Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-05-27
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Neatness at the Barn.

order to have neat and attractive ap-
pearance In his barn and about his barn
yard. Specimens of neatness and purity
are often seen where the owner could
| afford only cheap and imperfect struc-
lures. The management depends on the
man. not 80 much on the character of
his buildings. Nevertheless, when the
owner takes the pains and incurs the
expense of finished erections, he will be
more likely to feel an interest in keeping
everything in and about them in good
condition.
| 1tmust be confessed that there is great
room for improvement in the majority
of farmers in this country, although
much progress has been made, and a
number happily very large number
are models in this respect. We have
seen barns and stables kept as neat as a
parlor. Some men think this is attended
with. too much trouble and labor like
the boy who combed his hair once n
month, and finding 1t difficult and pain
full, was unable to comprehend how any
one could endure to do IL every day. 1t
is not the process of cleaning that we
recommend, but keeping clean. A nur-
sery man was asked how he killed the
weeds in his 35-acre grounds. 81 do not
| Kill them," was his answer; "I allow
/
We mention few examples of de-
! ficient care in this particular. Among
| good managers, the common recommen-
dation and use of manure cellars is fire.
! qucnt cause OF foul air, which moro or
! less porvades the building, Injuries the
| sweetness of the hay, and compels cattle
and horses to breathe noxious odors.
Manure should never be kept in a barn
basement without the constant use Of
absorbents III the shape OF straw chopped
stalks, sand or dry p mt, to hold all the
effluvia. The difficulty will be much
| lessened as farmers learn the advantages
of drawing and spreading manure in win
ter, as we have frequently recommended.
But care is necessary, even for the small
daily accumulation.
| No animal is 81 badly abused as the
pig, in being thrust into apartments
which are permitted to become polluted
from neglect. The hired man, to whom
we gave the pigs in charge thought it n
great hardship that we required him to
clean the floor thoroughly twice a day.
But he ultimately found it much easier
in the long run, as each daily cleaning.
was n mere nothing. Pigs are naturally
clean, il they are only permitted 10 be
so, and when comfortably provided for.
thrive better and fatten iaster, and one
would think the farmer would prefer to
eat such pork to that taken out of ma
nure hole.
Sweep the barn floor often, sweep out
the horse stalls at least twice n day, pro-
vide clean and dry litter for oil animals.
| give them pure water, let their food be
sweet and nourishing. avoid all fetid ac-
cumulations, shelter your barnyard from
cold winds by evergrcens, and keep
/ fpns Of IL
buildings free from offensive rubbish,
and you will not only preserve more
self respect for this care, but will en-
| JOY the pleasure OF giving comfort TO the
| living creatures under your control; and
what is not least in the eyes OF money
making managers you will derive a
| greater profit, preserve your buildings
| from decay, and will have a place that
| will sell at higher price If you should
wish TO dispose of it.-C0u1try q Gsntle-
man.
Fruit from barren Trees.
A correspondent of the American
dQTtculturtl says: | wish to desert be
TO you method OF making fruit trees
bear, that / blunderee on. Some fifteen
years ago | had small apple tree tha.
leaned considerably. | drove n stake
beside it, tied n string to a limb. and
fastened 1t TO the stake. The next year
that limb blsssomed full, and not
another bosom appeared on the tree
and, as Tom Bunker said. "It set me TO
| thinking" and came to the conclusion
that the string was so tight that il pre-
vented the sap returning TO the roots;
consequently IL tformed fruit buds. Hav.
ing couple of pear trees, that were
large enough TO bear but had never bios
/ anF1faH II srnt a t,.-t. 4 4
| it several times around the tree above
the lower limbs, and tied it as tight as
could. The next spring all the top
above the cord blossomed rs white as
snow. and there was not one blossomed
below where the cord was tied. Ihave
since tried the experiment on several
trees, with the same result. / think it
is much better way than cutting off
| the roots. In early summer, say June
or July, wind strong twinSaround the
| tree, or n single limb. and tic it. the
tighter the better, and you will be bless.
cd with the result. The next winter.
or spring, the cord may be taken or.
Household Hints.
Cream of tartar rubbed upon soiled
white kid gloves cleans them well.
Toextract grease from papered walls
| dip piece of flannel in spirits of wine,
rub the greasy spots once or twice, and
the grease will disappear.
To make paper fireproof take solu-
tion of alum and dip the paper into 1t
then throw It over line to dry. Try
n slip of paper in the flame Of candle.
and ifnot sufficiently prepared dip and
try ita second time.
To prevent iron from rusting, warm
the iron until you cannot bear your hand
on it without burning yourself. Then
rub it with new and clean white wax.
Put it in again to the fire till 1t has
soaked in the wax. When done rub It
over with piece of serge. This pre-
vents the iron from rusting afterward.
To take stains out of linen, place the
stained spot in tin pan; pour boiling
water enough to entirely cover; let II
| steep like you would tea or coffee, then