Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

"A mixture of wood, ashes and salt,
three parts of the former to one of the
latter, constitutes an excellent mixture
for all dom este animals Its alkalescent
and saline qualities are both Congenial
to the animal system, and when used in
proper quantities, and at proper times,
are highly promotive of health German
toao,a Telegraph.
An Ohio hog raiser advocates the
system of pasturiDg On clover during the
summer. He presents, as the advantage
OF this plan, the statement that an acre Of
ground in clover will pasture five hogs
four months, and it will take the corn
from half an acre to feed them the same
time. The cultivation of the corn he
counts equal to the rest of the other half
acre. He further claims that hogs pas
tured on clover are in far better condition
than if fed on corn, as they are far
better framed, healthier, and eat better,
and also states that the land is enriched
by the clover pasturing. I1@s&
Many persons are under the impress
sion that it is wholly or quite unnecessary
to water sheep more than once day in
winter, and not at all in summer, when
on pasture. 1t is true That sheep and also
horses will manage to live, and even do
tolerably well in dry pastures in summer,
by feeding exclusively at night. But
careful examination will show that, if
allowed, water will always be taken in
small quantities, and usually at regular
intervals, and this with advantage to
themselves and profit to their owners.
There can be no more vicious practice
than that of watering but once day, as
many otherwise good farmers do. 1t has
been pretty well demonstrated that
large amount of water taken at any one
time is detrimental to health, and especial
~ to fattening animals, as producing an
unnecessary amount of carbonic acid.
Besides, in winter, sheep, as well as other
ANIMALS, when they are watered regularly,
will take so much that it chills them, or,
if very cold, will not drink at all; but If
allowed freedom to drink at will, they
will consume only just enough, and that
at regular intervals. Therefore free &C
cess to water, both summer and winter,
or watering regularly not less than twice
day, ought to be regarded as indispensa-
BILE by every fockmaster. If there is a
shepherd who is not aware of the differ
ence there will be in the condition of
sheep that have and those that have not
been thus watered during winter, he has
but to try it to be convinced. Exchange.
The old practice of building farm
gates with heavy four-by-four scantling
for posts and end pieces, and oak boards
riveted together, tenanted, ETC., causing
an expense of from three to five dollars
gate, and an everlasting trouble to keep
the gate when hung from sagging, long
since abandoned. AS substitute, and
as forming q gate that has never sagged
for ten years, take five pieces of inch
boards, each ten feet long, one eight
inches wide for the bottom strip, and each
of the others four inches wide. [ then
take one piece four inches wide for one
end upright, and one piece eight inches
wide for the end pieces, where the hinges
ought to be- These strips are four feet
long, that being high enough for any
gate for ordinary purposes. Now lay
down your end pieces, then place the
ght-inch-wide and ten-foOt-long strip
for the bottom, nail it at each end to the
upright with wrought nails; now take
three of the four-inch wide strips and lay
them on parallel with the bottom one,
dividing the spaces SO as to leave four
inches between the lower two boards, and
six inches each space between the upper
ones; nail as before. Now turn the gate
over, and take the remaining strip, lay it
an angle from the bottom, at the hinge
end, to the top at the latch end; cut it so
that It will fit in and lap close to the long
strips; nail it. Now hang the gate with
strong hinges, and you have gate that
is light and will not sag, and just as per-
feet protection against cattle as one made
by the joiner. and costing, as named
above, from three to five dollars. Any
person can put together and hang the
abovenamed gate in two hours.-Cdr.
Cincinnati Times.