The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-01-11
COLUMN.
Hints for the Work Of the Month.

aud the time spent will be well repaid,
| 10 It's value for future reference.
INSURANCE. that a sufficient In
eurance is placed on the farm buildings
and contents. This is duty every man
owes to himself, his family, and to his
creditors IL he has any.
KEEP OUT THE COLD The old fash.
ioned method Of banking up the house,
| is not the best one. 1t Is better to have
double windows in the cellar, and the
cellar wall properly pointed. II this
has not been done, 1t may yet be, oh q
warm day.
TAKE CARE OF THE ASHES Many
fires occur through careless disposal Of
ashes. The ash house should be a. a
safe distance from any other buildings.
A safe way is, to keep the ashes in an
iron can or holder, until cool, and then
throw them into the boz or receptacle
prOvidrd for them. Wood ashes are
too valuable to waste, and coal ashes
make an excellent absorbent In the
earth, closet. and are very good for max.
ing hard foot paths.
A SUPPLY OF FUEL sufficient for
some weeks use, should always be kept
at hand under cover. Descriptions OF
wood sheds and coal bins. have been
frequently given in the American AZ.
Tlculturist.
The BARNS should be kept clean and
tidy. The lot of useless ubblsh so apt
to gather in buildings, should be dis
posed OF at least once year. What.
| T,,I I'm CD nd oo r
ed for.
SMALL MATTERS make up the sum of
our comfort, and constant attention to
them will not only save trouble, but
will confirm habit Of looking after
more important things.
The DAILY Work should be done &C e.
cording to system. This will tighten
labor and save time; things will be
done in order, and less be forgotten.
THE Cows should be cleaned before
m rning milking. then fed-the feed
having been prepared, If possible, the
previous afternoon. This, with the
care of the horses, and light feed to
the small stock, will occupy the time
before breakfast.
AFTER BREAKFAST the small stock
should be further looked to, fed Rnd
watered. The same hours as neatly as
possible, should be observed each day
for these matters. Animals are exact
ing as regards time, and are uneasy
under irregularity. After the small
stock are cared for, horses and COWS
should be watered, and the latter turn
ed into the yard.
In STORMY WEATHER the stock art
better under cover than exposed to tht
, wintry blasts. 1t is a intake to sup
q pose that exposure makes them ha-dy
on the contrary they are weakened by
, it.
: PROTECTION FOR Stock 81 ould b.
:. provided even In the Southern States
where the winters are relatively mild
= Dry snow is not so chilling as q Colt
= rain; damp winds, even some degree
y above the freezing point, often prov
t disastrous. A shed open to the south
: however rough, will answer as shel
ter.
g.; Work FOR THE TEAMS. Work shoul
r be found for the horses and cattle
They are all the better for exercise
/, and by looking around. useful wor
4 may always be found. If nothing bet
ter offers, make holiday, and take th
I children for a drive.
Il EWES. Sometimes few lambs wi
l come 10 January. BY good care thes
may be made very profitable. A chi
led lamb may be restored by war;
Z bath and teaspOonful of hot ginge
tea. The lamb should be thorough
IL dried and wrapped around with a stri
b Of wOOlen cloth. The ewes should b
!, well nursed with warm cruel for fe
IL days. Provide warm pens tor earl
n lambing ewes.
n PENS AND YARDS If plentiful Ii
:, ter Is provided, the pens and ysIds nee
II not necessarily be cleaned out often
n but enough litter should be used TO kee
a dry bed and to prevent much heat
the manure. II there is any smell aE
parent, . light busting of ground pa
ter will remove it.
A BARREL OF PLASTER should
kept in a handy place In every stab
NJ and manure cellar. Where this Is use
I'd constantly, there will be freedom fro
H. the usual strong odOr of stables an
yo fermenting manure, and saving
Of valuable material which would Othe
o. wise escape.
ne A CURRY COMB OR CARD AND BRUs
he freely used, will help to keep the COW
calves, and other cattle, as we'll as hOI
> ses, In good health aud comfort.
40 there Is doubt about this, a short tri
ar will convince any one that the practiC
ne is profitable one.
ne SWINE Pork Is lower than for man
IN years past. There have been abol
re 10, 600, 900 pigs marketed within twel,
months. That this vast number shOu
,u have been disposed of at any price is q
at extraordinary fact. 1t proves that Il
- market Is practically, Unlimited, il Il
VI plice Is low enough. The aim must |
to produce pork as cheaply as possible
I'd The way to do this, is to keep only Il
best, and have pigs heavy enough {,
-el pork, without wintering over. A p
A. of the best breeds may be made
q. weigh 800 lbs. within a year. On
such pigs will pay at present, and po
stock won: pay at all.
,s. A CLEAR HEAD and good judgmeI
"A aIe needed for success in busines
" just now farmers need to be mo
thoughtful and careful than ever befor
II times are bad, II Is the greater reast
'ar why We should be liberal in getting /
passible helps to make them better.
ou good agricultural journal may be wor
hundreds OF dollars every year to al
- farmer, II he will only study it carefl
% ly. Few journals are prepared wi
NJ more thoughtful care than the Americ
Agriculturist. Its editors and write
rse are chiefly practical cultivators, a
'ou know what other cultiVatOIs need, a
ow share their troubles and their successI
er- At the beginning of new year it "
-, be worth considering II the advice a
'NS Information received during the Ii
I'VE twelve months Is not worth many tin
the price paid for 1t. Some OF us, "
Get mix much with other farmers, are gl
to know that our work is appreeiat
he and useful, and we wish to enlarge /
sphere OF our usefulness, by induci