The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-12
FARM NOTES.

sugar.
FAT NAMES HENs LAY. There is
much rfusy fat from the kitchen that
can be turuel to good account by feed
Ing it to the hens. OF course when
soap Ii made it will be used up in that
way, but it is question whether it is
n " much easier ana more profitable 10
bly soap aud make hens lay by fot ding
item with int. Everything that is not
wanted for drppngs Tor cooking pur-
pos should ho boiled up with the veg.
ctlblcs for tho fJwla.
PREVENTION or Hoo CHoLrnA.-A
correspondent OF the Now York 7ribt,nc
writes on this subject as follows: Pre-
ventlon Is b tier than euro for hog chOl-
era IN about the ratio Of fifty b. one, md
to this end tho'o should be n sheltered
p ace Of rest with plenty of dry absorb
eht earth 10 lie on, abundance Of good
air, sheds sweetencd by whiicwasling
once IN three months, clean water 10
drlok, ard sat, sui phur and sulphurous
soft coal or charcoa! always acce sible.
Al eHtIre change OF food from corn to
potatoo', mang Ids and carrots, cooked
aul rl.v often oa ouca a u,ooL M ,,.,
elusive nse Of corn ilinc, IN ovc;to cor
tniu DIGESTIVE octivi,i,, ma, ,.-,,,T,
weakness favor,hly to the progress of
cholola. Separation nlso into small
herds IS well. Bears also of strong con.
ct tntiop sbopld Inc cornfnIl, oaloot,d
uptninted bv cbol,ra ~ IL $500, oe',u,
may be taipted NV n choIar,ic d,atnno"?y,
no that tho diseosS will d,vaIon "n' XIII.
causes. ''' - $40
How TO Make F,purpo ~, NM, Do,
A Now jersey Letter tn tLo Tra,'i,,@.
lays the blame nj tbo door nf sE;g,ioo.
farmers for 40 roomv f,rmnra, aor ".''r L'1-
in agriculture for other nnrsn;t' ,Io
SAYS "TAat tho ftult Of tbis Iioawith ,I, o
n ,rrufs tloranl,oa i, XIII, r,, AZ
TACT that with the tbjFtv s,rrnors v ti'n
number Of sons who leave hnmo AMI F'r'
felt their birtlr,pht ia vcrv ANAL ;n,iaoJ
By the sale Of mn ncra or orourI a. ,,,ir
Of horses Which thev cor rolI ,I,,i,' , r'a'
or pcrhnps the rn,iro ,Inrgo ~ tI,b'
p0alHt. flcy bccpun interested anil tIa
farm il made tn boyo ot,,.,c,iom, f'u
them. Let rood agricultural ,.,rn,., and
cation cpco,r,opd In nynry nrnn,,. n','
the vast. Dlpceg ON tho farm hn ,l,,tai
mud made fruitful and cracked r,"".a
N,"'p S'i"'but' Leu everything III mad
a !. "'I H"', en- DO zone Icceht'y, and
t"e Ilo"V yard N'pt IN ora r, and long
" loi' ,'o son OF these farmers become
y. ". "so 'noy WIZ lc''rh t"At agriculture ID
wnrlfh nrd nJanan go"n "a 9'o"S'h'
60. - "a n,''
oi,oi ,''ii ;,' SoHI"IlE FLOORS - ne DO.
W ';s W. ;"''lin'uR ~ Hoou E9or OF
or ''' o., ,, ~ 'U'' 20 MON 10 w. lh're
'",, ,,V "'T'2 ""p SUI "ai'or' 10 tIe on
,,,,,I ',','' " ''.'P ~, PInc'i'ai p'Hh
NJ, D,.' '.',,' ~ Do u 'I.cre't 70 tlem.
i I.,0 ,,'" '"iN 1'"''| gives tno lollo"-
o., f., an'r '' o. .'a 'l .Gi8 cement con,
',,D ''JI. w S''niI: NIX "ry and
lic cnmprL with t,n LraLnla 81 niaa,,
ebayp + md IIoyo nr.n'raJ nn", I I,,n
Of co,,sa ,,,ayoI or I,r,,I',.,, H.,
thurouoply wcttnG Win wotc,. ,o,I.,
basin Il the mixed sand and cement.
ana pour Wnlcr on TO il and stir vel, |
mohl'R lhn mortar; immedlut ~ add |
to 1t i'yo bnaho's Of tho gravel, md |
shovel & over and over until tho mortar
and GrnyoI are intimately mixed; 10y |
this on tho Ieyc!cd earth floor, beginning |
ut oae oonor, aud beat it down well with /
u broad rsInmcr made Of a piece Of plank .
wv WIZ I,' I 'Ic"i ~ sl''.o h%'a ga handle
,L' ',,I 'iii' 'H',n IS - llS Lua ""o'Her
.ai ma coon ~, il - rn,Jv oa' snnn n 49,, #
,ats md burdens. The cement sboulI
be- rammcd down until fine fnn ia nn;tn
wet mud soft when snnd and fnr oinyel
NAV be scnttcred over il mad tLc s9rfacr
AMIN be,tu The whole floor nav Lc
soaked whun finished and dry with hot
ya1tor.
FnEQUrTT AID TmoRouGn TLLAGE,-
Jc,hrD Tut the famous English agri.
cnItuliat, who believed thai manure was
not essential in growing rrOpg as finely