The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-23
Farm, Garden and household.
Hints ABOUT Work.

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find . good man pay him what he Is
worth. Let him feel that he Is getting
good pay for good work. ~
Amarried man should be treated with
great iorbearance. II is cruel thing
to turn a family out OF doors. II the
man is getting careless, let him know
that you have the power, but do not ex-
ercise 1t except IN extreme cases.
Day men can usually be obtained
early in the spring at comparatively
low wages. We had men willing TO
work on our own farm in March for
half what the same men ask in May,
June, and July,
We do q great deal Of work in octo.
Der and November; and pay very high
wages. But the day Ia longer in Feb
ruary (say 0.40) than It is in Noyem.
Der Cay 9.55), and longer in March (say
12.17( than in October (say HOO; in
fact, nearly as long Ms in September
(say 1929. II we have any work that
can be conveniently done, therefore, we
can not only get men at low wages, but
the night does not come SO soon as in
October. 81
Write down everything you have TO
do during the next four or five months;
and then see II there Is not something
thnt you can do now that will save time
and labor
II you are going TO build, cut and
hew the timbers and draw them where
they are wanted. Draw the lumber
while there is aleighing.
Better hire an extra man than let the
horses lie idle.
Draw wood, and saw and split and
pile up in the wood.house all you will
want until next winter.
Green cord-wood should be drawn
and put in a pile TO season. Do not let
1t remain in the woods, and then have
to draw it in the summer when you
should be doing more important work.
Draw Manure to the field where
needed and put II in pile 10 ferment.
Ifsome portions Of the manure are wet
and some dry mix them together in the
new pile.
Cut up hay aud other fodder with o
horsepower machine and stow II away
for future use. Scatter little salt on
II, say at the rate Of two quarts 10 q
ton.
Damaged hay should be cut up and
steamed. Nodded hay is very injurious
unless steamed or moistened with boil.
ing waterto destroy the fungus.
A chest Of tools and a tool shop will
pay for themselves every year, provided
You keep the tools in good order and in
their proper places. This Is the age Of
machinery, and every farmer should be
more or less OF mechanic.
Clean out stables and barns and leave
no cobwebs. II you area sloyenly mar
and do not know how 10 81 tidy up, " gel
Your wife to show you how.
Push things the coming season.
Times will be better. Produce will bt
higher. Raise all you can and gel
ready for the work now. Be hopeful,
energetic, systematic, and industrious,
and youlwill find farming pleasant and
profitable. -Agicplturiit.
Tn. Use ofsait for stock.
While certain amount OF salt is alb,
solutely necessary for the health Of
stock, It by no means follows that Id
indiscriminate use is either needful OF
safe. onthe contrary salt used in .ex.
cessiye quantities is highly dangerous.
1t then acts upon the stomach and in.
testines as anirritant poison, pnd cases
OF death have occurred through per
hitting cattle and hogs to consume toe
much OF II. When stock arc allowed
free access to it they will take q small
quantity very often, but II denied o
frequent supply they become rayenous
for 1t, and are in danger OF eating II 10
excess. The safestwayis 10 use 8 small
quantity regularly in the food quar-.
ter Of m ounce daily being amply sutii.
cient for COW or q horse, and o fourth
OF that quantity for hog or o sheep.
II stock are sailed once weekno more
than one ounce ut time should be
given TO COW, and q quarter Of m
ounce TO sheep or hog. II should alsc
be given in such manner that no one
animal should eat more than it's share.
1t may be given scattered thinly in the
feeding trough with more safety-than
in any other way excepting when II Is
mixed with the feed. Regularity. in its
use is the most conducive TO the health
OF the cattle. We find 1t necessary Ia
give this caution because some farmers
have been led TO suppose, very errone'
onsly, that as salt is o good thing, stool
cannot have too much Of II. 5tl
To Cure Colds.
This being the season OF which cold
are most prevalent and most difficult !,
get rid OF, It may be interesting 10 re
call the substance Of some remarks OF
the subject contributed to Nature som
four years ago by correspondent. H
stated that by simply abstaining from
drink and liquid food Of any kind for a
long as possible, the internal congestion
which is in fact the condition genel
ally known as 80 cold becomes re
ducod. The cause OF congestion is til
excess OF blood contained in the over
charged membranes, and this is remove,
when the general bulk Of the blood ha
been diminished by Withholding th
usual amount Of fluid. BY keeping tn
supply Of drink for a day or two dow
to a point at which some degree o
thirst Is yet experienced, complet
cure may be affected.
Value Of chips and bark.