The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-10-27
Farm, Garden and Household.

FArrENrNO SHEer IN WNTER The
Indications are favorable for this husi-
ness. Select the best three or four
year-old Merino wethers that can be
found. give them good grass and, If need
be, little grain this month, preparatory
20 shutting then up 60 fatten. They
should gain more this month than dur
ing the two next The profit comes,
not from the increase in weight but
from the extra quality and the increased
price OF the mutton next spring. Much
money has been made In this business,
but person who has had no experience
should not rush into Il on large scale,
To DKrHCr SULPHUR IN CoAL Gas
Ulex has published a simple process OF
detecting the presence of sulphur In
ordinary Illuminating gas. The flame
from the gas is used in a BunSen burner
10 heat clean platinum dish containing
water. After evaporating about a pint
of water, the outside of the vessel will
be found 10 be partly coated with AN oily
fluid, which can be distinctly shown, by
ordinary qualitative tests, TO be esalphurie
acid. The same author states that the
white incrustation which sometimes
makes its appearance ON the inside o!
lamp chimneys, consists Of snlphate Oi
ammonia.
CoRN-SrALKs. Hay win be scarce and
high the coming winter, and we ought
20 take extra care i'm curing and preserv,
ing cgGn stalks. Half the corn-stalks-
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TO think good deal OF them. are rem
dered comparatively worthless fer want
of proper care and attention i'm curing
and stacking Farmers know how this
should I've done, hut do not sufficiently
realize its importance. In this case, as
in 50 many others, they need exhorta-
tion rather than precept The point is
to cure stalks a. rspidly as possible, aud
60 draw them in as soon as the sap In 30
much reduced that they win not ferment
injuFiously in the stack or barn. In this
case, as with hay, the water or sap that
is IN the stalks is not half so likely 70
cause mold as little water ON the out
side OF the stalks from dew or rain.
TxFEcrIox.--u is not so generally
known as in ought 20 be that human
being IN liable to infection from CLAN
dsred horse. Numerous such cases have
been recorded in medical works; and
only q few weeks ago q man named
Martin, who lived in Washington eonn-
Nv, Md, suffered horrible death from
this cause. While attending to horse
which had the glaEders, some of the
virus from the diseased animals nose or
mouth found its way into cut on one
Of his thumbs, and shortly afterwards
he was taken with spaSms, which were
succeeded by severe nausea and utter
prostration. Although medical Ms
sistance was Immediately procured, and
the man bad every reasonable attention,
he live only Few days after the infec-
tion manifested itself. Before DYING his
body became mass OF ulcers, and mt
the end the flesh fen in pieces nom
his bones When a horse Is found 10
be glandered, il shonld be killed at once.
and proper measures taken 10 disinfect
every object that has been i'm contact
with the animal
BREAKNe OXEN. - The education
should commence at one year old. A
suitable yoke and bows are provided !:
the tails are tied together by the Tufts, that
they may not turn round and reverse the
yoke. A rope Is fastened to the near
horn of each steer; these ropes unite
in one short distance from their heads.
They are allowed TO stand In the yoke
often when not in exercise, and are ex-
ercised daily until they are familiar with
tbs different motions and words and
signs used 10 control them. They are
then yoked to q pair Of wheels only, and
exercised with them To teach them To
back. strike them quick blows on the
nose with the palm Of your hand, using
at the same time the proper word. Quiet
ness and gentleDess should be used
during the lessons. and little salt viii
pacify them should they be inclined to
become unruly. Never unyoke them
when they are excited les them cool
down first II should be borne in mind
that whatever L. learned now VIII be re-
membered, and the lessons should be
given with the greatest care.
MATERIALS FOR MANURE RR-The manure
pile may be augmented from many
sources outside Of the stables or barn
yards Much waste matter is living
around IN every village or hamlet III the
country that might be gathered mp at
very little expense. We do not know
country town Of a hundred or two
inhabitants In which some one would
not be glad Of u Job to gather mp ashes,
leather scraps, tanners offal, tan-bark,
sawdust. ehip-dirt, straw, and refuse
generally; all of which would make
valuable additions to the eompost-heap.
Old boots and shoes should be reduced
TO charcoal by covering them with pile
OF chips ard burning them slowly, keep
ing the ashes heaped over them. They
are then easily reduced TO powder. Old
woolen rags and waste. from a shoddy
factory iE very valuable as manure.
Bones, above all things, should not be
overlooked; nor oyster-sheIls, which.
when burnt, make a valuable lime.
Thousands Of tons of such matter go to
waste every year. not because ii is not
worth the cost Of gathering, but because
formers do not appreciate how valuable
this waste matter Is
RuLEs FOR THE CARE or SnEEp.-Keep
sheep dry under foot with litter. This
1s more necessary then roofing them.
Never let them sand or lie in mud or
snow.
Drop or take out the lowest bars as
the sheep enter or leave yard, thus
saving broken limbs.
Begin Grainine with the greatest care,
and use the snail ct quantity at first.
II eve loses her lamb, milk her daily
for few days, and mix little alum
with her salt
Give the lambs a little mill feed in
time OF weaving.
Never frighten sheep II possible to
avoid it.
Sow rye for weak ones in cold weather,
ii you can.
Separate all weak, thin, or nick. from
thoaestrong in the fall, and give them
special care.
Il any sheep is hurt, catch it at once
and wash the wound with something
healing. III limb IN broken, bind X
with splinters tightly, loosening as the
limb swelIs
Keep number Of good bells on the
sheep.
II one is lame, examine the hoof, clean
out between the hoofs, pare the hoof IL |
and apply tobacco with blue |
vitrol boiled in little water.
Shear at once any sheep commeneine |
to shed ITS wool, unless the weather ia
700 severe.
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