Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-05-16
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

bacco, than to bind 1t upon fresh
wound, and nothing will stop the flow
of blood quicker.
STUMP MACHINE. The simplest con-
triyance is to chain strong piece OF
timber to one side of the stump by very
strong chains hooked into the roots,
and attach oxen to the other end going
about in circle will twist the stump
out.
FILTER FOR CIsTERN WATER.-Per-
forate the bottom of Il wooden box with
q number of small holes; place inside
a piece of flannel, cover with coarsely
powdered charcoal, over this coarse
river sand and on this small pieces OF
sandstone.
ANTS IN GREENHoUsEs.-Lum of
soft putty are excellent traps for ants.
Law them around where the ants most
frequent, and rs soon as the Jumps are
stuck full OF them, work the putty over,
ants and all, and reset the same lump
as trap again.
FEEDING CALVES IN TRANSIT.
best way is to take ii large basket OF
eggs along, aud when the calf begins to
make too much noise, break one and
thrust it down his throat shell and all.
This will satisfy them for some time,
when it may be repeated. Fed in this
way they viii ride quietly, and will not
shrink half so much.
To PREVENT Morris RAvAGEs. Hemp
when the blossoms are just opened, Is
an infallible preventative of textile
fabrics and furs, against the attacks of
moths. The stalk, with leaves and
flowers, is cut when blooming (about
July), and dried i'll the shade. 1t is
said to preserve its properties for sew
eral years.
Coon FODDER FOR SHEEP.
prefer bright wheat straw as an article
of occasional diet. Bean straw, if cut
before the beans are ripe, would be as
good as most green fodder, at least it
is so considered in Scotland; but if
left, as is usually the case, until the
beans are ripe the straw is about as val
liable as very coarse wheat straw. Sheep
would probably eat bean fodder If
starved to death and no fears need be
entertained as to the i'll effect of such
food except the want Of nourishment.
How TO SwEEP.-The right way to
swept to incline the handle a little
forward, then give a light drawing
stroke, allowing the broow to scarcely
touch the carpet. Not one half the
weight of the broom should be allowed
to press on the carpet, as the dirt is
moved forward Let the dirt be moved
and rolled lightly. If a generous
quantity of tea grounds, small bits of
wet paper or clean and wet sawdust can
be spread over the carpet before the
sweeping is commenced, all the fine
dirt will adhere to the wet materials.
BARREL MEAsURE.-A barrel of APP
pies, pears and potatoes should by law
represent a quantity equal to one hun
bred quarts of gram or dry measure.
An ordinary flour barrel holds about a
half bushel or nearly one-eighth more
than the standard barrel. Farmers not
using the legal barrel are losers to the
amount of many thousands of dollars
each year. Eight hundred barrels of
potatoes, in the large or common flour
barrel, lose four hundred bushels or
$3.50! The consumer is not benefited
by this error of the farmer, for he buys
of the merchant by the peck, or else by
the barrel, which means the hundred
quart barrel.
CHANGE OF SEED.-The american
1griculturist answers correspondent
by saying: "With all other grains
than corn, change OF seed now and
then is considered advisable Potatoes
are especially improved by change
procured from Il different locality and
soil. But corn has not generally been
found to deteriorate by long planting );
on the other hand, there are many
farmers who are planting seed produced
from the corn their fathers planted a
generation ago. Running out of the
corn is more likely to be the result of
impoverished soil, and the best method
of Improvement would probably be a
crop of clover upon the land, to be
plowed under, or some other substan-
tial fertilizer"
A FARMERS ExrERIENcE.-Tha the
success of farming is i'll experience.
That to ask II mans advice is not
STOPPING, but often of much benefit.
That to keep place for everything,
and everything in its place, saves many
a step, and is pretty sure to lead to good
tools, and to keeping them i'll good
order.
That kindness to stock is like good
shelter, and is a saving of fodder.
That to fight weeds is to favor grain,
and to do justice to your neighbors.
That in making home agreeable, you
keep your boys out of the city.
That it is a good thing to keep an eye
out on experiments, and note all, both
good and bad.
That it is a good thing to grow into
farming-not jump into it.-Galena