The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-02-11
TETS FOR FARMERS,

hen yard.
Eggs packed II Hcll.dlied ashes
SO a> not to touch each other, haze
been keep, perfectly sweet 70
( twelve months.
F.; Sprinkle a little linc (,ir s'akcd
over the potatoes in soar cellar
1t Will tend to prevent rot, an'l
purify tie air OF the cellar.
Supply your barn and stables
with brushes and wire c'lrl v-comb'
that will not scratch the tender
skin of animals, and see that they
are used.
The stem Of the pumpkin. when
grated and stepped, strained ard
the decoction well sTcctencd, is a
very valuable remedy for f,atulen'
or cramp cole.
The Ontario = yriculturaI College
declares raw PEAS to hn bette,
than cooked for ALTERING swine.
and that they are better aud chcapc
thai, Indian Corn.
The demand for :nlllcs Is sad t.
be constantly in excess Of The sup
ply, and the business of mule breed
ing is growing all the while. be-
cause there is money in it.
Grain is low and meat is hi ,sh.
Butter is also pretty well up, but
hay is also dear: Still, with grain
!oA-, meat an,: i;uttcr should be
produced at reasonable figures.
4 Wisconsin man builds wig
VANS to keep his hogs warm, lie
sets up lot Of oil! fence raj! or
posts with their lover ends in the
ground their .:pner ends coming to
a point, and y ith straw and dirt on
the outside. A hole On one side
lets the animals in.
An experienced apiarist says: If
honey is kept where it freeze, dur
;rg winter, the Gaping in the
spring will be found full Of minute
cracks, and as soon as The weather
IS warm honey will ooze from the
cells. Some recommend Keeping
it in q dry, cool place.
Notwithstanding all the discour
,gemcnt Of the creamery interests,
The three creamerics Of Madison
;onnty, Iowa, pay to The farmers
900 to $4,000 annually,
which is not bad for a business tia
las been supposed to have had
he bottom Knocked out Of it.
Do,Gaa6egx op'atcs fer sleenecss-
hess, Be ont in the sun as much
IS possible without a snnshade,
md We venture to say that you
viii slumbcr souud!y at night.
Sunlight is very ;nyiyoratihg; and
hose who are healthy never cons
lain OF lcSs of sleep. Ifyou want
o be like a plant grown i'll the
shade remain III doors.
A recent cough will almost a. !
Ways yield TO the following treat
nent within two or three days. !!
Nix in a bottle four ounces Of glyc-
fine, two ounces of alcohol, two !
'unccs of water, two grains Of
Shake well. Dose for an |
ldult, one Or two teaspoonfuls cv
nv two or three hours. Half this
quantity to children from ten to tif- !
cen years. 1t is not safe to give |
to infants or children under ten
ears Gage. !
A writer N the Tribune end Ear-
fer states that he has cared sever !
!! cases OF founder with alum. He |
,ut enc tablespoonful, finely pulls
'erize1, as far back in the animals
mouth as possible, DIS soon us max.
ne the discovery that the horse
vas stitfencd Not only does he
claim that he has cured several
asses, Eut strongly afiirms that he
las ncver known the remedy to
all, if gi1en Immediately after the
roublc has developed itself.
Last spring a body OF Minneso-
a farmers organized an exchange
t Mankato, and since then nave
old through it 100000 worth Of
utter. at better average prices
cr pound tlsau could haze been