The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-01
yailp Argus.
what Z Don't Know About
Farming.

In selling stock by live weight it is q
good plan 70 feed each one about three
pals 1T wafer, aud what other stuff can be
got down '-m just before driving Gu the
scales. Ii the buyer has, ever invested much
money on Change, he will know what
watered stock" means.
la holding the plow, l always prefer to
hold 1t IN the house, seated In Q rocking
chair, with my family clustered around me.
In planning hay, l always plant the long
est can, rs short hay bends a person .
back too much in cutting it.
10 the matter of wheat, | always raise it
myself by the barrel, at mill not far away,
els IL saves buying seed, blowing, sowing,
grading, and ,hrashing. generally raise
IL on y note.
In travelling through the country, have
often noticed that farmers do not sufficient
Iy regard the health OF their animals. My
| barn is arranged on plan of my own. 1t Is
open on ell sides, 30 that NO creature may
have TO stand out in q storm because L am
asleep or away. This also saves lumber.
A Ii ar uud tho barn are benches on which
any animal can sit down when tired of
stauoiug, or when waiting for something or
other to turn up. The sheriff says my
Cdttl6 diN6yS 96l Ndcn NY nclkHoOt q oOu ,
and he thinks it is all owing to my econo-
my, and | do not doubi it.
In sub.oiing a piece of ground, l always
"piant" . mortgage on 1t In the winter
previous. 1t raises the biggest kind of .
crop, especially when you let the interest 60
behind. l hardly ever knew such . sowing
that didn't turn out full AS well a. the hold
er expected.
Ia raising hogs think that many farmers
are altogether TOO slack for their own inter-
ests. Now suppose that want to raise .
hog, 90 at it in . scientific way. A good
many farmers raise their hogs with the frat
club that comes handy, but this tends to
make the animal discouraged and discon
tented.
L have my own ideas about training horses.
If ever got hold of horse inclined to run
away, always borrow . buggy Of one Of
my neighbors, put him to it, turn
him into lot and let him run. He general
ly gets sick Of the fun by the time the buggy
is gone, if be don't hitch him to any of the
wheels that may be left and keep him trav,
cling. The owner Of the buggy always ex-
presses sstonishment At my system. but the
evidence of its success is there before him,
and be csnno, dispute the pieces.
If ever get hold of kicking COW l
always let Mrs. Quad set down first to milk,
and take my station near BY. to see What
foot the animal kicks with. and how hard che
hits. Ny wife generally has a clear memo
~. and after coming to, she can give me any
little particulars which l failed to note,
owing to distance. l then get the cow into
the stable. draw her up with a windlas.. un
til she Ia inst evenly balanced. Then get
. bag and ELL it with bricks. hang it within
easy kicking distance, and / stand off for
developments. Every time she comes
down she hits the brick, and when she goes
OPP. have another to apply to her front,
and after she has gone through with the
oscillation two or three times, she never
kicks any worse. at least not until she looks
around for bricks.
NJ Quad, Detroit Press.