Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25

placed wheel upon which the ropcl~lt
runs, connecting with similar pulley
on The end Of the Sanhorn rhurn. Hitcl,
the horse to tho lover, and the machine
cll,rns. Lot us review tho matter, b'-
cause tho subject is important, and see
what changes IRE to be made: 1st, one
drive wheel off; 81, tipped up on edge
and br;sced SO Us to be firm Sd, a lever
boltcd to tho drive wheel; it'll, n hor.
izontal revolving bar having OH its on.l
npully wheel; 9Th, Il pully wheel on
the churn 9th, a rope belt from one
pully to tho other: Eth, NIL will SEQ that
tho horizontal revolving bar over which
the horse steps must b. fastened neal
its end to keep it in placr-a post OF
bed piece firmly fixed can he adjusted
9Th, watch your churn aud take off tho
horse us soon us the butter begins tt
como.
| rrnrtirni Suggestions.
FoN cake bug in II COW get ten cents
worth Of dry iodine till II cup will
good fresh lard and stir il, tho iolin,
until It bc thoroughly mixed let it stant
Tor day or night; stir it again and rnl
1t Ill with the hand frequently, anl cur,
| il certain.
The london Lancet tells how t.
euro felon. Az soon M the disease i.
felt, put directly over tho spot II fly.
blister about tho sizc Of your thunil
nail, nnu let it remain for six hours, al
tho expiration Of which time, directly
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seen the felon, Which can instantly hc
taken out with the point Of needle or
!. lancet.
The best method of controlling COWS
inclined to kick while handling or milk
ing them, is to pass broa,l strap Just
III front Of the bag and around over the
back of the animal draw the strap
tight and buckle it. This prevents all
play of the chords and renders tho ami
nal incapable of kicking, and she cal,
then be handled without difficulty. A
few applications will cure tho worst
cases.
An inexpensive but durable method
of painting old buildings is ~ follows
First give them Il coat Of crude petro-
lcllm, which is the oil us it comes from
the wells, and can he procured for
about 81 to IS a barrel i'll any town or
city. Then mix one pound Of "mctal-
lie paint which is brown or rel hema-
tito iron ore finely ground, to one quart
OF linseed oil, and apply this over the
petroleum coat. The petroleum sinks
int" the wood and makes u ground
work for the iron and oil paint. The
color Of the iron paint is a dark
reddish brown, and is not at all disa-
sreeablc; it is a color not easily soilcd,
very durable, and is fire. proof.
The best, cheapest, and in every
respect the most convenient COW tail
holder is to hold the tail in the bend of
the mixers leg, back Of the knee, us he
sits OIL the milking STOOL This manner
of holding the tail while the cow is
being MIXED is far better than to tic
the end to the cows leg. as there will
then be no tying Dor looscning. It is
far superior to amy and every ail-hold-
ing device that is protected by letters
patent. 1t costs no patcntrig royalty,
and it is always at hand and in working
order.
By the following methods have sue
cessfnlly destroyed the currant worm {:
Spread from Il gill to half pint of car
bolate of lime around the currnnt bush
near the stock then jar off the worms.
They will Immediately attempt to return,
but unless y branch touches the ground
beyond the barrier, as n bridge for them,
not a worm will get back, but they will
perish in their attempts to pass through
the lime. Care should be taken to OBJ
tain the article III it's full strength,
which can be bought for about ten cents
per pound, by the ten or fifteen pounds.
Much of the carbolate of lime sold for
destroying insects is weakened by mix
ture with common air-slaked lime.
The Farmers Union suggests that
every former should have !. complete
map of his farm, with each field, pas
tnrc, and wool lot, together with all
the fences, roads, and bitches, plainly
drawn, md either numbered or named,
go that they can be readily designated.
Few farmers can appreciate the real
value Of one until they have tried the
experiment, for with map of the f;,rm
before yon, you can direct your work
men to any part of it without the posi-
bility Of their making a mistake. You
can plan improvements and estimate
their cost at your leisure, instead of
spending half day of your valuable
time i'll surveying the land itself. Any
person, with little ingenuity and pa
ticncc, can draw 4; map of his farm. 1t
should be about two feet square, or
larger if desired, and drawn upon thick
cardboard t. prevent it's being torn or
dcf:.ced. Let our farmers try the OK
pertinent and they will soon learn its
value.