American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-17
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Gilt metallic articles may be cleaned
by rubbing them very gently with Il soft
sponge or brush dipped in Il solution of
half an ounce of potash, or one ounce of
soda, or, still better, of half an ounce of
boraX in IL pound of water: then rinsing
them in pure water and drying with il
soft linen rag. Their luster may be i'm
proved in special cases by warming them
slightly and then rubbing them very
gently Gilt frames, etc, should only be
washed with pure water, rubbing very
gently with a soft sponge or brush.
To Prevent IA Cow Sucking Herself
Take hard stick, hickory or maple,
about one foot long and three fourths of
an inch in diameter; put groove around
the center, say five-cighths of an inch in
width and three siNtccnthS of an inch
deep: sharpen both ends that they
will gradually taper from near either side
of the groove to a point; with Il large
awl pierce the cartilage or scptum near
the nostrils, as you would to put in Il
ring; force the stick through until the
septum rests in the groove, and the cow
has in her nose a ContrivanCe that will
prevent her from sucking herself and
yet permit her to eat and drink with free
dom. After Il few months the hole may
become enlarged so rs to allow the stick
to drop out, when Il little larger one may
be inserted. There is but little sensation
in that cartilage, and there appears to
be but little soreness after short time.
-R,lTGI U0n7e
Bran for Uorses.-The Jou1naI of
tie Farm says: Bran, when fed to ami
mails, is laxative, and on this account
should not be fed to horses in any guam
tity when hard work is at all required of
them, because weakness is caused by this
relaxation of the bowels and great in jury
inflicted. The theory that introduces
bran into the horse-stables is as PERM
ciouS in its effects as the indiscriminate
use of bran itself, at the whim of the
stablemcn, and the theory is that horses,
sick or well, should be fed on bran mash
es. A little bran, with other and more
substantial articles of food, may, howev
er. be occasionally given with advantage,
but always taking care not to feed 1t in
quantities to give rise to loosenesS of the
bowels, nor be counted to the poor horse
as so much other solid food for in doing
SO you not only deceive yourself but
cheat your horse.
"A few sheep should be kept on every
grain farm; a great many should be fed
during some portions of the year. But IA
small flock is clear gain, for there is al
ways room for them in some of the fields
and something for them to eat in the
winter. Suppose IA farmer cultivating Il
hundred acres and not in the habit of
keeping sheep buys, say, twenty. In the
spring they will do well on the planting
ground before it is plowed; they will
clean out Il lane or any rough corner on
the farm, and are one of the best helps
the farmer can have on his summer fall
low. After harvest they will CLEAN the
stubbleS and clear out the fence corners;
and later in the autumn they will tread
down the new seeding and prepare it to
stand the winter. In an old pasture
where cattle and horses are kel II few
sheep will improve the feed. They will
crop the bushes and weeds, bite the
coarse grass, sleep on the knobs and
manure them, which the cattle eat bare.
And the income from small flock of
sheep may be from five to ten dollars
each, yearly-Rochester DemocFdt.