The Placer herald., 1869-10-02
MOUSE AND FARM.
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HAY LOADING NACHlNE.

Is. DOuglG7s, Cofo~Ai' '''' '"o N "
whirb Is thus desrrbed hv the EDITOR "' the
New England Farmer 1t IS !or Loading
hsv after It is su.ic's 'tly dry and thro""
into win,"w have cesn 1t IN use
q, three dill rem, times, aad on uneven as
well ~ even grouni and every Where "
d,d tho sork quickly snd We !. ht one "'
nv waits - See 1t. the hrst load MS put on
IN eight raiDus-s, che second IN seven AT"
a half minutes and third in sevsn minutes.
Thi. w.s dons by ,bs steady usual ~"Is'og
cf the ,rec.,;ns. anl wihou. aUv et ~ - do
thu vort in \ short time. Tee byslAndsts
ss,im sted the load at [ 500 pound. sA'h; The
wagon being a short one, "'u'd not son
vsnisutl, take any more. Inc men "''na F"
stated thsi on a previous occasion lh"' 'o"i'
cd and unioa,lrd eighteen loads IN SIX aud
a half honvs all tn, load, but tho last one
being plsc.,l upon stacks in the held.
The los.ier i, attached to the hind end OF
the wagon; slands p.rpen6ucu'"fy; IL eight
feet long AMI sour feet vide. 1t has "'gh'
ale l.staer belts each two inches ~ids.
which pa.s over rollers At the top and sc,l'
iodsr ~ Tho bottom. Taers AFRO iite-n small
iron apurs in each Of these bels. which puck
% iha IN, =. ,as team, s:allng the win
row, passes along, carrying IL nr and rat
Ting i, oc-r upon tho wagon. The whole
Of this weighs but ono hundred and seventy
five pounds. |, can bs attached or removed
10 less than cvs minutes, and 'an be applied
to any wagon. l. makes no noise "h''.
being operated, a1apts itself to uneven SUI
faces and is eyceedi Civ smple IN every
psrt of iis cons,ruotion When | saw thl,
en- Al; and LIGHT coatrivaDcs, nois-iessy pi K
ing up The hay and convaying It TO 'he W.
u"n. came TO tho con, usion that a dsvic.
had been reached which would complete the
circle of MAJ hines 10 he used IN securing The
most inpor'an, OF all our crops the hay
harvest. Whsreever 1args amount OF hay
10 to be secured, this machine must take
rank With tho mower, hoGss rake, tsddsr
and borss pitchtork.
F,uNpnR IN HossRs B,j. W. Wood
vri,es the Southern Cuitipator as follows:
MANY years ago learned a rurs fo' foun-
der 10 horses, which is 40 simple and having
proved 40 .ucc-ssf,I in my hands. that send
!. to you, thinking that it may bs Of some
service TO soms OF your readers Clean out
the bottom g, th. iUot thoroughly hold up
the leg 50 a, to trng the bottom OF the hoof
upward, hodi q it Grmly in a horizontal
position, and pour IL, tay tablespoonful
Of spirls Of ,urpsotioe. II The cavity Of the
Loof will bod shat much If not, pour in
wha: it will bold. without danger OF run
ming over; touch the turpentne with red
hot iron, llhs will set 1t 90 fire) nold the
boot firmly 10 position uotil it all burns out.
Great cara mus. be taken that mono runs
over on toe hair Of tho hoof, lest ths skin
bs burned. II all tho fee, are effected, burn
turn +rtina in each Of them. Relief will
speedily follow, and the animal be ready
fo, service 10 short time. ! once applied
tho remedy to a horse tina, had been foun-
dered twenty four hours before | saw bin.
and he WAS promptly relieved. ln another
ease. wh.re The aumal cou'd hardly hs in-
induced to move, MS suffering WAS 30 great,
he was treated 10 the same manner a. soon
ss his trouble was discovered, and in less
than An hour afterwards ne WAS hitched to
. buggy and driven some twenty hvs mi es
ALL lameness disappearing, after he had
travelled few miles.
THE LARGEST ENGlIsH FARM The larg-
ssi farm in England consists Of tbres thou
saOd acres, and belongs 10 man with the
Yankee name OF Samuel Jones. In its cult
vation he follows the "fcnr course" system,
the whole extent OF the farms being divided
into four great cr"ps-75O acres to wheat,
$50 to barley and oats, $50 to .eed.. peas
bssos. DC, and $50 10 roots iii. live stock
10 valued ~ f,ll"~s:- Sheep S35 600; horses
$4,000; bull,cks $l2 600; pigs $4,000
The oil-cake and corn purchased annually
amount to $4,000 and artificial fertilizer
about &, 600. The entire cost Of manure
in various forms used, is annually about
$4,000 Sheep are rloimed rs the most
profitable SOCKS he keeps, from which are
realized about $50 600 a yesr. His in
como from ths wh'l, farm, can be little
ls.s than t5O, 900 per apnum.-R Ruros NeW-
Yorker.
AccoRpINo to NJ Comalle, ducks are
three times as profitable as henA as egg. pro-
ducsrs. Three ducks presented him, in u
gwen time, with six hundred aud seventeen
eggs, while three hens, hstchsd NJ the sane
time, achieved only two hundred and fifty
seven. The eggs Of hens and ducks, he
s's'S'S W Oo "o"''J S1""' !" ""''A'"" '"'oe
In plouehing or tcamng upon The road
in hot weather, always rest the horses on
an eminencs, where one minute will bt
worth two 10 warm valley.
A CORRESPONDENT Of The Prairie Farue,
recommend. an application Of boiled oil
tbickened with puverizsd charcoal to pre-
vent posts from dscayiug.
DRY earth is said to be an excellent hing
for gals or sores on horses, to be retained
BY bondage, and changed as often as it Be
comes moist som absorption.
An English Farmer, oy picking lover biz
seed west with ths utmost caro-, aod plan
tiog grain in a place. a foot each way
produced one hundred aud sixty bushels te
the acre