Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-30
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

A PURE white vinegar can be made, 1t
is said, from the juice OF watermelons.
LAMBS FOR THE BUToHER.-For line
lambs. procure good Merino ewes and
cross with Southdown or Cotswold
ram.
To SroP THE Flow OF BLooD.-There
is no better use to make of fine-cut to-
bacco, than to bind it upon a fresh
wound, and nothing will stop the flow
of blood quicker.
STUMP MAcHINE.-The simplest con-
trivance is to chain strong piece of
timber TO one side of the stump by very
strong chains hooked into the roots,
and attach oxen to the other end going
about in circle will twist the stump
out.
FILTER FOR CIsTERN WATER.
forate the bottom of wooden box with
a number of small holes; place inside
a piece of flannel, cover with coarsely
powdered charcoal, over this coarse
river sand, and on this small pieces OF
sandstone.
ANTS IN GREENHOUsES.-Lum of
soft putty are excellent traps for ants.
Lay them around where the ants most
frequent, and as soon as the Jumps are
stuck full of them, work the putty over,
ants and all, and reset the same lump
as trap again.
FEEDING CALVES IN TRAN5T.-The
best way is to take large basket of
eggs along, and when the calf begins to
make too much noise, break one and
thrust it down his throat, shell and all.
This will satisfy them for some time,
when it may be repeated. Fed in this
way they viii ride quietly, and will not
shrink half so much.
To PREVENT Morris RAvAGEs.-Hemp
when the blossoms are just opened, Is
an infalhble preservative of textile
fabrics and furs, against the attacks of
moths. The stalk, with leaves and
flowers, is cut when blooming about
JULY, and dried in the shade. 1t is
said to preserve its properties for sew
eral years.
Coop FODDER FOR SHEEP.-Sheep
prefer bright wheat straw as an article
of occasional diet. Bean straw, if cut
before the beans are ripe, would be as
good as most green fodder, at least it
is so considered in Scotland; but if
left, as is usually the case, until the
beans are ripe the straw is about as val
liable as very coarse wheat straw. Sheep
would probably eat bean fodder If
starved to death and no fears need be
entertained as to the iii effect of such
food except the want of nourishment.
How TO SwEEP.-The right way to
sweep is to incline the handle little
forward, then give light drawing
stroke, allowing the broow to scarcely
touch the carpet. Not one half the
weight of the broom should be allowed
to press on the carpet, as the dirt is
moved forward. Let the dirt be moved
and relied lightly. If generous
quantity of tea grounds, small bits of
wet paper or clean and wet sawdust can
be spread over the carpet before the
sweeping is commenced, all the fine
dirt will adhere to the wet materials.
BARREL MEAsURE.-A barrel of ap-
Piles, pears and potatoes should by law
represent a quantity equal to one hun
dred quarts of grain or dry measure.
An ordinary flour barrel holds about a
half-bushel or nearly one-eighth more
than the standard barrel Farmers not
using the legal barrel are losers to the
amount of many thousands of dollar;
each year. Eight hundred barrels Of
potatoes, in the large or common flour
barrel, lose four hundred bushels OF
S250i The consumer is not benefited
by this error of the farmer, for he buy:
of the merchant by the peck, or else by
the barrel, which means the hundred
quart barrel.
CHANGE OF SEED.-The America,
Agricultu7-ist answers correspondent
by saying: with all other grain!
than corn, change of seed now an6
then is considered advisable. Potatoe.
are especially improved by change
procured from a different locality and
soil. But corn has not generally beer
found to deteriorate by long planting
on the other hand, there are many
farmers who are planting seed produced
from the corn their fathers planted {
generation ago. Running out of the
corn is more likely to be the result o.
impoverished soil. and the best method
of improvement would probably be
crop of clover upon the land, to bt
plowed under, or some other substan
tial fertilizer"
A FARMERS ExPERIENCE.-That thu
success of farming is Ill experience.
That to ask a mans advice is no
STOPPING, but often of much benefit.
That TO keep place for everything
and everything in its place, saves man.
step, and is pretty sure to lead to goo'
tools, and to keeping them In goo'
order.
That kindness to stock is like goo
shelter, and is a saving of fodder.
That to fight weeds is to favor grain
and to do justice to your neighbors.
That In making home agreeable, 20
keep your boys out of the city.
That it is a good thing to keep SIN ey
out on experiments, and note all bot
good and bad.
That it is a good thing to grow int
farming-not Jump into lt.-Galen
Gazette.
BREAKING UP A SITTING HIM.
friend of ours told US, the other day