The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-02-13
Farm and Household Column.

SHELTER FOR YonI.s.-The Farm
:. crs' Union says: "Nnw that harvest
lug is over. take care of the tools.
A harvester that costs :'2N0 is too rx-
penslve piece Of machinery to hc
ont in ali wcathcrs. exposed to wind,
snn and rain. One Of rli ccrrrspon-
dents some time since made The start
ling announcement that on I'm aver
, age they did not Go over two months
work before they were worn out
estimating that two weeks labor was
got out OF them each year. and that
in four years they were usc,! up,
Now, this ought not to be so. ard vet
:. 1t is on a par with nncll Of the FARM
ing in the West. Buil! a shelter, be
1t ever so cheap, and store your ma
chine'y in it the first thing after GET
. ting yonr grain IN the stack. Take
ont the sickle, oil it and lay it away
for safe-keeping in yonr house. Clean
thoroughly al! the metal work and
rub it over with tallow to save rust
ING, for that net only DESTROYS your
machine, but causes friction, Which
Will rack it fopiecrs when it is mex:
needed for use; ana as soon as Won
can. paint it over. Paint preserves
your wood and kc~pE it from sun
cracks and rot. If il is sheltered and
PAINTED and Kept from rus'ins. and
the nuts property screwed np when
III use, Il good harvester will last n
dozen years. with occasional, renewal
OF the sickic.'
How TO Keep Warm One way
not t" keep warm is to ,:,nk freely
of hot drinks: t" keep the pores Of
the skin closed; to eat more than
can be digcstcd; to sit over hot air
furnace; t" lace tightly wear tigh5
garters, tight shoes, tight gloves. and
bundle mp with "heaps" of wa;in
clothing; wear muiiIe,s around tho
neck, and avoid a breath of cool,
fresh air; take wine or bi.lcrs be!or.
meals, and pills 70 aid digestion after
eating. DO this daily montl. or
more, and You will be rs tender as !,
tropical house plant, and .yill taks
''dreadtEi colds" Oh the slightest ex-
posture. Hot drinks just before GO
Ing ont are especially favorable to
induce chills; and this is the way
many are trying to cheat nature and
pr"long Il miserable existence.
Science of Health. r..
Feeding Cows for Mill an en-
gagged in the production OF milk for
the New York market; will You please
inform me what can feed NY cows.
in addition to early -clt hay, that will
increase their milk sufficient to cover
the coste Present prices are as fol-
rows: Milk. a cents per quart;
shorts, $25 per ton: carn-m.al 81
per 100 pounds: oats, Is cents per
bnshel. G. G. r., Clinton Corners.
N. \. Jndging from somewhat Iini-
tea experience, we should say that ut
the rate of prices given, bran
would cost about $50 per ton; and,
if so, a mixture of four quarts of
bran, two quarts of shorts and ono
quart ct corn meal, would cost about
nine cents. A COW having this half
in the morning and half at night, fed
dry, or, still better, wet ny with quite
warm water, ought to give more than
two quarts Of milk move per dav
than she otherwise would. Ii either
food is left out, another quart of
shorts can he pnt in instead of the
corn-meal. There viii b., a saving t"
be taken into account. as cows when
ted grain eat less hay. We have
known milkmen make it pay to feed
twice the quantity named. In one
case, a COW fed on one bushel of bran
per day gave more than enough more
milk than would pay for the bran.-
Country Gentleman. ,5't".
Feed Fowls a Little and Oftcn.-It
is a very careless method Of feeding
fowls which we sre so often adoptcd.
where the grain is thrown down in
great heaps on the ground or floor.
1t is not "nl y wasteful. but injnrious
t. the fowls, because they get over
fell, and it is in an important respect
to their habits. For their
nature is to scratch. Watch the old
hen with brood when she is just let
"ut Of the coop. She hardly stirs
from the spot, but as soon rs she has
realized her freedom down go her
claws into the soil, and af;arwarl
whenever yon see her she is at it.
Always feed 10 more than can be
raten at once, and take care that this
IS s" scattered among some light rub
bish that they may have the luxury
nj scratching for it. Iffeed is buried in
fresh earth, then they get with their
Of grain something to use
To their peculiar digestive organs.
Grain, however, should not he allow
ed to come in contact with the filthy
tainted soil too often found in the
poultry-yard.-Tbe Poultry World.
Chapred Hands. The simplest
remedy is found in every ones kitch-
en- cl"set, and is common starch. Re-
luce it to an impa)pable powder, put
IN Il muslin bag, keep it in the table
drawer. Whenever yon take your
hands ont of dishwater or snlis, wipe
them dry with soft towel, and while
yet damp, shake the starch bag all