The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-08-13

plank put IN It's place, else much OF the
grain will be broken and lost. If the
straw is at all damp, it should be fed into
the machine slowly, otherwise it is apt to
wind around the cylinder and give trou-
ble The grain should be cleaned from
the chaff soon after threshing, as there is
much danger Of heating and moulding, by
which the quality and yield Of the -four
will be greatly lessened. The first buck
wheat -four in the market brings the best
price, and it is not unusual for the price
to fall one-half in few days, after the
first demand for new -four has been met
1t is a crop to dispose Of as soon as posi-
bic, at least as regards that portion in
tended for sale. When taken to the mill
for grinding, dry, windy day should be
chosen, as the best quality of -four can be
made only in such weather; indeed, few
millers will grind this grain, unless
obliged to do so, in any other weather
than that described.-Ameylcan AgrlcuI-
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FARM BUILDINGS.-Do not wait until
the cold weather comes, to see that your
farm buildings are in good order. If
they are old and you cannot afford to
build new, make the old ones warm and
comfortable at least. Nail narrow strips
over the cracks, bank up the foundations
with sod and earth and fasten bundles of
straw and cornstalks to the boards of the
cattle stalls wherever a cold blast could
otherwise penetrate. 1t will take much
less food to keep farm stock over winter
In warm stables, than when exposed to
severe cold. More than one-half Of all
the diseases and parasites which infest
farm stock are direct results of neglecting
to furnish them with proper food or shell
ter during cold, stormy weather Cattle
of all kinds, when forced to remain in
muddy, wet yards during cold weather,
are liable to various diseases of the feet.
All kinds of farm stock are liable to take
cold when exposed to storms, and from
this comes a weakened constitution, which
invites various kinds of diseases and par
asitic insects. Weakened vitality or vigor
in either plants or animals opens the way
to hundreds of parasites which are resisted
by the healthy individual, and the farmer
should keep his animals in condition
which enable them to ward off the attacks
of such enemies. He has only to think
of his own comforts, such as nutritious
food and warm clothing, and consider
how the reverse of these conditions would
affect him, to understand how it is with
his animals
1t may seem early in the season to talk
of cold weather and warm stables, but the
successful farmer is he who plans ahead
and by prudent forethought is ready for
every emergency,
THE New York Tribune says: at is
folly to keep old sheep. They should be
turned off to the butcher while they are
in their prime. 1t does not take half as
much to fatten them then When they
get old and thin, in order to put them in
condition to slaughter, the whole super
structure must be rebuilt. Four sets of
lambs are all a eve should bear: this will
bring her to five years, and this is an age
when with little extra care, she will round
up to fine carcass. Exceptions may be
made when the breed is scarce, and the
blood is more valuable than anything
else"
The Scientific american says if a bottle
of the oil of pennyroyal is left uncorked
in room at night, not a mosquito, or any
other bloodsucker, will be found there in
the morning. Mix potash with powdered
meal, and throw it into the rat-holes Of a
cellar, and the rats Will depart. If a rat
or mouse gets into your pantry, stuff in
it's hole rag saturated with a solution of
cayenne pepper, and no rat or mouse will
touch the rag for the purpose of opening
communication with depot of supplies,
A White Race in Africa.