The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-11-10


light chain and fasten it above the
knee. Let it hang loose, just so it will
touch the floor. If horses kick in the
stable, fasten the chain on the hind leg
same way. They will keep quiet while
the chain is on and there is no danger
of hurting them. To cure halter
breaker, take half-inch rope little
over twice the length of the horse,
make loop in the middle of the rope
ESQ it cannot slip), pass the horses tail
through it, then pass the ends of the
rope through the rings of the halter
and hitch the ends When he tries to
pull, the rope will slip through the
rings and all the strain comes on his
tail. have seen several horses broke
in this way.
Fall Turning Up OF Garden Soil
Professed gardeners we'll understand
the fall management of these important
little family farms. 1t is needless to
tell them how much the success of next
wears crops depends upon turning up
the ground (say in November) intended
for such crops But there are many
others---those who have small gardens
and in this class are many of our regu-
lar well-to-do farmers---who only raise
half crops of vegetables, and these of
an inferior quality, and wonder how 1t
is so. Now, we cannot too often repeat
the advice that if they will use the gar
den fork, and turn the soil up full fork
deep, allowing it to remain in Jumps all
winter exposed to the frost, it will put
the soil in excellent condition and tend
greatly to add to the production of next
years crops. This is especially the case
with ground not so treated frequently,
and we would mention that every other
year is best instead of every year as
some gardeners do. Gardens and
especially old ones, should also be
lined about once in five years, and
salted about every other spring, apply
ing of lime at the rate of about thirty
bushels to the acre, and of salt from
eight to ten. In applying salt keep 1t
from coming in contact with box-edg-
ing and all other evergreens, very small
trees etc Such course will bring up
your old gardens in a surprising man
ner. Turnips, radishes, ETC., will grow
as we'll as they ever did, and all other
vegetables be largely benefited Ger
mantown Telegraph.
The Best Food for ERg-PrOducers.
It has again and again been demon
strated that wheat is the best of all the
cereals for the production Of eggs. But
next to that is milk, and especially sour
milk; and if we add to those third sub
stance, namely, gravel produced from
broken granite, of suitable size and
quantity, we have as nearly perfect
food as can be furnished for egg-pro.
ducing fowls. But there are some de.
tails which ought to be attended to in or
der to obtain the best results. Thus, in
hot weather and in all weather but that
which is very cold the grain should be
previously soaked twenty-four hours and
the water salted, but only moderately so
But shrunken wheat, or mill screenings
when they are not musty and when they
do not contain rotten or unsound grain
are quite as good as clear wheat, anC
some say they are better, because
shrunken wheat kernels contain more o.
the egg and making principles thai
sound ones. But we cannot always pro
cure wheat or wheat screenings, anC
then we must find the best substitute
The following are good in the order il
which they are named: Barley, oats
cracked corn and whole corn, and eacl
and all should have the preliminar,
twenty-four hours soaking. Buck
wheat and rye will do very well as com
plements to other grains but when fee
alone they are unsafe; the former be
cause it is too stimulating, and the lat
ter because it is too fattening and diff
cult of digestion. Meat, offals ant
scraps, broken victuals, vegetables an,
the like, are valuable additions to tn
daily rations, but they are unsafe if fe,
in large quantities, for they not onl
injure the health of the fowls, but i'm
pair the quality and flavor of the eggs
One essential point which must not b
forgotten in the makeup of the dali
rations-in case they are not principal
and sour milk-the constituent elemen
of bones and egg shells must be fun
nished in the shape of burned bones
broken small, or ground oyster shells
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
To clean long hair beat up the vol
of an egg with pint of soft water. Al
ply 1t warm, and afterward wash it ou
with warm water.
Do not allow your milk pans to b
used for all sorts of household purposes
To cleanse ivory ornaments, rub thel
well with fresh butter, that is, withor
salt, and put them in the sunshine.
If troubled with wakefulness on L,
firing to bed, eat three or four onion
they will act as a gentle and soothin
narcotic Onions are also excellent
eat when one is much exposed to COLI
%@Crackers that are not fresh can |
made to appear so by putting them in
hot oven for a short time. Watc
them carefully, as a minute too late wi
serve to brown and spoil them.
Mica in stoves (often wrongly callC
isinglass ~ when smoked, is readi
cleaned by taking it out and thorough