Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-08

lameness; sand may penetrate or the
parts may be chafed by much walking
in the dirt, and inflammation and ulcer
alton arc the consequences This part
may be cleaned and dressed with tine
turc Of myrrh and tincture of aloes,
equal parts mixed. If proud flesh
forms, it should be kept down BY few
applications with feather Of muratc
of ammonia.
These various injuries often prove
very troublesome, from the circumstan-
ces ofthe sheep being exposed (particu-
lar III the fall Of the year, to dirt and
moisture and the vicisitudos Of the
weather. and sometimes proves the fore
runner Of Il still more troublesome NAL
ady-thc foot-rot. -irdiri Farmer.
WINTER FARM EcoNoMIEs-T There are
many things that the farmer may do at
home, in his own workshop, rs we'll As
another can do il for him, that it is sur
prising that 80 few arc without il kit Of
wood working tools, a shocing hammer
some horse nails pinchcrs for iron, cop
per- rivcts, screws, and other necessary
articles rs will enable him to complete
many q handy job without the inter-
ycntion Of the carpenter. The time re-
CURED to do the work will often be
found TO be less than that spent i'll going
to and from the mechanics place Of
business. Thus with few tools the
wood work Of harrows, plows, cultiva
tors. and other tool, about the farm
may lie repaired by having il few
extra handles Of forks and other nipple
ments on hand, these may be chcaply
repaired and made as good as new.
Wagon tongues and many other du-
pllcates for farm vehicles and machines
are now prepared 50 us to require but
little lifting In tho case Of the ma
chimes, all that is necessary. rs Il rule,
is simply to fasten them in place. In
doing this the farmer not only renders
himself handy with tools but at the
same time he becomes thoroughly con
versant with the working parts Of each
individual machine--no small matter to
the man. In fact every farmer ought
to be able to take apart and put to-
gether intelligently any machine on the
farm. Unless this be the case, they
can not he worked as economically Us
they should be.
While he is thus educating himself ne
will see the economy of having every
thing in its place, and place for every
thing, when not i'll use, and when i'll use
they will be just in place. So he will
come to occupy his leisure hours in ro-
pairs Of various kinds. Barn and sta
bic doors that are getting shaky on their
hinges will be repaired at once. If he
burn wood, and large proportion of
the farmers Of the west still do so, il will
be prepared and piled secure from
rain, and with proper ventilation, 80 it
may dry perfectly. If he burn coal Il
proper shed will be built to keep it dry.
The pumps about the place will always
draw, Water throughs will never have
sloughs Of mud about them in soft wea-
thCr 70 miro stock, nor glare ice in hard
weather to MAIN them Sheds will be
made comfortable. The best facilities
will gradually be accumulated for nc
comprising the work ofthe farn and
general air Of thrift will be observable, II
not only about the homestead but over
the farm. In this We do not mean to
assert that the simple possession of the
lopis ICCtSSdlN W wv Ollu JpDo VIII uC-
complish all this; but the handling of
tools gets ncommon sense man CONVEX
SAINT with their Use. and the investiga-
tons necessary to enable Il man to do
the work intelligently broadens the
mind, and one soon comes to see where
money may be saved in many dircc-
tIons, and how easy il is to make all
things tidy about the house and place,
and also where the profit comes in il
rendering the stock about the farm
comfortable.
These may seem like small eeono-
mics. In truth they are; but it is these
small economies that 60 to swell the
profits Of the farm, inst Us in any other
industry III life. II il, in fact, attention
to small economics that makes the pro
secution OF business successful III its
best sense.