Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-13
Farm and Household.
HINTS ABOUT WORK.

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FARM BUILDINGs. Animals will
soon need shelter, if they do not
already, and should be regularly
stabbed at night, as in winter.
In putting the stables in order.
look well to the floors, and to the
timbers in contract with manure,
or the liquids of the stable; re-
new those which are in any de-
gree weak. Tighten weather
boards, patch roofs if leaky. See
that all buildings around the
barn-yard have good caves
troughs and cutters, so that no
more water than necessary en-
ters the barn-yard.
ROAD MENDING at this season
must be done with clean gravel
and sand, otherwise the mended
spots will be very soft, and will
cut into ruts in fall and spring.
This material, with small, broken
stones in some places, is the only
fit substance for mending roads,
where it can be obtained. Make
good, hard turnouts for water, on
roads upon descending grades,
distributing,the road wash upon
meadows or pastures, if possible.
Bridges and embankments should
be well looked to, and put in Or
der for winter before cold weather
sets in.
IcE-HoUsEs. Experiment has
proved. that though it is really
cooler under ground than above,
during most of the pear, yet,
that if the wooden walls of ice
houses be properly constructed
they will prove a better protec-
ton to the ice above ground
than stone walls, with a lining
of plank and non-conducting fill
ing below ground. Besides it is
decidedly cheaper to build above
than below the surface. The
manner of constructing the ice
house portion is applicable to
one used simply for keeping ice.
The points to be borne in mind
are simply these. 1. Perfect
drainage. 2. Close, strong, non
conducting, double walls of plank
on the inside, having space be-
tween them not less than eight
inches wide, and this filled with
some dry, porous material, like
saw-dust or spent tan. 3. An
opportunity for a change of air
above the ice-entirely avoiding
drafts. A house I2x12 feet
square on the inside, is the best
size for private family. 1Ox10.
feet square will generally keep
the ice well, but it will waste bad
ly, and soft ice, such as we had
last winter, will not last through
the summer.
POULTRY HOUsEs.-We think
it well to dig out for henneries.
and set them a few (say 81 feet
below the ground level, provided
perfect drainage can be secured.
Cement the bottom set the studs
upon the cemented floor; board
up upon the inside above the
ground level and fill in behind
the boards with cement concrete.
Outside nail hemlock boards
against the studs as high as you
have earth enough, or think best
to raise an earth bank. Light,
warmth, cleanliness, and good
feeding, will secure a supply of
eggs all winter.
MILcH Cows get little good in
the pastures, and should be out
but few hours daily, unless it is
more important to save fodder
than to have milk.
You've CATTLE may have all
the range they desire; but it is
well to feed them something dai-
ly, roots, corn, pumpkins, or
''mess" of ground feed; to get
them in good condition before
cold weather.
SHEEP.-The rams are put with
the ewes for March lambs. Fat
tening sheep should be pushed
forward and ripened off rapidly,
if they are not to be wintered.
Secure the stock for wintering in
rs good condition as possible, be-
ing more careful to have healthy
sheep than to have fat ones.
SWINE grow and fatten yerv
last in October. The cold wealth
er next month will check them
+ they are not already fat. Feed
charcoal and some woodasbes ,,
frequently; give pure water un-
Ill they are fat; after that with
hold water altogether, except
what they get in their semi liquid,
cooked feed. l.
POULTRY.-Give more or less {
neat, pork scraps, ETC., to help ,
owls through with their moult- {
ng. Wash memories with car {
'olic soap; whitewash, and pro !
'ide dry soil and ashes for dust 6
ng when wet weather comes. as |
t probably will some time. i
PLoUGHING.-Do all the fall /
possible. Even pillow t
or corn if the land is heavy OF I
veedy. i
TURNIPs.-Keep free from !,
veeds and stir the ground occa-
lonally and the crop will pay you
Or it.
WEEDs.-No weeds that have !,
lpened their seed should be A