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

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FoR cake bag in u COW get ton cents,
worth Of dry iotlino !; fill y cur, with
good fresh lard and stir in tho iodine
until it be thoroughly mixed; lot it stand
for day or night stir it again and rub
it in with tho hand frequently, and cure
is certain.
The London Lancet tells how to
euro felon. Az soon as tho disease is
felt, put directly over the spot fly
blister about the size of your thumb
nail, and lot it remain for six hours, Mt
the expiration of which time, directly
under the surface Of the blister, auhAy DO
seen the felon, which can instantly be
taken out with the point Of needle or
u lancet. - Il: T.: .-.-,. &C.. l.
The host method of controlling COWS
inclined to kick while handling or milk
ing them, is to pass broad strap just
in front Of the bug and around over the
back of the animal draw tho strap
tight and buckle it. This prevents all
play of the chords and renders the ani-
NAL incapable of kicking, and she can
then be handled without difficulty. A
few applications, will cure the worst
cases. 4 49,
- AN inexpensive but durable method
of painting old buildings is M follows
First give them cont of crude petro-
lcum, which is the oil as it comes from
the wells, and can be procured for
about FL to IS barrel in any town or
city. Then mix one pounded "metal-
lie paint" which is brown or red hema-
tite iron ore finely ground, to one quart
of inseed oil, and apply this over the
petroleum coat. The petroleum sinks
into the wood and makes a ground
work for the iron and oil paint. The
color of the iron paint is dark
reddish brown, and is not at all disa-
greeablc 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, rs he
sits on the milking stool. This manner
Of holding the tail while the COW is
being MIXED is far better than to tie
the end to the cows leg, as there will
then be no tying nor loosening. It il
far superior to any and every tail-hold.
ing device that il protected by letters
patent. It costs no patentright royalty,
and it is always at hand and in working
order.
By the following methods have sue
cessfully destroyed the currant worm
q Spread from q gill to half i, pint of cur
} bolate of lime around the currant busl
near the stock then jar off the worms
They will Immediately attempt to return
but unless a branch touches the ground
beyond the barrier, rs a bridge for them
not worm will get back, but they will
perish in their attempts to pass through
the lime Care should be taken to Oh
tain the article in It's. full strength
: which can be bought for about ten cent.
: per pound, BY the ten or fifteen pounds
. Much of the carbolate of lime sold fol
4 destroying insects is weakened by mix
t ture with common ir-slaked lime.
The, Farmers Union suggests, TIM
: every farmer should, have "a complet
: map Of his farm, with each field, pas
u ture, and wood lot, together with al
the fences, roads, and bitches, plainl,
. drawn, and either numbered or named
. 90 that they can be readily designated
: Few farmers can appreciate the rea
;, value of one until they have tried til
! experiment, for with a map of the farr
3 before you, you can direct your work
!, men to any part Of itwithout the posi-
4 bility of their making mistake. Yo
: can plan improvements and estimat
y their cost at your leisure, instead G
spending half asdsys fsYonr yaluabl
time In surveying The land tsek.' An
persop, within little ingenuityaanda ps
thence, can draw Il map of his farm. ]
= should be about two feet square, q
, larger if desired, and drawn upon THO
:: :. cardboard to prevent its being torn q
defaced. Let our farmers try the 9,
q pertinent and thy will soon learn Il
value.