Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-15
pailp Argus.
rAnT,s.y, February Is. 1879.
Farm and Home.

form Al insoillHont opinion oil tho products
Of the hsld, tbs prO6w OF his stock, the
propriety OF this or that mode Of farming,
without keeping accurate accounts Of his
business IN all its paris? No mechanic,
manufacturer or merchant ever thinks Of
doing business without scanning every
branch Of his trade. How can the farmer
know that he makes any profit from bis
cows or other animals, Il he does not know
the producu aud the cost Of keeping? Yet
few farmers do this.-AoOre's Rurdl
WEAMSo FLASSHL--The majority OF the
people are no. aware Of the beneficial Of
fects Of wearing flannel next 10 the body, |
both in cold aud warm weather, as prvju- |
diced people believe. Frequent colds and
constant haoking coughs have lef' me since
adopting flannel garments. There 10 no
need OF greAI bulk about the waist, which |
condemns the wsariag OF flannel With those
who prefer wasp. waists TO health, for in that
case the flannel can be cut out as loosely
fitting waists always fastening at the bach.
There are scarcely any Of the bad effects OF
sudden changes Of weather felt by those
who wear flannel, and mothers especially
should sndeAvor TO secure such for their
little people 10 preference 10 oil those shoWy
0aNiao htNW inks MhlVu tAshlOh conmcnus'
Ell SrusoS, Ese.-we lad the following
stalsmsnSs respecting the able aud energetic
Arssidehs OF the Wisconsin State Wool
Growers Association, 10 . recent number
OF Harpsrs BAzaAr "Ths how to do IT, OF
the Western pioneer 10 illustrated in the life
and adventures Of Eli Stllson, Of Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, who marched into the bowels OF
the land tvsnty-four years ago with ~ 900,
and started little farm in wilderness.
He nov has ], 100 acres Of as Cue laud As
the eye eau rest upon, worth 100000. HIS
house 10 small aud neat, but his barn bless
you it is 600 fee, long, and he keeps add
ing 10 II. He runs ! 500 (Merino) sheep,
aud cows and oxen innumerAble; and is al
loved 10 be the best farmer IN Wisconsin,
How TO TRAP CRows.-The Poultry
Chronicle gives the folio sing mode Of trap
pug crows, which will interest the boys {;
The quickest and sprest trap for crows is
20 place . steel trap 10 the shallow water Of
pond, 80 that the Jaws, when open, are
jast under the water. On the treadle place
q tuft Of grass or moss, making n NINA
ture island, the cut q small stick with three
branches, fo;kng in such a manner as to
support al egg on them; stick this about
SIX or cigqI inches from the trap, lay u
little moss, grass or leaves over IL, and plac,
the egg on the forks, 80 il will appear as il
floating on the water; cover the remAindei
OF tbs trap lightly with grass 30 as to hide Il
from sighI. 10 obtain the egg, the CROW
will ligh, on the 'isArd, aud fad, too late
that he is eaughL'
MASuRE PRoM the PLASrs' OwN ASHES
.Fs
urge that tho best mSnurs for plHnt is il
own ashes. IL is no, certain that this no
tou is the result Of Any direct observation
Probably il Is merely az idea Shieh som
mere thinker started aud which obtained
currency from its very novelty, as 50 man,
OF these WITNESSES do. II IL is 30 it Is op
posed to anslogies 10 seeds aud plants, 70
they generally get sick OF the same groun,
When growing for year after year, aud VI
all know how beneficial is change Of see,
IN almost every crop.
The only circumstance worthy Of th
name Of fact in zorro boration OF this theor,
is from Samuel w. Noble, au excellent frui
oultivstor near PhilAdelphiA IL is know
tia trees will very seldom grow well in ID,
ground. For instance, if al old Appl
orchard is cut down, q new lot OF trees vii
seldom do well there. Mr.. Noble, however
linda out that II the worn out old tree j
grubbed up BY the roots, aud the trim mings
or brush, burned in the hole, Aad net
tree planted there, il does IS we'll as on
could wish. But still the fact is not know
whether the ashes Of any other wood voul
not have done as well as its own brush.
RAsPtSG HoRsEs FgEr.-Rasping dow
the feet nicely as they call II, IS quite
passion With some people. | hare ofte
rasped the hoof, the owner of the hors
standing by to tell when il would suit him
This rasping on hoof that happens to b
little III shaped, until il will spring unde
your huger, Is far too dangerous a plan 10
making things look well. have ofte
comm snced on hoofs that had q beautfu
gloss all over, and given then thoroug
rAsping not that / could make them ~
better, for that was beyond the power Q
human hands, but they had TO be rAspe
merely bsoAuss the owners mind was
slave 10 fashion or fancy This rAspin
takes the saloBg surface of the hoof su
nature, trying all she can to make up for tn
evil done by iniudieious hsuds, forms
hard CLASSY surface 10 protect the foo
This sl,ssy surface takes the place Of N
ing the hoof will probably split little
the nails, and no, unfrsquently the ma
punches piece out before it Cor. Cam
ia Fdrmsr.
CUrTiSG Of currau.s, gooseberries {
grapes may be takeu IN mild ~eaiher, 40
6or d 10 sand or damp moss. la maxim
cuttings 10 propagate plants from, !. shOui
be borne a mind that an important obls,
10 70 increase their vigor, as well as the
number, 90 that the new plants shall pr,
duc3 better fruit than tho parent, If p1ss
Bile. This object IL too frequently lost sizi
Of IN propagation, by taking immatur
wood, or selecting from improper planu
and then not giving sufficient care 10 "a
selection and preparation Of the soil, plan
Jog, and after culture; all OF which ar
essential to success. II is always better I
make cuttings in the fall, before the cane
or shoots have been hard frozen, but 1t
better late than never. The cuttings shoul
never be made when frozen. Select ID
cuttings from good healthy stocks, strong
vell-ripened wood OF the las, or preseI
seasons growth, and make them Of lengt
corresponding TO the variety and growth
currant and goossbsrry, ten to twelve incl
es; grape, with two or three eyes. o.
square OF just at the base Of budi hal
or an inch may be left on above the uppS
bad. The base should bs prepared befor
storing IN sand, as oallous il formed an
the cutting 10 better prepared to push roo
when planted. A great variety Of plant
shrubs, etc, may 10 this way be prop
gated.
Age OF Cow.-The age Of COW
known by the teeth and horns. This 40
NAL 10 furnished with eight cutting teeth
the lover Jaw; at tho age Of ten montl
the two mlddlsmost Of these fall out, az
are replaced by others that are not
white, but broader; ~ the age Of sixtes
months, the two next milkwhrte teeth "a
on, like, and others come up in their roor
thus, At the end of everT six months, ii
creature looses and gains, till at the end
three years all the cutting teeth are rene
ed, and then they are long, pretty viii,
and equal; but ia proportion as the amin