River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-21


still, the chimney-the current of air
Will pass down through the holes and
up this tube. With daily sprinkling
of dry earth or sifted coal-ashes upon
the excrement, the air of the water
closet can be kept perfectly sweet and
wholesome, The privy of many farmers
are out doors, and Of course there is
less hazard from these, az the air circu-
lates between them and the house but
IN these cases it will pay both in health
and fertilizing material, to cover the
excrement daily with dry earth and an
occasional sprinkling of copperas.
Another surrounding of the farm
house, and great breeder of disease
AS it is too frequent kept, is the barn
yard. Now barnyardsare good in their
place, but their place is not under the
kitchen windows, as we have sometimes
seen them located. He makes great
mistake who does not contrive TO have
a free circulation of pure air between
the abode of his family and the abode
of his beasts. 1t may be very conven-
lent to go from the house to the barn
without going out doors, but con
venionce is not the only thing to be re-
garded i'll constructing buildings. 1t
would be very convenient to have n
bedroom next to the stable. Put the
barn and barn-yard at suitable distance
from the house to the leeward of the
prevalent winds, and out Of sight and
smell, If possible, il already located
near the house, and it is impossible to
move them, plant screen of pine trees
between the barn and the house, to pre-
vent unseemly sights and still more I'M
seemly smells. In any event the stables
should he kept sweet and the barn-yard
should not be one great slough of des-
pond and breeder of disease. 1t was
fashionable, few years since, to rec
commend n ooncave barn-yard, so as to
save the liquids and manufacture more
manure. This is all well enough, but
the cattle do not thrive in filth. They
want comfortable place to stand and
lie down, just as much as other folks.
Even that much-abused animal, the hog,
Is naturally neat, and becomes filthy
only through poor domestic training.
This leadsus osay that the hog-pcn is
another breeder of disease around the
premises of many farmers. During
the hot days we have smelled hog-pens
at tho distance of ten or a dozen rods.
that were enough to make dog run
mad. Keep the hog pen well Uttered
with refuse straw, or weeds, or suds.
and the profit will be increased, as well
rs the comfort and health of the fam
ily The suggestion with reference 20
the location of the barn will apply with
equal force to the hog-pen. Indeed,
though the latter is oftener placed near
the house than is the barn, there is
greater reason for keeping it at arms
length for the hog void8 much urine.
and his excrcments ferment rapidly and
with an abominable odor A gentle
man who is so unfortunate as to have
his barn and hug-pen near his house.
WAS recently showing us about the
buildings, and pointing to his hog-pen.
said: "This is the greatest nuisance
on these premises. / have sodded the
pens and have lined them, and they
will smell badly" We could see no
remedy iii his case except to move the
buildings, and especially the hcg pens
to a remote distance.
We would like to say word about
the swill barrel, which we sometimes
see ut the Kitchen door, sending out
sour eilluvia, but we have said as much
about these nauseous matters rs can be
digested at one time.