The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-10-16
FARM ASD rrREsrDE.

are maoe OF n low graue OF Cotton, COW
cred with the cheapest muslin. A quilt
or comfort that has seen service will an
swer the purpose Of stair pads. In add.
ton to increasing the lease Of usefulness
Of the carpet, the pads prevent noisy
Gathering Of feet, and, In case the baby
should fall down stairs, the injury re-
ceived would be materially lesscned.
When first laid down the carpet should
be several inches longer than needed,
that IL may be disposed Of after each
shaking 10 that a fresh place may
come to all the edges A wisp or small
busting broom Is the best for sweeping
stair carpets After thorough sweeping,
wet cloth may be used to good advan-
tagc in removing all dust.
TREATMENT OF HORSE DrsrEMrER.-
Stewards American Farmers Horse Book
says: The treatment in it, general fea-
lures resembles that for CHAMBERS. Bleed
in the neck vein, taking about three
pints Of blood; then take and thorough
" mix together one tablespoonful Of
gunpowdcr, one Of lard, one Of soft soap,
two of tar, and one Of pulverized gum
myrrh. Put spoonful Of this down the
horses throat as far as you can, with a
paddle or spoon. Do this twice a day.
At the same time make strong dccoc-
ton Of tobacco, as hot As the horse can
bear it, with which wash his neck two or
three times day. In connection with
the above give the animal rs much sui
phur and rosin as he can be induced to
cat-a quarter of pound each day at
lcast-proportion, two parts sulphur, one
part rosin. Food light, such as mashes,
boiled oats and cut iced; or, IL in sea-
son, grass is better. No corn till after
recovery. No work while suffering. Keep
stable well fumigated.
A LITTLE ADVICE TO FARMERS. Help
your wives in every way you can, trivial
though il may seem to you. For in
stance, keep an extra pair Of shoes or
slippers in the hall or entry, and always
remember to change your dirty boots be
fore entering the clean rooms. Then you
may he sure Of smile Of welcome, as no
dirt will be left after you to clean up.
In the evening comb your hair as care
fully as ever you did in your counting
days, put on a clean coat or dressing
gown, and when you take your paper to
read, d. not read it TO yourself and leave
her to lonesome thoughts while sewing
or mending, but remember that she, too,
has been working hard all day, and is
still working. Read to her whatever in
terests you, so that her interests and
opinions may grow with yours, and that
she may comprehend something besides
love stories, of which too many have read
more than they should. You will both
be happier, and being farmers or a
mechanics wife will not be such dread
full tiresome and lonely life as many girl.
have every reason TO think il is.
CLEANING STUMBLE LASp.-Thc far.
mer who has field which has grown
wheat, or barley, or oats this year, and is
not seeded down, and which is not to he
sown with any other crop until next
spring, has an opportunity Of cleaning
his land, that should ON no account be
neglected. The English farmers seldom
seed down their land with wheat. After
the wheat is harvested, they harrow the
land, or tear it 10 pieces with three or
four-horse cultivator or "grubber." This
pulls out the roots of quack-grass, and
starts the seed of other weeds. The field
is afterward plowed, when, of course, all
the young weed plants are destroyed.
The grubber is kept at work as often as
necessary to clean and mellow the land.
The next spring this is sown to turnip-
or mangels, or, on heavy land, to beans
or barley. 1t is said that this autumn
cleaning of stubble land by the free use
Of the grubber, especially when operated
by the all-powerful steam engine, is one
of the greatest agricultural improve
ments Of the age.
What is true of English farming might
be still rore emphatically true of Amcri-
can agriculture. Our autumns are longer
and drier, and hotter than they are in
England, and we have a better opportu-
nifty to clean our land, while there is
certainly greater necessity. Our fields
are fearfully foul with all kinds of weeds,
and in certain instances they are annu-
ally gaining a stronger foothold. We
must fight il we would win. II will not
do to 60 on in the old way. With our
drying winds and hot sun we ought to
have the cleancst farms in the world, and
sooner or later such will be the case. We
must kill weeds by wholesale. 1t will
not do to depend ON the hoe and fingers.
Nature is never at rest. Ii will not do
to let land remain idle. When it is not
occupied with growing crops we should
be occupied in stirring the soil and kill
ing weeds. 1t is the great secret of sue
cess in farming.-Imericdn Igricuhurist.
The BERKSHIRE Hoe THE Hoe OF THE
FUTuRE-An experienced stock man
writes that il becomes more and more
evident every day that the Berkshire
breed Of swine is crowding aside very
fast all other breeds of hogs in the West
ern pork-producing States. II we in
quire why this is the case, we find several
weighty reasons. At first the berkshire