Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-01-12
AGRfcULfURAL

On the contrary, vines and creepers
on the wall protect them, and make a
house warmer and drier, and also make
IL look much better.
The best oil for making boot and har-
ness leather soft and pliable Is castor
oil.
Glycerine is excellent To rub on chafes
burns or ehapped hands or sun scalds.
Rawhide makes the best and most
durable betting for farm or other ma
chinery. Put the hair side next To the
pulley.
White lead ground in oil Is an excel
lent application for saddle chafes or
harness or yoke gals on horses or
cattle.
Keep your boots well oiled in Winter
and they VIII last longer, while your
feet will be drier and warmer.
A few drops Of diluted carSolic acid
In kettle Of glue will keep il from
spoiling for several days in the warm
est weather.
Autumn is the proper season TO pre-
pare gratis and cuttings. OF the later
cuttings of grapes, currants, ounces,
gooseberries, poplar and many other
plants, taken of in the Fall and buried
In the ground all Winter, will grow
with facility in the Spring. Crafts
should always be taken off I'm the Fall
and kept in moist sand or sawdust till
ready 10 use.
Castor oil il said TO be the best and
most durable lubricator for buggy
axles.
The average cost of fences in the
State of Pennsylvania is $ll 40 an acre.
In Rhode Island il is sI9. 80 an acre.
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THE FARM HoRsE.-It is not the
amount of food given a borss. so much
As gentle treatment and the time and
manner of giving him food. that insures
his good condition. There are times
when he sbould be fed I'm the evening
after his dav's work Is over. Then
after gratifying his annette he will lie
down quietly to rest. probably till
morning. by which time his food is d.
gested and his whole system refreshed
and he gets nm i'm the morning with re-
newed annette and his energies nre-
pared 10 undergo another davis service.
His morning meal should not be so
plentiful as thai of the previous even
inc and after nartakino of IL he should
be worked moderately for the first hour
or two. after which. if necessary. his
gait NAV be increased. AT midday his
feed should be less than either that of
then renew his labor In the after-
noon with more vioor and less ex
haustiou than if he had nartaker of a
full feed. and will eniov his evenings
meal with greater relish. Were more
Kind words given TO these noble ami
mails we should find their docilitv in.
creased. Why talk i'm tones thai can
be heard a mile of when the ami NAL is
within less than five feet of vouy
Where is the necessity of it2 WHY not
sneak 10 him in more GENTLE and nleas-
ant termsP Rather tslk In him i'm a
kindly tone of voice nat him ON the
neck and even sing or whistle To him
for he is fond of miIsic. and those little
attentions are aIvays sa0acio,,siv annre-
ciated bv him He is an INTELLIGENT
animal, and will obey a command if
given i'm a gentle tone. quite a. readily
as If given in tones of thunder. The yery
best managed teams in the country are
those whose drivers rarely sneak to
them above their ordinary tone of voice.
None of the brute creation more readily
appreciate kind treatment than the
borne in mind by those under whose
care the noble animals are placed.
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RESEARCHES on MILK.-Mr. A. H..
Since lately read very interesting
paper before the London Chemical So
ciety on MIX in health and disease,
wherein the following facts were
brought forth. Milk taken from herds
Of cows exhibits great uniformity of
composition, yet the milk from indiyid-
ual cows Is liable to considerable varia-
uon' moreover II is possible for good
average milk TO be watered TO a limited
extent without detection-comparing
milk from COWS fed on ordinary meadow
grass and on grass from sewage farm,
In the latter case the milk purified,
particularly In the SpIing and Fall,
much more readily than the former and
Dntter made from 1t became rancid
sooner. Typhoid fever has several
water 10 wash ont mans and nails and