Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19

ts0m1G H06n al1, Dut not 01f0CGly ON the
animals; floor we'll Uttered with fine veg
etable material to absorb auidsand odors,
aided by plaster, thus securing clean,
dry, foft bed to lie and stand on card
ing; plenty of good water, conveniently
obtained; occasional out door airing and
exercise, without rash exposure to cold
and wet, getting as much sunlight as
possible and avoiding great changes of
temperature; kind treatment, making
the COW feel at home. Give food to
meet her requirements; if in calf, let
the heterogeneous element be we'll repre-
sented, and let the feed be largely of q
succulent character, to keep in line with
the summer diet, such as roots or en-
silage, with early cut clover, well cured.
Feed early and late, and few times
during the day, keeping the COW mostly
employed with slight feeds between the
two principal rations, the night serving
for rest. Begin the winter feed early,
in order to avoid exposure to inclement
weather, and to realize late fall and
early harvest of butter, for which su
perior price is obtained. ~,
It is great fault with many farmers
to allow their COWS range of the farm,
thus getting more exercise than is good
for a mich COW, trampling the fields
and making muddy paths, while the
frost bitten food that they pick is of re-
duced benefit, and leaves the fields bare
and exposed to the winters severity. It
is an error to suppose that late grass,
frost bitten and bleached, is of more
value as feed than protection and plant
food. Leaving the grass unfed is in
effect green manuring, without the ex-
pense of turning it under.
By thus favoring our fields, we at the
same time favor our COWS also. But put
ting them up early requires attention,
but pays well, as now the time can well
be afforded, and the COWS are continued
in good condition without break, yield
ing continued liberal supply of milk.
All rash changes in feed and in treat
ment should be avoided, and above all,
do not intermit the kindness in the least,
without which mich COW will never
do her best. THERE'S nothing new in all
this, which makes it so much the better.
as it has the experience of the most sue
cessful dairy-men, yielding the largest
quantity of the best milk and an in
creased percentage of butter from it,
besides benefting the cows Country
Gentlemen.
Household Hints.
A PIECE of cotton moistened and
filed with salt and alum applied to an
aching tooth will give instant relief.
SIMPLE fractures may be adjusted by
almost anyone. Get the limb us nearly
as possible in the natural position, and
then send for the doctor. There is nc
great urgency in such cases.
The best way to boil corn is to boi
it with part of the husks on it. Remove
the silk and the tough outer covering
leaving the white inner leaves. The
corn will be much sweeter if cooked i1
this way.
In fracture of the skull, with com
preston and loss of consciousness, ex
anime the wound, and if possible raise
the broken edges of the skull 80 as tx
relieve the pressure on the brain
Prompt action will often save life.
SOME one asks what to give children
to purify the blood Tea made from
the bark OF the creek willow (the limb
and twigs are best), is good. Tea mad
from the blossoms of red clover is ais,
good. Either of these, with milk ani
sugar, are not unpleasant and most chill
dren will drink them as readily a
cofee.-IL. L. T., Wilton Junction, Ia
NOVEL and srrikingly elegant pian'
and table scarfs are made Of plush, Will
figures applied in odd and out-of-the
way designs. These figures may b.
purchased at art stores, they are Gu
from Turkish scarfs or shawls, and ar
to be pasted to the plush, and then, at
ter being outlined with gilt thread, ar
to be used as a sort of center, for lonl
stitches in all colored embroidery silks
] Much ingenuity and expression of in
dividual taste may be exercised in tn
embroidery.