National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-11-07
Farm, Garden and Household.
How "a Build . Miik.Ilouss.

~ should 10 dug ont I'VE or six feet u
low the ground, and stoned or brick'
mp TO three feet above II. On th
foundation building nj least Gig
feet high should be erected. II n fran
building it should be built with stu,
six inches wide, and lathed and pla
tered, leaving that space between IL
inner and outside walls 10 retain reI
ular temperature within. Tho foe
should he either Of cement or brcl
nnd il the earth IL clay n drain shoul
he made that the floor may he dry. "A
upper floor should be laid upon III
joists Mt the caves. To make rs large a
air space above as possible. a VENT
lator should open into this space iron
the milkroom, and finely grated ven
tlator should be placed in the lowe
part of the windows. The window
should be only upon the north side
The milk shelves should he arrange,
Mt not less than four feet above tn
floor II Il supply Of spring water is Il
hand, we would recommend that zinc
lined cistern tatles should be used
with cistern Mt least four inches deep
in wbichto set the pans Of milk. aroun
Which the cool spring water should b.
always flowing. A separate apartment
should be made in which TO do thu
churuing, The best churn il the NJ
right churn, with the common dash
There are many patent churns q, 900 o
them. some Of which will bring IN,
butter in from five 10 twenty minutes
This haste, however, brings waste, 70
II. least forty minutes should be occu
pied III churning butter, 10 have il fra
class; and in dairy Of this size il vii
he found profitable TO have pony pow
or or windmill to do the churninp
thrice week. In this case two of the
ordinary churns could be operated by 4
contrivance similar to the walking beam
OF marine steam.engine, with n great
saving of labor. II any patent churn is
TO be used, We prefer the Blanchard,
which can be procured OF any agricultu-
raj implement dealer.
Fall Treatment OF sheen,
II in 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 at the grass. The result is almos,
invariably that the sheep go into winter
quarters III reduced condition. IL re-.
quires then extra feed TO bUng them M
again-graln ut that, and grain il not
generally a profitable feed for store
sheep, or at least less profitable than
other cheaper yet nutritious fodder.
When the fall rain comes. cold and Of
ten soaking. and still later the SHOWS
damp and clinging still worse-shelter
should be prepared for sheep; indeed
they should have access to shelter the
entire summer to avoid the hent M well
as the spring and fall rains--and if they
do not readily take advantage of it they
should be made to occupy 1t and feed
there. Nothing is SO good to feed as
early-cut clover hay. II secured, as it
should be, when just in blossom, quite
tender, it will be relished; and if thrown
to sheep often and little at time, taey
will eat it up clean; it will answer much
the purpose Of grass, so that it will be,
IN effect, no break from grass to hay. II
the hay has bee n damaged in the har-
vesting some additional feed will be re-
CURED, snch as meal, roots, &c. The
point ia to avoid the rains-wbich
dfench often to the skin, causing the
animal to shiver and suffer, and take
cold and engender disense-and to get
the fiock to go into winter quarters III
good strong condition. Especially
should the young sheep (tegs) have this
care given to them, as the severity of
the fail and winter weather is new to
them, and they are more tender than
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lent feed for them, and can yet be Sc
cured, the season growing it well.
Keeping Eggs.
IL. Schneider, Cannelton, Indiana,
writes Twill you inform me how
long eggs can be kept fresh and good
under the best treatment. and what is
the best treatment "a regards packing
and temperature ?
Repty.-The only requisites for pre-
serving fresh eggs nre to protect them
from contact with the air, and to keep
them IN cool, moist place. Large
dealers keep them for several weeks.
while they are plentiful, so as to sell
them when scarce, by process called
INNING. The eggs are immersed in very
strong lime water, or milk of lime. and
they are known as lined eggs, and are
so sold In the market mt very small re-
tuction in price from that of fresh eggs.
A keg, barrel, or jar, would answer to
keep them in. Eggs have been kept
Tor six months perfectly good, by sim.
ply smearing the shells with linseed oil
and placing them upon their ends in
sand so that three fourths of their sur
face was exposed At the end of the
est they had lost only three per cent.
II their weight and were equal in flavor
o fresh eggs. For family use, eggs
night be thus prepared, layer of them
placed upon their ends in sand nj the
'ottom of box, when fine sand might
'e poured upon them, and other layers
mt In in the same manner. We lave
,ept eggs from this season until after
he New Year by simply filling net.
nd tying them up and hanging them ,
a cool cellar, changing the mesh
pom which they were hung every
ay.
o" TO Ascertain the Weight OF Cattle.
Measure the girth close behind the ,
houlder, and the length from the fore !
art OF the shoulder blade along the ,
ack to the bone at the tail, which is in ,
vertical line with the bullock. both :
feet Multiply the square of the !,
irth' expressed IN feet, by five times /,
ne length, and divide the prodEct by !
the quotient IL the weight, nearly. !.
the four quarters, in imperial stones !;
Ia pounds avoirdupois. For ex. =
nple, If the girfh be 6! feet and the :
Myth 81 feet. We shall have q x ca !,
~: and 81 5=2Gi then y! = !,
I -IIO9 Lilo, AID this, divided by II. r
yes 523 stones nearly, or so stones II a
FUNDS. 1t is to be observed, heweve, :,
at IN very fat cattle the four quarters y
III he about one twentieth more. wbile y