Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-24
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
RuIes For Grading Grim.

Exchange OF New York city, relative TO
oats, rye, barley and peas, are as fol-
low: Oats are dividedintO the following
classes: Extra white, extra, and reject
ed. Extra white and extra are divided
into four grades. Extra white oats are to
weigh thirty-two pounds to the bushel /;
No white, twenty-nine pounds; No. 2
white, twenty-five pounds, and No. 8 shall
be NANNY white The weights of extra
oats and Nos. and of the same class
are to be thirty two, twenty-nine and
twenty-five pounds to the bushel respect
lively. No. 3 specifies all merchantable
oats unfit for No. 2. Rejected oats are
damp, unsound, dirty, or for any cause
unfit for No. 3.
No. rye must be sound, pump, and
well cleaned. No. rye must be sound,
reasonably free from other grain, and
reasonably clean. Rejected rye includes
all damp, musty, or dirty rye, or that
which for any cause is unfit for grade
No. 2.
Barley is put into four classes-Cana-
ia, State, Western and Rejected Extra,
and No. l Canada must weigh not less
than forty-eight pounds to the bushel.
No, 2 and No. Canada barley are not
measured by weight, but by soundness
and cleanness. State barley is divided
into six grades-four of "four-rowed F"
and two of "two-rowed" Western bar
ley is divided into three grades, No. l to
weigh forty-eight pounds; No. 2, forty-six
pounds; and No. forty-one pounds to
the bushel. Rejected Western barley is
that which is damp, musty, or from any
cause is badly damaged or largely mixed
with other grain.
Peas are divided into Nos. /, 2 and 3
White Canada. A resolution was adopted
that as so-called "no grade corn had
so much improved in condition that for
some time past exporters to Europe had
taken it in preference to "steamer" at q
fraction of cent below the market value
of steamer" and as that repeatedly
both grades had sold in open market at
the same price, and as very large pro-
portion of new corn now graded emo
grade" might properly be included in
the grade of "steamer," therefore
present classification should be modified.
Farm Topics.
The rules for letting farms on shares
vary in some respects in different parts
OF the Union. AS a general rule the
agreement is in substance as follows
The owner turns over his farm, dwelling,
barns, etc., to the tenant on the first day
OF April, with what manure may be on
his place. The ten7nt agrees to furnish
the team or teams to do the work, as well
as all the farm implements that are neces-
sary. He also furnishes half the seed
and half the cows, pigs and poultry to
stock the farm, and agrees to keep the
fences in repair and to work out or pay
the road tax. He is to have half of all
crops, and half of the butter, cheese,
milk, pork, beef, eggs and poultry pro.
duced. But in regard to the owners
half, there should be plain stipulation
how he is to receive it-whether to be
delivered to him, or he to come and get
his part at the fam Ifdellvered by the
tenant, he would be entitled to some com
pensation for the delivery The team
used to do the work is allowed to be pas
tured and fed from the undivided hay
and grain, and the tenant should be al
lowed garden large enough to produce
his green vegetables only The owner
pays the taxes. If anything is needed
not contemplated when the bargain was
made, each must pay half the expenses, as
more manure than was on the place, more
cows, swine, etc. but both parties must
acquiesce inobtaining these extra articles,
rs neither party can demand of the other
anything not in the contract. When eXtrs
work is done, as ditching, making new
fences, ETC., it is best that the agreement
be put in writing, as some mems mem
cries are not very accurate. In brief
let the contract cover everything but
be liberal to the poor tenant, as he vii
generally perform a great deal of hare
work for small compensation.
Cement for Cracked HoOfs.
Mr.. Defay has discovered a prepare
tion by means of which sand cracks Oh
fractures in hoof or horn may be durably
cemented up. Even pieces of iron cal
be securely Joined together by its means
The only precaution necessary for it
successful application is the careful re
moyal Of all grease by spirits of sal am
monia, sulphide of carbon, or ether
Mr. Delay makes no secret of its com
position, which is as follows Take on
part of coarsely powdered gum ammonia
cum and two parts gutta percha, inpiece
the size of hazel nut. Put them in
tin lined vessel over slow fire. Befor
the thick, resinous mass gets cold, mol
it into sticks like sealing wax The &c
ment will keep for years, and when re
quirel for use it is only necessary to Gu
off sufficient quantity and remelt
Immediately before application.
Strawberries and Fruit Trees.
If you have not mulched your stra,
berry beds don't fail to do it before th
snow goes off. February, March an
April are the times that try the plants
1t is the thawing that kills. Put on
blanket of marsh hay or clean straw, an
leave on all that the plants can gt
through in the spring. To keep tn
ground moist and the berries clean,
covering of about two inches or jus
enough to cover the plants from sight.
Keep an eye to the rabbits pay th
boys ten cents each for every one the
kill If you have trees in danger of il
jury by them, wind the bodies with new
paper, or cut rabbit in pieces and ri
the bodies and limbs with the fresh bloc
and meat Tramp the snow firm abor
your trees to keep off the mice.
How to Get New Tools.
The Journal Of Progress makes IL
following rather sarcastic suggestion
which we fear are more generally fo
lowed than opposite ones would be
And now, dear farmers, such of you
are tired of the old tools, let us give yc
bit of advice. IF you don't take it an
better than advice we have given you {
former occasions, all right-it will be I