The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-12-27
FARM AND HOUSE.
Agricultural Items,

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The "hard roads OF Kentucky" which
are easy roads to travel, are said to have
cost, from $1,000 to 5000 per mile
and a good investment at that.
Wheat worth nearly dollar bushel
in Chicago brought Dakota farmers from
65 to 7o cents
According to The Michigan Farmer,
| officials Of the town of Tekonsha in that
state have paid bounty for 600 scalps OF
| woodchucks.
The commissioner of agriculture does
not seem to be highly esteemed by The
American Cultivator published in his ma.
tive city. 1t says his strength is not in
| practical business, nor In successful op :
| erations on the tarm. "But WHAT" the
| editor asks, "can be expected at the
hands of a born politician, a greedy Of
| tice-seeker."
The sensational prices made at late
Holstein sales have created widespread
establishment. Not that such figures are
phenomenal in connection with Ameri-
can cattle BREEDING in general, but be-
cause so far in excess Of anything ever
Lefore attained by specimens OF that
particular breed. Mr.. Powells $4,000
bid at the Wales ale came like thun-
derbolt from clear sky 10 the average
breeder, and it was quite generally sup
posed that it would be many a iony cay
Def re similar price would be obtained
for an animal of the blacs-and- VIII te
breed. Hardly had the excitement at
tending that sale died away however,
haES o hnto h~n I'd do
figures are heard from the Crapcr sale
Mt Cresco. Howard county, Iowa.
Breeders Gazette.
The Horsehoer suggests the following
sensible hints: "CAts should not be
permitted to stand on a plank, cement,
paved, or any hard floor the first year,
as these are liable to seriously affect the
feet and legs. Unless the yard where
the colts run in has fine, dry, gtavelly
soil, it should be we'll Uttered, so as to
keep their feet dry. Mud or soft, wet
fish ground is apt to make tender hoofs,
no matter how well bred the colt may
be. One reason why the horses in one
district grow up superior to those in
another in hoof, bone, muscle, and ac-
ton, is because it has dry limestone
and silicious soil.
Domestic Recipes.
To wipe the dust from papered walls
t,ke clean, soft piece O. flannel. OF
course, it must not be damp. but the dry
flannel will remove the dust,
Pretty table-covers and covers for
shelves and lamberQnins, also are made
ofthe new shades of flame, (which come
in double widths. For some uses it is
even preferable to felt, and is found to
be very serviceable.
A handsome square spread for table
is made precisely as if it were one block
of crazy quilt. To make it and have
the parts all join together and harmon
ize as they should, take the lining of
cotton ard cut it the exact size of the
spread. and begin to put the work on at
one corner. This is tastefully finished
by putting band Of velvet around the
edge, and trimming that with lace or
fringe, or Of tassels put on at an equal
distance from each other.
WRrsTLETs.-Mrs. r. r. A. writes: II
have enjoyed knitting some silk wrist
lets out of No. 800 Florence silk, and l
send you the directions, as others may
find Ike myself i, is not always easy to
guess exactly the right number of stitch
es. l raveiled my first one out four
times before I succeeded in getting it
large enough. For hand that will take
about No. 1-o glove(gentleman's} cast
on 100 stitches, 81 on two needles. and
80 on the third, to the purl two, plain
two will come out even. Knit about a
finger in length; in binding off make
stitch every fourth one toy throwing
thread forward, then bind off; otherwise
it will be too tight to go easily over the
hand. This makes pretty and mex |
pensive gift for the holidays, and may
suggest what to give to some dear one."