Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-17
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

inevitable washerwoman, her only
apparent- being her hands for Il
~rinSer, and her knees for "A wash
board. Strange that the pearly
whiteness of your shirts can come
from 4 washing where there is no
heat Cd steam, except such az rises
| from friction; bat SO il il. More
strange, however, is the tender con-
| -Ideratioil for the male species IN all
| times for Of course there il no weekly
| washing iay-vith a house turned
into chaos and dinner half fit Ia
eat. Oh happy Europe Would
| that America could learn that the
| place IL do washing i 10y the side Of
| rivers Selected
| Hons ES-We do not h .lieVr in
| keepInghurses as warm ls other stock
| III winter Always rub down and
blanket one that comes in wet or tir-
ed. Never expose u horse Ia drafts
oil air, OF let him stand in the wind,
/ If it can he helped, and ii obliged To
leave horses in the wind, always
| blanket them. In the stable pull oil
the blanket soon after the LOT-r -
| cooled OFT. y horse Ought To have u
portion of hay daily. High feeding
| without it gives him a ncater barrel
but it il Unnatural diet, and, of course
aud regular care aud exercise of city
| horses, and those. fed in the same
way make good ia = measure the
defects OF this diet, while farmers
horses that live on dry hay and corn
| stalks the winter through, and are
| brushed oil "A little Ia get the hay
seed ont of their foretups, Sundays,
remain hcalthytif theyduj an account
OF their NOR" natural fare.
| BOOK Our FoE IoUR SEED~.-Af-
t,tT all pus~iisir care has been eXpend-
ci III collecting seeds. they are often
| lost through III.ttIeHtIpli- Mice are
lexeeedingIv fond al some kinds of
flower and garden seeds, and their
access Ia them should bc guarded
against. Ia keeping The mice out 81
| ii IL y i'll Ho; do IL h:y" iiie box thor
| oughly :dr-tight. SEEDS must, OF ne
| cessity, contain, more or less nioi--
| lure, AMI II kept in considerable.
| quantities ia 4 close vessel, they viii
mold The temperature at which
seeds are kept Is Of Int little conss-
| quence with many kinds, while 9TH
ers are injnre,i by too "ieat cold. y
place iii which the temperature
| ranges uniformly hctwetn - and 10
| degrees il, perhaps, best Peas and
| beans are apt Ia hr invested 10y the
| weevil. Placing THESE in Il close bot
| tie, with a few drop. oftnrpentinc, j.
| SAID To be the best method Of treating
! the seeds.
WHAT SHEEP SHALL. WE RAISE?
There ~ one Important conSldcra-
| ton in favor of every farmer breed
| ing mutton sheep, especially South
| downs, or their crossc~-that Is, the
well-known fact that in no other
| way can he produce meat - cheaply
! or oil 81 good ami healthful quality.
1t was 4 strange and most un;,c-
| countable thing To see most of our
| farmers last autumn catin" pork
worth eighteen To twenty cents per
pound a2d selling sheep a. loW a. Il
dollar a head. They had not been
educated To eating mutton if they
| once had Il taste Of good SouthdOwn
| il would require very little education
/ t. make them mutton caters. For
| fresh meat in summer there Is moth
/ ing that farmer can 50 convenient
/ ly manage ~ mutton.
| For the reason ii would seem DbNI
| Gus that upon farms adapted Ia nnN-
| cd husbandry the best and most con
| venirnt practice, :is we'll a. the most
| protil able, would be Ia breed "A few
mutton sheep, and this may be done
| 10y procuring" bucks al these breeds
| and breeding them To- on common
! ewes. Whether the times Toe good
/ or bad, we ca., never afford to breed
! from the poor or inferior blood
| Buckeye, in Delaware Gazette.
FARMERS HS-Thc success
| that has attended thc>,. urgatIiZa-
| tions in almost every instance is the
| surest guarantee they are just the
4 liz l. a
| their meetings at some fixed place
a. Il town hall, or a school-house or
| II able la do So, At Il hall uf their
| own. Others meet at the houses of
| the several nunb .rs sin turn, while
one al the most Us eiul Nc ever knew
held it, meetings for several winters
at "a country store
one most excellent club adopted
Tie following laconic constitution,
and has hsd no occasion to propose
tnncninIe ats
Article /. The undersigned inhab-
| Itauts Of tile town al --- -eVcrsllv
promise IL meet at the -huol-bou~e
| III District No. on W ednc-daS
evening of each week from the list
| i;sN OF November 10 the lst day of
y prii IN each year, except nn the
"Wednesday evening" Of Christmas
zu,i subjects at general interest per
tanning t. \ agriculture, Horticulture,
and the allied arts a may come be-
fore the meeting 10y REGULAR assign
ment or tailin. to attend, Ia pay
the sum al twenty-five cents for
| each such failure. Ia the Treasurer
| for the time being. Ia Constitute u
Fund fnT rcIienishus Tia. library Of
thc Farmers club ot the town.
Article - The officers of this. rluiI
shall hc. = Chairman WI" shall he
ciiu-cn ~ each meeting and "a Scr
| rotary -tre.t-urcT, who SHALL hc chosen
~ lac first regular mrrtiH" ia No
ycuIi4rr i ,.stcit year foruuc Nv.sy, jud
until hiS successor -htii h:tv" j,vru
| clo~rt. y ho shall receive So per gn-
uuu for hi- -tTyicr~-
lie shall i,c uelJ responsible tn
aud invest tht. literary fund. ap3 shat
/ l,1N ami .-elly.rt az thr ,Iu-,. pT the.
! winter session :, gt.E capita tax Ia de
/ FRAY ths. Incidental EXPENSES az the
| ..lub aad hi~ own ~ulstrN. He shall
| arrange all ght business of the inject
! lu@~. assigning L. some 84cuIl,CT two
| weeks III advance, the preparation Gf
! an essay OH the ~HhjCv' assigned for
| dts, ussion, and gvIi>rallv - conduct
| the affairs at the club "a nr shall
| deem conclusive Ii its best interest.
| Article =. This Constitution may
| tie amended bN = tWo-thiTiS vote at
! each Of two successive meetings.
LAND nEAINAGE.-Au article i'm
/ totsDl,ul'N R,,r,R World, signed IL:
| Il. y" hits the naii uu The head