The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-20
INDOORS AND OUT. !


About one per cent. of the farm land
OF this country is taken up byfences.-
En-.
Be sure and sprinkle a little pulyer-
ized charcoal about the poultry quar-
tiers. The fact that it soon disappears
is evidence that more is required.
Ants are a troublesome pest when
they infestcupboard and pantry shelves,
To get rid of them, take two pounds of
alum and dissolve in three quarts of
boiling water; let it stand on the fire
until all traces of the alum disappear.
and then apply it with brush 10 every
chink and crevice where the ants come
in. They dislike this solution as much
as cockroaches do.
Corn burnt on the cob and the re-
fuse-which consists almost entirely of
the grains reduced 10 charcoal and still
retaining their perfect shape-placed
before fowls, is greedily eaten by them.
with q marked improvement in their
health, as is shown by the brighter color
of their combs, and their sooner pro-
ducing greater average of eggs TO the
Pruning of fruit trees may be done
any time between now and February or
March. Thin out the heads of the trees
and remove all dead wood. Avoid cut
ting away biz limbs and making large
wounds the tree, but if it must be
done, use grating wax to cover the
wounds aVd assist healing over. Severe
pruning is injurious; better TO do
moderate amount each season.
The varieties of apples that have
stood the severe tests OF the late winters
are as follows: Duchess of Oldenburg,
Snow, Red Astrachan, Willow Twig,
Wealthy, Whitney No. 20, Yellow Bell
flower, Tetofsky, Tallman Sweeting,
Westfield Seek-no-further, Sops OF
Wine, Salome, Minkler, Maiden's Blush,
Roman Stem and Grimes Golden. These
few hardy varieties will now be in de-
mand for future planting.-E1.
Always be on guard against sore
shoulders on your horses. See that the
collars are kept clean, and If they have
become hard, beat them timber before
making your horses work in them.
Wash the sweat off from the shoulders
after hard days work. If there is an
inclination to soreness in any spot. re-
leve it by cushioning around this spot.
Were such means more praeticed, this
faithful beast would be subjected to far
less cruel suffering than ne is now forced
to endure by brutal owners. Many a
balky horse became so through being
worked with a sore neck. Be merciful
to the faithful horse.-Er.
Our younger readers may find amuse-
ment during the long evenings by draw
ing silhouette portraits of their friends.
The shadow is to be thrown on a sheet
OF cardboard placed against the wall.
To obtain a sharp outline, there should
be certain distance between the lamp,
wall and sitter, which is easily found by
experiment. The sitter must hold his
head perfectly still while the outline of
the shadow is quickly traced upon the
cardboard by a pencil. To aid in hold
ing the head quiet. tum bier or roll of
stiff paper may be placed between the
head of the sitter and the wall. for a
rest. The tracing is then cut out with
d pair OF scissors or sharp-pointed
knife, and placed upon piece of black
cloth or paper, when a very striking
and accurate profile likeness will be OBJ
Seeds keptin closely stoppered bottles
often fail. The ordinary method OF
keeping them in paper bags, for small
and in sacks of coarse fabric
for large ones, is found to be the best,
as it secures dryness and does not en-
tirely exclude the air. The exposure to
a high temperature for long time or
10 very low one is injurious. The
most suitable temperature IS just above
the freezing point, or about forty de-
grees. An inner closet, or room. which /
is not heated, will be better than
warm dwelling room. or kitchen. The |
number of years that seeds contain |
their terminating power, varies greatly. !
Parsnip seed will not usually grow after I
the first year, while seeds of cucumber |
and others of that family. are good for !
ten years and more. With the excep- |
ion of parsnip. all other ordinary vege-
able seeds, If well kept, are good at the |
md of two or three years.-EI.
Horses get some rest standing, pro- |
7ided the position be reasonably easy. |
)ut no full rest except recumbent. 1t 4
5 known of some horses that they /
never lie down in stall, though If kept
n pasture they take their rest habituaI-
Y In a recumbent position. 1t is well
o consider whether this habit has not
,een forced upon the horse by some cir
CONNECTED with the stall he
vas made to occupy. in that II had a
muddy dirt floor, or one made OF dIap-
dated plank, uncomfortable and Often
i've to the horse that has been aecus-
omed to select his own bed in the pas
ure lot. If the horse can have the
privilege of selecting his own position
or resting in the standing posture, ne
an sleep standing but while his muscles
nay be, to a degree, relaxed, and get
esf in this position. what can We say 70
he bearings at the joints2 Without re-
eff through the recumbent position, the
9int surfaces are forced to bear Welght
arriving from 1000 to 1.S00 pounds con-
.nuously. This must act unfsyoraoly,
specially upon the complicated Siruc-
1res within the hoof, which nature IN
ended should have periods of rest each :
av. tt will be well before the horses
nd cattle are put up for the coming
inter to settle the question OF comfort
Y repairing the floors and proViclhg
bundant bedding.-Er.
Whv is it that so many lose sheeP al {
he winter? Is it because sheep can I
OF stand our hard winters That haro- G
: seems probable, for they are n Ht