Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-04-19
TIM FARM.

il n sure cure for scratches on horses:
Take some rosin, piece Of bees wax, a
piece OF mutton-tallow or lard, each ar
ticIe being about the size Of a hens egg;
then take teaspoonful Of blue vltfol,
and one Of verdigris, which should be
pounded fine, and mix tho whole togeth-
or 10 rs to make an ointment. Inns
ointment sgood for burns, rs well as u
sure cure for scratches.
IMPROVING PAsTUREs.-Th The quickest
way to improve pastures when snort On
manure is TO top-drcss them, or TO nas-
turc sheep for scason, ~ these AMI
mails will cxtcrmnatc such weeds and
grasses Us cows will not eat II tho pas
ture cannot be given up to the sheep,
pasture as many sheep rs COWS, and II
will be found that the pasture will sus-
tain rs many cows ~ when they wero
pasturcd alone, while the fertility Of the
pasture will allow IN increase IL COWS
Of 1T least ten per cent. annually.
MARKING SIIEEP. Marking sheep y
best done with Vnnctian red--a cheap
PANT, only u few cents y pound, ana
one pound viii mark 1000, Take -
pinch Of dry powder, and draw he IN
closing thumb and fingers through the
wool ut the spot you wish to marx,
looscning the powder ~ you de ~, and
II will combine with the oil IN the wool
and make bright red mark that the
rain will never wash out, and which,
without njuring the wool, will endure
from one shcarlng to another, Whlle III
can readily be cleanscd outby the man
ulacturcr.
SUSCEPTIBLE lIENs We do not know
who wrote the following story, and per
haps it is not true: "a young lady was
occupied III tending her plants in u
small conservatory, which was par
titioncd Off by II lattice work from the
hcnncry, 80 as to afford light and
warmth to the latter. While 80 occu-
pied she began to sing, when all the
fowls, some % in number congrcBatcd
behind Tie lattice, md seemed much
10 enjoy the music, and kept Jerking
their heads from ono side to the other
ns if keeping timo. On stopping the
singing thcv ceased their motions, but
renewed them Immediately when it
was resumed This extraordinary
phenomenon waB witnessed by several
other persons, and created much as
constituent"
KEEP SrocK OFT or TIE FIELDS. In
nearly I'LL the state the ass-grOwing
lands are already bare, and this with
the warm weather will surely tempt the
farmer to open his barn yard gates and
lot his cattle into the fields. The notion
that the stock will pick up u consider
able part Of their living, thereby saving
for market one or two Joints Of hay the
proceeds Of which may be needed to
buy seeds, fertilizers, and farming tools,
coupled with II hope that the grasslands
will not be much damaged and the be-
lief TINT the cattle and sheep will be
benefited all oonspirc to lead u farmer
to do whit he knows he ought not TO do.
II is u strong temptation, but ii should
he resisted and overcome. Whatever
excuse there may be for feeding NOW
highlands in the fall, thoro is none now.
The wintcr-killoa, dry rowen, now on the
ground is good for nothing for stock and
no amount Of il will save n ton of hay,
without taking from the value of the
animals and il is ruinous to the grass
roots to have cattle running over them,
punching the ground full Of holes, grind
ing them to pieces, and leaving thom
uncovered. Keep the stock out Of the
fields II you think your animals need
exercise and chance to rub oil their
old hair Or that u little browse will do
them good, Let them into n pasture or
II piece of woodland, but keep them out
Of your moving rs you would out ofyour
corn-tiold Mirror and Farmer.
HANDLE THE CoITS. The horse sub.
mits to mans authority for the reason
that he is made To believe man is
stronger lie is kind md tmctnblo from
being treated kindly and handled low
ingly. What horse is once taught, no
matter how young, it never iorgcts.
When the colt is running by its moth
cr's side, il can bc bcst taught valuable
lessons Mans strength can then easier
overcome il. Tho moro you talk to and
handle Il colt the more it will know aud
the kinder il Will he No one should
ever permit u colt to have the mastery
IN strength, consequently small boys
should not handle them until the colt is
entirely s9hdued III this respect. Nor
should 4 colt he ever hitchcd or led by II
halter which he can break. If he once
learns 10 can break his halter ii will
take years 70 break him of the fault, if
il is ever cured But by kind handling
and playing with them which amy one
can enjoy who has il heart within him
they will ever after hc easily caught,
kind III service and moro trusting i'll
danger or difficulty. When the colt
comes about you never abuse him, but
with Kindness educate II familiarity with