Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-07-30
HOUSE AND ! FARM.
Farmers Scrap Book.

Farmers Scrap Book.
Glazed earthenware milk pans, holding
about six quarts, and with half inch rim
projecting around the top, are used with
satisfaction in some of the dairy districts Of
Ohio.
A camper out tells Forest aud Stream
that he has repealed mosquitoes during sew
eral seasons by rubbing face and hands well
with mixture of one third oil Of penny
royal and two third olive or sweet oil. It
is not disagreeable, and wipes off easily, but
care should be taken to keep it out of the
eyes. A two ounce vial full will last one
person through a fortnight's trip in the
woods.
Use O soft bit for your tender mouthed
horse. You can wind leather, or have the
iron encased in moderately soft leather by a
harness maker. If the flesh Of the mouth
where the bit presses is soft and tender
battle frequently with some astringent To-
ton, alum or solution Of oak bark.
Mr. w. D. Philbrick explains, in the Neeo
England Farmer that too weak brine
causes ovre much fermentation and conse-
quent softness Of cucumber pickles; if too
strong they wilt and wither; ''the proper
strength is just enough to float a potato"
The time for seeing to the security of
next years stra wberry yield is Immediately
on stopping picking this year. Dig, plough
or scarify deeply between the rows or in
lines through the mass, and clear the hills
or rows left of every weed, however small
Some add to this severe looking treatment
that of moving off the old leaves, and they
declare the plant gets its summer rest all
the better and more completely for it, start
ing then with The August rains into lux
u1iant September growth which is the max
ing of the fruit beds for next springs ex-
pansion.
You can raise rhubarb from seed very
readily. Procure the seed now, and SOW it
this fall in ahalf shady position. Next spring,
if not before, the plants will appear, and,
when large enough, transplant into rows,
just as you would cabbages or cotton. But
If you wish any particular variety Of rhu-
barb, you will have to purchase the plants
and propagate them by dividing the crowns.
One or two good plants will be sufficient to
give you start with any Of the leading
sorts.
Few people realize how much real sbene-
fit may be derived from a judicious cross
ing of the pure ed and the native.
Those who wish to keep insects in check
must have no procrastination in the pro-
gramme, but must act promptly, as soon as
the eggs, chrysalis or vermin in any state
are seen. Destroy the first lot, and it is
rare there is much trouble afterwards.
1t has been well demonstrated that in the
case of all live stock a clean and open con-
dition Of the skin is conducive to health
and economical feeding, and no labor in
the barns is more proftably expended than
that which is employed in a thorough clean
ing, not only Of the horses but also of the
cattle.
Horse diseases, like those which affiict
the human family, are more likely to occur
in low, cold, damp places than in those
which are dry and warm. The best stables
for horses are those situated on dry gravel
~ soils, with good natural drainage. I'M
pure ali is one Of the strongest predispos.
ing causes Of disease