Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29
Farm and Household.

~ hAiNG ANIL IN A'AA' - iA7
solve an ounce Of camphor in eight
ounces Of spirits of wine; then add one
ouncc spirits turpentine, one ounce spir-
its sal ammonia, half an ounce Of oil of
origanum, and a tablespoonful of lauda-
mum. Rub i'll Il quarter OF m hour with
the hand four times n day.
WINDOWS IN STABLES.-This matter of
windows in stables is M of vastly more
importance than some farmers think.
Animals, no more than vegetables, can
thrive in the dark. Our long winters
are sufficiently trying to the constitutions
Of our farm-stock, under the best cir
cumstances, and an animal upon which
the sun scarcely shines at all for five or
six months will come ont in the spring
in Il bad state of health; ever though
the feed, and the ventilation, and the
temperature have been all right. The
sun Is the great lfe-glver.
SAND FOR BEDDING CATTLE-Sand. if
not the best, is one of the best articles
in use for bedding cattle. 1t is Il good
deodorizer, and keeps the stable sweet.
As the cattle work it back into the trench
under their feet, it mikes with the ma
nure, and thus divides it and makes it
| more suitable for the use of plants. If
the distance to haul is not too far, its
very c~heapness ought to recommend its
use. In barns that have no cellars,
were it used freely, it would absorb a
| large amount of urine that is now vast
ed. Soil and muck are dirty things To
use in the stable, but sand is clean.
UNi,, To- - =, =, ,,;,n tl,,,,pr 70 ,,,N ,,,,l,,
hen roostS, to receive the droppings,
which can be easily raked off and kept
in barrels, and in spring mixed with fine
COW manure-one part of the former to
two of the latter. This being shovelled
| over thoroughly two or three times,
makes a mass of rich manure. A large
handful of this in the hill will set corn
to growing finely. Flowers. too, grow
and blossom far better in soil that has
an admixturc of sand. So clayey and
peaty soils are benefited by its combi-
nation with them, and vice versa. When
| spread on heavy soils i'll grass, it pro-
duces more effect than any chemical
manure.
RAISING CALVES AND DAIRYING.-Mr. l..
Wanzer, in "A paper read before the Hi
nois Dairymens' Association, upon the
topic of :, Raising Calves to Supply the
Dairy" SAYS: Let it first be fixed in
your minds that t costs no more to raise
Il good calf than it does Il poor one.
Good stock for the dairy seems to be
within the reach of every dairyman.
There are the Holsteins, which have
been bred for centuries with the object
in view Of p~erfecting them in milking
qualities. There are the Ayrshircs, for
| which wonders are claimed; and there
are the Jersey, that, when crossed with
! our larger kinds Of stock, make COWS
far above the average. The milking
strain of Durhams we know to be good,
and we have now calves from this stock
that are richly worth raising, but instead
we are sending them to the butcher.
| Good males from all the above breeds
are within the reach of us all. And
when we consider that it costs no more
t o keep a good bull than a poor one,
what matter if we pay one, or even two
hundred dollars? Suppose four or five
dairymen join in the purchase of Il first
class male, and breed him to a part of
each dairy-those, Of course, that are
the best milkers-raise the heifers and
| sell the males to others. Good milking
| stock is within the reach of every dairy
man.
SEPARATING EWES AND LAMBs.-As the
time for weaving the lambs approaches,
| the tiockmaster should allow the pasture
to improve, unless it is already at its
best. Such desired improvement can be
secured by removing a portion Of the
stock for a few weeks. When separated
from their dams, the lambs had best be
allowed to remain in the pasture to
which they have been accustomed. II
this is done, and II few old ewes that
have not raised lambs the present sea
son, of which nearly every flock has
more or less, are allowed to remain with
the youngsters, very much of the worry
and grief of the latter may be avoided,
and their movement from point to point
rendered comparatively easy. The old
sheep will lead the way to the troughs
of bran and grain that are a part of the
/ outfit Of every tlockmaster who is forced
to depend upon cured feed during the
winter months.
The morning is the best time for scpa-
rating the lambs from the flock, which
should be shut in a dry lot the previous
evening. This latter precaution will
save much Inconvenience from sWclled
udder of the ewes, which should be kept
| on short pasturagc for several days, to
reduce the secretion of milk. Acareful
watch should be kept over mem, and,
where appearances indicate the APP
proach of Inflammation, the udder
should be emptied by hand. In the
majority of cases the precautions against
accumulation of milk will be all that is