The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-06-03
HOME AND FARM.

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comparing notes. when one said. 'rhere are
two bugs 30 every stalk" The
. second added, They have cut down
nav early crop, aud are sitting OF
the rail fence waiting for my late crop 10
como NM .sPsnawl" said the third, s'you /
know nothing about il passed seed |
store the other day, and saw the bugs look,
ing over the books to see who had purchaseo
seed potatoes."
1t is perfectly frightiul to read of the
fatalities and losses which happen from
day TO day from runaway horses. The
trouble lies in the iact that so many horses
are never. properly broken. well trained,
safe horse is worth as much TOR his eouea,
ton as for bis power. The trouoie anu
cost Of breaking a young horse systematic
ally and we'll is as good an Investment as /
can be made, in a money view, TO say moth
ing OF the value of human lie, Wnlcn is COD /
stantly In peril when entrusted TO a team |
which can not be controlled in case of fright |
or accident. The farmer who IS raising
horse stock should give more attention u |
this subject.
Mrs. Diaz writes: a very large portion
OF our woman have not money |
enough to hire their sewing |
done, and it is upon these that the weari- |
some burden falls. To keep mp, to vary
with the varying fashion, they toll In season
and out OF season. Day after day you VIII |
see them ct their work tables, their ma
chimes, their lap boards; ripping, stitching,
turning, altering, furnishing; complaining
often of sideacbe, of bsckache, head
themselves out door air ana
exercise and reading time, and all because
they consider dressing fashionably An es-
sential to life. With them, what costs only
time, aud health, and strength, costs moth
ing.
PROTECTION FROM MOTHS A Tribune
writer says the only preventive of the
ravages of moths in garments, is cleanliness
with exposure to air and sun. This will
check the ravages Of this destructive insect
Brush thoroughly the garment attacked,
hang it out of doors in the sun, and put IL
away with camphor, red pepper or tobacco in
its folds. The most perfect way OF prevent
ing this pest from beginning mischief is the
following: Procure an alchohOl or whisky
barrel, one just emptied. put in the woolens
and furs, aud head 1t up tightly. Should a
wicked egg hatch, the fumes OF liquor will
e0tinguish life a. once, before ever a hoer
has suffered. In the fall sell the barrel and
In the spring buy fresh one. This receipt
was given by manufacturer of camphOr,
who had no faith in the efficacy of that gum
as a preventive of moths. n. B.-Don'G for
the sake OF having such barrel attempt TO
empty it yourself
EARLY Cur HAY.-Some timely comments
blow are by w. VS.. Bsekmsn, of Ulster
county, N. Y. They are sound for this lsti
tude and especially needed: Each winters
experience covninces me OF the great supe-
riority of early cut hay for feeding stock, es
pecially mich cows. It is my own practice
to commence haying about the 20s0 OF June,
cutting clover first, and endeavoring, if pos
sible to secure all the hay before harvesting
grain. Being compelled to buy few tons
OF hay every winter, can see, to my great
annoyance, the difference between it and
that raised upon my own farm. The
butter turns several shades lighter in color,
and il is only by cutting the hay and mix
ing it with roots and meal that the cows can
be induced to eat il. If fed to them uncut,
they nose it about, interviewing each stem,
and seem to say by look and gesture, BAD
luck 10 the man that made this hay" /
really feel ashamed TO SET it before them,
and can not look them squarely in the eye
with clear conc ercs. Most farmers 10
this yacinity commence hayiDg about the
middle of July, becouse they think tay cut
then weighs heavier than if cut earlier.
This may all be true, and where the hoy is
TO be sold at SIS per ton, every extra pound
counts, and that Is the reason some farmers
prefer to bale their hay, as 20 pounds OF
green oak wood to each bals works of a
quantity of cord wood at the same price as
hay. But is it honest to do so? And is IL
honest To lave Esv out until il is little bet
ter than sticks bsea lss it weighs more? The
great scarcity and nigh price of ihay will in
duce many farmers TO cast sb lut for all
sorts of substitutes, such straw and bran
or meal. Cattle need a large amount OF
bulky food, and they ought to- have it.
Thoroughbred stock especially should have
all the coarse fodder they will eas, aud roots
and meal by way OF condiments. A COW
WITH a well filled plunch, disterd d TO its
natural size, is a pleasant object to behold;
but when ted principally upon concentrated
food. she will soon look like race horse or
a greyhound Early cut hay, especially
clover, is undoubtedly the best and cheap
est food the stock farmer can raise.
WALKING HoRsEs.-A correspondent OF
the Country Gentleman-sometime since con-
tributed the following useful hints: In
breeding horses, we breed for trotters
racers, ETC., but never for walkers, which is
very great mistake, particularly If the
horse is wanted for the farm. What the
plowmsn wants is q good walker also
needed for the harrow, and in fact for
almost any kind OF work on the farm, the
road included. Let us look little az this.
A good walker Will walk with ease four
miles per houc. This is done with as much
as the ordinary will make three miles
This, in ten hours walk, will make a differ
encs Of from ten to fifteen miles, which is
Gear gain as the one horse will use no
more exertion to do this, than the other less
Els the mechanical Structure of the gait, and
t IS is as suscsPtible.of trahsmission as the
tretting or racing element. Take the ten or
fifteen miles gain in day, and ma ke the
estimate for year, and the SUN will aggre-
gate an amount that will surprise thoEs who
nave never reflected on the subject. The
one horse will do from one-quarter 20 two
fifths more work than the other, which is a
consideration that can not be ignored. Rec
% lect Il costs no more TO keep such horse
Ne Wagks with ease, while the other horse
Jabors, or must be on small tcot to keep
up. This every one of Us must have seen,
aad fritates one to see it. A good walker
viii walk,f0 miles in day, &llo wing twelve
hours for the day, at Eve miles per hour.
Will the trotting horse do it and come out
at the end Of the day as well 81 the walkerf
Your walker will walk every day at a brisk
four or five miles nar hour. and il will be