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Divide the Pasture.

The pasture is usually ore broad
stretch of land, all of which is con-
stantly accessible to the stock con-
fined. Not one pasture in a hun
bred, perhaps, is divided so as to
give the animals only portion at
time. No one who has ever tried
it or observed the effects of such
an arrangement, can doubt the
benefits of change of pasture. 1t is
a benefit to the pasture itself, and
a still greater benefit to the stock
Its effects may not be quite so no
ticeable on young stock turned out
to pick living but upon mich
cows that have to do more than
simply hold their own flesh, it IS
altogether different. A change OF
pasturage works wonders with
them. In tact, the flow of milk
cannot be kept up without an occa-
sional change of pasture, unless,
indeed, there be so extensive a
range that only a small portion OF
it can be touched. Take a pasture
of say two acres to the COW, which
is about the average. 1t Will be
kept continually fouled over, trod-
den and picked from end to end
every day.
Constantly close-picked pasture
land is the first to suffer from
drought. 1t has but scant growth
to protect its roots from the hot
sun and drying winds. 1t has no
rest from the time stock is turned
on in spring until taken off in au-
tumn. 1t cannot produce well I'M
der this treatment, and is injured
as pasture land.
How much better to keep pOr-
ton of it at rest, or rather, give it
all a rest in turn. BY dividing it,
each portion could have a chance
to rest and freshen up alternately.
The stock could be kept in one part
for two or three weeks and then
turned into the other. A piece Of
grass land that is not trodden or
fouled over for two weeks in the
growing season, picks up wonder.
fully. The rains wash it of clean,
and the grass gets a start so that
when the animals are turned in
again it is like the first spring pick.
ing.
1t does not cost much to divide
the pasture that is already fenced
about. A very few dollars outlay
in labor, money, OF both, will do it.
The actual money gain IN a single
season will usually more than
equal the expenditure.
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MANASSAS BRANCH.
BRANCHES.

BRANC HE'S.
Manassas Division daily except Sunday.
Westward-leaves Washington 800 p. m.
Alexandria, 2:55 p. m. Manassas 3:55 p.
m. Arrive Riyerton 8 Al p. m. Strasburg
7 o5 D. m. Accommodation leaves Manas-
sas 6 90 q. m. Arrive RiyertOn IL Dom.
Strasburg l 90 a. m.
EastwaTd-Leave Strasburg 6 10 q. m.
Riverten G - a. IN. Arrive Alexandria
10 Is a. m. Washington 10 40 p. m. Ac-
commodation leave Strasburg ! - p. m.
Riyerton 10 p. m. Arrive Alexandria
10 90 p. IN.
wARRENToN BRANCH.
Trains Nos. so, 81, "a and So connect
daily and No. So and SO daily, except Sun
day, to and from Warrenton.
Franklin Division-(daily except Sun.
day), leave Rocky Mount 90 a. IN. Ar
rive Franklin Junction 10 20 a. m. Leave
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CARE OF THE HANDs.-LemOn
is always good tor the hands it
cleanses them as well as soap and
makes them soft. You should clean
the nails with brush, if necessary,
but it is better to rub the fingers
and nails with the half of lemon,
tbrusting the fingers into it and
turning until the nails are perfect
~ clean. Lemon will likewise pre-
vent the skin at the root of the
nails from growing upward.
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Care Of Farm Wagons.

Carriages and farm wagons might
be made to last twice as long If
only few moments were spent
each week during dry weather in
tightening up the bolts that hold
the wagon together. AS a rule,
farmers give no attention to this
work, and only find out that a bolt
is loose when the nut Is lost, or
some portion of the woodwork
breaks down.
During every dry season the
wood work of most OF wagons
shrinks enough to loosen the bolts,
which if not frightened will permit
the frame of the wagon to start in
the JOINTS and thus rapidly wear of
the tenants and enlarge the NOR
nses. Should the wagon hold TO-
gether until wet weather comes, the
omen Joints thus made will be filled
with water and tghtened; but
water having once got into the IN
terror of the wood uncovered by
paints, it softens it, and decay will
begin, and when once begun, it will
be but a short time before the frame
of the wagon is beyond repair
But fla few moments had been
spent in tightening the bolts at the
right time, this would have been
prevented.
The wheels of a wagon usually
receive more attention than the
frame; but even these are often
neglected, because when affected
by dry weather they cannot be
repaired by the farmer himself; for
when a tire is once loosened it re-
quires a blacksmith to tighten 1T;
as this is somewhat costly, the far
mer often neglects it, hoping each
week that the weather will change
and tue roads become wet enough
to tighten up the wheels, and thus
save the expense of resettlng the
tires.
We have seen men try to econo-
mize by wetting their wagon wheels
when the tires become loose, every
time the wagon is used, thinking
thus to tighten them and save the
expense of resetting the tires. This
is all wrong, and far from economy.
When a tire gets loose it should be
at once frightened, even though it
should be known that it would RAIN
the next day. In fact, a wheel
with a loose tire should always be
kept from water, for the joints
being opened the water penetrates
where IT softens the wood, and
causes it not only TO wear rapidly,
but to decay. 1t is very important
to keep a wheel tight enough TO
prevent water from getting into
the mortises, because the least de-
cay opens the interior Of the hub
to the weather, and will let in the
water not only every time the
wagon is out in the rain, but even
in fair weather, so long as the
water stands in any portion of the
road over which the wagon is to
pass. The farmer never spends his
money in the repair of any i'm.
plements to better advantage than
when he gets loose tire reset
Mass. PloaghmGn.
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THE FARM BREED.

is the best farm COW contained in
the ranks of any of TIE present
breeds of cattle ! Many farmers are
asking themselves this question.
Breeders who desire to sell stock
for breeding purposes, thus secur-
ing price beyond what animals
would bring at the block, or milk
into the pail, are quick to answer
Dyes Farmers who have no de-
sire to sell breeding stock are by
no means certain. There is no use
in denying the fact that farmers
with small herds Of cattle, are still
inclined to hunt for this much desir-
cd animal, the general purpose
cOwn The tendency is to breed for
special purposes, and no pure.bred
animal can ever completely fill the
place of a "jack Of all trades" No
breeder, however skilltul, can put
beef on the Jersey and retain the
little cows wonderful butter rec
ord, and there will always be ga
great gulf fixed" between excessive
milk production and excessive beef
production. Can the desired re-
suit be more nearly obtained
through high grades or cross.bred
animals ? For all practical purposes
a good high. grade Jersey is as val
liable as the average thoroughbred.
Her price will be measured solely
by the number of pounds of butter
she can make, and for the man who
has no desire to speculate in pedl-
grees or sell breeding stock, this
basis will be satisfactory enough.
ross.breeding is being more gen
orally practiced than ever before.
There are several herds in the
country, in which this practice has
been followed Systematically, where
the characteristics of what may be
called a new breed have been de-
veloped. The offspring of a Jersey
bull and a grade ShOrthOrn COW
has given excellent results in many
instances, while calves from a Hol-
land bull, out of grade Devon or
ShorthOrn cows are reported excel
lent for cheese diaries. The farmer
who will drive his cows by a thor
oughbred bull for the purpose Of
patronizing a scrub at small price
is foolish, but he is far from wise to
buy thoroughbred cows, unless he
can afford extra time for rearing,
advertising and selling his calves.
If he wants a general purpose y
COW, he will be apt to find the best
animal for his purpose in the off
spring of a thoroughbred bull OF
one of the dairy breeds, and high
grade beef COW. The general pur-
pose' COW may he known as the
"farm breed" as distinct from the
Jersey, Devon and the others
Bearing in mind the fact that each
of the pure breeds represent certain
fixed characteristics, farmer can,
at small cost, develop a herd best
suited to his farm Rurdl Ne'c
Yorker.
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When inventors send model or sketch
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-07-23
HOW TO CLEAN A FARM HORSE.

One of the most important things
to be observed in the management
of farm horses is their cleaning,
and yet it may be safely stated that
nothing is mole neglected by the
majority of farmers. The horse
should never becleaned or harness
ed while it is eating breakfast. Lei
horses eat their food in peace, fol
many from sanguine temperament
or greed, bolt their oats when han
died during the time OF feeding
Harness can be quickly enough put
on after the feed is eaten, and time
should then be taken to comb the
name and tail, and use a wlsp OF
straw on the body aud legs. Wnen
the horses come in at dinner time,
they should at once be unharness'
ed. The feed is then to be gwen,
and before the harness is again put
on. the horse should be thoroughly
rubbed down with a wisp Of straw
or hay. If the horses are very
warm on coming in, they should be
rubbed down Immediately after the
removal of the harness.
The cleaning or grooming which
should be done at night, consists
first in currying the horse with the
currycomb to free him of the dirt
adhering to the hair, and which
being now dry, is easily removed
A wisp of straw removes the rough
est of the dirt loOsened by the cur
rvcomb. The legs ought to be
thoroughly wisped, not only to
make them clean, but to dry up
any moisture that may have been
left in the evening; and at this
time the feet should be picked clean
by the foot picker C., an iron
instrument made for the purpose
of any dirt adbering between the
shoe and foOt. The brush is then
TO be used to remove the remaining
and finer portions of dust from the
hair. which is cleared from the
brush by a few rasps along the
currycomb. This wisping and
brushing, if done with some force
and dexterity, with a cOmbing OF
the tail and name, should render
the horse pretty clean, but there
are more ways OF grooming a horse
than one, as may be witnessed by
the careless and skinning way in
which many hired hands do it. The
skin of me farm horse should at all
times be clean if not sleek, and a
slap of the hand upon the horse will
show if there is any loose dust in
the hair. The currycomb should
not be used below the knee, as it Is
apt to cause injury. For cleaning
the legs and feet nothing is better
than the water brush and when
fitting a horse for the showyard, 1t
may also be used on the body with
water, or even a little kerosene, but
the latter is not required for com
mon cleanliness, but merely TO i'm
part a temporary gloss.
How many farmers can say that
their horses are cleaned as thor
oughly as we have advised in the
above Z How much longer would
horses live, work and remain
healthy if the above suggestions
we're put into practice? These are
questions which it will be well tC
consider and answer at leisure.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-07-23

OF course the place is tender and !
do nothing to irritate 1t. / forgot
to say that in the skirmish when ]
was recaptured three of the Indians
were killed and the other three,
among them the fellow who had
my scalp got away"
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THE CENTURY
FOR 1885.

The remarkable interest in the War Pa
pers and in the many timely articles and
strong serial features published recently
in The Century has given that magazine
q regular circulation Of
More than 100000 Copies Monthly.
Among the features for the coming vol
ume, which begins with the November
number are:
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a swine breeder says that in
weaving pigs there is something
more 10 be considered than in sim.
ply taking them away from their
motHer. They should be weaned
gradually, so as not get any stunt
or set back. To take pigs away
before they have been taught ia
eat gives them a check for at least
two weeks. Feeding them in q
separate place to which they have
access will accustom them to eating.
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I.'EX!I.Sl.a,sa6EI'Ss!.Il.sIlIlI5sIl
How Lost, How Restored

Just published, a new edition of DIR.
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THE WAR PAPERS
sSg General Grant and Others

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While it would grieve me to Of
fend the modest vanity of the swine
breeders of the states, truth CON-
pels me to say that with all their
efforts, and perfect as they fancy
their Poland. Chinas and Berk.
shires, those gentlemen have not
succeeded in producing anything
resembling the hog Of Honduras.
But when by some unaccustomed
circumstances the hog Of Central
America has had food enough to
put little flesh on his ample stock
ofboues, that flesh is incomparably
superior in flavor to the oily gross
product of the North.-ChicdgC
Times.
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SERIAL STORIES BY
w. ID. HOweIIs, Mary HaIIOcL
EOOle. and GpO. W. a,ahIa-

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Louisiana. Mr.. Cable will alse contribute
series of papers on Slave songs and
dances, including negro serpent.wOrship,
on
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A rural correspondent writes us
that "olymargarine is offalI."-
Well, sometimes it Is.
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