The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-26

ately warm day IN winter; for woman to
dorN verycdszge b4iBg-say dozen
loaves, and then when they begin to grow
stale and dry steam loaf at time, and
Elnaks.tt1s &sqd g asMo If you have no
steameF-which by the way is an indis-
pehsable article-dip, the stale loaf sud-
denly, 1tWo 81 three times, into pail Of
water and then lay, it. into the oven for
Twenty minutes or halfan hour. By the
way, Lizzie says Do tell the girls how
nice a, steamer is; that it only costs ST.,
and they can get one the same way did.
Fcll' them hailed a notion peddler and
told him to- bring: Us one, the next time he
cams around, and that I hunted up old
iron and, broken pillow points, and had
plenty to pay for 1t, ready and waiting
when the new stedmefeame.
f. 9,:,TI1pE 1Nf - --,-neT
9, A cHEE1AP IWINTER SHEDDING
a farmer IN the. Ohio Farmer: In
section where there is scarcity of
boards, or lumber, of all kinds, or even
where they can, be had for considera-
ton; it IS a nnice} thing to know how to
build as bedding which will answer all the
purposes aof oao shelter and at the same
stiman cost bu:sa,nfre nominal amount of
Eeash.,n The: nprofeksiep bef the farmer is
n1ot1mnrked by rapid and large gains, but
by slow-though suFeeT1 process oflittle
by little. and itisnot what he makes
which renders, him, y comfortable in after
Ajfe.'ebpt, (which he iissa4Sss. and the appa-
!rently; trivial items aggggrepgeat Of vast i'm
iPpr4ance. a!t1slw-7ru<lnr.
1t is very njae, TO- have commodious
she'd, nicely made with timber, but if the
cash lis not at hand IT, make it with, it is
faro better teihhave the shelter anyhow,
sbpt] substitute 81 cheap ane--one requir-
ing only labor. to put, it up. We have
3 3aast-Pat P-tor our own animals what we
regard as one Of the cheapest effective
shedding f6r your horned stock or sheep,
during the daysin fwlnter. that can be
made: 7=avol IS aa7o1- "a
Our stock Numbers too many to put
them in: the stable + we like to let all
have the entire day to themselves out in
barnyard. asst does them far more good
than keeping them ,penned up continual
ly, only permitting them to come out to
get water >hnd then putting them right
back again. We DO not claim originality
in the idea or the construction Of this
She'd. hut: wish to,call the attentions of
other farmers to its cheapness and advan-
tages.
Tho site for tkesnedding was against
one i;of the buildings, in the branyard,
and, was a, SIX efeton shed with fodder
roof. We went into the woods and cut
good; heavy pieces for crotches. These
were, planted in two rows parallel with
other building, one row being about ten
or twelve feet from. 1.-The 6rst row. These
crotches should be set:irhthe ground about
two feet and we'll rammed to make every
thing secure.> From one crotch to an op-
:posite one stout .fpieces5ate laid parrellel
with the building, and also along the
the outer row the same way. When this
is done other picces are laid across or
butted up against the building which pre-
vents them from getting out of place. If
the posts arc not too far apart, old rails,
laid thickly Con, Will, do Just as well, and
new rails: net2nsede for immediate use
elsewhere, can be used, as they can be
taken off in the: spring for other use.
r. On the rails corn fodder is nicely and
!, closely laid, and $50 slopcd to carry off
the water. The fodder, on the shed
Should be used last; Or 1t least not until
the, winter is? fairly broken, so that by
the time it lis used the weather is fine
enough and warm M enough to dispense
with its invalaabls1' winter service. A
shed like this answers IAN purposes, and
has the advantage of costing nothing but
little labor.