The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-09-23
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
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Win sunshine Hevef code asain1
At last the west wind brought no ono
Serene, warm, cloudless, crystal day,
Az though September, having blown
blast of tempest, now had thrown
A gauntlet to the favored Nay.
Backward to Spring our fancies few,
And calless Of the course Of time, ....s--
The bloomy days began anew. .--
Then, - . happy dream comes true.
Or ~ poet dnds his rhyme
Halt wondered At, halt uubelieved- !:
found thee, friendliest OF tho aoversi
Then summers joys came back, green leaved.
And fts doomed dead, awhile reprieved,
First learned how truly they were ours.
Dear violet! Did the Autumn bring
Thee vernal dreams, till thou like me,
Didst climb to thy imagining?
Or Va 1t that the thoughtful Spring
Did come asain,in search Of thee?
-Rooert Underwood Johnson In The Ctnturv.
1NvRsrlKo THE PROFITS.
The Massachusetts Ploughmsu offers its
readers some very excellent advice ON the sub
jeet Of Investments. Farmers" It says,
''would do well to consider the wants Of their
own farms before they look around to and a
chance to invest their money outside OF their
business. II they have money enough to pay
caen TOT the necessary articles for the family
and the farm, then it would be we'll to look
around 70 zee II there ATE not some itiprove.
ments that can be made on the farm that ould
pay faif Interest 6n the hive stfent, and Il ao
even II does not promise TO pay Quite rs high
- rule. It would be the safest TO invest on tie
farm, for here 1t will at least be out OF the reach
OF speculatore. or dishonest officials. II this
system could be adopted there would be Won
derful improvement in our farms in the cou.s.
OF the next ten yesrs. II what money has been
lost Daring the last forty years,by farncrs in
veetinE money outside of their business. could
have been Invested in improvements On the
farms, the farms would have been improved to
q degree that would have doubled their income
zone OF the great clogs to agricultural
progress has been the investment of the profits
OF the farm in enterprises outside uf the br.:-
ness OF farming Too many tanners sons who
have inherited farms that their fathers rpcut
tnelr lives In improving. have let lh. nj gradual.
y run dewn, that they might invest money l.,
some other buetness. It is hoped that in the
future formers and their sons y III rrsliz. the
importance ot providing ample capital To run
their farms before they seek to invest in soecu.
ative stocks or In outside business, and it il AL
90 to be hoped that when they do have money
which IL not needed In their business they viii
invest 1t In some well-es.ablished elite rurisc or
where they can get good security for their mon-
~. The farmer has about as much business NJ
he can well attend to without trying to keep
posted a. to the value Of fancy stocks: this
should b left to those who make speculation
tnelr business, and who, although spending I'LL
OF tneir time watching the market, as . rule 20
out OF businefe poor men.
when the farmer learns to give h;s who,e
attention to his farm, and is willing to invest
his surplus money in improvements on it. he
Will ind that the dividends from his farm are
even moro than If he had his attention divided
between hts farm and stock speculations. and
not being haraseed BY the sudden fluctuations
OF prices OF stocks, he will enjoy life to much
higher degree, and never for ! moment doubt
that farming ts one of the most desirable occu.
pations.'
Ordinarily, ssheep are considered more
profitable than COWS. Much depends unon
however, a. to which win pav
the better: Often pastures are better adapted
to sheep than to grazing Of COWS: Cows in q
dairy should not be subjected to climb hills and
pick up their living among the rocks. Such
pastures are better adapted to sheep, The
sheep delight to roam over the hills and valleys.
seeking the lower grounus In the daytime and
gong to the cooler, higher retreats upon the
hills in the night.
The question As to the proftablenees of sheer
II, n.,e enAneeo somewhat since the extreme low
prlce OF wool has come about. One COW will
eat about the same as eight sheep, though in
rocky pastures the eight sheep would get GOOD
nV'ng where the average COW would starve. II
10 question wether these eight sheep with
their product Of wool and lambs would not ne,
more money than the COW, deducting labor OF
nh4lng and caring for the milk. A herd OF
twelve to fifteen cows will occupy one man'e
TINE pretty fully in feeding and caring for them
MIX makes much extra work in the house,
ana when made into either butter or cheese
labor. Wv
Sheep are often troubled with scab and othe,
parasites besides ticks, which affects thei1
health and retards their growth and renders the
pront smaller than would ordinarily be the case
were the animals free from these affiictions. and
all Will conccde that the profits are now email
enough In oil manner Of respects. There is q
species OF "mites" or lice which infest sheep,
causing loes OF wool IN winter a. well as loes OF
hesh In summer. The only means of keeping
nock OF good sheep in good shape is to keep
them free from all of these parasites which
once introduced to the flock stick like leech
unless special pains are taken to rid the animals
OF them: For the purpose of Kidding sheep
nearly II not quite, OF all the troubles caused
oy parasites, there 10 no better remedy than
Grade petroleum. 1t is q cheap substance and
can be procured Ut nearly oil the druggists,
The crude oil, it should be remembered. is q
very different substance from the refined or ker
oeene oil ueed for lighting purposes. The re.
aued OIL Will kill the parasites on animals, but
10 not 20 sure Is the crude oil, and has the
or hair to come of.
On tue contrary. the Grade oil may be applied
with impunity, with no fear Of harmful fesult,
in any way. and 10 sure death to all parasite a.
Leapiston Journal.
TATTEEING FOWLS.
What different taste 4 nne, nicely IN;
quickly fatted fowl has when served on tn,
table. compared with one which has been force,
to scratch for all ito living, and then be con
signed to the spit in anything but 1T condition
for food! Farmers realize the importance O
fatteaiag quickly when feeding beeves for tn
butcher, yet many do not seem to realize tn
fact that what holds good with that kind of mes
10 equally true when applied to fowls. Tende,
ness and jucinese are results Of fsttenin
quickly, while mere ordinary flavor and wan
OF tenderness result from letting fowls run unit
wanted for use on the table. TO enable one I
tatten fowls or chicks quickly it 10 absolutel
necessary to give such food % will accomplis
the purpose best, and to this end We unhesita1
ingly recommend plenty of milk, in any stat
from fresh to thick. This should be fed 1
connection with . grain diet, for one counterfeit
the other. II kept in q dark place and fed mn
sparingly on milk, with grain food In the prone
proportions. you will soon have something yer
cnolce 70 set upon your table to your frfendl
- wen Is to your family. When milk is fe
no water is required for fsttening fowls.-Poul
try Yard.
There 10 good reason to believe that many
swarm OF bees starves to death right in miilsum
msr In the interval Of honey gathering.
swarm comes out late, in few days the hone
now ceases. and the owner. from carelessnes
or ignorance, fails to furnish 1t with old broo,
comb or comb foundation; consequently, no
having honey to eat let alone build comb. th,
poor little Fellows succumb. Do % follows IN,
you VII! ind the result far ,anrc gratifying
e4lve all late swafma . full supl.y Of old COM
II frames, or comb foundation firmly attache,
10 the frames. Then any honey gathered ca,
oe immediately stored instead Of being used t
oul'o comb (twenty pounds Of honey to one o
como)' When the honey now ceases altogeth
OF. iced regularly every evening.
AUTUMN FLIES.
Now 10 the time to put up blinds or curtain
over the stable windows to darken the stalls .