Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-12
TIMELY TOPICS.

'oNll4c iHdt are ldtltulLS VIII dO bcitti
with soaked corn than with dry. Corn
stepped in water for Il hours has been
found more economical to feed than when
ground into meal. The animalsare soon
er filed, the food digests better. and,
consequently, the feeding is finished more
expeditiously, and feed-which is money
is saved.
Brood Ewes that will have early lambs,
are better in yard and shed by them
selves, as they need more generous
feeding than those coming in later. Rams
and wethers should never be kept with
ewes they are rough hammered, and butt
the weaker sheep too much. Sheep are
better off if kept in an open yard and shed
than if penned up too closely.
! Pits and cellars should be examined as
/ to the condition Of the contents. If too
warm, ample ventilation must be given at
once. freezing temperature will not
iniure roots or potatoes if they are expos
ed to it but short time If they are
found too warm in the cellar, the heaps
should be turned over and well aired The
best temperature is one Just above the
freezing point.
Sheep that are being fatteneI ion mar
ket and for lhe sake of manure, need to
be fed with great regularity. A variation
of half an hour in their foddering time
makes them fretful and uneasy, and this
causes loss Of flesh and fat If well lit
tered, the manure may be lett TO collect
in the shed until spring the solid pack
ing of the manure will prevent undue
heating
Let no sheep % into winter quarters
infested with ticks. If no other method
is possible, go over the sheep, one by
one, on a warm day, and kill every tick
with pair of scissors. If a boy is given
a cent dozen for all the ticks he can find
on a score of sheep, he will earn dollar
or two in n day from almost any farmers
flock. If ticks are killed, the trouble
and expense will be amply repaid in the
better condition of the lambs by and by
Breeders are generally more careful in this
respect.
No animal should be permitted to fall
off i'll condition at this season. 1t is diff
ficult to restore an animal when all the
food and vitality are required to resist
cold and the hardships of a stormy win
ter. Horses that are not at work still re-
quire good and sufficient food, and warm
shelter. Exposure to n storm may throw
the whole system ont of order and do
mischief that months Of effort may not
repair Prevention is the better plan
Good hay, with few ears ofcorn, and an
occasional warm bran mash. will keep
horses in condition, but good, daily
grooming must never be forgotten
Vermin are the greatest pest to fowls
They are worse in the winter than at 9TH
er times, because the fowls are confined
more closely, and have not opportunities
to free themselves. Lice may be destroy
ed by whitewashing the house and roosts
with lime-wash mixed with carbolic acid
Fleas may be destroyed by thoroughly
greasing the roosts Clean straw should
be supplied to the nests, and glass nest
eggs provided for early layers A glass
covered coop will he useful for an early
sitting hen and a young brood of chickens.
\ BOHEMIAN LUNCH -"Ah this is
lovely" murmured pale faced, black |
clad man, as he seated himself ut the 1
table of n restaurant ''Once more, when |
| contemplate those calm, rigid, marble |
white napkins, do | roam amid the I'M
blelnished statuary of ancient Greece, and, |
as ] survey your table cloth, | see that / |
am to be favored with frequent Cimpses |
of modern Greece. | love to look upon |
your little plates of butter. They should |
have an emblem on them, though-not |
a COW, breast deep in the lusty clover,
but Hercules with his club, Samson with
his jaw bone, trying to pound "A tough
beefsteak tender: any such symbol Of
strength will suiice-and here, bless my
soul, is n camel Am 1 in Asia? A
white camel with double hump. No,
no it's only hot roll atop gravy dish
Waiter, you may upset that little wipwam
You have just erected of my knife, spoon
and fork, and bring me some cowardice
Oh cindered bread.
''Some what 2" SAID the waiter. turning
his breast away, so that his double-thick-
ness diamond pin wouldn't blind the pro-
prietor, who that moment entered the
saloon.
''Some cowardice on cindered bread, or
sion takes" was the reply They
little casket Of white bread with Il spray Of
celery planted lovingly at its feet, and
then the waiter, with the air OF a man
who WAS acting as first bearer at fun
eral, went and sat down, hove n sigh INTO
his apron and became still
When this wondrous man had finished
his meal, he took the little check with
$50 cts. cut upon its surface, rcaned
hole through it with his fork, attached IT
to the bottom hole of his coat, and strobe
up to the lunch counter, where sat
young woman pairing apples.
''lf ! was the proprietor he sad
blandly, Il couldn't employ you here.
You might 90 to the strawberry jam or
the raspberry Jelly ~ times day, and
Your bps would never bctray the lar
ceny."
Pass mp your checl. and pay us. com
manded the young woman, while a little
smile went about her mouth like the flash
of n gold fish
"What Part with tins check ?
Never Surrender this little souvenir Of
II happy hour Never" he erred a4 he
neared the door. If my body Is east
where is heard The long wash Of Aus
traian seas, or falls on the glory sleeps
of battles glory. still this cheek, tins
little emerald mcrnento, will hc found
fast to my unforgetting bosom.
Il wish" sobbed the young lady,
''that | could retire somewhere into the
country and live in low, messy house,
where nobody but Il pedler came along
once II week, and he couldn't speak n sin
Gle word of English -Prorit,Hce ,JOar-