The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22
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FARM, GARDEN AMI nOUSEWOLD7

time the trade is made.
A sells 5000 bushels of wheat to h, Mt n
price named, '~seller's option" this week,
the %"irst' or "last halr' of the month,
or "all the year" b may purchase the
same amount from G, buyers option" for
any of the periods mentioned. The seller
may deliver at any time he pleases during
the life of the contract, on a sellers option,
provided he gives 30 many hour notice,
aud the buyer on buyers option, provid-
ed he gives an equal warning.
Privileges are when A gives u 30 much
per bushel for the privilege of delivering
grain at n certain price during a certain
time. IL during this time the grain should
be worth more than the figure agreed
upOu, A does not make any delivery. He
simply loses the money paid for the priv
lege. This is called a "put." On the 9th
er hand he may pay B for the privilege of
calling for a certain amount of grain at
q certain price.
Should the grain decline in price, he does
not call, but loses the amount paid by him
for the privilege. This is termed a ''call. "
A large number of privilege transactions
are made every day in grain and stocks (;
but they have no recognition rs legitimate
business transactions, either in New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, or this city.
A "corner" is the result of oveBelling on
the part ofthe shorts As the time APP
proaches for them to ill their contracts, IL
H. discovered that there is q scarcity, either
natural or artificial, of the article sold
short" aud in the eagernpss Of the
"shorts' 10 fill, an unhealthy aud extmor-
binary demand arises, which naturally al
yimces the price.
In nearly all instances these corners"
are the result of n deliberate plan on the
part of the 'longs' those who have pur-
chased for delivery in the future. The buy
mp all the cash or spot grain offering,
aud create a scarcity.
As the ''shorts" are by their contracts
obliged ito I'LL, " they are necessitated to
pay the prices demanded by the combina-
ton, which is always composed of the
'longs.' It often happens that the cor
ners' prove disastrous to the 'longs' as
well as to the shorts" as they are left
with n load which they cannot get rid OF,
except at a great loss. Generally speak
ING. there are few corners which tuin
out favorably for their engineers, but as
there is n fascination n excitement about
the business, there will always be found
those who will embark in them, so long rs
short selling shall be c~ountenanced. We
take the above from "A late number of the
Republican. - Prdirie Fdrme.
EFFECTS OF Grass GoING 10 SEED.-It H.
u common error, especially in Virginia,
Kentucky and Tennessee, 10 raise grass
seed and hay in one crop; tInmping Oh the
seed and keeping the straw for hay. This
practice is Objectionable: LIST. Because the
roots Of all perennial grasses are weakened
in vitality by maturing seed. I'd. This in
jury to perennial gmsses in n meadow or
pasture inyors the Introduction and growth
OF sedges, trustees, weeds. moss, briars,
thistleB and bushes. Sd. IL makes poor
hay for stock. 4th. II Injuries meadows
(the soiD far more 20 mature seed from
year to year than 10 cut grass when IL first
begins TO blossom. II is proper 10 raise a
plenty of grass seed, but It should be on
good land, set apart for the purpose. BY
raising ones seed the danger Of Introducing
yeIy undesirable plants, like garlick, dni-
sizes, wild carrot, red root, and Canada
thistles. may be avoided; and one may be
pretty sure OF seed true to name AZ well as
iresh.-D. Lee, IL Rural Aer Yorker.
WHAT INDUSTRY cAN Do.-There lives n
man in Dodge county, Wisconsin-w
shall be nameless-who provided for him
self and family, five persons in all, nom
the proceeds Of three acres of land him
self a cripple, aud the oldest child a girl
/ lAhA u fA'NAhH hAAAA AhAN - hhM hA hAA Z H
Ten or a dozen hives OF bees gave a sup
ply OF honey ior family use, with a surplus
ofoyer one hundred dollars in honey and
bees. Two COWS were kept, principally, in
the summer from the waste OF garden and
yald, with some sowed green corn, ior soil.
INC. and by lettering ont by the roadside,
in winter, upon corn stalks, pumpkins,
roots, with a little straw and bran
purchased nom the gale of winter squash
Is, furnishing IA abundance of milk
and butter iOr home consumption,
with nearly enough surplus to pay the
grocery bill. Two pigs were iatted upon
the milk aud waste from the house and
garden and brought twenty dollars. A
dozen hens furnished a surplus Of egRs,
sold or exchanged nj the store. The team
work on the land was mostly paid for by
exchange labor. More on less of berts,
carrots, cabbnges, turnipS and melonE,
were sold. Nearly everything used by the
family except flour, grocerieR and clothing.
was raised upon the land. The wood was
bought IN the winter by making ax-helves,
and other mechanical work, for %neighbora.
A few dollars worth Of onion, cabbage,
tmnip and other seeds wore raised aud
sold. Altogether the aggregate sales were
nearly five hundred dollars per year; while
the family expense Accountant counting
what was raised Ton home consumption
was about iour hundred dollars, showing n
balance on the right side of the ledger.-L.
l., FAmCHuLD.
DAIRY Pork. We found it to be the
universal opinion among those great meat
producers where quality and excellence in
meat production ~ carried almost to per-
lection, that no bacon was considered
equal to that from the dairy districts. II
this be really so, our cheese factories pos
sess advantages hitherto little appreciated
in the way OF pork making, Ia.
PREPAmNG NV BARRELs FOR UsE,-
President Starr of the Alton Horticultural
Society, says, TO prepare new oak barrels
for wine on cider, use one pound Of alum
aud four or five pounds OF suit TO iOuI
bncketslul of water, heat boiling hot, aud
put one bucket at "A time in the barrel
rinse thoroughly; let il stand an hour, Turn
it ont and repeat the operation with anoth,
en- buckctiul Finally rinse with cold Wa
ter, and fumiPate with sulphur, and all
will be right,
How no MAZE NEw RoPE PLIABLE.-COn
siderable difficulty is sometimes eXperienc,
ed in handling new rope, on account Of its
stiffness. This is especially the case when
il is wanted for halter and cattle ties,
Every farmer ia aware how announcement q
new stiff rope halter is, TO put on and tie M
a horse with. And new ropes for tyinp
cattle are frequently unsafe for the reason
that they are not phable enough 10 keeI
securely. All this can be remedied, ano
new rope made as timber and soft at once
as after a years constant use, by simply
boiling for two hours IN water. Then hans
it in a warm room and let it dry thorough
ly. II retains its stiffness until dry, When
it becomes perfectly pliabie,-OhiO Farmer
A CURE FOR FoUEDER. 1t may not BIZ
generally known that the seed of the sun
flower IL the most intallible remedy yet dis
covered Tor the speedy cure Of founder il
horseB. IA directions which we oleal