The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-07-24
Farm, Home N....

forming IN U1HlDL tn the
= rtb Of II l'apd the farns are not
over foot above tbs level Of tho Sc,
aud some arc lower. The Land is
i'ose, spongy muck, nnd is very rich.
1t is sub-divided into small parcels
by canals. There arc thousands of
windmills which arc usei to pump
water all tho time The DIV, lIuss
ore as neat rs they possibly can bo
They are built in small villages, cIuss
tered closely together. The roads
are all pavei and nota particle OF
da,t Is ever seen. Thcy measure
distances by the hour, saying that
from place to place it is teu hours
walk, four houts by boat, or two
hours by rail The houses ale built
as nicely as any iu our cities about
ffty feet square with about eight feet
between joists upon the frs, 10 or
all above is used for storing hay
On the side are the stablcs for the
cattle, aud they ore models ofncat-
ness The floors arc all paved with
stone or brick. In these stables
where the cattle arc they make butr
ter, cheese, do the washing, ironing
and baking aud the general household
work. 1t is not an uncommon
thing to see hun dreds of cheescs
there they weigh about four pounds
each. The bedding is always clean
aud lasts goodwhile. When in the
stable they are put there for the sea
son, and tied with a rope to the cor.
ner of the stall. The dir there is
always chilly, and tho cows are
blanketed in summer, aud of course
are warm in their stalls IN winter, for
fires arc quite generally kept burn.
ing in two stoves through tho cold
est Of the season. The calls do not
need to be covered in summer, be-.
cause nature has provideda very
thick coating of hair Tor them, and
in winter they are sheared.
The [e,cis,onn Ga-ette says
every paper in the United States
ought occasionally to keep the fact
before its readers that burn, corn is
certain aud speedy cure for hog
cholera. Tho best way is TO make a
pile of corr on the cobs, etTectuilly
scorch 1t, aud give the affected hogs
free access to it. This remedy was
discovered by accident by L. 4.
Locke, Esq, at the time his dis
tillery was burned 10 this county,
together with large lot OF stored
corn, which was SO much injured as
to be unit for usc, was hauled out
and grecdily eaten By tho hogs, sew
eral Of which we're dying daily. AT
ter the second day not single hog
died, and the disease entirely disap
peared. The remedy has been tried
since 10 q number of cases and has
never failed.
A farmer says -Four years ag-
my farn was fearfully Infested with
rats. They were SO numerous that
had great fears Of my whole crop be.
ins destroyed by them after it was
housed but having two acres ol
wild peppermint that grew in 4
field Of wheat cut and bound with the
wheat, drove the rats from my prem
ises. l have not been trou bled with
them since, while my neighbors have
any quantity Of them. | feel con-
vinced that any person who is troub-
led with these pests could easily gel
rid of them by gathering a good sup
ply Of mint and placing around the
walls or base Of their barns.
When farmer ploss furrow
OF IS yards IN length, when he coua
as we'll plOw iorrow .27i yards ID
length, be is getting a waste OF three
boars and twenty minutes out Of q
day of eight hours. Or, it the day.
labor Of men and team be reckonel
at three dollars, he is losing by the
short length Of forrow about SI.2j &
day. This, though an extreme case
does not lessen tie fJrce Of the arga.
ment
CI,Ocolate P,1dlitg One quart
Of milk, three tablespoons Of corn
starch AMI three tables poons o.
grated chocolate .csld the mill
over boiling water, dssolye tic corr,
starch, pour into the milk, cook
about five minutes, then adj you
grated chocolate use cream hayoreC
with vanilla for sauce. or butter
and sugar should you prefer it.