The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-08-30
FARM AND HOME.
Farm Rd6iuGS.

too much land. If we titled less, and
did it better, we should gain more in the
long run.-Cor. Weekly Liberal.
SUBsoILING, like surface plowing,
should be done for every crop. Glover
roots are good subscihng agent, they
| mellow and enrich the ground, and give
it porosity.-Nea0 York Herald.
To ERADICATE quack-roots, pillow twice
before planting, and the roots Will be so
cut up that an ordinary horse will have
no4dificulty in pulling the culivator,
M;thout rider to keep it down.-Neao
York Herald.
LtRGE HORSES IN DEMAND.-Every
one notices that the horses used for
teaming on our street-cars in this city
are increasing in size year by year. We
| throw out this hint to farmers who are
raising draught horses for the market
| Chicago Times.
ToP-DREssING moving fields as soon
as possible after the hay is removed is
| attended with excellent results. The
stuhble and roots are protected from ex-
cessive drying by the hot sun, and the
grass is stimulated to vigorous growth.
-Le,0istOra Journal.
BRITTLE FEET. horses have
such brittle feet that it is difficult to
keep their shoes on. This is often
caused by sudden change from exces-
sive and long-continued wetness to ex-
treme dryness. The best treatment is to
rub the soles and shells of the feet with
a mixture composed of the following
Tar, two parts; beef suet, two parts;
whele oil, four parts; beeswax and honey,
mix well.
TEACHING HORSE TO PLow. horse
that has not been used to the pillow is
rendered fearful by the strangeness of
the implement and the manner of hitch
ing. In such cases we break The animal
to the plow by first hitching to log and
drawing that, leading the horse by the
head Then hitch to the plow with the
point upon a pillow shoe, and draw that;
then pillow light piece of stubble for
half day. By patience and kindness
any horse may be taught to pillow in a
short time in this way.-Anserica,a Ag-
riculturist.
For common use, good plank cow
stable floor, with manure gutter, and a
slight descent toward the gutter, seems
to answer best. We have found that
plank for such floors lasts much longer,
and the floors are more easily kept clean,
if thoroughly soaked with crude petro-
leum, and they would probably be still
more durable if first soaked in this way
and afterward coated with gas tar. The
same treatment given to sleepers would
render them durable. If coal tar con-
tains much water the cement from it
would not harden well, and it is also i'm
portant to have good sand or gravel-if
it contains much clay and refuse matter
it would be defective. Country Gentle
man.
LIE LillSoolCl " Il tf b1Cf cii oo wis
how to make q farmers refrigerator:
"Take large, tight box of the required
size, and put some blocks on each cor
ner for legs. Then take a small box,
leaving a space of at least six inches on
the sides and bottom. Place a layer of
powdered charcoal, fine sawdust, or some
other good non-conductor, upon the bot
tom, and set the smaller box in. Then
pack the charcoal or saw-dust all about
in the space between the two to the top.
Make a closely-ftting cover for each
box. The ice should be placed in the
box in some tin vessel, so arranged that
the water will run OFF through the bottom
of both boxes. If such a refrigerator is
tightly and well made, and placed in a
cool place. 100 pounds of ice will last a
week in it. p"