, 1872-10-28

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to have tho pos5s u tegs. e. i5ann hn5 W. hetter
the capaclty, and give the puumnb pesa1a ssara
appearance 1t should stand wen ~ o,: LII III.
the ground, on large posts, or latee ulte4 tbfna
lars. lsay large, 1or II IS very coHnon 4o9
to see tne pllats fa;e ~ n1y oat laom 9a;nht fbree
Thousand ousnels o. corn IN tne eAl - ~ ,;1 =;
and add to thus IVY pusnels OF oats 1,e;nht
IL tons, OF, IN au ~ TONS, pesae5 .ue sh1
o. tne hrejf n1'a1s ~. ara % Srshed. The bo
tom Of the cr1D 1s covered WIN slate ln'4eS 10
vide, with spaces OF an inch between men, ~ ~
the purpose OF yent1atlon On tne Il n4lag ~ tann on
out the chickens, but the outside Is open, AMI
the chickens run under the crib to pick up az
the loose corn that may fal through, anu thete
is no waste QUE NORWAY RAT,
which is now the common rat Of the country,
will seldom so up into crib that stands VOL up
from the ground, and has no trash under It 1or
never never makes makes his nest in tho corn: Il al old
rubbish is kept from about the cribs, and m TIE
space is clear under them. tho rats will not dis
turb tho corn and, should colony locate near s;a
pose of them; or, by watching the burrows
and shooting few OF them, they will
| leave the premises. The rat is a troublesome
customer to the shiftless farmer, for he delights
to hide and burrow 1ndor Lis old rubbish-heaps
and badly-constructed stable floors; but he
avoids ali places where he is exposed to the
| spade or tho shotgun. Any one can have rats,
en ne Is for R1 n9e o to 3o
| thought good ratter necessary in order to bo
! rid OF them; but experience proved that to be 3
folly; good, clean, sharp spade, and clean
| premises, are worth more than dozen OF the
! time when would not part with good ratter
! for fifty dollars for supposed them to be the
charm that kept the rats off the farm; but since
| 1 have learned Q cheaper method would not
! tpke the best dog as q gift, much preferring to
| give the waste Of the kitchen to ihe chickens,
| for III that is ono Of the secrets Of O. supply OF
eggs. Rats infcst corn in the shock, for they
mike their burrows under the shocks: rail-crib
| is also good place for them, as they are safe
from both dogs and spades. They used to annoy
me about the stable; but / made the floors Of
solid clay, well ra1nrnsd e. down, upon "hca naf
gets @ under p this planking. Tho urine tends to
| preserve the plank, and, after eight years use,
they have not been replaced, and look as
they would s Last rs ssXs5a years lopgsf &
dog to worry them II there Was. linen ne hog-
] pen is mp two feet from the ground which has as
spoiled all their hiding ana We nae 1aa of Of
| prevention is better than q pound Of cure.
| EAn!h-oLosEIs; thu
Now that there is SO mnch slcnnessE u Ine
country onehaH OF which Is due % the 3e bad cs con-
% tention II to the groat value Of tie eaEthc1oaet 7
would forgive the lghtniin5g-rod men, TIE the
| tree and map peddlere, and the
se"lng-machine peramDulatofs !argo an9uns gt,1a
Il eyery farmer in the country to put up one OF
I these earth-closeta. Nor would I complain It
{ they made double the amount that they now do.
| for it would be money saved in the end Bad,
-vev bai. it would be- for the doctor, tho patent
| medicine man. and the undertaken, for it would
yaatly lessen the demands upon their services.
/ Nearly every case OF typhoid fever may be d.
Il rectly trnced to this source Of Infection It is
4 matter Of surprise that Some one has not estab-
i liahed q system Of canvaHsing the country for
/ orders for, and for the putting up OF, tho ap-
p;raps Asde 81 ebs from N my ogn fa4 tb
sse's the use a y IN ee1ts;n t6at sle
dicious advertising would work wonders n dis
tributing this absolutely cid to
good health. Two and han
Years ago, / purchased two sets OF
h1tnres 1of @zo, 4aa tuean Pus ~ 5a ri ~
which had little value, for experience hasproved
j that simp.e sss1e4 ~ ~ G, ;natan6e added m
Ment ~ pettei: - -, 4no +nre1asot and orranoa3
tnon o, ~ ;s ~ a1, ann bv feot' Il shoud be-
+o',c Iaraer IN ordaT tn store the div earth. and
also tisoI the 1ei Tsfuse ,i tt matter. @ ~
arra9ee1nant that he eayn Is good enoueh for his
1,ea g5;thont nsT;n1 s1fjor 5i for II Ia tool,
oev, sv,"n "r harre 1Sam alwa7s buys his syrup b7
| +he harre11 Sawed IL in two and put some
rooe ron han9os to one Of the halves, filed this
Wth With Whieh to handle % tho earth; but be found
Tint the buildpg had to be raised, the wall filed
~ md q large Boz placed under the seat, and
ft,,on-door mt on behind, to keep out the wind
and X alIow OF access to the box This be cleans
et at enca week. throwing the material on pile,
r. 9'oh 9 ha a1ds the ashes from tie stoves, and.
nIn a1rna r1 snreads it thickly On the garden.
Thta H. Is ts Very good plan when one does not wish
!:nr tha ex1ense of an apparatus, especially
70 70 l!S tSa M that saw at he State Fair. That
| nfa t0e o1e ~ ~ e.,n;1a brornb+ n,on.