River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-04-24
THE HOUSE AND EARN

1t will be well for farmers who use circular
saws to know that 5000 feet per minute fol
the rim of circular saw to travel, NAV be
laid down as rule. Thus saw twelve inches
in diameter, three feet Topnd the rim, 3,00t
revolutions; twenty four inches in diameter
or six feet around the rim, 500 revolutions
three feet in diameter, or nine feet around the
rim, 900 revolutions; four feet in diameter
or twelve feetaround the rim, 100 revolutions
hye feet in diameter, or fifteen feet around
rim 900 revolutions. In otherwords, the larger
the diameter of the saw, the less the number
OF revolutions. Attention to this rule will
save accidents in the use OF saws as used on
| the farm.
The Mange-Dogs and cats are not exactly
pets" at our house, but in many families
they are, and the many canine and feline ills
| their flesh is heir to, are deserving of consid-
crate attention. In such cases the services Of
professional dog doctor or cat doctor are
not always available and the humane owner
| must rely on his own resources. One of the
most common ailIngs he will have to treat is
| the mango. This consists of parasitic mite
which burrows in the skin. The cure is to
rub the diseased parts with an ointment of
lard and sulphur. well ground together. after
having washed the skin with warm water and
and soap. Carbelic acid mixed with I n times
Its weight Of lard or glycerine may be used
for other animals, but for dogs this acid is
dangerous, being absorbed by the skin and
acting as a poison on the blood Michigan
Homestead.
Chips If Erpeitence-As have seen so many
reports OF products from different parties,
thought | would give small one In my own
experience. kept three cows of the common
stock; from which we made $50 pounds of
good solid butter commencing March l. and
ending the 2Sth of November, 1878, and for
which we received premium oftwo cents on
the pound; besides using all the cream that
we needed for family OF five persons. The
cows had good clover pasture and all the salt
and all the water they wanted. think with
a few bushels of ground feed ] could have
made them do good deal better than that.
This year / expect TO keep record of pro-
ceeds of the same three cows 1t nothing hap
pens them. ] think there is much profit in
keepieg a few good cows as anything else
that farmer has on his farm. | think man
with small capital, on a small piece OF land,
can make good living keeping good cows
and 200 chickens, with little outlay. We keep
Black Spanish Black fowl; they are good lay
ers and very hardy.-Cor. PyaeticM Farmer
Emty Chickens Good Cochins or Brahmas
that ordinarily commence to lay in December |
or January, if every early hatehed, will pro
duce laying" in the fall perhaps before !
this time. But, as a rule, the pulle gotten |
out in April and May previously will not earn |
much till early in the succeeding year; and |
the eockerels are not fit for good service until |
January or February, as breeders. Plymouth |
ROCKS and Leghorn fowls lay well from Janu-
AIRY to July. The Asiatics commence in De-
eember, January or February and lay steadily
(when not trying to set away into September
and October frequently, if well fed and cared
for. Chicks of the prior spring, of any of
these varieties, mature at about Christmas.
II we want winter layers, the pullets of any
breed must be Matched early in the season.
So, to beginners, we say that this and next
month are the proper ones to procure the
stock that you may choose 10 commence
operations with. In the spring months every
body who has wintered flock of young fowls
prefer to keep them for laying and Matching
purposes, unless he can get higher prices for
his birds than at this season.-Hichigdn
homestead