Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-03-10
.AG~RI0ULrURAL ITEMS.

Ste5s CO aksYou hadbetter not keep stock than
5A9isTrk allow their manure tobe wasted. 1T
ssa hsesR must not burn up and frefang Gin
,-,tsf ~. great heaps, nor be washed away by
t1od,os d. Tete SE5dEs 2cAing5t from the the caves.
ed by something, and the solid kept
.eaf- from heating and exposure sss s6i
fsaom TsETs harness kept well oiled is easier
-suhf-s for the animal, is stronger, and don't
49, - wear ont half asfast as one allowed
zdf5tts to go year in and year out without
care. Clean the harness with Ia
scS spongeand CASTLE soap. Apply the
- = oil with an old paint brush. Along
- tin pan saves the drip
Is5a 4sss Hoos.-Hogs should be kept dry
and warm in Che. winter season. The
-ug edess IN 1, fat Ss mgl 3 hog hSsgb Kept 'fta in a cold I'D
seSs per cent. of the cost of feedingy as
provedby actual triad, They cannot
= be kept too warm in winter The
@o1t same viii apply to cattle in this eli
mate. sass 10 ~
= sse CHncK <. 4 a. good horseman
VIA always driye5with q tightrein4
Just so tight that the animal will
feel q gentle pressure on the bitJ and
IL the check rein Is not too tight, this
is the best safeguard against -stumb-
80 'sas'se4 ling Thecarf4age horse is often cru
H .sin e s slB panl ofs6e e Rs sR rein a his mentS
becomes cAHons blythe onsfenthard
pressure Ct the bit, and loses its sem
&-N z9a sitiVeness to thesgehtlet pressure of
the driving rein.e goA i.
e3oNA0AVPRoFrFs FXEAAeaiSSaalE the av-
erage profits of farming are less than
.YBH8 ave per cent az does not follow that
LQ6 sans men WOulQr- 10 OeoIcr OYA
changing their business- There is
more unskilled labor on the farm
than many other calling, and that
q h5s SO kind of1abor has, a hard time in any
EFfa business An exchange, with9rSl
some men make but two per cent.
by farming, Others make eight on
saHo1Fsla their capital, and furnish themselves
.o5 .sfoand their sons With remunerative
sifaod eafk emPloyment az the Whlle, which is
SAtsA saan ~ y y t n 4 AZ S-y HFsHges,
Rrmin4N1S not 81 Changes of busfaesst
NINA Buta ehangeef policy. knowledge
and skill pay as Wel1ton heIfarmf as
-iR the workshop or counting@room
doo1d hua aHsHE&4TRerszSrsdfe If sany;
-smoneyyaluable substances than ASH
es, to enrich the soil and restore the
waste made bytcOnfinued cropping!
9neAss1oE Especially taressthey valuable for
leeg sH9s ts9grapes, fruitStrees. and Strawberries,
and can hardly be misapplieE Ash
g9c1d Ea5iIanoB do not seem to belso useful on wet
ssagq te anilandoas1on dry Un1eached ashes
15IT :. =. are much the best but leached ashes
.fa5s. :. care very good and should be usedSif
.tsGe they can be obtained at a reasoRabIe'
sesSc Coat Some advocate the use of coal
.4.se, a. ashes, but we hayeneyer found them
.fsEe FRO, to be of much value. as -afertilizer-
t.S. They may. be used on some stiff, te-
q naciouB soils ,when.they have the Ell
s feet to rendeff it more ffiable but will
not enrich only SO far as there
ssn5h9A may be wood ashes mixed with the
,s19es.eea coal ENTHUSIASTICALLY be Very care
81 eoS a9tEae full to saFea all their wood ashesfnh-i
--de der cover, 50 that none of the good
-99Asof qualities shall hel0st befofethey are
II 03at sf0isWantedf for useJ We have seen many
saast sessFsa one who had to buy nlanuTes shave
p -aoes9 st the saehes made about the house
- 9~oasaas turned into a heap and 1eftia all
,tfrpOa 5;f54 Through the winter to,be wasted by
.oidthe storms. Let more attention be-
paid the so-caf1ed little things about
= the farm, and more money. will be
FNt-- saved .Ae.- ~ - a s-.g~-