The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-30
Farm, Garden and Household,
Raising Summer CaiNns.

The Record and Farmer saws: The
hot months of summer are the worst of
the whole year fer young calves, partly
because OF the unavoidable heat, and
partly because they have not suitable
quarters at that season. The heat
Itself, under favorable circumstances,
is sufficiently prostrating but when
the poor little things are shut up in a
close, unventilated stable, obliged to
stand and lie on wet straw or floors, if
not in manure and filth, there is no food
that will make them thrive. The dis
comfort, not to say suffering, which
they endure, neutralizes the effect of
the food and care (or want of care) they
have. A real thrifty calf cannot be had
unless it is comfortable and contented.
We like to see them lie down in good
clean bed of straw, and draw deep,
long breath as if it were luxury after
taking their milk. They are then in
the right condition, bodily and mentally,
to grow. Not only that, they will grow
in shape. The muscle and the fat will
be Placed where it should be, and the
bones will be symmetrically developed.
The same animals sweating in stink
ing stable, dreading to lie down in the
wet and forced to stand in it, even
though they have liberal feed, will grow
leggy and coarse boned, the back will
roach, the neck will drop, the rump
will slope, and the belly will sway. In
stead of a plump, shapely calf there
will be lank, misshapen animal. After
care may correct and overcome to some
extent the bad results, but never fully.
not to % \
dry. q. shed open to the north or well
shaded, with floor of very dry earth,
and a yard free from mud, is as good q
place as they usually get. At all events
they must be comfortable. Their feed
should be regular IN quality, quantity,
and time. Good feed always pays best.
Excess is to be avoided. The /" little
pull-backs " tell on the growth, condi.
tion. and future character of the calf.
One good calf is worth more than two
poor ones to sell and more than half q
dozen poor ones to raise. Cattle coming
from good calves that have had thei1
good qualities developed by care and
iced, make a more economical and
profitable use of tbs food they consume,
the young they produce are worth
more. and tney are more readily mar
ketable '.G more remunerative prices.
Kitchen Gems.
The other day Mary was ironing and
asked for piece of sand paper to rub
her irons on. 1 was astonished that
never thought of that before it is sc
nice, removes every bit of starch OF
anything else and makes them sc
smooth. One girl taught me that ole
corsets make the best stove cloths
just one half at a time is convenient
size. The are ready made and mucf
better, when unfelded, to take hold o.
anything with than made holder, and
much easier to wash. Just throw then
In with the brown towels, as many n,
you happen to get during the week, ant
they come out clean and ready to use
again. Another girl pours hot water OF
the blades only of steel knives. anc
they wipe easily and do not need dry
ing. Another one told me that the bes
way to keep hams and dried beef wa,
10 pack 1t in dry salt. We have triet
1t Tor several years with perfect success
An otd salt barrel is convenient. Sc
1t in some cool, dry place put quite
thick layer of salt in the bottom; ther
- o'iS h"hiN, tSlhS thS pltCeS u
dried beef, if you have any, for chink
ing cover with salt, then hams ant
salt again, till the barrel is full. Their
is not the least danger of insects if tn
hams are smoked and the beef drieC
and put away early, before the file
come around and they are much nice
to handle than when pnt up in ashes O
any thing of that kind.
To Stop the Ravages of Moths.
Camphor will not stop the ravages O
moths in carpets after they have com
menced eating. Then they pay no re
gard to the presence of camphor, ceda
or tobacco. A good way to kill them i
to take coarse crash towel and ring
ont of clean water. Spread it smooth
on the carpet, then iron it dry with
good hot iron, repeating the operation
on all suspected places, and those leas
used. It does not injure the pile O
color of the carpet in the least it
not necessary to press hard, heat an
steam being the agents, and they do tn
work effectually on worms and eggs
Then the camphor will doubtless pre-
vent future depredations of the miller
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