Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-30
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Apprzs NAV ba Kent for a length of
+;,,o 1vitbol,t ,ottino nv if1casin9 each
an,,Ia in a case of tissue paper and
1,nftipo, them in Iatb crates. IN a dry
place, where a free circulation OF air Is
obtained Each crate should not con.
tain over bushel ana nan, ana y I
set together space OF ten lncnes snouio
be between each crate. Ea
AT this season of the year the roads
are liable to have ruts cut into them,
which. If allowed to fill with water, are
cut deeper by each passing team. It:
has been suggested that persons be em-
ployed permanently to keep roads in
renair. irstead of the annual turnouts
of the inhabitants. The suggestion is
a GOOD one and merits attention at the
hands of Legislators.
SfET SEED CoRN.-cas soon as tne coIn ~
Is naLo !. ana mas q nna gsoss ossl rnhe me
st.s host ears sbo,.ld he selected and broken
off the busks strinped back and used
to hang the ear by. when it should be
hung in dry. airy place, not too warm,
and allowed to thoroughly cure Corn,
if well cured and dry, will resist 80 de-
grees of cold and still germinate.; it is
wet and greenness that kills corn. Be
sides. by selecting the best ears, grown
upon the best rnatured stalks, the
grower is all the time improving his
corn, and this is an item worth looking
after 5iiIFzs s.u - InE gE3s3
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4,,.ro1 = Ut bo1a. =, COL, end Iarge
- as;4 s1,es,,+ 2 e,
80 ~ - ~ a. - s.so,,t -,
~ ~ Ilsa o1s a;sta-,, AZ Totar fovi,,s,
H., ~ ~ tlea La,,.ai nv tbe s,,o,1f
fne 9oesbed a'ei WI vire @ Cloth Fiji the barrel
one-third full with clean charcoal, then
place over this piece of wire cloth,
very fine mesh, and over this put coarse,
clean sand enough to I'LL the next third
of the barrel then a screen OF coarse
wire cloth, Fill the last third With
charcoal, put in the head, turn on the
spout, and your filter is completeg II
| galvanized wire cloth is used it will be
much better, as it viii not rust.
| M, ~ Hoes. AZ Fs.nol;sl, aOoTr;;c1,l-
a, ,.aI T 1,a,,er, the Gordeaerss SI1,ro,aicLe
| s1sI.F a, = ,5o,tl, "a 80, e,,v =, ,,;,,
.IfS '..c ees. 1;tta ~ ele-e
om'.s ,sf ,1,ot es,,.aIla5 ssst,;lrs ~,
Tta ,,;rrs 4.,e,.e tolp,, ,.;ti,
- VIZ ~ san..a7 =, ~ s5;1o,,tio 90
shrieks. and constantly throwing back
| their heads convulsively. they died IN
| a few hours after the first seizure. On
examining these pigs the brain was
found all right the stomach and intes-
tines were infiamed IN large pacthes,
| showing that their death was caused by
1 ir1ita1,f poison taken in the swill. The
lesson to be. learned is that while dry
salt is good for pigs when taken volun-
| tarilv. when IL is given in excess in such
a way that they are obliged to take it,
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CoAh-AsHEs.- iolloWinga eApef1-
1 ment, OF M. LeooW, ol Alsen'eulni sIlt
upon the vaio9 VI asns, @ s..oms e1as
IN tne asnes aione, ltta y. ay n,e
and come 70 maturity Thus having
| filed three pots with ashes, he planted
4 in the first wheat, in the second oats,
1 and In the third strawberries. X The
growth was accomplished during the
4 summer The wheat and oats upened
i and produced full, heavy grains.
/ The straw of the wheat attained q
I height of about 4 feet 6 inches, while
that of the oats grew to about 8 feet 6
inches. The experiments have been
several times repeated with the same
success. 9s5is s,
T..r Horsr PvrJr1e,s. The .fo olloyine
ia The Horse Petition to his Driver. =
as n,i1plished by the Society for the Pre-.
4 yention of Cruelty to Animals. It is
/ the desire of the lady managers that
i an children shouId commit this pretty
appeal to memory EeE
| Up the hill whip me not;
Down the h1n, hurry me not
In the stable, forget me not
OF hay and corn, Too me nos -.
! With sponge ana prusn, hegiecs ins
not =. E.,..s.
i Oi soit, dry peo, oeprIIVe me lsslp2' noe 4.
/ II sick or colo, cnih me nosi
1 Mlth pis or relns, lerk me nos
ana Wnen you are are angry, ssiiAe saalA' n in'
not.
CDoyRR HAY AND SrRAw.4Ai cor.
resnoI,dentf saws: .ssI am now feedine
clover bav pI1t into the NOV last sum
,,,e,S al,so,,f Jf.cnrefl lAbout one foo
tb;eI b;e 80 of clover over snread evenly. over th,
mow then the same amonnf of straw
sIovs1.s aJternatiI,o with straw
P5,tt;po several loads in this manner
= heco1nea nearly as Green as fresh Gu
n,.a o 90 or clover r = gyerfectIy. free from dus
q SaS1 sn,oLa n II stool< eat II with prea
or d;t1r eIt 7,o;1ch Cows doino snlendidF
80 aa+;Go, fba st,.ayv nearly ss wei
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