Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-17
Farm wagons.

correspondent OF the Ohio Farmer writes
| sensibiy upon this subject He says:
convenience often demands that farmer
shall keep more vehicles upon his premises RI n
his circumstances will alO ", and Consequently
economy must be exercised, and the question
sI arr, %hst can and cannot be dispensed with,
and what the more probably kept. To decide
between heavy and light lumber wagon the
first thing to determine is, whether the farm ia
suiheiently large to pay for keeping two horses
III bot few days in year a span or horses h.
absolutely required, 1t will be more profitable 70
keep but one horse and a single wagon and hire
an extra horse for the few days OF heavy team
Work, tban 20 keep the span. Generally speak
ing, an ordinary farm OF d fty or less acres will
require but one horse; the second unless raised
for the market, will not pay his keeping.
Every FARMER viii, of course, determine this
matter for himself; but beyond this there is an
other important matter to decide, and thai IA
the style OF wagon in point of construction
ears OF experience in the making and repair-
ing OF wheeled vehicles taught us that WAGONS
for heavy work should have wood axIetrees.
thlmble skeins, and cut feloes. An iron axle.
Tree, ~nere heavily loaded, is liable to get
sprung, and run bard and bent felIOes to crafnp
wheel. A one-hOrse wagon should have two
ana tDree-quarter skeins, and a pole that NAV
Dc sttsched ~hen IL Is SO desired. Where wag-
ON Is MADE 10 order, have the wheels of first
quality, well seasoned white oak and the arIe-
trees of tough hickory.
IL but one light wagon is kept, that should be
Iurnlsned with two boxes, one large and we'll
rodded for hauling dirt, wood, and manure: the
second hight, say seven or eight-inch sides with
half spring underneath and full spring under
seat or seats, and ali well painted 10 corresnond
with the running gears. We have ALWAYS f5und
IL paying investment to have both boxes nro-
tected ON top edges with iron, screwed on Arm
~ Never use nat iron, but oval, same width
that the side boards are in thickness lisa inch
and half screws, put in eight inches apart with
heads countersunk. Top irons of this kind will
- 81, lle sllne, ana may be transferred from an
selves many times over on a single box in nro.
tecting II from being maTred by horses gnaw-
tng, OF bruised when loading and unloading
Where two-hOrse wagon is to be mada tn
order, II will be found profitable to use l0.incb
hubs ana 3 thimble skeins. Have the fslloes
inches deep, as the strength and durabiIitv
OF wheel depend good deal upon a firm rim
A good height for heavy wheels is four feet
eight inches behind, and three feet eight inches
for front.
A heavy wagon a. well as light one shouId
have two boxes, for where but one is used for an
work the vehicle Is never in a hit condition to
appear IN the streets; and besides this there is
economy in having two. On heavy wagon
where an eIght-inch foot-reach is used-which
u the proper and very common iength-make
the rough box ten feet six inches long, fourteen
inches deep, and allow 1t to extend fifteen
inches in front Of the forward stakes. Bassvood
Is the best material, all things considered as it
nght and at the same time moro durable than
pine, wildwood, or elm, for the reason that it
not so easily bruised or Clipped OFF as the for
mer, and does not warp under the influence of
ram ana meats as the latter. The study should
c.
sbo ~ me same time sufficiently strong to en-
wagon.
U.e the lubricator upon the wheels sparinely
but frequently. A large amount does no more
good opon the spindle OF an axletree than a
little, Tor there Is space for only a certain
amount, and the oyerplus works out 1t is a
great saving ofhorsefesh to keep the boxes in
the hnbs from ever getting dry.
syRichSTd wof was wsylsid and murdered
by Thomas White and Nelson Wheeler, about
two miles from Toronto, Canada, on wednes
day night. The murderers were arrested.
81 Mrs General Bradley T. johnson, of VIr-
gipia, is seriously il not dangerously III from
excitement resulting from the late hostile
movements OF her husband and Gen. Malone.
EVThe Earl Dunrsyen and q party of Eng
lishDen are hunting in Colorado, and came near
being badly hurt recently in tight with fierce
California lion.
EEGeorge Peria, a radical deputy of thu
French assembly, TO aght duel yesterday with
Gregori, editor o. the BJnlpartist journal. Both
slightly wounded
E-Christian K. Ross, father OF the abducted
Charlie Ross, Is reported to be In q sinking con-
dtion. 1t is said that several days past his rea-
son has been growing fainter.