West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-16

dollars besides.
The court reserved its decision
for twenty-four hours.
John Satow, of New England,
Wood Co., has fine large horse
weighing nearly | 400 pounds, good
worker, for sale. Has several young
horses he will sell. Has on hand a
rice lot of two-year-old cattle.
9. ". Satow has fine span of
mules 6 and 7 years old, good work
ers, for sale will also sell his farm
nice hill farm, good orchard, &c.
How OUR NEIGHBoRs Do.-Our
farmers will be interested in the
following extracts from the proceed
ings of the Muskingum (Washing-
ton Go. o. Farmers Club, at late
meeting, clipped from the Marietta,
O., Times:
Reports of corn crops, of COMPETE
tors for the Wells premium:
J. G. Barker, winner Of the silver
medal. Plowed bottom ground the
LIST of April, narrowed twice mark
ed but one way rows 3 #. s in. apart.
Corn planted May LIST, hills SIT.
apart to the row, three grains to the
hill, covered with hoe; when corn
was about 3 in. high, narrowed with
a two-horse harrow; few days
after went through with a cultiva-
tor and gave slight hoeing; after
wards plowed three times with
triple and double shovel pillow and
hoed once; husked corn last of Oc-
tober; all weighed at 70 lbs. to the
bushel.
NJ. A. Stacy - Bottom ground
plowed May LIST, narrowed, marked
into burrows both way 3 #. 9 in.
apart; planted yellow Dent corn
May 9Th, 3 grains per hill, covered
with hoe; May 18th. rolled with
field-roller; when corn was well up,
narrowed it; field contained 32a
shocks per acre yield II bu. 6 lbs.
Subject for discussion at the next
meeting, "Milch Cows"
Isaac Farwell, living at Dorset,
Vt, has just entered upon his one
hundred and third year. He was
soldier in the war of 1912, and since
then he has been a farmer. He is
very active, daily walking to the
town from his farm more than
mile, and doing the family market
ing. He has had seven children,
two of whom are still living at the
age of seventy-fve and seventy
years. To all appearances he may
live many years yet. He learned
to make wicker baskets two years
ago to pass the time.
COOP AND CHEAP WHITEWAsH.-
Take aclean, water-tight barrel, or
other suitable cask, and put into it
about a half a bushel of lime slack
it by pouring water over it boiling
hot, and put in sufficient quanti-
ty of water to cover 5 inches deep,
and stir it briskly till thoroughly
Stacked; when the Stacking has
been thoroughly effected, dissolve it
in water, and add two pounds of
sulphate of zinc and common salt.
These will cause the wash to har-
den and prevents its cracking,
which gives an unseemly appear
ance to the work. If desirable, a
beautiful cream color may be given
to the above wash by adding three
pounds of yellow ochre; or good
pearl by lead, lamp, vine or ivy
black. For fawn color, add four
pounds of lumber Turkish or Amer
ican-the latter is the cheaper
one pound of Indian red and one
pound of common lampblack
Most people know how valuable
good white-wash is when properly
applied. 1t not only prevents the
decay of wood, but is greatly condu
Give of healthfulness of buildings
whether of wood, stone or brick.
Out-buildings and fences, and es-
pecially, working rooms in facto-
ries and shops, when not painted,
should be supplied once or twice a
wear, with a wash made as above.
it is cheap and efficientf for the pur-
pose.
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