The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-10-06
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Stable VENTILATION.


of domestic animals, and to those per-
sons who have the care of them. The
necessity of making animals comfort
able in their yards, stables, stalls or pens
of giving them an abundance of pure
air, keeping them clean, dry and warm,
of giving them the light and the warm
sunshine, of locating the barns properly,
so that southerly and pleasant ex-
posure may be had, so that the cold
north winds may be warded off and the
sloping and dry yard may be enjoyed
by them-the Importance of all these
matters is not sufficiently considered
nor properly appreciated by the farmers.
The close packing together in low,
damp, dark places of horses, cattle and
swine is in effect just as pestilential
among these animals as similar con-
ditions are among human beings. From
the excessive development of the
breathing apparatus in the COW and
horse, the activity of the cutaneous
function, the accumulation of animal
substances and the evolutions of gases
from excreta, it should be seen that at
mospheric contaminations are con-
stantly going on in all stables, and that
pure and abundant air food is conse.
quently withdrawn from the stabbed
animals, unless unusual care be taken
and great discretion practiced in the
construction OF their abodes. In the
best regulated stables, cleanliness and
an abundance of pure air, light and
warmth alone can insure the health,
comfort and useful life of our farm
american CuJttUGtor.
Habits of the Grasses.
The majority of the grasses mostly
highly valued for pasture are gregarious
in habit, and seem to thrive better
when several species are mixed together
than when each is growing separately.
Many interesting experiments have been
made in this direction, and all show that
for good permanent pasture mixture
I several species of similar habit is
better than any one alone. There are,
it is true, exceptions to this rule, princi-
pally found in localities where some par
ticular species is especially adapted to
certain formation or kind of soil. For
instance, the Kentucky blue grass will
on some soils take entire possession and
crowd out other kinds, while in Others
it will scarcely holds its own against
timothy, red top, and similar well"
known species. Some Of the species are
especially valuable for hay, Others for
pasture, owing to their different habits
of growth. For hay the farmer wants
grass that grows moderately full
and comes to a maturity early, and If
several are sown together they should ali
mature at the same time. But in
pasture different species should be
sown, coming on at successive periods
of Towering, in order that some one or
other OF the number may be in perfection
at almost any time during the summer
and autumn. 1t is by having some such
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of species that the farmer should seek
to secure a rich pasture for his stock the
season through. The roots of grasses
are almost as variable in form of growth
as the stem and leaves. tSome have long
| fbrous roots that penetrate the soil to
great depth, and these are adapted to
| light, poor soils; while others, like tim
othy, are almost bulbous in form, with
II few long fibrous roots extending from
the base, the latter requiring rich and
rather heavy soil The tibrous-rooted
and low-growing species usually pro-
duce close, compact sward, while the
others form at most small tufts or
punches. Many of our valuable indi-
genous species grow in punches; hence
the very common name" bunch grass
applied indiscriminately to at least
score of different species OF prairie and
are very deceptive; the most luxuriant
may be very poor in nutritiye proper
ties, while the small, rusty looking may
be exceedingly rich. The same is true
| in regard to fragrance; the sweet vernal
grass so very much priced to give hay o
| sweet flavor, is really a very inferior
species, and by itself would make very
poor fodder. The above are only a
small part of the various characteristics
and habits of grasses that might be
named, but they are important and
should be known and. investigated by
every farmer who is desirous of procur-
ing the species best adapted to his par
ticular soil and climate.-NeW York.
San.
An exchange gives the following di-
rections for cleaning jewelry: Mix eau
de Cologne and whiting to the consis-
tency of cream; apply it to the article,
brush it well in, and leave 1T to harden.
Finally brush it off, and the result will
be most satisfactory.
In canning fruit, either put glass jars
into pan OF cold water, and bring the
water to scalding heat with the jars in
it, emptying each as it is wanted, or
wrap a dish towel out of cold water
around the jars while filling, and you
need not fear breaking them by putting
boiled fruit in them.
Ifyou want good starch, mix it with
cold water; add boiling water until 1T
thickens, then add q dessert-spoonful OF
sugar and II small piece of butter. This
makes stiff and glossy finish equal TO
that OF the laundry.
For damp closet or cupboard, which
is liable to cause mildew, place in 1t q
saucer full of quicklime, and it will not
only absorb all apparent dampness, but
sweeten and disinfeet the PLACE. Renew
the lime once a fortnight or as often a:
it becomes slaked.
Remove ink stains from carpets will
milk, and afterward wash with lint
soap, a clean brush, and warm water
For Rreasespots use powdered magnesia
fuller's earth, or buckwheat. Sprinkle
. ON the spot and let lie until the grease 1
: absorbed; renew the earth, magnesla
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