St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-04
Rainy nay .y0RSs.
Waldo, in Practical Farmer. !

nothing to do, and consequently no in
come, on rainy days. BY IL little plan
ming it will be easy for the farmer to
furnish profitable work for his help ON
days that they cannot work ont doors.
At tins season of the year we always
keep Il few shocks OF corn on the barn
floor. We cut up all our corn and often
the weather is 80 dry or windy that it
cannot he profitable or comfortably
handled IN the fields; but at this season
we often have misty mornings, when
the fodder is damp aud pliable, and by
hauling 1t III then and packing on the
barn floor, we are prepared for either
extreme, dry or wet weather.
,OurSystem OF maiIagiug manure en-
abies Ills To utilize rainy days. | have
come to the conclusion that manure il
mhch better that retains the liquid and
s", Instead OF throwing the str;ppings
and soiied bedding out each morning,
we allow it to accumulate in the stalls
and add Ii heral supply of new bedding
morning and evenings. and only clean
the, stable 0lce in ten days or two
weeks, aud generally we can Int il rainy
dhy&far this job. know that IL stable
looks better to I've cleaned and swept
nicely every moruiny, and I suspect
that shall be criticised for such IL
sl"veniy way of managing; but I am
SURE, that my teams suffer no incOn-
Venielc+ from ii, and that | mere than
double the vaitle of the manure Al
long itS 1t Ia trAmped solid, the manure
does not heat much. nor give off otfeu-
sive Mtnrs, but when furked ont and
m"lstthet 1T ~ttectriEp,Ses rapidly, and
ttstltles toone of the senscs, at least, of
Its strength AMI vatue.
kepifring and fixing no things gen
cralyaslhunlt be attended to un rainy
days. lhereare so many things about
the premises, that something il always
out Of order. A board nedS mailing on
- stall ptifitioif,@ On Il horse Ur COW
trough needs repairing ,&0r IL new pig
trough Or cOnductorf for One is needed,
Il pin or two on which sts hang harness,
an extra Uost in the hen house, !, latch
for II door on gate, ora little repair to IL
plough frame OF. some other farm i'm
plement. Harness should he cleaned
upaud oiled and tools Si.arpenrd. On
u majority of firms these things are
neglected, and the harness does not wear
l'ait as long as it would it properly
taken carebf sand when an aX, hatcher,
or scytheis wanted, it is not in IL til con
ditloh for use, and time must be taken
to sharpen tIiem when the weather is
good and the work pushing. There are
tewst1arns KEPT so orderly that day
CARROT he DrOfitably spent occasionally
In cleaning them up and putting things
TO rights. Dust and cIsltf accumulate.
in the corners, old boxes and barrels are
piled up, here u lot Of liay seed in the.
cllatfss and there Il barrel of beans or
bnc kwheat, and it will add to the con-
venience as well as appearance to spend
ihe time needed for 4 general overhaul
ing 4GcstsiOnally. When corn fodder
fed L bk.liavts If suit nav ff, out II my
it for no other reason than that the
waste will make gont bedding. and this
Will furnish profitable employment for
many days through the winter. The
woottslIed will also furnish its share of
work. The waste boards, old shingles,
ETC., that canabe fO,tld IN every farm
should he stored in Il corner of the
shed, anu when a wet day comes let the
iianal split u TEN bushei box full Of fine
kindlings. The wife will appreciate.
them when she wishes quick fire, and
Ill coid winter morning you can start
good hre much quicker with than
without them. know that it is easier
to plan than tn execute, and that it is
not easy to call to- mind at once all
these little jobs; but il the farmer will
carry memorandum book with him
AMI j0t down as they occur to him all
these little things, he will find little
difficulty, in getting them done. sl0
not Expect to eilllnIerafe all rainy day
jobs. but tOnly to call attention to them
and to the necessity of Il little planning
III order to make these days profitable.
MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN.-Thcre
is tN, iiliictfa mistaken Kindness in the
management of children. The law of
love il great, but united with firmaesS,
or,xt oh Ill, 1,,,
aids to gM'd housekeeping. Make them
helpful aud useful, and Won make them
happier. Let them early form habits of
neatness. aud order, and when You are
weary you will not have to wait on their
carelessness. Teach them to give You
courtenus speech and MANNERS, and they
viii, live to honor yau. Let no part of
your h8use t.e tsns good foryOur family
Let the boys as well. AS the girls bed
room be bright and clleery. Take
great pains to have the home attraction
stronger than can come from outsiie
influences. So few children coufi,le in
their. PARENTS 7"s gttariians. Would it
not be esveil to an'interest in them, and
ing them /? -..
M. Mouthez, of the Academy of Scen-
ees, Paris, is at last convinced, on. the |
strength of the evidence submitted 10y
Prof. Watson, that the existence OF mt
least one intra- Mercurii.l planet il now
PLACED heyond dispute. He confessed,
on oGto.,ef Il Ihat the o'9eeth,''s pre-
part answered Ivy PiUf. Watson. Ii has
!"ngsiseeh known that stars may brs.'''n |
IN the daytime tlHtn { lIe hott1n a,f 'tsep
si!ats or ea,at llnnes. &C. NJ. E''1ler.
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