Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-24
Farm and Home.

gallons at time, with piece of cal
pet over the whole, to keep the waite
from stopping out In this way
large number Of trees can be watere,
in short time. The nose Of the wat
erpot should have holes that will lie
the water out rapidly. Augustus gen
orally the severest month we have oil
trees, and it pays to attend to them.
CHEAP WOODLAND FENCE.
Take unsharpened rails, make tn,
fence three rails high, as follows: lie
one end OF each rail rest on the
ground, raising the other ends as high
as you want the fence. The first raj
is secured in its place by the stakes
driven into the ground in the form Of
an m. The next rail is placed some
feet behind the one staked, so thai
when two stakes are driven into the
ground, and resting on the rail already
in position, they will support the Sec
ond rail at the proper height, and
thus the fenceis continued, the stakes
supporting the upper rail. and also
holding the next under one firmly
down under the cross.
CARPENTER TOOLS FOR FARMERS.
Farmers should always have GER
tain useful tools to enable them to do
any little jobs on rainy days or in the
winter season, when one has no out
door work to do. A plane or two, bits
and brace, one or two augurs, chisels,
files. drawing knife, screw driver, two
good saws, one small one for fine
work, and a few other things will
make a good outfit for a farmer
Then go to the hardware store and
buy a years supply or more Of vari-
Gus kinds OF nails, screws and brads,
suitable for all kinds of 1tinkerirg,"
and you will be sure to use them
sooner or later. Buy screws by the
gross, and the finer kinds Of nails and
brads by the paper, as they cost but
little, and are worth their price.
Farmers owe a duty to their sons to
learn them to use such tools before
they go out into the world to earn
their living. as no man ever regretted
the time spent in his boyhood to learn
how to use carpenter tools, because
there are often things to be repaired
Or made that any man ought to be
able to do, and not send for q me-
chanic.
GRAPE ROT.
In many places grapes are affected
with the black rot and drop of. FIRE.
luently only part Of the surface Of
the grapes Is affected. yet the fruit is
of no value. The cause generally, is
allowing the vines to overbear. When
your vines set immense quantity Of
'ruit. 1t il always best to take a pair
Of scissors, when the grapes are very
small. and cut out about one third of
he clusters-the smallest.
SETTING POSTS.
From many experiments made, 1t
appears that the upper ends Of posts,
rs they grow, when set In the ground
asst much longer than the butts do.
The reason Is that the pores Of the
wood OF the upper ends, when turned
Town, carry out the water, while the
pores Of the butts carry 1t into the
wood.
HOW TO APPLY LIME.
Lime should always be Stacked be-
ore applying 1t to land. 1t ought to
De as fine as -four, or as fine as slak-
ng can make it, then spread 1t on
Flowed land, and harrow 1t In at any
'eason Of the year you please. 1t is
for any farmer to know In
advance what the benefit Of applying
ime will be, as no man can tell what
his soil contains, that lime
will act on In q chemical way, and
hus benefit the soil for any crop. AS
IN experiment, TO bushels to the acre
ire enough.
GARGEr, OR SWOLLEN BAG.
When COW has q swollen bag, or
ldder, it is called garget. The udder
hould be bathed frequently with cold
water. Give the COW. In q bran mash.
even or eight drops OF tincture OF
,conite once day for three or four
lays. @Scoke root" fed In mash will
,lso generally absts the Inflammation
q q few days. Another remedy Is as
ollows: Give a dose Of epson salts
norinng and night until Its action Is
'erceived. Three-quarters Of apound
J not an excessive quantity. Dis
olive this In a bottle filed with warm
'ater, then pour It down the animals
hroat. Don't look her In the face
low. for cough abe most assuredly
rill.
PACKING BUTTER
Stone jars are the best vessels to
Jack small quantities Of butter In.
Tubs should always be made to hold
'rine, and wood that imparts no bad
lavor. The butter should be well
worked to get out all the buttermilk;
hen in packing. press It down firmly,
70 as to exclude the air, cover with
,rine till you can I'LL the firkin, then
cover with a cloth over which layer
" fine salt Is to be laid, covering the
,ntire surface, and your butter will
Keep till sold.
TIcIs ON SHEEP.
Fo farmer who keeps sheep will al
ow them to become covered with
icks and make no effort to destroy
hem. Here Is the way a successful
wool grower manages his sheep:
Seven years ago, two weeks after
I immersed my lambs in to-
,acco water, being careful to keep
heir eyes and noses out. As soon as
hey were dry, 1 commenced feeding
sulphur to sheep with their salt, be-
ng careful to feed soon after storm,