Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-08-10
HASH.


Waldo recommends neatsfoot oil fer
sore shoulders-rather as a preventive, |
think, than cure. have never tried it,
but am willing 10 take mis- word for 1t that
it is good, though | always found grease or
oil of any kind the worst thing that l
could put upon sore shoulders l nave
heard farmers recommend pork iryings,
lard and camphor, lard and turpentine'
&c, but they always made matters actual
" worse when applied them: AS pre-,
ventive and cure for sore shoulders, ma
strong salt water splendid. You may
think il severe where the skin is broken
and the flesh laid bare, but in applying IL
have several times got il in cuts or upon
bruises on my hands. and it hurts much
less than one would suppose, The sat
water cools and allays inllamation, while
il hardens the flesh. After hard days
pulling m, horses seem to enjoy their
shoulder bath and believe they do.
Nothing will heal up cut in horse
flesh quicker than turpentine. mixture
of it and lard is good for cut on any
anImtl. and should be used in cas'rating
hoes in warm weather. find 1t conven-
lent to keep can ready mixed about the
stable, and almost every week have occa'
sion to use it. Turpentne il also sure
cure for collie in horses. | have never
known it TO fail, even in the most agSraVat-
ed cases. Rub il on the front OF the gums
of the upper jaw. To do this pour some
in he hollow of your right hand. anu ny
raising the animals lip with your lett one
YOU can easily rub the turpentIne on tne
gums. Also apply to the breast. rms
cure is so eff ,acious, so handy, cheap anu
simhle, that it is valuable to every horse
owner.
The face of a collar should be scraped
clean before putting on. Always, m not
weather. sweat and dirt will adhere. TO
GALL and irri,ate the shoulder. For tnis
purpose have found an old butcher KNIFE
the best thing. 1t can soon he ground in
Two in the middle of the bla'io and the
corners rounded of some. 1t must not De
sharp or il will cut the collar.
1t is n good plan to have an assortm nnt
of conner rivets about the barn. Fol
mendnL straps they are quick and gool
Often about harness few stitches bre TX
and if not attended to the rip will soon
Income serious. Especially do the spices
of the lines commence TO mp at lhe enos
| A copper rivet can he put IN IN Two m'hu
ties, and will hold the pieces to place anu
stop further damage.
4 piece of twnng leather is anothe
thing that every farmer should nave
can be got at any leather store, ana
Jood sized piece will cost only twenty nv
cents. 1t is handy for tying and sewing
and makes the only shoestrings that VIII
last in my pillow shoes. II you have neve
used it before, YOU will be surprised hoV
often it will come into play.
Some one has at last discovered use U
put tobaocr TO. L. is sad that leN
leaves put in hens nest Will drive ava
or kill lice. | have never tried IL, Oh
know that it is a good plan to put asheS
the nest. Then if the hen house is cleane
I ,ut aud thoroughly whitewashed eac
pring you will have very little irouol
from lice or enemies of any KIND,
The srll-bindcrs are VIII us, ara
yuess have come TO stay. lhey VIII
more lhan half OF the cutting TINS yeI
Nearly all are Irvine blnders-ln i!ct
have not heard of single wire blndt
being used Where properly manage
, they give good satisfaction, doing bette
work then can be got done by han'
They take up the grain cleaner ana Shal
, I he bundles better than can be done IN III
other way. while the tying is better than
large mi ,rity of harvest hands VIII do
With srIf-binders, drills. sulky plows An
: cultivarors, and steam threshers farmln
is looming up somewhat as an occup'tlC
If stumps are carefully Kept sproute
they will rot much sooner than othe
wise. The best time to sprout Is IN Al
gust, but it is good plan 10 sp out on'
before this during the summer, say
June. All stump> should be cut low the
they will not bother you in blowing wh'
YOU become used 10 them. But 1t takes
least ten years to do that.
TO keep the little striped pests OFT yoc'
melons sprinkle them with SCOT ASH
will answer, but SCOT is much stronge
and if applied when the dew is On W
e last for Il week. 1t can be got out OF Il
: bottom OF the stove, or may be saved VINE
YOU clean out and nuke safe your chm
= news and fnes in the sprng-a thing y'
should never neglect doing. -J0hH
Stahi, in ohio Farmer.