Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-01-15
SHORT RULES IN RURAL ECONOMY.

l. falnl al tOOlbeApO>e W Lpe weather anu
if with light color paint, they will not
heat, warp and crack the least in the sun.
2. Dip seasoned shingles in lime wash,
and dry them before laying, and they will
last much longer and not become covered
with moss.
3. In hitching horse TO a common rail or
worm fence always select The inside corner,
aud the hal!er will not become entangled
among the prcjecttngrnds of the ,as when
hit ched TO an outside corner. tsr.,.
4. Always tie a halter by making first
single loop and then tbrusting the end Of the
halter through this loop. This is quickly
un tied, and will never come united Of it.
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5. Dip the ends Of nails into grease and
they will drive easily into any hard wood,
where otherwise they would double and
break.
6. In screwing nuts on to any part of ma
chinery, in cold weather, be careful not to
heat them by the hands or they will contract
after being screwed on tight, and become i'm
movable afterwards.
7. In plOughiDg or teamine on the road IN
hot weather. always rest the horses on the
eminence, where one minute will be worth
two, in a warm valley. ...-
8. In setting out young orchards, always
register the varities Immediately in book
where they may be referred TO IN few years,
when the trees commence bearing and after
the labels are lost and the names forgotten.
9. In laying out gardens for fruits and veg
etables, place everything in drills or rows, so
that they may be cultivated by horse, and
thus save the expense Of hand labor.
10. Plant patch of osier willows on every
farm. rod square viii furnish as many
bands for binding cornstalks, straw, ETC., 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 wagons at a
damage equal to hundred days labor
IL. When board fences become old, and
the boards begin. to come OF, p Dal. gpght
facing strips upon them againsteachpost, and
the boards will be held in their place and the
fence will last several years longer.
13. Always set post fence over ditch or
near good drainage, and the post always re-
mains dry, and will last many years longer
than those standing in wet subsoil.
IA. In writing on WOODEN labels or NJ ark
ing sticks with a common pencil, if the wood
is first wet, the mark will last .tEO years, il
written on dry, one or two rains win wash it
all away,
IS. Always keep supply Of copper wire on
hand, Of different sizes, for repairing tools
it is greatly superior to either twine o. iron
wire
lo. Every farmer should have neat tool
room, against the smooth walls Of which a
a suitable place should be provided for hang
ing up every tool An accurate Outline oi
each tool should be painted on the wall to
remind every man Of its absence when left
out Of place.
II. OIL paint, applied to houses and barns
outbuiIding and fences, will last much longer
and harden better, if put on as late as the
middle Of autumn, instead Of dnring the heat
Of the summer.
Is. Every bin and granery should have &
scale or upright row OF figures marked inside
showing accurately the number Of bushels tC
fill il TO each figure. This will enable The
farmer to know at glance how much grair
lie has raised, or has on hand.-Rurdl V-
tdirs.