Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-15
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
SHoEMAKER's MEAsURE.-No. 1 is AZ
inches, and every additional number u Of
an inch more, but only for children's feet
For adults, No. is S1s inches, and every
additional number a of an inch more.
In his late "Walks and Talks" Joseph
Harris says he has but very little faith in
any improvement in farming "until we
drain our land and work it thoroughly and
repeatedly to kill weeds and make all the
manure we can"
COUNTRY SoAP-Six pounds of soda ash,
six pounds Of grease, three pounds stone
lime, four gallons water. Boil the soda
and lime in the water until the soda is dis
solved, then pour it out and let it settle.
When the 'dregs are all in the bottom
pour the top off into an iron pot, add the
grease and boil until it is soap; when SUI
ficiently thick, pour into pans to cool, and
cut into bars.
THE report of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture comes to the startling
conclusion that such is the wholesale de-
struction of American forests, there will
be an actual famine for wood in the coun-
try within thirty years, unless immediate
measures are taken to supply their places
by new plantations. 1t is estimated that
from 1850 to 1860, 20,O00,0,0 acres of tim
Der land were brought under cultivation,
and that in the present decade no less than
hundred millions will be so reclaimed.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Country Gen.
tlemdn planted few acres of turnips,
which were large enough to begin to feed
the first week in July, when they were fed
to pigs, and no other feed given until the
last week in September. No lot of pigs
could have done better, growing and keep
ing in good condition all the while. He
does not advocate cooking white turnips
for pigs under any circumstances. They
are only fit for them raw in warm weather.
Steamed Swedes are good mixed with
plenty of meal but potatoes are so much
better, that half the meal mixed with them
would feed as fast.
In many localities the drouth has made
short crop of hay, and though of extra
quality, it will not suffice TO carry the Ordi-
nary stock of the farm through the COM
ing winter. All the substitutes ever used
for good hay will be wanted and it be-
comes farmers to make the most of them.
Dat and wheat straw that Is often allowed
to rot upon the ground or is used for bed
ding, makes very good fodder, and should
be carefully stacked or stored in the barn
at the time of threshing If cut and mixed
with corn meal or with wheat bran, cattle
will thrive upon the feed quite as well as
upon good hay. Those who have sowed
corn fodder abundantly have good substi-
tute for hay. Save what is left from the
fall feeding. Make the most of the fodder
from the cornficld, which Is often damaged
from careless stacking.-Ansesscan Ag7Icxt-
turast
A WRITER in an English journal sug-
gests the usa of ordinary SuipiiuIiC aClu, or
oil i' OF vitriol as an excellent agent for the
the destruction Of weeds on lawns. The
difficulty of eradicating such unsightly ele-
ments Of the lawn is we'll understood, since
to do 80 satisfactorily requires the removal
Of large amount of dirt, producing cor
responding injury to the general appear
ance. BY taking the acid in question,
and allowing few drops to fall into the
crown of any obnoxious weeds, it will turn
them brown in an instant, and ultimately
cause the death of the plant. Great care
of course must be taken TO prevent any OF
the acid from falling upon the skin or arti-
Gle of clothing, but, with ordinary care,
large amount of surface can be treated IN
short time with most excellent general re-
suits The fall is a good time to operate
How Much WORK A Horse CAN Do
At former meeting Of the British Asso-
citation in Dublin, Mr.. Charles Bianconi,
of Cashel, read paper relative TO his ex-
tensive car establishment, after which
| gentleman stated that at Pickfords, the
great English carriers, they could not
work horse economically more than ten
miles day, and wished to hear Mr.. Bian-
coni's opinion on the subject. Mr. Bmn
conf stated, he found, by experience, he
could better work horse eight miles
day for six days in the week, than six
miles day for seven days in the week.
BY not working an- q Sunday he eficcttcd :
saving of 10 per cent. Me- Bianconi's
opinion on this point is Of the highest an-
thority; for although the extension OF rail.
ways In the land has thrown thirty seven
of his vehicles out of employ, which daily
ran 2,446 miles, still he has over nine hun
bred horses, working sixty-seven convey
ances which daily travel 4,2A miles; 1t IL
also founded on the result of forty-three
years experience Scientific Anersc0n.