Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-10-08
HOME. PARM AND GARDEN.

Gilt metallic articles may he cleaned
by rubbing them very gently with a soft
sponge or brush dipped in solution OF
half an ounce of potash, or one ounce OF
soda. or, still better, of half an ounce OF
borax in a pound of water; then rinsing
them in pure water and drying with a
soft linen rag. Their luster may be i'm
proved in special cases by warming them
slightly and then rubbing them very
gently. Gilt frames, etc, should only be
washed with pure water, rubbing very
gently with q soft sponge or brush
To Prevent Cow Sucking Herself
Take hard stick, hickory or maple,
about one foot long and three-fourths OF
an inch in diameter; put groove around
the center, say five-eighths OF an men In
width and three-sixteenhs OF an inch
deep; sharpen both ends so that tney
will gradually taper from near either side
of the groove TO point; with large
awl pierce the cartilage or septum near
the nostrils, as you would to- put In
ring; force the stick through until the
septum rests in the groove, and the cow
has in her nose a contrivance that Will
prevent her from sucking herself and
vet permit her to eat and drink with free
dom. After few months the hole may
become enlarged so as to allow the stick
to drop out, when little larger enc may
be inserted. There is but little sensation
in that cartilage, and there appears to
be but little soreness after short time.
Rural Home.
Bran for Housewife Journal Of
the Form says: Bran, when fed to AMI
mails, is laxative, and on this account
should net be fed to horses in any quah.
tity when hard work is at all required OF
them. because weakness is caused by this
relaxation of the bowels and great injury
inflicted. The theory that introduces
bran into the horse-stables is as PERM
cjous in it's effects as the indiscriminate
use of bran itself, at the within of the
stablemen, and the theory is that horses,
sick or well, should be fed on bran mash
es. A little bran, with other and more
substantial articles of food, may, howev-
er. be occasionally given with advantage,
but always taking care not to feed 1t In
quantities TO give rise to looseness OF the
bowels, nor be counted to the poor horse
as so much other solid food, for in doing
so you not only deceive yourself but
cheat your horse.
"A few sheep should be kept on every
grain farm; a great many should be fed
during some portions OF the year. But a
small flock is clear gain, for there is al
ways room for them in some of the fields
and something for them to eat in the
winter. Suppose farmer cultivating a
hundred acres and not in the habit OF
keeping sheep buys, say, twenty In the
spring they will do well on the planting
ground before it is plowed; they will
clean out lane or any rough corner on
the farm, and are one of the best helps
the farmer can have on his summer fal-
low. After harvest they will CLEAN the
stubbles and clear out the fence corners;
and later in the autumn they will tread
down the new seeding and prepare it to
stand the winter. In an old pasture
where cattle and horses are kelt few
sheep will improve the feed. They will
crop the bushes and weeds, bite the
coarse grass, sleep on the knobs and
manure them, which the cattle eat bare.
And the income from small flock OF
sheep may be from five to ten dollars
each, yearly.-Rochester Democrat.