River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25
Timely Hints.

pcrs. asked q gentleman OF the eul-
tor of the Call. who was returning from
the postofiice with his arms full of ex-
changes. Certainly / do" replied
the editor. "Why do you ask?" BE
cause you remind me of my COW.
Remind YOU of your GOVT re
peated the editor in amazemcnt. why
SOP" Because" said the gentleman,
with a merry twinkle in his eye, lit
requires a laundering pile Of fodder to
make her give down mighty little
poor milk!
In recent paper, Sir John Lubbock
says that ants of the same nest. how
ever large it may be, have a means Of
recognizing each other not easily eN-
planned. The recognition is immedi-
ate and complete, even after an alb
sence of year from the nest. Con-
corning the longevity of ants, he said
he had kept two queen ants for twelve
years.
An exchange says there is very
simple way of avoiding the disagreable
smoke and gas which always pours
into the room when a fire is lit in a
stove, heater or fireplace on a damp
day. Put in wood and coal as usual:
but before lighting them, ignite a
handful Of paper or shavings placed on
top of the coal This produces a cur
rent # hot air in the chimney. which
draws up the smoke and gas at once.
A red-hot poker applied to the head
| of rusty screw for two or three min
utes will render its withdrawal easy by
the screwdriver.
Clover. rye and buckwheat are adj
mirable crops for green manuring, as
are also sOwed corn or oats before they
are fully ripe; and by using them, aid
ed by the manure that can De secured,
the soil can be slowly made richer and
better; the idea beingin either case to
furnish variety best suited to the
farm and what is upon it, and at the
same time aid in at least keeping up,
if not increasing, the fertility of the
soil.
The popular idea that hog cannot
hurt itself BY overlooking is erroneous.
Even if fattening, il is better to give
only what can be eaten up clean al one
time and at regular intervals. If the
feeding occurs at stateu times each
day, the hogs will lie down ui sleep
in the intervals, and this VIII fatten
them faster and be more healthful than
keeping food before the animals all the
time. A mess of partially-eateu food
left in his trough is distasteiul even to
a hog, ana man Is him eat less in guam
tity and with less relish than he other
wise would.
/ White wash, very nice for rooms may
be thus compounded; whiting,
pounds, common glue. ounces; stand
glue in cold water over night; mix
whiting with cold water, heat glue til
dissolved, and pour it hot into the form
er. Make of consistency to apply with
common white wash brush.
Strong brine may be used to ad-
vantage in washing bedsteadS. Hot
alum water is also recommended for
this purpose
Clean tea or coffee cups with scour-
ing brick 1t makes them look as
good as new.
When cloths are scorched remove
the stain by placing the garment where
the sun can shine on it.
A dripping pan half full of cold
water on the upper CRATE in the oven
will prevent cakes or pies from burn
ing.
A young married woman in the
upper part of the city was very much
worried during the storm one after
noon recently. Her husband had just
bought a COW and put it in the barn.
As soon as it commenced TO thunder
the lady rushed widely to the kitchen
and cried to the cook: Run, Mary,
and shut that stable door. If that COW
hears that thunder it will turn her milk
sour"
A man who was not of much account
himself was forever Boosting of his
ancestry. A plain farmer, tired of this
nonsense, asked him why his family
were like a hill of potatoes. He gave
it up. Why said the farmer, 1.-THE
best part of them are under ground, -
1t is always best to leave an interval
of two or three years between cropping
a field with potatoes, as the seeds of the
fungus which causes rot may remain in
the soil. Cropping potatoes afterpota
toes usually gives poor results from
other causes, as with the second crop
there can be little if any vegetable mat
ter to be plowed under. Where a
three or four-years' rotation is adopted
there will be no danger in planting po-
tatoes every time green sward is
plowed under. But if potatoes are fol-
lowed with wheat, and this seeded with
clover, is safer to plant the clover
lay every alternate time with corn.
However rich the soil, it cannot be
productive without culture.
A little good feed, mixed with a good
deal of thoughtful attention, is what
makes the flock do its best.
The more intelligence the farmer
brings to his work, the more successful
he will be.
Good farming consists in making the
largest possible profit on the smallest
space, and at the least expense.
1t is said, and well proved, that the
more quiet sheep are kept the more
quicklp they will fatten.