Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-09-29
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FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

CARE OF HABNESS.-lt ID very Dau pOuc9, Ar
N all but the saddler. to keep gears In or Ia
ear the horse stable Ammonia rs very ,
INJURIOUS to leather, especially when 1t con- Re-
aims a. large amount of grease; hence, =
ears which are allowed to remain in the ~
table are always more or less injured by N
he ammonia which constantly arises from .,
he manure; but this injury is in proportion n
@ the amount OF cleanliness which Is OBJ 1,
served in the stable OF all kinds those IN q
which horses or sheep are kept are most o
because of the volatile nature OF +
the manure If COW stables are kept clean
the injury to gears kept in them will be but i
slight The best plan is to have small Z
dry room ON purpose; such'a room car, /
with a few boards and nails, soon be made,
and the saving in the harness will soon re-
nav the trouble To clean and oil q har-
ness the best plan Ia to separate the mar
ness into the smallest possible pieces, wash
each piece well in CASTLE ,soep and water
until cleaned OF oil outside grease and dirt'
the pieces then to be laid ON q board or "a
bic. and meats foot or tanners oil applied
with brush, generally using from half
pint to a pint of oil 10 pairo heavy farm
harness: 10 clean carriage harness, only the
dirty parts should be washed and creased
as before. II you wish to give the gears
black appearance at the expense OF clean
hands, small portion OF lampblack may
be mixed with the oil before applying 1t TO
| the leather. @l "a e3irri = ..i'oe ~
n To PREVENT FIANNEIs FROM SHIINKINe
In washing flannels, or other WOODEN ar
tic1es, have the suds ready prepared, by
lboiling up and 80 dissolving small pieces OF
soap in rain water, without soda; but 40
not use the suds when boiling; let them be
fukewarm only when the articles are put
| in. The nannels should not be rubbed
with large, piece of soap, nor should the
material itself be rubbed as in washing lin
en-. &c: the fhres of the wool contain num-
berIess little hooks, which the rubbing
: knots together; hence, the thickening OF
r the fabric, and consequent shrinking IN d.
mansions Well sluice the articles up ana
; down in plenty O. suds, which afterwards
; squeeze mot wring) out The clothes
|, Iwringers, consisting of q pair OF India rub
i Der rollers between which the clothes pass,
T are a great improvement upon hand labol
as. without injury to the fabric, they
k / soueeze out the water so thoroughly thai
u the article dries in considerably less tins
= than il otherwise would do. Ater rinsing
. squeeze out the water and dry in the opel
n mir, it the weather is such as to admit Q
: the articles drying quickly; if not, dry II
> a warm roosn hutsyuid tooelose proximit
To nre. Lei any uttSt OE lnui Do DSsAtSi
out or brushed of prior to washing.
- DENrITIoy OF ANIMALS. A correspond
Nv ent of the Mark lane Express says that th
. dentition of animals, as test OF age J
,e now exciting considerable interest anon
:" English farmers, on account of the tiiscfua
IS ifeation Of Lord Randor's pigs at the hi
Imingham cattle show. Owen Wallis, {
" Mentone, states that on occasion, wlie
sh siraughting his yearling ewes, about IL
r. end of September or beginning OF Octobe
,d he found one with all it's lamb teeth midi
nv fturbed, and showing no signs of putin
n IN permanent ones; while many others
al the same acof had a broad teeth, near
tn mlly developed As these sheep had q
mo- been bred alike, the one in question BEN
II. perfectly healthy a,id an average size,
lte wishes To have the great difference accour
rs. ed FOR by veterinary professors. That TN.
nj are generally corroctin their DECISIONS
a has no doubt, ont he thinks that the ca
m ldescribed tends to show'that the teeth a
no not to la relied on as an untaiiing test
TO age, and a. such great discrepancies do c
nd cssionally occur, minute ones may do
al, frequently, and, thefefofe,, injustice M
sw he done TO exhibitors by disquaiifying al
III mails by the dentition or tooth test.
to BUTTER. IL singular method of maxi
the hbutter has lately come into quite axtensi
ed. use in France, based upon the observ
itb fact. that cream is changed into butter
md being simply buried in tue earth. L
,el theory of this result is not very iItelligil
em though the fact is stated to be beyond gu
ON ton; and in Normandy and other parts
md France, butter is actually prepared Oh
large scale in this wav. The process C,
--4 sists in placing the cream IN linen bag
moderate thickness, which il careful
nd closed; then burying the bag about a f
AIRY and q half deep in the ground. and allo
oes' ing IL to remain from twenty-four to tw'
az ty-five hours time. After the expiration
leo. this period the cream is found to have
'sed come hard, and it Is then broken up
nrs- means of q wooden heater into small piec
the and enough water poured upon tito Wi
dis out the buttermilk.l To prevent any n
NE ture of earth, it is advisable to enclose (
ave s, bag in q second one Of larger size 0
v CIV coarser quality. This method OF max
, 81 butter saves great deal Of laber, and 8
and arates the butter more perfectly than
ress ordinary process; aud we are assured
cine butter thus prepared is OF the most ex
lent quality.
la A Coon RAT TRAP. Take barrel VIII
Q at will hold water, cut the head O little SIN
! So. er than the topof the barrel, pass str
nan, through the centre of the he;l,. and HI
y. it up so that it may hang perfectly free
,"n 30 side the barrel, three or four inches be
the tthe chime Now put in five or six inc
ural of water, and drop some grease on the
ned, of the barrel head, which You must
west ance by lacking on some thin pieces
aim. lead. Mace your tran where the rats
er'e get on il easily, and it is ready 1
come ND to get the grease, and on stepI
r on one side of the head the other natur
many tips up, and in goes the rat. The /
pical soon gains its equilibrium and is ready
ne another. Sometimes, when there is
when siderable grease around where they can
t cui- nj il. they won't take ii for bait. In
we case, put little anise-seed in your bait
tills CorToSwooD HEDGE.-Rev. s. w. !
7 the ham, of Toledo, Iowa, writes to the
r 100 Dodge Times in relation 30 cottonv
the hedges. He says there arc several OF &
ana fences in that part of Iowa, and that
= t un answer an excellent purpose. lie moi
.ssrs one only four years old that would
made swine and live stock effectually. He not
TrRs. another, three years from the setting,
which already turned cattle. The slips wer'
we'll from twelve to eighteen inches apart,
y fS- the second year the tops were wovel
s,cu pether so as to reduce their height TO a
A. ~ three and n half feet, cutting off ell
Iined limbs that remained higher than that,
n inn were not long enough TO weave with
emes1 rest, cutting them off at the top of
Tonic fence. and to all Appearances the fence
seen: fair TO turn any kind of stock, in two }
!, n ret more. with proper attention during
Il sav time.
~ t,,s PASTE THAT Will. KEEP YEAR. DIS
srtain teaspoonful of alum in quart Of
Il, water. When cold, stir in a. much fio'
will give il the consistency of thick CT
1t i'm being particular to beat up all the In
Ii the stir in AZ much powdered rosin as will
on dime, and throw in half a d
Iron cloves to give a pleasant Odor. Have
asweIl the fire teaeup of boiling water, pon
xir OF -four mixture into it, stirring well all
81, 20 ., time. In a very few minutes il will b
gives consiS'ea.'y VI n'"9" -. :. .,. ~,
~ or efh OF chfht Nornci, ioe ~ Soo,, 10y
arious ON, and put in n cool place. Naen ne
7, and for use, take ont a portion anu softe
My by with warm water. Paste thus made
ora =, last twelve months. IL il better than
ny All "a it docs not gloss the paper, and c.
written on