Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-09-05

Where the home il, there 10 rest.
Well thou knowest, ere speak.
Where the homo my heart would seek;
Thus, upon thy faithful breast, : =
Here, and only here, rest.
Harpers Magazine.
THE FARM AND. HOUSEHOLD.
The Farm. -
A RAIN guage may be made by get.
ting tin or iron vessel made with
square sides, strong enough 40 that it
will not spring. Set this level to nice
ty, where it will be exposed to the
rain. The inches and fractions may be
measured by inserting q proper rule, OF
better, a tube may be soldered to the
rain gauge, having q vert;cle glasa:arm
on which is registered the inches and
fractions of an inch, where they may be
easily read.
A cows age. may be determined by
the teeth, but the horns are the surest
method. Count the rings around the
horn and add to this number three
years, which is the lapse of time before
any rings make their appearance. -
a LATE writer lays down this IS an
axiom IN drainage: It is not judi
cious to spend money in draining land
that needs draining, so long as we can
use the money to good advantage in
the better cultivation of other good
land that does not need draining.
A GERMAN psychologist asserts that
animals which are beng fattened, par
ticularly oxen, should not be encou-
ragged to drink much water, for the
reason that, as has been found by ex-
pertinent, "the absorption of water
generates carbonic acid to excess, and
trammels the formation OF fat" :
Fresh eggs, according to the Prairie
Farmer, afford great nourishment to
weak animals. It tells of q colt which
to all appearances was nearly dead, the
breath Of life being barely perceptiblo,
which almost instantly revived by Civ
ing it one or two fresh eggs. The
same results have attended the admin.
istering of eggs to weak cattle, and to
feeble, chilled lambs. The remedy il
a simple one. aud farmers would dc
well to bear it in mind.
AMERICAN nqrserymen generally bud
trees in the following order, beginning
with each when the bark separates free
~ from the wood: Plums, cherries,
apricots. pears, apples, ounces and
peaches. When one is anxious to fruit
in short time anew variety, piece Of
the young wood with three or four eyes
may be beveled on one side and in
serted the same way as bud, and wher
carefully done the graft will grow and
if circumstances favor; produce fruit il
two years. ID
SAwDUsT may be used AZ a mulch
but will not answer for manure. IF 4
is applied IN sufficient quantities Il
keep down the weeds, little lime
should occasionally be added to pre-
vent acidity in the soil, as we'll as t.
destroy fungi, which is always presen
in delaying word. As a rule, do no
think it would be advisable to use saw
dust a. mulch for grapevines, al
though there may be soils where il
might be applied with good results.
JOSEPH HARRIS says summer fallow.
on strong, clayey land are often the
O00V fuu OuC0pCSV ucaSu6 VI A11Jlu2
weeds and enriching soil at the same
time. A true summer-fallow is pre-.
pairing land for a crop, and then moi
sowing it until the next season. Il
cleans the land and concentrates til.
plant-food, which is rendered available
in two years into manure for one crop
Instead OF raising twot wheat crops 8
fifteen bushels each, it enables us t
raise crop Of thirty bushels, anl
cleans the land at the same time.
A CORRESPONDENT makes the sensible
remark that, winter or summer, except
in stormy times there is no place sc
comfortable for colts or tired work
horses Us good pasture lot. To tie
up q horse at night in a narrow cell
with plank floor to stand on, is 9
species of cruelty that : civilization
ought to be ashamed of. If the pool
animal must be confined like a convic
in dungeon, for PHYS sake let hin
have his head, and give him at leas
twelve 4eet square, with a soft dry foo,
to stand or lie on.
The egg of the Colorado beetle vii
not survive the winter in the egg state
Vines may be composted or burned, j,
they contain eggs when the potatoe.
are dug in the summer. In the fall tn,
leaves will be infested with eggs. Th,
larvae go into the ground to transform
and the perfect beetle winters in rub
bish and other secure places. The egg
are laid on the upper side Of the gree
leaves, and the 1art@hatching thence
destroy the foliage. The dry stalks al
ford no nutriment to the pests.
The Ohio Farmer says more injury
done to carriages by greasing too pfen
tifully than the reyerFe. Tallow ID rec
commended % a het@r lubrlcator tha7
lard for wood, axlS trtes, sand castor 81
for iron; lard is apt to penetrate til
hub, and work it's way out around tn
lemons of tho spokes and spoil tn
wheel. Just enough grease should b
applied to the spindle of q wagon
give it light coating. To oil an iro
axle, first wipe clean with cloth we
with spirits Of turpentine, and then ap
ply q few drops of castor oil near til
shoulder and end. One teaspoonful j
enough for the four.
AN intelligent and thrifty farme
says: But for the co-operation of M
boys I should have failed. The eldes
is near 81, and the ether boys in tt
nelghborhood, younger, have left thei
parents; mine have stuck TO me when
most needed their services, I attribut
this result to the fact that Ihaye trie.
to make their sl,ome pleasant. I hav
furnished them with attractive and use
ful reading, and night. comes, and til
days work is ended, instead of rur
ming with other boys to the railroa
station and adjoining towns, they gatt
cred around the great lamp and b.
came interested in their books an
papers.
Few men who handle horses civ
proper attention to their feet and leg
Especially is this the case on farm.
Much time is spent in q morning
rubbing, brushing and smoothing til
hair on the sides and hips, but at Il
time are the feet examined and prope
ly cared for. Now, be it known, tn.
the feet of a horse require more ca,
than the body. They need ten tim.
rs much, for, in one respect they OIL
almost the entire morse. All Il
grooming that can be done won't ava
anything if the horse is forced to star
where his feet are filthy. In til
clse the feet will become disorders
and then the legs will get bodily ont
fix; and with bad feet and bad leg
there is not much else of tho horse
for anything.
A CORREspONDrNw If tho Naxv W
Tribune says: II will give two plan