inches long and foot wide, bevel
OFT the sides little and nail strips of thin
boards six or eight inches wide to it for
uprights. The plank base should be bev-
cling enough to make the uprights about
fifteen inches apart at the upper ends.
The bag is placed between these and the
upper end folded over the ends of the
shoulders two or three inches. 1t will be
held firm and in a convenient position for
filling. The uprights should be just long
enough SC that the bag will rest upon the
plank when being filed.
Two hooks fastened upon the wall of
granary or crib, eight or ten inches apart
and the proper height from the floor, will
be found handy for holding bags while
filling them from the half bushel.-OAio
Farmer.
TIE HORSE" @. L. t." in the Coun-
try Gentleman, offers the following sugges-
tions-the result of close observation and
long apprehension judging of horse
by outward appearances:
off the color be light sorrel or chestnut.
his feet, legs and face white-these are
marks of kindness. If he is broad and
full between the eyes, he may be depended
upon as a horse of good sense, and capa-
Bile of being trained to anything; as re-
TO oy1oh hnrcoc no
treat Them the better you will Be treated
In return. Nor will horse of this de-
scriptioa stand a whip If well fed. If you
want a safe horse, avoid one that is dish
faced. He Lay be so far gentle as not to
scare, but he will have too much 90 ahead
in him to be safe with everybody. If you
want a fool, but horse of great bottom,
get a deep bay with not white hair about |
him If his face is a little dished so much
the worse. Let no man ride such horse
that is not an expert rider; they are
always tricky and unsafe If you want
one that will never give out, never buy
not stand heat, nor a white one cold. If
you want gentle horse, get one with more
or less white about the head, the more the
better. Selections thus made are of great
docility and gentleness."
OOaN fOh OIOCk.-SOTu lOI IaLGeQiQQ
animals, and maintaining animal heat dur
ing cold weather, excels all other grain.
1t requires strong digestive powers when
fed In Quantities and for feed to all kinds
Of stock, at every age, is i'll adapted. As
food for young and growing animals, re-
quiring diet rich in forming bone and
muscle, it is bad economy, unless for mar
ket. Oats, peas and beans promote
growth and strength; and for this reason
should form the grain feed for growing an.
imals.
Oxen and horses can be made to perform
much more labor, and COWS will yield
more, and richer milk, on generous diet
of corn-meal; but, in the long run, it af-
fects their health. The horse needs richer
food than the OK, and will bear it; yet
corn, under all circumstances, Is not the
grain. Some of the i'll effects of a course
Of high feeding the horse upon corn, are
seen in dull eye, dry skin, and rough
coat. To roadsters, particularly in warm
weather, when liable to be overheated by
exertion, it gives tendency to greater
heat, and to laying, on fat :; when diet is
needed simply to repair waste muscle, oats,
dry hay, and carrots are the most appro-
pirate feed for fast driving horses. For
draught horses, whose motions are slow,
the bad effects of meal are not as appa-
rent; still a mixture of other grain,
ground with corn, is much better.-Rural
World.
ALCOHOLIC DRINKs.-The manufacture