The Red Cloud chief., 1877-11-15
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
sersnhy of the Farmers Life.

herds on The green slopes; Ne neoIS the
pleasant rain falling upon his corn. and
the trees he planted in youth rustic
above, while he plants others for the
children yet to be.-From IngersoTs
address at Peoria.
Tr.usplantinE.
The only advantage which is claimed
for fall transporting over spring trans
planting, is that the roots become settled
in the ground, and new fi0ers are FORM
ed, which induce an earlier spring growth
and a more reciprocal action between
leaves and roots. We are not advocates
of fall transplanting for the climate of
Chicago. Boston, or even New York, ex-
cept for those plants that are never in
jured by our severe cold or extremes Of
temperature. But for those who have
already settled upon transplanting this
fall, we would say-dO it now as soon
as it can be we'll done. If it is a fact
that the roots will made a fibrOus growth
which is not killed by alterations of
freezing and thawing, then the sooner
II ey are transplanted the better, after
the leaves have ceased to act. This may
be ascertained by the first discolOratiOn
of the leaves, which is proof that their
cells are clOgged with insOluble matter,
that they no longer receive sap from the
roots, and that they have consequently
no longer the power of celebrating ma
terial for their own support, or that of
the plant upon which they still exist
Rural NeU Yorker.
Small Things.
Every farmer should have a small
room, tight and warm, which he can
lock, and where he can keep his small
tools. Then he wants a good solid work
bench, with an iron wise On n side and
a wooden n on the other. For iron
working he wants a solid piece Of iron
for an anvil, a 7.pOund steel-face ham.
mer. a riveting hammer, n large and
one small cold chisel. 2 or 3 punches
from One-fOurth to three. eighths inch, a
trimmer and cO%untersink, to be used with
bitstOck, a screw plate that will cut a
screw from One-fOurth to three-eighths
of an inch; then, with round iron of the
vari US sizes, and ready-made nuts, he
a make any bolt he wishes. For car
penter work he wants a square, a shay
ing horse, drawing-knife, a set Of planes
augels from one-half to two inches, a
fine hand-saw, with cOarse cross cut and
rip-saw, large crOss-cut saw for logs, and
a %grindstOne.
Facts Worth Remember ring.
Carrots Tor horses, experiments have
shown, are most beneficial when fed in
conjunction with oats. Alone, they are
less nutritious than oats alone. but when
fed together, in the proportion of, say
two quarts of oats and two of sliced
carrots to- mess, the result will be more
satisfactory than if either were fed sep
arately.
A new enemy to grain has lately been
discovered in a cargo of barley discharg.
ed at Amsterdam. 1t is a snail, micro.
scOpic maggOt, of an unknown species,
and besides the injury it inflicted on the
grain, its presence there produced seri-
Gus illness and a peculiar eruption on
the skin of all who came in contact any.
where with the cargo.
To facilitate the parturitiOn of COWS
the administration of a few handfuls of
linseed with their drink. for three O1
four weeks before their calving, is
strongly recommended by a writer in
the LandUirth, q German agricultural
paper. In over 80 years practice he
has always found it to act ~benefcially,
and, moreover, it increases the secretion
Of milk decreases Inflammation and con.
stipatiOn, and forms a certain remedy
in retention of after. birth.
To drain a depression in a field, where
a clayey or hard-pan subsoil prevents
the sinking of rain water, and the lay OF
the land is unfavOrable for ordinary
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if for a we'll through the impervious
stratum at the bottom of the hollow, fl
it up to the brim with refuse stones, re.
move the excavated earth 80 as to allow
the surface water free access to the pit
and standing water will never injuIe
the grass OF grain crop in that part OF
the field,
Defective seed corn is a great aggra-
walton to the farmer in the spring
1t causes delay in replanting, or occa'
sions serious loss in the crop if replant'
ing is omitted. This is the time to avoid
the difficulty, by storing up a full sup
ply of sound seed. Select perfect, well
formed ears, and store them carefully
in a dry place, and the trouble alluded
to will be Obviated.
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