Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-10-26
Farm, Garden and Household.

ness. Select the best three or four.
year-old Merino wethers that can be
found, give them good grass and, if neeG
be, little grain this month, preparatory
to shutting then up to fatten. They
should gain more this month than dur
ing the two next. The profit comes,
not from the increase in weight, bu
from the extra quality and the increased
price Of the mutton next spring. Mucl
money has been made in this business
but person who has had no experience
should not rush into it on large scale
CoRN-STALKs. Hay will be scarce ant
high the coming winter, and we ough
to take extra care in curing and preserv
ing corn stalks. Half the csrn-stalks
even in sections where farmers profess
to think good deal Of them, are rem
dered comparatively worthless for want
Of proper care and attention in curing
and stacking, Farmers know how this
should he done, but do not sufficiently
realize its Importance. In this case, as
in so many others, they need exhorta.
ton rather than precept. The point is
to cure stalks as rapidly MS possible, and
to draw them in rs soon as the sap is SC
much reduced that they will not ferment
iniuriously 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 tc
cause mold as little water on the out.
side of the stalks from dew or rain.
TNFECTIoN.--It is not so generally
known as in ought to be that human
being is liable to infection from CLAN.
dered horse. Numerous such cases have
been recorded in medical works and
only n few weeks ago man named
Martin, who lived in Washington coun-
ty, Nd, suffered a horrible death from
this cause. While attending to horse
which had the glaLders, some OF the
virus from the diseased animals nose OF
mouth found its way into a 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 as.
sistance was Immediately procured, and
the man had every reasonable attention,
he live only Few days after the infec,
ton manifested itself Before dying his
body became mass of ulcers, and at
the end the flesh fell in pieces from
his bones. When horse is found to
be glandered, it should be killed at once,
and proper measures taken to disinfect
every object that has been in contact
with the animal
BREAKING 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 a 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
the different motions and words and
signs used TO control them. They are
then yoked to 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 gentleness should be used
during the lessons, and little salt will
pacify them should they be inclined to
become unuly. Never unyoke them
when they are excited lei them cool
down first. 1t should be borne in mind
that whatever i, learned now will be re-
membered, and the lessons should be
given with the greatest care
MATERIALS FOR MANURE. The manure
pile may be augmented from many
sources outside of the stables or barn
yards. Much waste matter is lying
around in every village or hamlet in the
country that might be gathered up at
very little expense. We de not know
a country town of q hundred or two
inhabitants in which some one would
not be glad of a job to gather up ashes,
leather scraps, tanners offal, tan bark,
sawdust, chip-dirt, straw, and refuse
generally MI of which would make
valuable additions to the compost-heap.
Old boots and shoes should be reduced
to charcoal by covering them with pile
of chips and burning them slowly, keep
ing the ashes heaped over them. They
are then easily reduced to powder. Old
wooden rags and waste from q shoddy
factory is very valuable as manure.
Bones, above all things, should not be
overlooked; nor oyster-shells, which,
when burnt, make valuable lime.
Thousands of tons of such matter 90 to
waste every year, not because it is not
worth the cost of gathering, but because
farmers do not appreciate how valuable
this waste matter is.
RULES FOR THE CARE OF SHEEp. Keep
sheep dry under foot with litter. This
is more necessary than roofing them.
Never let them stand or lie in mud OF
snow.
Drop or take out the lowest bars as
the sheep enter or leave yard, thus
saving broken limbs.
Begin granting with the greatest care
and use the sma ] st quantity at first.
If ewo loses her lamb, milk her daily
for few days, and mix little alum
with her salt
Give the lambs little mill feed il
time of weaving.
Never brighten sheep if possible t.
avoid it.
Sow rye for weak ones in cold weather
if you can.
Separate I'LL weak, thin, or sick, from
those strong i'll the fall, and give then
special care.
FISHING IN THE UPPER NrLE.--A new
and exciting kind of fishing is to be ha,