Oxford Democrat., 1884-09-02
CLEAN UP THE YARDS.

substance sboa, the house or yards vlll
make itself Eel, BY throwing of i,' ofen-
sive and. too ohen. deadly spor. IL
should be the fret care Of every farmer
to remove to . distance, ell substances,
ths, can. in any way. pollu,e the air.
We have often wondered q, The indiffer-
enee .ho~n by many in,slligen, people
to the unhssl,y influences Of such mat
ter. 10 many yards much Of the con-
tent. are In q constant state Of decompo.
si,ion. and furnish breeding places for
many kinds Of insects and ,ermin that
are. Of themselves. disssreesble and
sometimes dangerous. The mos, CON-
mon and mo., noticeable neglec, Of this
Kind. is the large pile q chips the, have
been sllo~ed TO accumulate from year TO
year. until they have become a mas. Of
decsyins matter that Is un,idy and not
healthy. This. II drawn away. will
make q good fertilizer and pay veil fOr
the trouble Of hauling lts place may be
hlled by smoothing and -o-ins the sPo,
/, occupied ~i,h t. mixture Of sr.. seed :
or. II the taste. u the family lead them
TO the cultivation Of flowers, q bed Of
them may often be placed ,hsrs, and will
add their sitac,isene. 10 the other nat
url beauties Of the yard and is sur
rOanding.. Wood j. to often unhoosed
duiing the summer. from the mistaken
ides, sometimes. that !, -ill cure better
out Of doors II care 10 taken no, TO
draw into the she'd when vet. We think
IL may be removed as soon a. cut. and
will be found TO have more lie and heat
In Il than II allowed to partly season out
Of doors. Ny placing 10 the she'd early
ell msrk. Of il presenos IN the yard will
be removed A. ,oon ss the grass starts in
spring. Then. too msny times. the cat
lie yard s 'co near the house. and adds
i. unpleasant, odOu and appearance TO
the generally un,idy yard. The drop
ping. Of the cattle ar, allowed 10 remain
unmoles,ed tor the summer through. form
ing . pu,rid mas. of deosying matter.
ths, !. far from plsassn, OF healthy. let
this be r,medied BY tying the cattle in
the barn nights. OF carefully carrying the
dropping. TO the manure pile and covering
with dry earth. Pig pens are ohsn
places Of sbominaiion. where the unfit
tun.ie occupant. are obliged to -sde in
the fil,h and mud. eating their food in
duty ,rOash., sleeping In the accumulation
Of their Own fl,h. We believe the hos
u, on mo,i farms. q mseh.abused AM.
nal. for be Is. naturally. neat in bis hsb-
ia and. II circumstances are favorable.
oil keep himself nss, and clean. Give
him a good. rOomy zen. ot ~hs, i' bet
ter. q pasture. With plenty of absorbing
material to pr,ven, mud from forming.
and another syssore will Be removed and
yoa ~ill be amply repaid in the increased
compO., and. consequently. increased
value Of the pig. and much larger amOun,
Of manure Much trouble is of,eh caused
by Neglected .inksPoO,, which are allow
ed 70 run unmoles,ed through the yard.
wasting much valuable fsr,ilirlns mate
rial, and scattering the seeds Of disease
in il. oogrs. This can be emedied.
where practicable. by supplying sufficient
length Of sPou, TO allow the contents to
ao~ into the garden. changing their de-
rec,iOn ., often n necessary. Sometimes
pi, j, dug. and the sink water allowed
to aow into this. Bu, q serious objection
10 ,hi. practice {. ,hs, !, may soak through
the ground and finally hnd an outlet in
the veil from which the family obtain
their supply Of ~s,sr Ba, some plan
mus, be adopted tha, -ill entirely do
away With ell Questionable smell. No
farm OF hOa. yard Is safe OF free from
danger While there Is single sPo, ths,
offend. the eye OF nos,hl' The Pnvy
Is oftsn . source Of disease. made % by
the odOp ,hs, are constantly forcing them
selves even into the fsrthest corners Of
the house. And whs, an excresence the
f.rm.h,u privy ss usually built! Why
people will persist In building this nee
es.ary portion Of the farm buildings by
itself. OF sticking iu irregular and sug.
ge.,ive form upon the side Of ell OF she'd
when = separate place nigh be lsft ior 1t
in some unooeupisd corner Of some main
bailding. has always been . mystery to
US. A good supply Of sbsosbanss' pre-
pared and placed under cover In dry
time. and freely used - ofssn - necesss-
ry. adding little lime II though, best.
will entirely remove ell shs Objee,ionsble
features. and render the task Of removing
the contents easy. A little care taken In
thi. direction viii Be Of great use in pre-
venting disesss and removing q great
source Of discomfort and annoyance. We
have seen the statement that. In few
years. all fsven. diphtheria. and many
other diseases. would bs considered .
disgrsce in families, - they ere the d.
rect result Of usclssnAsss Of the premises
or person. In many eAsss Ne have OBJ
served the same controlling influences,
and noticed diseases that Ne knew could
be attributed wholly TO lack Of care and
Cleanliness. In many farn-housss the
cellar serves - . rsesptscls Zoe oil the