The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-10-29
THINGS 10 REsEsmBER.

CURING HAY WITH IIislE.-Last
summer | put about FIVE tons Of hay In
one stack, composed of about one
third each OF timothy. clover and
weeds. I put 1t up the same day II
was cut, and IL was quite green. /
sprinkled It plentifully with lime,
about half air-slaked; 1t commenced
to heat Immediately, and got 40 hot
that | thought 1t would burn, but III
twenty-four hours it had cooled off.
1t kept, remarkably we'll; and nodded
only where there were large stalks or
weeds. The cattle ate it, s,it did not
like the lime. put the same amount
ofhay In barn; this hay was better
cured and drier than the other. 10
this | added both lime and salt, but it
did not keep 1t as we'll us the other.
The salt appeared to take as much
dampness as tile lime took up, which
| rendered 1t useless. In another barn
| put hay that was well cured. /
added lime to it also; the horses didn't
relish it as well as that which had no
lime, but they appeared healthier and
had less cough than when fed on hay
that was not lined. ! would advise
the use Of lime only In a freestone
country. A certain amount of lime Is
necessary to make bone for animals.
but In limestone country they often
get too much, which causes disease Of
the intestines and bladder. Ohio Far
Dler,
PROFITS OF PoULTRY.-Nothing
which the farmer produces is Of quick
er sale than eggs and poultry. The
prices which he receives thereforn are
in the main remuneratlve the labor
incurred Is light and agreeable, aud
can be performed by the junior mem-
bers ofhis family. The poultry yard
produces food which is highly palatable
and nutritious at all seasons, and In
this respect is hardly equaled by any
other department Of the farm, Is It
not worth while then to bestow more
care and skill In managing the poultry
Left to themselves, half their products
are oflcn wasted, and half the year
they are nonlayers. lii winter they
need simply warmth, light and sun
shine, clean, roomy quarters, mud
plenty or food. Every day they will
pay for this. III the summer they
want range, fresh earth, shade, water,
seclusion and protection from vermin.
An abundance Of eggs and breeds Of
plump chickens either for market or
the farmers own table will result
from this care. 1t is not feasible to
carry on the poultry business on an
enorlnoHs scale. Many have tried it
and failed; but every farmer should
make a couple of hundred dollars
worth Of their products yearly. That,
at least, can be done with profit and
pleasure. 1t Is business adapted for
the boys and girls, and they will
speedily take lively interest in it if
only proper encouragement isgiven.--
farmers Union.
CARE OF THE HANDS. To make
the hands soft and white, one of the
best things is to wear at night large
mittens 0fcloth filed with wet bran
Or oatmeal, and tied closely at the
wrist. A lady who had the whitest,
sofCest hands In the country, confessed
that she had a great deal of house
work to do, and kept them as white as
any idler's by wearing bran mittens
every night, The pastes and ponltices
tor the face owe most of their efficacy
to their moisture which dissolves The
old coarse skin, aud to their prUtec-
tion from the air, which allows the
neY skin to become tender and deli
cate. Oatmeal paste Is efiicacious as
anything, though less agreeable than
the pastes made with the white ofegg,
alum, and rOse-water. TIE alum as
tringes the flesh and makes it firm,
while the egg keeps it sufficiently soft,
and the rose-water perfumes the MKT |
ure and makes the curd not so harl.--
HWper's BaE@.
A REMEDY FOR WoUNDs.-Take a |
lsln or shovel, with burning Goals, and
sprinkle upon them brown sugar, and
hold the wounded part over the smoke. |
IN few minutes the pain willsbe al !
laycd, and recovery proceeds rapidly. |
In my own case rlsty nail had made |
q bad wound in the bottom ofnly foot.
The pain and nervous irritation were |
severe. Tlis was all removed by hold
ing 1t in the smoke fifteen minutes,
and | was able to resume my reading
in comfort. We have often recommeli-
ded 1t to Others, with like results.
Last week one Of my men bad a finger
nail torn out by a pair Of ice-tongs.
1t became very painful, as was to have
been expected. Held In sugar-snoke
for twenty minutes, the pain ceased,
and promises speedy recOvery.-0or.
Country Gentleman.