The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-12
HOUSE AND FARM.

never be kept so long without water
that they will drink largely when they
/ get it. Give it to them often, and they
/ will never injure themselves with it,
/ Nothing is more common than to
hitch team to the plough, and make
them work half day without drop.
What man would submit to such treat
ment? If the plough is started at sew
/ en- in the morning, water should be
! given again before ten, and againg in
/ the afternoon by four O'Clock. Even
/ if half an hour is thus consumed, more
/ work will be done in day. The OBJ
1 lection that horses on the road should
1 not be ''l0aded with water" is not
valid. A horse weighing 200 pounds
/ will not be much encountered addition
/ ally by twenty pounds of water, while
/ the distension will give him addition
al strength. Every farmer knows that
/ when he himself undertakes to lift a
large log or heavy stone, he can do
more by first initiating himself with
air, and not unfrequently he loses a
! button or two from his pantaloons in
/ the operation. Some degree Of infa-
tion by water will add to a horses
strength in similar manner. In
driving a horse on the road at natur-
al gait of nine or ten miles an hour,
I have frequently had occasions to
observe that he was laboring with
perspiration until l left him drink
freely, when he ceased to sweat and
evidently travelled more freely Don't
be afraid to give your horse water; the
danger is in making them abstain too
long, in which case care is needed
Country Gentleman.
February Uork.-Plenty of mon
ey will help farmer over difficulties
that beset poorer men. 1t not only
''makes the mare CO." but it makes
many other things go, and run right
smoothly. Poor men may have just
as smart mares, and just as smooth-run-
ding wheels as their richer neighbors,
with little more work and with well
laid plans for their work. Plans save
time, and ''time is money" As the
! spring approaches, our arrangements
naturally become more definite, and
planning more or less for the autumn
or winter ahead, we ought, neverthe-
less, to begin to think especially about
the first work to be done in the spring.
Hog CtoLera.-A writer in the .Sock
Journal recommends the. following as
a preventativeof this disease Flowers
of sulphur, six pounds sulphate of
iron. six ounces /; cinchora, pulverjzed,
a pound. Mix we'll together in large
mortar; afterwards give tablespoon
full to each animal mixed with a few
potato peelings and cornmeaI, three
times a day. Continue this for one
week, keeping the animal in a. clean,
warm, dry place: and not allowing too
many together.
Co1cS.-Those whose calves are to be
raised, should be dried off fully six
weeks before calving others, especial
ly young cows, ought to be milked close
to their time Of coming in, and dried
clean, if possible, just before the new
milk springs; feed well separate any
that show the least sickness, or are off
their feed. Card we'll as often as twice
a week, if not daily, and give access to
salt.
HuqlTe.-There is an immense sa-
wing of labor in hauling out manure
in the winter while good shedding lasts,
but there is also great waste exposing
| animal manure not well composted.
Haul out composts only. Let no fresh
manure lie in heaps about the barn or
yard, but work it over and mix it,
spreading it out and keeping it from
heating. Cut al! straw for bedding 10
inches to a foot long.
Working Aaimals.-Feed well at all
events, and bring all working stock to
the spring in good condition. Spring
poor cattle are burning disgrace to
any farmer. Use the card and brush
freely, and feed little grain or oil
meal. Keep salt always where oxen
and other cattle can get it, and see they
are regularly watered.
Steep.-Ewes, near yeaning, should
have warm and roomy pens, and both
pens and yards dry and we'll Uttered
theyshould also havesome spots ofdry,
hard ground, or boards to lie upon
Such spots are equally acceptable TO
fattening sheep. Give food, water and
salt regularly.
To RemoUe Old Ptaty.-Old putty, it
is said, however hard and indurated,
may be easily removed by running a
red hot iron over it, when it can be
cut off with a knife almost as easily as
green putty. To those who have plant
houses, &C. and even for the purpose
of reglaizing house windows, this will
be worth trying.
Seeds. Look out in advance for the
best possible selection of seeds for
spring use. Send for catalogues of field
and garden seeds from responsible deal
ers, and by exchange or purchase Sc
cure from friends any novelties worth
| trying.
Buildings. s.-Make use of warm days
to clean and ventilate the cellars of
both house and barn, unless the walls
are so cold that the warm moist air
makes them damper. Painting and
repairing may be done in milder wealth