The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-10
Farm, Garden and Household.



low the ground and stoned or bricked
up to three feet above II. On this
foundation u building pt least eight
feet high should be erected. Iia frame
building II should be built with studs
gix inches vide, and lathed and plAs-
Tered, leaving that space between the
iIiiier mud outsidewallA 10 retain o reg
ular t6mperttufe within. The floor
should be either pt cement or brick,
and II the earth is clay drain should
be made that the floor may be dry. An
upper floor should be laid upon the
ioistS Mt the caves, to make % large an
Mr space above rs possible. A VENT.
lator should open into this space from
the milk.roon, and finely grated ven.
tilalor should be placed in the lower
part Of the lvindowa. The windows
should be only upon the north side.
The milk shelves should be arranged
OF not less than four feet above the
floor, II supply of spring water is at
hand, We would recommend that zine.
lined cistern tatles should be used,
with cistern at least four inches deep,
inwhichto set the pans Of milk, around
which the cool spring water should be
always flowing. A separate apartment
should DO made in which to do the
churning. The best churn Is the up.
right ohurn, with the common dash.
There are many patent churns 5000 OF
them, some OF which will bring tho
butter in from five to twenty minutes.
This haste, however, brings waste, for
at least forty minutes should be oceu.
pied in churning butter, to have it first
class; md in dairy Of this size II will
be found pro6tableto have. q pony.pow.
or or windmill to do the churning
thrice week. In this case two Of the
ordinary churns could be operated by q
continuance similar to the walking. beam
Of u marine steam.engine, with q great
saving of labor. II any patent chnrn is
to DO used, wO prefer tho blanchard,
which cau'be procured Of any agricultu.
raj implement dealer. n f. j.
.1i FaliTreRtnent Of shssp, .t
Itis customary TO give the sheep the
run OF the fields till the snow cuts of
their support, and even after that we
often see them paving up tie snow to
get az the grnss, The result Is almost
invariably that the sheep go into winter
quarters in reduced condition. It re.
quires then extra feed TO bring them up
Rgain-grain at that, and grain Is not
generally profitable feed for store
sheep, or ut least less profitable tliau
other cheaper yet nutritious fodder.
When the fall rain comes. cold and OF.
ten soaking, aud still later! tie SHOWS,
damp and clingiug-still woISe-shelter
should be prepared for sheep; indeed
they should haye access 70 shelter the
entire summer TO avoid the heat aswell
ms thesnripg and fall rains-and II they
do not readily take advantage Of II they
should be made 10 occupy 1t and feed
there. Nothing is so good to feed as
enTly;cnt clover hay. lfsecured, as il
should DO, when Just in blossom, quite
tender, IL will be felished; and ifthfuwn
to sheep often and little al a time, they
willeSt II up clean; II will answer much
the purpose OF grass, so that 1t will be,
in effect, no break from grass TO hay. II
the hay huR been damaged in the har.
vesHnR some additional feed will be re.
quired, such as meal, roots, &c. The
point is to avoid the rains-whicll
drcIch often TO the skin. causing the
animal to ehiver and suffer, and take
cold md engender disease and to get
the hock to go into winter quarters in
good strong condition. Especially
should the young sheep (tegs) have this
carr given to them, as the severity OF
tho fall and winter weather is new to
them. and they are more tender than
the old sheep. Aftermath is an excel
lent feed for them, and can yet be &c.
cured, the season growingit well. ~
Keeping ESg.. 80 ..l
II. Schneider, Cannelton, Indiana,
writes s"will you inform mo how
long eggs can he kept fresh and, good
under tho best treatment, and what Is
tho best treatment rs regards packing
and temperature 2 s'r7
Peply.-The only requisites for pre-
serving fresh eggs are TO protect them
from contact with the mir, and to keep
them in o cool, moist place. Large
dealers keep them for several weeks,
while they are plentiful, so as to sell
them when scarce, by a process called
lining. The eggs are immersed in very
strong lime water, OF milk OF lime, and
they arc known Us lined eggs, and arc
so sold in the market at very small re.
duetion in price from that Of fresh eggs.
A key, barrel, or jar, would answer 10
keep them in, Eggs have been kept
for ak months perfectly good, BY sim.
ply smedrihg the shells with lfnseed oil
and placing them upon their ends in
sand 10 that threelfohrths Of their sur
face was exposed. At the end Of the
test they had lost only three. per cent.
Of theirweigbt and were equal nLhayoT
TO fresh eggs, For family use, eggs
might betl1na prepared, alayer OF them
placed upon their ends in sand ut the
bottom Of o box, when fine sand might
be poured upon them, and other layers
put in in the same manner. We have
kept eggs from this season until after
tho New Yehf by simply filling net,
and tying them up and hanging them
in n cool cellar, changing the mesh
upon which they were hung every
day. ~ ~ 20 1'i.a -
Sf-N 'srN Hf ifi-. i1-s
t1owEto Ascertain the Weight Of Cattle.
Measure the gif,h close behind the
shoulder and the length from the fore
part Of the Bhonlder-blade along the
back to the bone nj tie tail, which IL in
ynrtical line with the bullock, both
10 feet Multiply the square Of the