Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-13


The Importance of Having "a Ready and Copi.
Gus water supply.
From the Stockman. "
With the purest water i'm the world at com.
mand, and with husbands possessing more
than the average financial ability of men to
provide their homes with labor-saving con.
veniences, farmers wives have more work
to perform i'm securing water Tor culinary and
household purposes than any other class OF
women as comfortably situated as they are
i'm other respects. Even where the well or
spring is situated reasonably near the kitchen
door, the housewife is compelled to take
many a load which could be permanently
obvated by few hours of labor and the ex-
penditure of few dollars in money. In
these days of abundant, improved and cheap
hydraulic appliances the work of the farmers
vile should be simplified and lightened very
materially in this particular. Water supplies
are sometimes so located that the best results
in arranging conveniences cannot well be
obtained but in great majority of cases
they can be made very much better than
they are. Thousands of farmers will prob
ably read this paragraph whose wives should
never be compelled 10 leave the house for a
bucket of water, but who perhaps have
walked hundreds of miles since they were
married, carrying heavy buckets, simply be-
cst,;se they have raised no objections to doing
so.
But we do not think this especially the
fault of the men. The wives go on in the old
way from year to year, without complaint,
and the husbands naturally--never think of
it. Day after day the useless toll goes on, tho
backs are bent almost to breaking-aDd at the
same time the barn is filed with sensible APP
pliances to tighten the labor on the farm. a
pretty good cure for this submissive spirit
would be visit To city sister or friend :;
the wife of q well-to-do farmer cannot well
return home after noting her sisters absolute
freedom from this water-carrying slavery
without carrying with her some notions of
reform. OF course il is not generally feasible
to have the same water convenIences in the
country as in the city, with its reservoirs and
high pressure; but in how many farm houses
cannot the water arrangements be decidediy
imprOUed?
We were moved to say AL this by the
privilege recently enjoyed of visiting with
farmer whose house was thoroughly
plumbed. A complete bath room and a
model kitchen sink, connected with reser-
yoirs in the roof of the house and i'm the cellar,
were practical demonstration of the possi-
bilities of carrying out such plans in this
country. Justice to themselves requires that
our lady readers think of these things and
move for reforms"
What the Fowls Need i'm Summer.
From the Prairie Farmer.
Fowls need plenty of shade these mid
summer days, and pure fresh water too.
Most hens are easily "broken " of a desire
to sit, il at the first attempt To remain on the
nest over night they are placed in new quar-
ters for few days, or until the fever Is over
Oat meal mush is good for fowls that seem
little {" of" in health Don't forget TO give
hens i'm confinement feed of some green
stuff; young clover is well relishcd, and
fresh grass of any kind will not be refused
We don't know how lettuce fed for any
considerable time would affect them, but
having an extra supply of late, have been
throwing IL to them every evening for
few days. They eat it greedily. Coops
for young chicks are best made with
partial board bottom for them to cluster on
in wet weather; the roofs should be water
tight. Place coops near the border of the
garden that the chicks may take n chase
after the insectS 'fhe little fellows can do
80 possible harm, and they will soon destroy
their weight in noXious bugs and worms
Some poultry writers say damaged wheat is
good for fowls. We don't use it the best
of any kind of grain is none too good for
ours. Clean ont the hen house, nests and all,
now, and iumigate thoroughly To get rid Of
lice Wash perches, etc, with kerosene. 1t
will soon be time to separate the cOckerels
from the pullets; with the early Matched, 1T is
best To do ii now. k i'll oil the the old cocks
to make room iorgood selections from among
the younger ones.