Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08
Farm, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
Household Hats,

folds will speedily remove II,
HARVEST DgINK. Eve gallons OF
water, half gallon OF molasses, one quart
of vinegar and two Ounces of powdered
ginger
FnEr. Persons troubled
with feet that pclspire or smell offensive
can effect permanent cure by bathing
them every niglt, or olt,ner IN strong
solution of borax, using u tablespoonful
of pulverized borx to II basin Of water
two or three weeks Of such treatment
will probably be found sufficient.
To PuRIrY WATER. Sprinkle liitl,
powdered alum in the water, aud in I
few hours all impurities will he precipi
tated TO the bottom, leaving the water
pure and clear MS spring water.
To REMOVE THE SMELL or BOILING
CABBAGE. place n small piece of char
coal in the pot.
BuG Poison. Take one pin. of tur
pcntine, one pint Of alcohol, and one
ounce gum camphor: dissolve tho cam
phor in the alcohol, and then add tn,
turpentinc, shaking well before using
,,sc large size sewing machine oiler tt
put it on with; fill every crack and ere
vice with it before taking the bedstea(
apart, and it will remove both the vermi,
and their eggs.
RECEIPT FOR GoLpEN HAIR. Sine,
golden hair is 50 much in favor, it is vel
for mothers to know that they eau pre-
serve the golden color Of their children's
locks by persistent and careful washing
with CASTLE soap and water. The haii
should be braided and dipped repeatedly
into the suds, and then wiped with n
towel. This should be performed once
in three or four days, and if persevered
in, though the roots Of the hair may
darken rs the child grows older, the mass
will keep its sunny t'nts rs long rs the
owner wishes.
A HEAD-wAsH. Sage tea is one of the
very best preparations for washing and
dressing the hair. The hair should be
carefully brushed and braided in two firm
b.aids, and the roots rubbed with a
sponge dipped in lukewarm sage tea.
The braitls can then be washed and dried
with towel. This preserves the color
OF the hair, and keeps the scalp clean.
To BLEACH A STRAW HAT. First scrub
it well in water, softened with borax,
using very little soap. then rinse in bor-
ax water, using teaspoonful of powered
bomx to basin of water; bleach it in
the sun for two or three days; if the Int
is very yellow, q little lemon juice rub
bed on will prove effective.
sheep in Small Numbers.
There are many farmers who keep no
sheep, owing to their farms not being
large. In 1870 the number of sheep in
the State of New York was 2,1S1 ,57S;
and it is estimated by good judges that
the fiocks do not average over ten to
fifteen sheep, or ranging. from five to
twenty-five. The lambs aud fat sheep
are sold to butchers in the vicinity of
the farms where the sheep are kept. A
farmer i'll st. Lawrence county says:
~ do not claim that there is Il very
large amount of profit to be made in the
course OF q year from dozen sheep,
but there is, Oh all farms, grazing in
summer and rough feed in winter that
can he converted into mutton and wool,
and which would not make butter, beef
or pork. 1T is impossible for weeds to
grow in a field where sheep are kept,
and for this purpose they are invaluable
Like poultry, they are the scavengers of
the farm, their keeping costs but little,
and these are the reasons why they are
profitable in the hands of even care
less farmer. 70 the farmer sheep are
stock that pay dividends semi-annually.
In the spring there is return of wool
that would render the investment in
sheep sufficiently profitable if there
was no other source of profit, and in the
fall there is an equally profitable return
in lambs, or rather the lambs are ready
for market at that season. From the re-
turns Of 1870 we find that the average
clip per head was 4. IS pounds. A sheep
will clip nearly five pounds of washed
wool, worth say thirty cents per pound
tit has been considerably higher during
the past few years.; this amounts to
$3.50. She also produces lamb, which
should be worth 81 when it is fit for the
butcher. This makes $3.50 as the
amount realized from one sheep for the
year. We have to feed the sheep and
care for her year, but we have the
sheep herself left at the end of the sea-
SON, her manure also, and the fact that
this was accomplished on rough feed
and an outlay of very little capital.-,T
Is. Miner, Linden, NJ d.
Water for Duckings.
The raising of ducklings is very sim
pie thing if one only knows how.
Whether Matched by duck or hen, they
should not be allowed free access to n
body of water till they are well advanced
in the feathering process. They should
also be under control SO fully as to be
kept out of dewy grass and rain storms,
as well as prevented from unlimited
sporting in pond of water, for if they
once become thoroughly wet, especially
their heads, neck and backs, it is almost
certain that they will be seized with
cramps, the symptoms of which are stag
gering and reeling about, falling over
backward-in fact, acting very much
Like drunken person. Death, however,
soon relieves them from their misery,
and in losing them we lose also the ex-
pcnse and trouble we have incurred on
their account, and all through mere ne
glect OF corelessness. Poultry World
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